Whale Wars Vocab
Irregular Plurals
Irregular Verbs
Common Errors
Literary Terms
100

a sudden, violent gust of wind, often accompanied by rain, snow or ice pellets.

What is squall?

100

The plural of scarf.

What are scarves?

100

The past participle of write.

 What is written?

100

Give me the rule for their error in the sentence below:  

I love the sports, they keep me active. 

Don't use "the" before things in general. 

100

A struggle between two opposing forces.

What is a conflict?

200

To forbid

What is to prohibit?

200

The plural of crisis.

What are crises?

200

The simple past of hurt.

What is hurt?

200

Give me the rule for the error in the sentence below:

Tom play the piano every evening after supper. 

The 3rd person singular takes and "s" in the simple present tense. 

200

Thoughts, feelings and images associated to a word.

What is the connotation?

300

canin or platform from which a vessel is navigated.

What is a bridge?

300

The plural of diagnosis.

What are diagnoses?

300

The past participle of Strike.

What is struck?

300

Give me the rule for the error in the sentence below:

Jack and Eric have 30 years old.

("to be" + age) NOT ("To have" + age)

300

The dominant feeling or atmosphere.

What is the mood or the tone?

400

On thousand dollars.

What is a grand?

400

The singular of graffiti.

What is graffito?

400

The simple past of show.

What is showed?

400

Give me the rule for the error in the sentence below:

I like to pass time with my brother.

(spend time) Not (pass time)

400

A comparison that uses no connecting words.

What is a metaphor?

500

Machine that produces energy, a motor.

What is a motor?

500

The singular of trout.

What is trout?

500

The simple past of lend.

What is lent?

500

Give me the rule for the error in the sentence below:

I love playing hockey, it's very fun!

(a lot of fun) NOT (very fun)

500

The repeating of a beginning consonant sound in a group of words. 

What is alliteration?