Grammar test 2 preparation To feel secure in our understanding of some points of grammar and spelling To address any concerns or misconceptions

What is an antonym?

What mood does this picture make you feel?

What mood does this picture make you feel? Think of some synonyms for the word to describe the mood you felt.

What mood does this picture make you feel? Think of some antonyms for the word to describe the mood you felt.

Common spelling / vocabulary confusions

Accept or except? Please my resignation. I don't want to belong to any club that will me as a member.

Accept - To accept is a verb. To hold something as true. The officer accepts your point and has decided to let you off with a caution. To receive something willingly. I accept this award on behalf of the whole cast. To answer yes (especially to an invitation). The minister would love to accept the invitation to your ball, but she has a prior engagement

Except as a verb means to exclude. You are excepted from the ruling. Except The word except is most commonly seen as a preposition.  However, it can also be used a conjunction and very occasionally as a verb. Except as a preposition means apart from, not including or excluding. I can resist everything except temptation. Except as a conjunction means but or 'if not the fact that'. I would go swimming, except I am scared of big fish. Except as a verb means to exclude. You are excepted from the ruling.

Advice or advise? I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. Can you work out the rule by considering word classes?

Advice and Advise Write two sentences, each with one of the words used correctly.

Advice = noun, Advise= verb The word advice is a noun meaning a suggestion for a beneficial course of action. (Advice rhymes with mice. Take my advice. I don't use it anyway. Advise The word advise is a verb meaning to give advice. To advise can also mean to notify. Attach yourself to those who advise you rather than praise you.

Practice or practise?

Compliment or complement?

If you compliment someone, you are expressing admiration for them, or praising them for something. If one thing complements another, each of the two separate items function or look better because they are together: they both contribute something that enhances or improves the overall effect. 

Tip Complement is related to the word complete and you might find this link helps you to remember which verb is which. If the meaning you want to convey has a sense of ‘completion’, by which two things combine to produce a good overall effect, choose the verb with the -e- spelling: complement.

Compliment or complement? Make a mental note of the colours you’re wearing whenever people you on the way you look. This new service is intended to existing facilities.

When would you use complimentary or complementary? Two sentences please!

Complimentary has two meanings. 1. It can mean ‘expressing admiration or praise’: I have received many complimentary remarks from members of the audience. 2. It can also mean ‘given or supplied free of charge’, as in the following sentences: Complimentary light refreshments will be available.

Complementary should instead be used to describe things that combine in such a way as to enhance or emphasize each other’s good qualities: They had different but complementary skills.

Correct? The winner will receive two complementary tickets to a performance of their choice.

Cite, site or sight?

Cite, site or sight? The verb cite means to mention or quote as an authority or example. (Also see citation.) The noun sight refers to something that is seen or to the power or process of seeing. The noun site means a particular place or location Write 3 sentences, each containing one of the words.

This style guide explains how to cite sources in a term paper. "The sight of the stars makes me dream." (Vincent Van Gogh) I'm still looking for a good quotations site on the Web.

Stationary Word class?

Definition of stationary in English: adjective 1Not moving or not intended to be moved: a car collided with a stationary vehicle

Stationery? Word class?

Stationery is a noun which means ‘writing and other office materials’, as in I wrote to my father on the hotel stationery.

Can you think of any other common confusions?

Sight or site?

http://www.spellzone.com/pages/british-american.cfm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences