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Anthropomorphism
A good, concise definition of anthropomorphism in mythologies, art and literature.
Quia
Quia: Synonym Hangman
This hangman game provides synonyms for the hidden word and the correct number of letters in the word. Students guess letters and until they think they know the answer, and then they type in the answer. If you don't guess it before your...
Quia
Quia: Super Synonyms Rhyme Time
At this site from Quia, a challenging rhyme and synonym game can be played by one or two players. All answers rhyme and are synonymous with the clues.
Quia
Quia: Prefixes (Matching Game)
Match common prefixes to their meanings in this online matching game.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Oxymoron
This site from The UVic Writer's Guide provides a brief description of the literary term "oxymoron." Content includes a literary example.
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Tone
This is a glossary entry for the term "Tone" including a definition and an example.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Determining Methods of Characterization [Pdf]
A brief organizer in which students can document how a character in literature is presented, through either direct or indirect characterization. Provides labels, examples, and sections for textual support.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 1
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 2
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 3
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 4
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 5
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 7
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 8
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 9
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Synonym Adverbs Game 10
In this six-question synonym/adverb game, students click and drag the correct synonym into the box beside the appropriate adverb. Click "Check" for the score.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Matching Games: Synonyms 7 (Upper Intermediate)
Play a memory match game by matching six different words with their synonyms.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Matching Games: Synonyms 9 (Advanced)
Play a memory match game by matching six different words with their synonyms.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Matching Games: Synonyms 10 (Advanced)
Play a memory match game by matching six different words with their synonyms.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Grammar: Matching Adjectives: Similar Meanings
Ten matching games. Drag and drop each adjective next to its synonym. When finished, answers can be checked and a percentage score is provided.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Grammar: Matching Adjectives: Opposite Meanings
Ten matching games. Drag and drop each adjective next to its antonym. When finished, answers can be checked and a percentage score is provided.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Vocabulary: Topic Vocabulary Reference
Links to information and lists of English words and phrases by category. Includes information on the difference between a dictionary and thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms, confusing words, figures of speech, eponyms, euphemisms, sayings,...
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Describing Weather
Lean twenty-two words to use when describing the weather by reading short passages and using context clues to define weather related vocabulary words.
TES Global
Tes: Varieties of English
[Free Registration/Login Required] This graphic organizer will help student reflect on the similarities and difference among formal and informal word choices. Dialect, idiolect, and verb effectiveness are featured.