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Monday, 25 February 2019

Trip To The Language Gym 📢

So today for English we got two instructions on the board and it included us using Language Fitness. I think we are using this today to improve our writing and use much better words than plain old boring words. So lets get into it...
Task/Goal: Complete Task One:
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NOUNS
Number One: Write the missing collective nouns...
A pack of doves.
a school of ships.
(Underlined is the words I used to fill in and yes they are nouns google them if you don't believe me)
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VERBS
Number Two: Add suitable verbs to this passage...
The children feared they had to have their homework on the teacher's desk first thing in the morning, but there were always those who panic.
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PREFIXES
Number Three: Add a suitable prefix...
A ambi circle is a half circle
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SUFFIXES
Number Four: Write a word using the suffix ful.
Grateful
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SYNONYMS
Number Five: Write a synonym for the following words.
Voyage - Cruise
Decide - Choose
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ANTONYMS
Number Six: Write an antonym for the following words.
Tame -  Harsh
Eventful - Insignificant
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HOMONYMS
Number Seven: Write two meanings for the word 'shoulder'.
(a) A should is a joint connected from your bones to be able to move your arms.
(b) A part of something resembling a shoulder in a shape, position or function.
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HOMOPHONES
Number Eight: Write the homophone for the word below...
tied - tide
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ABBREVIATIONS
Number Nine: What do these stand for?
Mon. - Monday
Dec. - December
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CONTRACTIONS
Number Ten: Rewrite each of these in short form...
I will - I'll
He is - He's
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SINGULAR/PLURAL
Number Eleven: Write the plural of these words...
Lady - Ladies
Class - Classes
Paper - Paper
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ADJECTIVES
Number Twelve: Write two suitable adjectives that you could use to describe a storm...
Blizzard
Gale
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ADVERBS
Number Thirteen: Add suitable adverbs
He listened thorouhlgy to what was being said because he was sure he would need to go home


TO BE CONTINUED


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