SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
What are synonyms
Synonyms have the same or similar meaning.
Which story title is written correctly?
a - "Little Red Riding Hood."
b - Little Red Riding Hood
c - "Little Red Riding Hood"
C
How should this address be punctuated?
501 Main Street
Atlanta GA 30337
Add a comma after Atlanta
Which rule number tells me to capitalize the name of the Atlanta Braves?
23
Synonyms or antonyms:
start, begin
synonyms
What is the relationship between this pair of words?
sock:foot
Purpose/use
Which is correct?
a - I traveled to Glacier national park.
b - I traveled to Glacier National Park.
c - I traveled to glacier national park.
B
What is the mistake in this sentence?
We had chicken, rice, beans, and, kale for dinner.
There shouldn't be a comma after the word and.
What is the relationship in this analogy?
child:children :: mouse:mice
Grammatical (singular to plural)
Synonyms or antonyms:
massive, giant
Synonyms
What is the relationship between this pair of words?
through:threw
Homophones (same spelling, different meaning)
Which word(s) should be capitalized in the following sentence?
my cousin amanda is coming to visit me in georgia next year.
My
Georgia
Amanda
What punctuation should be used with the titles of television shows or songs?
Quotation marks
What is proofreading?
Checking a piece of writing for mistakes
Synonyms or antonyms:
inquire, answer
Antonyms
Which words could complete this analogy?
triangle:three::______:______
Answers vary
(shape:number of sides)
What is the mistake in this sentence?
Elliot and Jane went to visit their Aunt in Albany, New York, at the end of the year.
Aunt should not be capitalized.
Which rule number tells us to use a comma after an introductory word or an introductory clause?
Rule 10
What is the appositive in this sentence?
Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, gets an average of 75 inches of snow each year.
Alaska's largest city
Synonyms or antonyms:
sarcasm, encouragement
Antonyms
Which word correctly completes this analogy?
silver:______ :: diamond:gemstone
metal or precious metal
Which rule number tells us to capitalize the first letter of a person's title?
Rule 9
How many punctuation errors are there in the following sentence?
Ms Wells brought us hot chocolate, and doughnuts for behaving so well last week
- Ms. Wells
- hot chocolate and doughnuts
- last week.
What is the mistake in the following sentence?
My teacher, Mr. Moran, looked over all of the kid's assignments.
The word kid's (singular possessive) should be kids' (plural possessive).