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Assign this to your eighth graders to give them practice with confused words, punctuation and parts of speech. A great way to test their language skills. Easily confused words: 1. You live much farther/further away from me than I thought. 2. People would be healthier if they ate less/fewer fats in their diets. Correct the sentence: 1. Steves father who is in his eighties jogs every day 2. She gave me her phone number which i wrote down on a piece of paper Parts of Speech Find the nouns: 1. Home is where the heart is. 2. Will you buy a Honda or a Kia? 3. Put the newspaper in the basket. Simile or Metaphor: 1. Our classroom is as busy as a beehive today. 2. He is as slow as a snail. Correct Spellings 1. agressive / aggressive 2. acquaintenance / acquaintance True or False: 1. A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word. (suffixes are added to the end of a word. 2. Confess is a synonym for admit. |
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