Homographs and Homophones
This homograph can refer to a building where animals are kept or an act of theft.
What is a barn?
Identify the participial phrase in the sentence: "Exhausted from the hike, the team rested under the shade."
What is "Exhausted from the hike"?
his prefix means 'against' and is used in words like "antibiotic" and "antagonist."
What is "anti-"?
Convert this active sentence to passive: "The chef cooked the meal."
What is "The meal was cooked by the chef"?
This epic poem, attributed to Homer, tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home after the fall of Troy.
What is the Odyssey?
This homophone pair includes a word meaning 'a strong current of air' and another meaning 'to turn or twist.'
What are wind and wind?
The participle in this sentence acts as an adjective: "The running water refreshed us."
What is "running"?
The suffix that turns a noun into an adjective meaning 'related to or characterized by' is found in the word "harmful."
What is "-ful"?
Convert this passive sentence to active: "The proposal was accepted by the committee."
What is "The committee accepted the proposal"?
This novel by Gabriel García Márquez is a cornerstone of magical realism, chronicling the Buendía family across generations.
What is One Hundred Years of Solitude?
Identify the homograph that can describe both a device for cooking meat and a verb meaning to question someone thoroughly.
What is grill?
This participle phrase in the sentence modifies the subject: "Smiling brightly, she welcomed the guests."
What is "Smiling brightly"?
This suffix is used to form adjectives indicating capability, as in "understandable."
What is "-able"?
This verb tense, combined with passive voice, is used in the sentence "The work had been completed before the deadline."
What is past perfect passive?
This river, the longest in the world, flows through 11 countries in Africa, including Egypt and Sudan.
What is the Nile?
This homophone pair includes a term for a ceremonial meal and another that refers to compose, write, and send (a letter) to someone. .
What are rite and write?
Identify the type of participle used in this sentence: "The broken vase lay on the floor."
What is a past participle?
Identify the prefix meaning 'before' that is used in the word "prenatal."
- Answer: What is "pre-"?
Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence: "A decision has been made."
What is passive voice?
This Dutch painter is famous for his "Starry Night," a vibrant depiction of the night sky.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
his homograph can refer to a scale that measures weight and a tool for measuring liquids.
What is a balance?
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The suffix that indicates a scientific field of study, as seen in "biology," "geology," and "psychology."
What is "-ology"?
Identify the voice of the verb in this sentence "The book was read by the entire class."
passive voice
This mountain range, located in North America, extends from British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the United States.
What are the Rocky Mountains?