Negatives
Apostrophes
Homonyms
Homophones
Active and Passive
100
A word that means "no" or "not"
A negative
100
Where do we use apostrophes (2)?
In contractions and possessive nouns
100
What is a homonym?
Words that are spelled the same, but have different meanings.
100
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
100
What is active voice?
In active voice, the subject begins or creates the action of the verb.
200
These are formed by combining certain verbs with the negative "not" and replacing the "o" in "not" with an apostrophe.
Negative Contraction
200
What is a possessive noun?
A noun that shows ownership
200
Are all homonyms pronounced the same?
No
200
Are all homophones pronounced the same?
Yes
200
What is passive voice?
In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.
300
Find the negative: Unfortunately, he wasn't able to come to school today.
Wasn't
300
If a noun ends in "s," where would the apostrophe go? Ex: bunnies
The apostrophe would go after the "s." Ex: bunnies'
300
How do you pronounce the following words: 1. They tear your ticket once you board the plane. 2. I tear up when I watch sad videos.
1. tare 2. teer
300
How do you pronounce the following: 1. I like apples more than pears. 2. I am missing three pairs of shoes!
They are both pronounced "pare"
300
Active or passive: Stunning photographs were taken by the nature photographers.
Passive
400
Change this to a contraction: Rome is not the biggest city in Europe, but it is my favorite.
Rome isn't...
400
Where does the apostrophe go in these contractions? Arent, cant, wasnt
Aren't, can't, wasn't
400
Are the words buy, bye, and by homonyms?
No
400
Which is correct: See you next week/weak!
Week
400
Active or Passive: The class read four books on elephants before writing their report.
Active
500
Restructure this sentence so that it doesn't use contractions: We don't have enough time to see all of the city's historic sites.
We do not have...
500
Where do apostrophes belong? Sheilas dog isnt very pretty.
Sheila's isn't
500
Which is pronunciation is correct: I read (red) the book last week. I read (reed) the book last week.
I read (red) the book last week.
500
Which is correct: I am going to buy/by so many gifts!
buy
500
Identify which is active and which is passive: The pizza had been eaten by the time I got to the party, but I still had a good time.
"pizza had been eaten" - passive "I still had a good time" - active
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