Language Arts Lingo Internet Hunt 1. There, their and they're are words that get mixed up
quite a bit. Take
the challenge Word Choice exercise #1.
2. Puzzled about whether to use who or whom? Sometimes
I am, too.
Now take the Quiz on who versus whom . Document your score here.____________
3. Oxymorons - What is an oxymoron? List your favorite 3.
4. Personification - What is it?
Describe a book you are currently reading or an activity you are doing, using personification.
5. List three homophones. What is a homophone?
6. Find the meaning of these Acronyms - FAQ
FYI
myob
obo
7. Draft is one prodigious homonym! How many meanings are listed?
Write one meaning you have used in conversation or writing.
8. Try the online challenge - Antonym Millionaire.
Your assignment is to write a poem using 10 antonyms. You have no ideas. What resource(s) could you use to find antonyms?
9. When would a writer use onomatopoeia?
10. Discover for yourself. Read the sentences carefully. Then answer the question. What is alliteration?
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