English Lingo I
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- How do you spell CONTRACTION?
- CONTRACTION
- What is a contraction?
- A contraction is a word that uses an apostrophe in place of a letter. For example, do not = don't
- How do you spell ABBREVIATION?
- ABBREVIATION
- What is an abbreviation?
- An abbreviation is a way of writing a word without needing to spell it out. For example, Mister = Mr. or Doctor = Dr.
- How do you spell APOSTROPHE?
- APOSTROPHE
- How do you spell COMMA?
- COMMA
- What is an apostrophe?
- An apostrophe is a puctuation mark that is used in contractions and possessives. For example, can't or she's.
- How do you spell POSSESSIVE?
- POSSESSIVE
- What is a POSSESSIVE?
- A POSSESSIVE is a word that uses an apostrophe which designates ownership. For example, the BOY'S ball or the MAN'S job.
- How do you spell TENSE?
- TENSE
- What is a tense?
- A tense is the past, present or future of a verb. For example, the dog watched; the dog watches; the dog watched the house.
- How do you spell PREFIX?
- PREFIX
- What is a PREFIX?
- A PREFIX is the part of a word that comes before the root word. For example, I will PREset the oven.
- How do you spell SUFFIX?
- SUFFIX
- What is a SUFFIX?
- A SUFFIX is a part of a word that comes after the root. For example, she is the prettiEST.
- How do you spell NOUN?
- NOUN
- What is a NOUN?
- A NOUN is a person, place, thing, or idea. For example, sister, city, ball and love are all nouns.
- How do you spell ADJECTIVE?
- ADJECTIVE
- What is an ADJECTIVE?
- An ADJECTIVE is a word that describes a noun. For example, Jewel wore a PURPLE hat today.
- How do you spell VERB?
- VERB
- What is a VERB?
- A VERB is an action word. For example, Jewel is WEARING a purple hat today.
- How do you spell ADVERB?
- ADVERB
- What is an ADVERB?
- An ADVERB is a word that describes a verb. For example, the sprinter ran QUICKLY in the race.
- What is a COMPOUND WORD?
- A COMPOUND WORD is two words that are put together to form another word. For example, foot + ball = football.