Synonyms + Antonyms
What is an Antynonm for the word "beautiful"
-Unattrative
-Ugly
-Hideous
"When, "where," and "why" are examples of these.
Relative adverbs
This type of sentence is missing a subject or a verb (predicate) and is not a complete thought.
Fragment
What are context clues?
Clues in the text that help you understand the meaning of unknown words.
What is a word that join words, phrases, or clauses together.
Conjunction
What is a synonym?
A word that has the same meaning of another word.
“Who,” “whom,” “whose,” “which,” and “that” are examples of these.
Relative pronouns
"Running through the park." is an example of this type of sentence error.
Fragment
In this sentence, what does "swift" mean?
"The animals in the Savannah were very swift, unlike the turtles that move very slowly."
Fast/quick
Which conjunction would best complete this sentence:
"I wanted to go outside, __ it was raining."
But
What is a synonym for the word "joyful"
Happy/Glad/Cheerful
Choose the correct word:
“This is the park ___ we play every day.”
where
This type of sentence error happens when two complete sentences are joined incorrectly without any punctuation or conjunction.
Run-on Sentence
Read this sentence:
"He devoured the pizza in seconds."
What does devoured mean?
ate quickly
Which conjunction best fits this sentence?
"You may go to Paris this summer, ___ London in the fall."
"Or"
What is an antonym for the word "quick"
Slow
Choose the correct word:
“The student ___ won the award is in my class.”
What is the correct relative pronoun?
Who
Fix this sentence: "Because she was tired."
Because she was tired, she went to bed.
(Or any complete sentence)
His reluctant response showed that he was unwilling to agree.
What does reluctant mean?
Hesitant. You don't really want to do it.
Fix this sentence by adding the correct conjunction:
"I was hungry I made a sandwich."
I was hungry, so I made a sandwich.
Are the words "begin" and "end" synonyms or antonyms?
Antonyms
“She is the teacher ___ class we enjoy the most.”
What is the correct relative pronoun?
whose
This sentence:
"I love to read I go to the library every week." is an example of this.
Run-on sentence
Unlike his boisterous brother, Tom is very quiet.
What does boisterous mean?
Loud/wild
What do all the letters in "FANBOYS" stand for?
F = For
A= And
N= Nor
B=But
O=Or
Y=Yet
S=So