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11.5.1 Spelling antonyms, synonyms, and numbers
English · Grade 7 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Spelling synonyms and antonyms correctly (quiet not quite; generous; receive)
- Numbers in words: hyphen in twenty-one; forty not fourty; eighth, ninth, twelfth
- Dictation and a short professional text using both
What you will be able to do
- recognise antonyms, synonyms, and numbers in words from a selected text
- use antonyms, synonyms, and numbers in words correctly in writing
- appreciate the usage of antonyms, synonyms, and numbers in words in effective writing
Key questions
“Why is it important to tell the synonyms and antonyms of words?”
“Why is it important to write numbers in words?”
Lessons
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Spelling synonyms and antonyms
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWrite near-words and opposites with the right letters. quiet is not quite; receive keeps ei.
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Numbers in words; a short notice
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizWrite one to twelve, the tens, twenty-one with a hyphen, forty and eighth correctly. Put them in a professional notice.