Word Wizardry
Shortened words we use every day, like turning "do not" into "don't."
What are contractions?
"Vigorously," "slowly," and "yesterday" belong to this word class because they describe how or when an action happens.
Adverbs
Name all students who have a sibling in 7 Faith.
Ang Ray Xee, Chew Xin Mei
What is the purpose of a paragraph in an essay?
Separate main ideas in an essay.
"The lightning danced across the sky" is an example of this device, which gives human traits to non-human objects.
personification
This punctuation mark is used to introduce a new clause or separate lists—but use too many, and your English teacher might cry.
Comma
These words stand in for nouns so we don't sound ridiculous. Instead of saying "The teacher lost the teacher's keys," we say "The teacher lost her keys."
pronouns
Who disrupts the class with '67' the most?
Lim Bok Ray
What is the purpose of one-line-paragraphs in a narrative essay?
Comic books love this device, which uses words that mimic real-world sounds, like BAM!, CRASH!, or SPLAT!
Onomatopoeia
A word that reads the exact same backward as it does forward, like "racecar" or "kayak."
palindrome
"FANBOYS" (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) is a handy acronym used to remember this specific type of word that glues sentences together.
Coordinating conjunctions
Who is the best at drawing in this set class?
Lim Phei Thing
What register should be used for blog articles?
Informal.
The intentional, dramatic exaggeration used in phrases like, "I've told you a million times to open your notebooks!"
The type of informal language you'd use in a text to a friend, but absolutely not in a formal report to a headteacher.
slang
"Although the lunch bell rang, the students stayed inside because it was pouring rain," these two italicized words belong to this specific subclass of connectors.
Who wrote the story: "Bunny in the Trenches", for their CA2 Writing Assessment?
Lim Sheng Hao
A word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
Colloqualism
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is a classic example of this sound-based device.
Alliteration
This 11-letter word is spelled incorrectly by absolutely everyone, every single time.
incorrectly
These tiny but mighty words show position or time, like a mouse running under the desk, through the door, or before the cat wakes up.
Prepositions
This student always includes the phrase 'Bon Bon' when making an alias.
Nivonne Goh.
Write the addresses needed for a formal letter.
Sender's:
Street name,
Post code + district,
State,
Country
Recepient:
Title,
name of buidling/street name
Post code + District
State
Country
A figure of speech that deliberately places two completely opposite or contradictory words right next to each other, such as "seriously funny," "deafening silence," or "original copy."
Oxymoron