Homophones HOMOPHONES: homo (same) + phones (sound) = words with same sound, different meaning. For an explanation of the 20 most common homophone mistakes made, go here: https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/top-20-most-commonly-confused-homophones.html Don’t be that guy The simple homophone errors you shouldn’t be making: The Trickier Ones Even Ms Roberts gets these ones wrong from time to time.
Category: Vocabulary
Connotation and Denotation
BASICS Revise the difference with the PowerPoint we went through in class, Year 10 English 2020. Worksheet on Understanding Connotation and Denotation: Intermediate Go here for a discussion about connotation, and some examples from literature and films: https://literaryterms.net/connotation/ and https://literaryterms.net/denotation/ Using Connotations in poetry writing: https://www.writingforward.com/poetry-writing/denotation-and-connotation-in-poetry-writing The emotional power of words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRt06AvUm0A ADVANCED Connotation and…
Ms Roberts' Lesson Stuff 