English Flashcards
Which word in the passage could have threateningly as a synonym? [1]
Underline the correct answer.
a) mournful
b) encroaching
c) methodical
d) oblivious
e) ominously
ominous
Dannie calls her mother ‘mammy’, not mommy. This indicates that they lived in a certain
country. Underline name of the country where this could have happened. [1]
a) England
b) America
c) South Africa
In the text, the writer refers to a colony of bats. Use the collective noun and link it to a different
noun. [1]
A colony of ___________
bees
consists of books where the protagonist goes on an epic journey, either personally or geographically. Often the protagonist has a mission and faces many obstacles in his way.
Adventure
are dark, engrossing, and suspenseful plot-driven stories. They very seldom include comedic elements.
Thriller
meant to scare, startle, shock, and even repulse audiences
Horror
features dramatized re-enactments of actual events
Docudrama
a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.
Musical
It has been proven that when a child watches a scary movie, it affects a child negatively.
What, in your opinion are the effects of watching movies that are extremely frightening.
opinion
The letters mph are an abbreviation. Which words do they represent?
miles per hour
How are written word emphasized?
in bold
What is the acronym for the words Fear Of Missing Out?
FOMO
write down key words from each sentence
Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe
known as Gcina Mhlophe
was born on 24 October
1958 in KwaZulu- Natal,
South Africa.
Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe
Gcina Mhlope
South Africa.
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Gcina Mhlophe has
written many children’s
books, poetry and short
stories and plays.
written many children’s
books, poetry and short
stories and plays.
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She has been writing and
performing on stage and
screen for the past 21
years.
writing
performing
past 21
years.
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Her writings are
translated into German,
French, Italian, Swahili
and Japanese.
writings
translated into German,
French, Italian, Swahili
and Japanese.
write down key words from each sentence
Her work is used
extensively in many
schools and universities.
work used
in
schools and universities.
descriptive adjective: meaning and examples
an adjective that modifies a noun or pronoun by describing it or expressing its quality
common nouns: meaning and examples
a noun that describes a type of person, thing, or place or that names a concept. Common nouns are not capitalized unless they appear at the start of a sentence
adverb of manner: meaning and examples
Adverbs describing how the action was done
finite verb: meaning and examples
Verbs which have the past or the present form are called FINITE verbs.
preposition: meaning and example
a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships, or to introduce an object
possessive adjective: meaning and examples
include his, her, my, its, your and their. Examples of possessive pronouns include mine, yours, his, hers and theirs.
Proper noun: meaning and examples
a noun that serves as the name for a specific place, person, or thing. To distinguish them from common nouns, proper nouns are always capitalized in English. Proper nouns include personal names, place names, names of companies and organizations, and the titles of books, films, songs, and other media
The sound that had scared the little girl began again.
What is the main clause?
The sound began again
The sound that had scared the little girl began again.
Identify the subordinate clause.
that had scared the little girl
Look at the sentence below and identify the types of adverbial phrases. [2]
The dog raced up the path, which lead to the track, with abounding joy
raced up the path - adverbial phrase of place
lead to the track - adverbial phrase of place
with abounding joy - adverbial phrase of manner
the sentence below in the passive voice. [2]
Ellen was making another sweep with the lantern.
With the lantern, Ellen was making another sweep.
the sentence using indirect speech. [3]
Ellen told Elijah, “I am sorry we are so late tonight.”
Ellen told Elijah that she was sorry they were so late tonight.
The dog is running up to meet
us.
Future continuous tense:
The dog will be running up to meet us.
The dog had run up to meet
us.
Present perfect:
The dog runs up to meet us.
Supply a homophone for the underlined word and use the new word in a sentence. [1]
That’s when I saw what was following us.
sore
Name the figures of speech in the following phrases and clauses
A few stars faded faintly in between the moving clouds
Alliteration
Name the figures of speech in the following phrases and clauses
The night breeze rustles the leaves
assonance
Name the figures of speech in the following phrases and clauses
The little girl was a statue of fragility
metaphor
What is a simile, give an example
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
What is a metaphor, give an example
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is personification, give an example
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
“the book provides a sustained account of how literary personification works”
What is alliteration, give an example
the repetition of consonant sounds
What is assonance, give an example
the repetition of vowel sounds
What is onomatopoeia, give an example
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
“a relatively large number of bird names arise by onomatopoeia”
What is hyperbole, give an example
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
“he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles
emotive language and examples
Emotive language is the use of descriptive words, often adjectives, that can show the reader how an author or character feels about something, evoke an emotional response from the reader, and persuade the reader of something
What is an auto biography and a biography?
A biography is an account of a person’s life, written by someone else.
An autobiography is an account of a person’s life, written by that person
simplex sentence and example
A SIMPLE SENTENCE has one independent clause. Punctuation note: NO commas separate two compound elements (subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, subjective complement, etc.) in a simple sentence.
compound sentence and example
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so) and a comma or by a semicolon alone.
complex sentence and example
A complex sentence is an independent clause (a sentence that can stand on its own) with 1 or more dependent clauses added (dependent clauses can’t stand on their own as a sentence).
degrees of comparison
Superlative degree of comparison for big and
Positive degree of comparison for loveliest
Comparative degree of comparison for hungry
In English grammar, there are three degrees of comparison and they are,
Positive Degree of Comparison. - Lovely
Comparative Degree of Comparison. - hungrier
Superlative Degree of Comparison. - biggest
formal words and informal words
what is an illustration
antonyms
synonyms
When the high point of any story and the truth is revealed
the beginning of a story where the details of the characters, setting and plot are given
The part of a story where the plot begins to unfold
The part of the story where the protagonists fate is known
what is the protagonist
The part of the story where the truth is known and the main characters feelings or absence of remorse is shown
What is folklore
What is a stanza
What is contrast
what is mood in a story or poem
originating naturally in a particular place
