Their, There, and They're
They're going to the movies tonight.
What two words does the contraction "they're" stand for?
They are
Words that have similar meaning.
(Hint: Sounds like cinnamon)
Synonyms
Antonym for: false
true
Langston Hughes was known for doing many things. What was he known for being?
Name one.
poet, author, social activist, playwright, columnist
a three-letter for referencing an animal you take care of in your home
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pet
Please finish the sentence with the correct word.
I have a feeling _______ will be pizza at the party.
(1) their
(2) there
(3) they're
(2) there
Words that have opposite meanings.
(Hint: Opposite of synonym)
Antonym
Synonym for: amazed
surprised, stunned, awesome, shocked, wow (wowed), delighted, awestruck,
Name one of the poems we read by Langston Hughes
a four-letter word for an object that has many pages with words that you can read
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book
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
_______ willing to drive me home.
(1) their
(2) there
(3) they're
What is the antonym for the word: melancholy
happy
Synonym for: sink
(Hint: Remember the worksheet we did *the titanic* or *in my chair*)
submerge, slump, worsen
What was the common theme of the poems we read by Langston Hughes?
Don't give up on your dreams
Don't let your dreams die
Just go for it!
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answer
Correct the sentence with the correct word.
I saw they're new dog and it is so cute.
(1) there
(2) their
(2) their
What is a synonym for the word: elated
(1) lonely
(2) happy
(3) surprised
(2) happy
Synonym for: baffled
confused, puzzled, unclear, perplexed, obscure, bewildered
What do these lines mean:
"For when dreams go,
Life is a barren field
Frozen in snow."
It means if you forget about your dreams life is compared to an EMPTY field that is frozen in snow. Nothing is there. Nothing can grow. Life is essentially frozen and empty. This also can give a feeling of emptiness, desolation (being alone), feeling empty.
an eight-letter word that refers to using the correct letters in a word while writing.
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spelling
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
I went to ______ house and ______ was a large oak tree in ______ yard.
(1) they're
(2) there
(3) their
(3) their
(2) there
(3) their
Name a synonym for the word: barren
(Hint: as used in our Langston Hughes reading)
empty, desolate, vacant, impoverished, "nothing is there"
unexcited, unhappy, disappointed, discouraged, sorrowful, sad
Langston Hughes was an important part of the ________ Rennaissance. This was the most influential movement in African American literary history.
(Hint: Think of a district in New York)
Harlem
a ten-letter word that refers to a book with words and their meanings.
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dictionary
Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
I enjoy watching birds. _______ very interesting. Some of _______ feathers can be very colorful. ______ lucky to have wings so they can fly. Look! ______ is a bird by the window!
(1) there (2) their (3) they're
(3) they're
(2) their
(3) they're
(1)
Decide which synonym pair is the correct.
(1) berserk, annoyed
(2) anxious, reserved
(3) elated, happy
(3) elated, happy
(Hint: Remember the worksheet we did yesterday)
emotional, caring, feeling, concerned, passionate, sentimental, compassionate
Where is Langston Hughes buried?
He was cremated and his ashes are buried beneath the mosaic floor in the entrance of the Arthur Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York.
(will accept "in a library" or "museum")
an eleven-letter word that refers to marks of how a written text should be read such as commas, periods, quotation marks, hyphens, colons, semicolons, etc.
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punctuation