Abbreviations, Titles, Direct Quotations and Dialogue
Find the abbreviations of the following:
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
I don't know
What are ad, FBI, and idk?
Contractions are formed by combining two words and using this punctuation mark
What is an apostrophe?
Synonyms provide this type of meaning, while antonyms provide this other type of meaning
What are similar and opposite?
Prefixes are placed here on a word, while suffixes are placed there on a word
What are the beginning of a word and the end of a word?
The definition of denotations is simply this
What is the dictionary definition?
What are short works (poems, short stories, songs, chapters, articles)?
Find the contractions in the sentence and state the words that form them:
I would've gone to the party if I didn't have to babysit.
What are would've (would have) and didn't (did not)?
These kinds of words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings
What are homonyms?
Find the word with a prefix/suffix, identify the prefix/suffix, and define the word:
I thought they would get along, but he was unfriendly towards her.
What is "unfriendly," "un-," and "not friendly"?
The associated or implied meaning of connotations can be either one of these qualities
What is positive or negative?
Capitalize the titles and put the appropriate marks (underline/italics or quotation marks):
I love the song hopelessly devoted to you from the movie grease.
What are "Hopelessly Devoted To You" and Grease.
Appositives provide this for the noun or pronoun they follow
What is more description/bonus information?
Identify if the bold words are synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms:
Lacy thought the quiz was easy, and I thought it was uncomplicated.
What are synonyms?
Find the word with a prefix/suffix, identify the prefix/suffix, and define the word:
Food and water strengthen your body to accomplish everyday tasks.
What is "strengthen," "-en," and "become strong"?
The connotation of the object "four-leaf clover" is this
What is a good luck charm?
Put the correct punctuation for the dialogue:
Did Dad mow the lawn this morning? Mom asked.
What is "Did Dad mow the lawn this morning?" Mom asked.
Identify the appositive and put the appropriate punctuation in the sentence:
Tatum the most present student in the class did not show up today.
What is "the most present student in the class" and commas after "Tatum" and "class"?
Identify if the bold words are synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms:
The dog's bark traveled up the bark of the pine.
What are homographs?
Along with coming together to form one word, compound words can also take these forms
What are hyphenated words and phrases (that act as one word)?
The positive and negative connotations of the word "sick" include these
What are impressive/exciting (positive) and disgusting/gross (negative)?
Put the correct punctuation for the dialogue:
The problem is Christine stated that no one has money to buy books
What is "The problem is," Christine stated, "that no one has money to buy books."
Combine the sentences to form an appositive:
Francine is my sister-in-law. Francine bakes the best banana bread.
What is "Francine, my sister-in-law, bakes the best banana bread"?
Identify if the bold words are synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and homonyms:
If I write the word on the line, I'll get it right.
What are homonyms?
Identify all the compound words in the sentence:
We saw a butterfly outside when we went to buy orange juice and ice cream, but we came out empty-handed.
What are "butterfly," "outside," "orange juice," "ice cream," and "empty-handed"?
The denotation and connotation of the word "mob" include this
What are "a group of people" (denotation) and "an angry crowd" (connotation)?