English
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?
e
It is used in 1/8 of all words!
Lasting for only a short period of time.
Temporary.
What do you call the child of your aunt or uncle?
Cousin.
Rearrange the sentence.
is boy The his homework. doing
The boy is doing his homework.
Fix the sentence:
“If I will study tonight, I will pass the test.”
“If I study tonight, I will pass the test.”
Identify the conjunction: “I wanted to go, but I was busy.”
'but'.
“Despite rehearsing for weeks, Lina’s hands trembled as she stepped onto the stage.” How was Lina probably feeling?
Nervous or anxious.
A person who sees an event happen and can describe it.
Witness.
Fix the sentence.
“He asked me where was I going after school.”
“He asked me where I was going after school.”
Fix the sentence:
“Although the journey was difficult we continued.”
“Although the journey was difficult, we continued.”
What grabs the reader’s attention at the beginning of an essay?
Hook
What is the main point of a paragraph?
Main Idea
“Nita grabbed her umbrella before leaving, although the sky was still clear.” What was she expecting?
She expected that it might rain.
Fix the Sentence
“Neither John nor his friends was prepared for the test.”
“Neither John nor his friends were prepared for the test.”
What is the subject of this sentence?
The dog chased the ball.
The Dog
“The teacher, along with her students, ___ attending the ceremony.”
'is.'
Combine these two sentences using 'who': “The girl won the contest. She is my cousin.”
"The girl who won the contest is my cousin."
What does “hit the nail on the head” mean?
You are exactly correct.
What is the lesson or message a story teaches?
Theme
Rewrite using indirect speech: Maya said, “I am working on my presentation.”
Maya said that she is working on her presentation.
What is a character's problem or struggle called?
Conflict?
Complete the third conditional: “If she had studied harder, she ___ the examination.”
'would have passed.'
Rearrange the sentence:
my goes never the friend to pool
My friend never goes to the pool.
What does scarce mean?
Limited or difficult to find.
Replace 'very angry' with one precise adjective.
Furious.
What does exhausted mean?
Extremely tired
What does predict mean?
To say what you think will happen
A word describing something that cannot be avoided or prevented.
Inevitable.
What does ''summarize'' mean?
give a brief statement of the main points of (something).
"You can lead the horse to water but you can't make it drink."
This is an example of a:
+100 if you can explain it's meaning.
Metaphor.
It means that you can give a person advice, but its up to them to do something with it.
Identify the tense: “By next Friday, we will have completed the project.”
Future perfect tense.
100 extra points if you can explain why it is this tense.
What is the turning point of a story called?
Climax
Rewrite without changing the meaning: “The last time I saw him was two years ago.”
I haven’t seen him for two years.
Say this number correctly: 3,154,275,573,493.
Three trillion, one hundred fifty four billion, two hundred seventy five million, five hundred seventy three thousand, four hundred ninety three.