Homework Center: Grammar and Spelling

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Grammar

Guide to Style

• Capitalization
• Italicization
• Punctuation
• More Punctuation

Parts of Speech: Level I

• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Conjunctions
• Interjections
• Noun
• Prepositions
• Pronouns
• Verbs

Parts of Speech: Level II

• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Conjunctions
• Interjections
• Noun
• Prepositions
• Pronouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives Versus Adverbs
• Pronouns and Case
• Pronoun Reference
• Verb Tenses

Sentence Structure

Sentence Agreement

• Subjects and Verb Agreement
• Collective Nouns
• Indefinite Pronouns
• Checking Subjects and Verb Agreement
• Pronouns and Antecedents Agreement

Phrases

• Prepositional Phrases
• Appositives
• Verbal Phrases

Clauses

• Subordinating Conjunctions
• Adverb Clauses
• Adjective Clauses
• Noun Clauses

Spelling

• Frequently Misspelled Words
• Hard and Soft C and G
• Spelling Plural Nouns
• Spelling the “Seed” Sound
• Rules for Attaching Prefixes and Suffixes
• More Spelling Rules
• Spelling Words That Don't Follow the Rules
• Ten Tough Words
• Ten Tips for Better Spelling
• More Tips on Learning to Spell

Words and Language

• Mythological Allusions
• Biblical Allusions
• Literary Allusions
• Historical Allusions
• Acronyms and Other “Onyms”
• American Sign Language and Braille
• Common Abbreviations
• Common Usage Dilemmas
• Foreign Words and Phrases
• Idioms and Proverbs
• Latin and Greek Word Elements
• Latin Words and Phrases
• Mixed Metaphors
• Palindromes

Grammar and Spelling: Just for Fun

Quizzes

• Frequently Misused Words
• Spell That City!
• Spelling Quiz
• Today's Spelling Bee
• Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy
• Daily Word Quiz: dyspeptic
• Kids' Word Quiz: pristine

Other

• Greetings Around the World
• Language Trivia
• Names: Their Meanings, Origins, and Popularity
• Tongue Twisters
• Say Thank You