Homophones
Which of the following refers to the grizzly?
Bare OR Bear
Bear
Insert commas in the following sentence.
My favourite foods are strawberries lasagne oreos and tacos.
(HINT: 2)
My favourite foods are strawberries, lasagne, oreos and tacos.
Insert talking marks ("") in the following sentence:
Wait, Yianni said, who's Macbeth?
(HINT: 2 sets)
"Wait," Yianni said, "who's Macbeth?"
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
1. My cat's name is Ivy.
2. Stop that!
3. Went to the zoo.
(HINT: SVO)
3
It is missing a subject; who went to the zoo?
Fill the gaps:
The young _____ walked up to the _____ box to collect his letters.
(HINT: M)
1. male
2. mail
Insert commas in the following sentence:
He shook the creature's wrinkly slimy hand.
(HINT: 1)
He shook the creature's wrinkly, slimy hand.
Fill the gaps with the following: witch's OR witches
The ______ prophecy rattled through Macbeth's head.
"The ______ are super scary," Archer shuddered.
1. witch's
2. witches
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
1. The house is too expensive and the yard is too small.
2. I went to the park yesterday.
3. My cat is really friendly but hates being picked up.
1
It contains 2 independent clauses.
Fill the gaps:
Stay _____ where I can see and _____ you.
(HINT: H)
1. here
1. hear
Insert commas into the following sentence:
We need to start the lesson now or we'll never get through everything!
(HINT: 1)
We need to start the lesson now, or we'll never get through everything!
Identify where a colon (:) belongs in the following:
I did three things (1) over the holidays (2) ate food, went swimming (3) and got sunburnt.
(2)
I did three things over the holidays: ate food, went swimming and got sunburnt.
Identify which of the sentences below uses active (as opposed to passive) voice:
- I ate a hamburger.
- A hamburger was eaten.
I ate a hamburger.
Verb comes before object. This is what we want to see in writing!
Fill the gaps:
_____ planning on taking _____ frisbee to the park over _____.
(HINT: T)
1. they're
2. their
3. there
Insert commas in the following dialogue:
"LINKS is my favourite class" said Hunter.
(HINT: 1)
"LINKS is my favourite class," said Hunter.
Identify where a semicolon (;) belongs in the following:
The(1) pancakes(2) were delicious(3) they were fluffy(4) and sweet.
(3)
The pancakes were delicious; they were fluffy and sweet.
Add full stops to the following run-on sentence.
I really like bugs however I don't really like flies because they remind me of summer and I really don't like the heat because it makes me really sweaty and that's super uncomfortable but I do enjoy going to the beach though.
(HINT: aim for 4 sentences)
ie.
I really like bugs however I don't really like flies. They remind me of summer. I really don't like the heat because it makes me really sweaty and that's super uncomfortable. I do enjoy going to the beach though.
Match the terms to the correct definitions:
Affect, Effect.
- A resulting change.
- Have an impact on.
Affect: Have an impact on.
Effect: A resulting change.
Insert commas into the following dialogue:
Cooper grinned and asked "can we have a break now?"
(HINT: 1)
Cooper grinned and asked, "can we have a break now?"
Edit the following sentence to give some context, and save grandma!
- Merkouri wants to eat grandma
ie.
"Merkouri wants to eat, grandma!" Olivia cried.