M.I.N.T.S
Homophones
Synonyms
Contractions
Punctuation
100
Edit the following sentence for capitalization. 

i am a student at Williamstown Public School.

100

What is a homophone for their?

there

100

Give a synonym for the word mad.

angry

upset


100

What are the two words that form this contraction: could've

could have

100

Read the following sentence. Put the correct punctuation marks in the correct places in the sentence.

Do you work from home

Do you work from home?

200

Give me 3 examples of Names we would capitalize.

Answers may vary.

200

Provide a homophone for the word sea

see

200

Give a synonym for the word nice

kind

friendly

delightful

sweet

pleasant

200

What are the two words that form this contraction:

isn't

is not

200

Give an example of an imperative statement.

Answers will vary.

300

Correct the following sentence for capitalization.

sarah is going camping this week in lancaster, ontario.

Sarah is going camping this week in Lancaster, Ontario.

300

There is a ________ (whole/hole) in my jeans.

hole

300

Give a synonym for the word friend.

supporter

champion

pal

buddy


300

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate contraction. 

________ a beautiful day.

It's

300
Give an example of an exclamatory sentence.

Answers will vary.

400

Correct the following sentence for capitalization.

can we go to upper canada village tomorrow?

Can we go to Upper Canada Village tomorrow?

400

We usually go to bed at _______ (ate/eight). 

eight

400

Provide a synonym for the word scared.

panicked

worried

frightened

terrified

400

Give an appropriate contraction to complete the following sentence:


I can't believe _______ visiting us!

they're

she's 

he's 

400

Add apostrophes to show possession. 

The teachers desk is full of papers.

The teacher's desk is full of papers.

500

Tell me what each letter stands for in the acronym M.I.N.T.S

Months/Days of the Year

I- pronoun I

N- Names of People, Places

T- Titles of books, movies, songs

S- Start of the sentence

500

What is a homophone?

A homophone is a word that sounds the same, but is spelled differently and has a different meaning. 

500

What is the book called where we can search for synonyms.

A thesaurus

500

What is a contraction?

A contraction is a shorter way to say two words. An apostrophe will fill the space of the missing letters. For example, is + not= isn't

500

Read the following sentence. Put the correct punctuation marks in the correct places in the sentence.

Do you work from home he asked

"Do you work from home?" he asked.

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