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CONTENTS 1 YOUR OPINION, PLEASE 2 ANTONYM SEARCH 3 ARE YOU VERY, VERY HUNGRY? 4 TWO WAYS TO SPELL NOT 5 SEE AND SAY 6 DAILY DOINGS 7 APHORISMS 8 BUILDING BLOCKS OF SPEECH I 9 BUILDING BLOCKS OF SPEECH II 10 WISE WORDS FROM BEN FRANKLIN 11 WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? 12 ONE FROM MANY 13 TWO-PART TALK 14 HIDDEN HOMONYMS 15 AN ARCTIC ANIMAL 16 A SUBSINES RETTLE 17 SYNONYM SEARCH 18 SENTENCE SAVVY 19 FUN WITH WORD FORMS 20 WORKING WITH WORD FORMS 21 OVERUSED EXPRESSIONS 22 HALF-BAKED HEADLINES 23 CLARIFYING COLLECTIVES 24 STORY STARTERS 25 DESCRIBING MARINE ANIMALS 26 PHRASES X THREE 27 A BREAD-AND-BUTTER NOTE 28 DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT? 29 PARAPHRASING SHAKESPEARE 30 OUT OF ORDER! 31 HOMONYM HUNT 32 BODDY BASICKS 33 WINNING WORDS 34 HYPNOSIS, ANYONE? 35 ALL ABOUT ANIMALS 36 FIXING FRAGMENTS 37 THE RUNDOWN ON RUN-ONS I 38 THE RUNDOWN ON RUN-ONS II 39 HE SAID, SHE SAID I 40 HE SAID, SHE SAID II 41 CAN YOU SPELL WELL? 42 COMPLETE THE THOUGHT 43 WHAT S HAPPENING HERE? 44 REDUNDANT REDUNDANCIES 45 BUILDING ON THE BASICS I 46 BUILDING ON THE BASICS II 47 ADDING AN APPOSITIVE 48 EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING 49 ADJUSTING ADJECTIVES 50 WHICH VOICE IS IT? i
51 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: METAPHORS I 52 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: METAPHORS II 53 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: MIXED METAPHORS 54 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: SIMILES I 55 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: SIMILES II 56 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: SIMILES III 57 SEXIST LANGUAGE I 58 SEXIST LANGUAGE II 59 BE CONCISE I 60 BE CONCISE II 61 ANSWERING ESSAY QUESTIONS I 62 ANSWERING ESSAY QUESTIONS II 63 ANSWERING ESSAY QUESTIONS III 64 A MIXED-UP MESSAGE 65 SPLITTING HEADACHES 66 PUNCTUATION, PLEASE! 67 COMMUNICATION QUIZ 68 COMPLETE THE STORY 69 FUNNY STORY FRAMES I 70 FUNNY STORY FRAMES II 71 FUNNY STORY FRAMES III 72 WHAT A WAY TO GO! 73 QUALIFYING OPINIONS 74 SENSORY SENTENCES 75 WATCH YOUR USAGE I 76 WATCH YOUR USAGE II 77 FORMAL OR INFORMAL? 78 EXPLAINING BIG WORDS 79 AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY 80 WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 81 WRITING DIALOGUE: AN ARGUMENT 82 PERSONALIZING PROVERBS I 83 PERSONALIZING PROVERBS II 84 BRAINSTORMING SUBTOPICS 85 WRITING AN ADVICE COLUMN I 86 WRITING AN ADVICE COLUMN II 87 APPLYING FOR A DREAM JOB 88 PARAPHRASING FAMOUS WRITERS 89 EDIT THE FABLE 90 MOVIE LISTINGS I 91 MOVIE LISTINGS II 92 PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA I 93 PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA II 94 LINKING EVENTS AND FEELINGS 95 HEADLINE NEWS 96 DIRECTIONS I 97 DIRECTIONS II 98 VOCABULARY WORKOUT 99 EXPLAINING WITH EXAMPLES 100 PRACTICING POETRY ii
NAME DATE YOUR OPINION, PLEASE All of us are entitled to our own opinions. As you probably know, an opinion is a belief based on what someone thinks to be true or likely. EXAMPLE: In my opinion, Adam is the best candidate. Circle a letter to show your answer to each question. Then explain why you made that choice. 1. If you could have only one of the following, which would you choose? a. good looks b. great personality c. lots of money 2. What makes you angriest? Why? a. being cheated b. being teased c. being blamed unfairly 3. What quality is most important in a friend? a. a sense of humor b. loyalty c. popularity CHALLENGE! Have you and a friend ever had a serious difference of opinion? Did you argue about it? Did either of you change your mind and come to agree? Describe the situation on the back of this sheet. Saddleback Educational Publishing 1 Writing 1
NAME DATE ANTONYM SEARCH A. Read the words listed below. Find and circle each word in the hidden words puzzle. Words may go up, down, across, backward, or diagonally. Check off each word as you find it. Then find an antonym (word that means the opposite) in the box for each puzzle word. Write the antonyms on the correct lines. Use a dictionary for help with meanings. 1. FANCIFUL 2. LEGITIMATE 3. PERMIT 4. PROVIDE 5. BARBARIC 6. ACCLAIM 7. ENTIRE 8. TYPICAL 9. SLIGHT 10. SUPPLE 11. DENY 12. DECEITFUL A F P R O V I D E E J O N C Z A W H E L E T B U X L C B D N I A F A I A G P U L Y W H C H M S M R T S F A O L I P I N E R B E W T I U P J T K F O E A K H I M Y X I N D I U P R G Y E T U G O O F E E L I P U C A E N T I R E N L C I S E L K E L P P U S Y B O T D honest affirm inflexible extreme unlawful realistic disallow unusual withhold partial civilized denounce B. On the lines below, write a sentence about each of the boldfaced topics. 1. an inflexible rule 2. a legitimate claim 3. a partial payment 4. a deceitful excuse 5. a realistic plan CHALLENGE! On the back of this sheet, write three pairs of antonyms. Saddleback Educational Publishing 2000 2 Writing 1