Grammar

On this page you'll find links to grammar activities and information that we'll be working on.

Below is a good reference for vocabulary and especially for finding synonyms and antonyms. Select the thesaurus from the drop down menu and then enter your word. Remember you may have to choose a different part of speech and then modify, especially for adverbs, but this one does have some adverbs so give it a try. (I do think that the Longman dictionary on my homepage is still easier than this one for definitions but this one has good synonmyns.) media type="custom" key="6238435"

One thing we'll be working on in grammar is analogies. To practice, visit the link below and try the [|Analogy of the Day]

We've been talking about idioms in English class, and noting the many that are used in //Bridge to Terabithia//. You can play a game with idioms by going to this [|fun brain] site and trying to figure out the meaning of different idioms.

As you know, we are going to be spending a good deal of time on vocabulary and grammatical rules in grammar. This is a fun site to practice vocabulary and grammar (you can work on your Spanish vocabulary too!) all while donating food to the World Food Organization! Give [|Free Rice] a try!

Below are the wordles you and your classmates have made in grammar. Use some of these for ideas in improving your word choice in your story. Made from [|Wordle's web page] You can click on any below to go to a bigger version. =Jack Brew and Bailey Bland on Go= media type="custom" key="6238391"media type="custom" key="6251095" media type="custom" key="6238397" media type="custom" key="6238407" media type="custom" key="6238431"media type="custom" key="6238437" media type="custom" key="6238447"media type="custom" key="6238485" media type="custom" key="6238473" width="139" height="139" media type="custom" key="6238581" media type="custom" key="6250689" media type="custom" key="6250729"