Part A: Rewrite the following sentences, using synonyms for the underlined words.

1. The lightning flashed across the black sky as the trees bent in the wind.

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2. Blasts of wind whistled through the openings between the boards on the window.

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3. Then a hush seemed to fall over our part of the world.

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Part B: Write a sentence that uses a homophone of the word in the brackets.

1. (new) ________________________________________________________

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2. (grater) ______________________________________________________

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3. (choose) _____________________________________________________

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4. (weight) _____________________________________________________

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5. (waist) _______________________________________________________

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Part C: For each homograph below, write two sentences that each reflect the different

meaning of the word.

1. (light) a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

2. (shed) a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

3. (rest) a. _________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________

Part D: Add one of the following prefixes or suffixes to each base word to make a new

word. You may use prefixes and suffixes more than once.
Prefixes: in-, non-, dis-, mis-, pre-, re-
Suffixes: -able, -ful, -less

1. (place) __________________ 6. (tire) ______________________

2. (direct) _________________ 7. (remark) ___________________

3. (use) ___________________ 8. (spell) _____________________

4. (measure) _______________ 9. (pay) ______________________

5. (speech) ________________ 10. (fund) ____________________

Part E: Use the following idioms in sentences. Make sure the sentence reflects the

meaning of the idiom.

1. (throw in the towel) _______________________________________________

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2. (pulling my leg) ___________________________________________________

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3. (skating on thin ice) _______________________________________________

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4. (get in touch with) ________________________________________________

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5. (keep an eye on) __________________________________________________

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Part F: Think of words that almost have the same meaning as the neutral word, but
have a more negative or positive connotation. Complete the chart with one
word on each side of the chart.

NEGATIVE CONNOTATION NEUTRAL POSITIVE CONNOTATION

Wet

Shout

House

Old

Talk

Clothes

Ask

Part G: Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the underlined nouns and verbs with

different ones.

1. The baseball player was wearing a hat. __________________________________

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2. My sister just bought a new car. ______________________________________

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3. The cat has won many show ribbons. ___________________________________

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4. We bought some things at the market. _________________________________

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5. “I’m in pain,” the patient said. ________________________________________

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6. We walked ten kilometres in the pouring rain. ____________________________

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7. Marla looked out the window at the scenery. _____________________________

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8. The fire truck went to the fire. ______________________________________

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