Tricky homonyms
All the students were given a pencil (except/accept) Sam.
What is except?
Alex said, I am very tired.
Alex said, "I am very tired."
Where should the comma(s) be? We went to the store and we bought some milk.
What is WE WENT TO THE STORE, AND WE BOUGHT SOME MILK?
Tom (_____) his uncle one month ago. (visit)
Your attitude will (effect/affect) how successful you are.
What is affect?
Not everything is about you, Raj said furiously.
"Not everything is about you," Raj said furiously.
Something that describes a noun is called this.
What is the definition of an adjective?
My parents (_____) our house five years ago. (buy)
My parents bought our house five years ago.
I've (all ready/already) had breakfast.
What is already?
Saying don't do this was a mistake.
Saying "Don't do this" was a mistake.
Phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase
What are idioms?
Reem and Noor (_____) friends since last year. (be)
Reem and Noor have been friends since last year.
After climbing all those stairs, I could barely (breath/breathe.)
What is breathe?
My pet is really just a stray cat that comes by once a day.
My "pet" is really just a stray cat that comes by once a day.
A word that replaces a noun (ie. he, she, it) is called this.
What is a pronoun?
Mr. Ali (__________) at my school for two years. (teach)
Mr. Ali has taught at my school for two years.
What is complement?
The p in pterodactyl is actually silent.
The “p” in “pterodactyl” is actually silent.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is alliteration?
I (________) in Qatar since 2018. (live)
I have lived in Qatar since 2018.