Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homographs - Oh My!
What is a homograph?
Words with the same spelling but different meaning
What is the perfect tense in the sentence "She has finished her homework"?
Perfect Present
What punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series?
Comma
In the sentence "Her smile was like sunshine," what type of figurative language is used?
Simile
What does the prefix "bi-" mean in the word "bicycle"?
Two
True or False: Antonyms are words with similar meanings.
False
What is "I had already eaten dinner when he called"?
Past Perfect
Correct the punctuation in the following sentence: "First we went to the store then we went to the park."
"First, we went to the store, then we went to the park"
Identify the simile in the following sentence: "He runs as fast as a cheetah."
"as fast as a cheetah"
What does the suffix "-less" mean in the word "careless"?
without
Which of the following is a synonym for the word "strange": common, familiar, ordinary, peculiar?
Peculiar
Which verb phrase is used to form the future perfect tense?
will have
Rewrite the following sentence with correct punctuation: "The ingredients for the cake flour sugar eggs and vanilla are on the counter."
"The ingredients for the cake — flour, sugar, eggs, and vanilla — are on the counter"
What figurative language is this: "My feet are killing me!"
Hyperbole
Identify the Latin root in the word "dictionary" and explain its meaning.
What is "dict," meaning "to say" or "to speak"?
Which of the following is NOT an antonym of the word "major" - little, trivial, crucial, or minor?
crucial
Helping Verb(s) of Present Perfect Tense?
Have & Has
Correct the punctuation in the following sentence: "Despite the heavy rain the game continued without interruption."
"Despite the heavy rain, the game continued without interruption"
Similes and metaphors both compare two unlike things. How are they different?
Similes compare using "like" or "as" and metaphors do not.
Explain the meaning of the Greek root "bio" and give an example of a word that uses it.
"life" - An example could be "biology," which is the study of living organisms.
Which of the following words is NOT a homograph- pen, state, flower, or ball?
flower
What is "By next year, I will have graduated from university"?
Future Perfect
Correct the sentence with appropriate punctuation: "The new student who arrived yesterday seems very friendly"
"The new student, who arrived yesterday, seems very friendly."
What type of figurative language is this: "Time is a thief."
Metaphor
Explain the meaning of the Greek root "graph" and give an example of a word that uses it.
"writing" or "drawing" and examples could be "autograph" or "photograph."