Many of the quizzes on this page came from:
Many Things Org
ELC Study Zone
The English Club
Activities for ESL Students (a4esl)
Houghton Mifflin English
(the home of Grammar blast!
Grammar can drive you crazy enough, but so can all sorts of things about vocabulary:
Do you know the relationship between "flammable" and "inflammable?"
Studying all this takes years...but it is fun and really enriches your vocabulary! (Of course, some of this is really basic, and you really should now it!
| Synonyms and antonyms | Synonyms mean the same (good, great, wonderful). Antonyms are opposites (hot/cold; good/bad; yummy/awful) Knowing lots of synonyms helps you become a GREAT writer! To find synonyms for words, you use a "Thesaurus" or go to www.thesaurus.com. |
Quiz B1-2 |
| Homonyms | There is a lot of confusion over the word homonym. Coming from "homo" = same and "nyme" = name, they should actually be words that are named (that is spelled AND pronunced) the same, but are different in meaning and origin. (The same as two kids might be named the same, but are two different children, with different parents.) Examples: bear (animal)/bear (to carry); bank (where you put money)/ bank (the side of river; swallow (a type of bird)/ swallow (to move from your mouth to your tummy). However, today, most people use the term "homonym" when they really mean "homophones." So, if that is what you want, go to the next section! |
Quiz B3 |
| Homphones | "Homo" = same, "phone" = sound. Words that sound the same but are spelled differently. There are zillions of these to make you crazier! Here is a list that someone made up. It is pretty comprehensive! To name but four: two/to/too; their/they're/there; knight/night; flower/flower. (Note: the quiz says "homonyms," but all the words are homophones too! Remember, homophones are spelled differently, homonyms are spelled the same.) |
Quiz B4 (15 more!) (Scroll down) |
| Homographs | "homo" = same, "graph" = writing. Words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently. Impossible to teach without sound! You can see examples here, but if you don't know how to pronounce the different versions of each word, it won't make sense! |
Quiz B5 |
| "The Word Confused" | Here are eight quizzes on a hodgepodge of the above. There are many "classic" confusables that you simply MUST know: it's and its; there, their, and they're;(Quiz B7-a) and others whose and who's; and even more (quiz B7-b and quiz B7-c...which is actually links to six more quizzes.) Keep your dictionary handy! |
Quiz B7a Quiz B7b Quiz B7c |
| Contractions | Quiz B8 | |
| Commas in a list. | info | Quiz B9 |
| Quotation marks. | Quiz B10 | |
| Apostrophes | Used for possession, contractions. | Quiz B11 |