Writing and Grammar Dear Mr. Henshaw Suffixes Word Connotations Abbreviations Titles

Suffixes I do. Suffix is a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning. The grove was quiet and peaceful. argument swiftness worthless “ment” means “the condition of” or “full of” “ness” means “the condition of” or “quality of” “less” means “without”

Suffixes We do.

Suffixes We do.

Suffixes You do.

Word Connotations I do. A word’s meaning includes a connotation – a feeling or association that can be positive or negative. Barry’s sister snicker and hide. Barry’s sisters giggle and hide. Snicker has a negative connotation Giggle has a positive connotation

PositiveNeutralNegative known young busy Connotations We do. We can determine if certain words have positive or negative connotations. known/ notorious/famous young/youthful/immature busy/overworked/industrious

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Abbreviations I do. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word. Most abbreviations begin with a capital letter and end with a period.

Abbreviations We do.

Abbreviations You do.

Titles I do. Capitalize the first, last, and each important word of a title Capitalize forms of the verb be (is, are, am) Put titles of books, movies, and newspapers in italics when typing and underline them when writing. When it is a title of chapter, articles, poems, songs, and short stories in quotation marks (“”).

Titles I do.

Titles We do.

Titles You do. The book The Cat in the Hat was a childhood favorite of mine.