717 prompts matching "Word Detective: the root 'aud-/audi-'"
Word pictures: choosing vivid adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise choosing vivid, precise adjectives ins
Idiom or literal? spotting the difference
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to tell whether a phrase is being used as
Skimming skill: getting the gist fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to skim a short passage quickly to get the
Reading the question before the passage
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Checking my answer matches the mark scheme
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Inference questions: reading between the lines
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Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be
Using 'however' and 'therefore' correctly
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Keeping my letters sitting on the line
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me tips for keeping my letters sitting neatly on
Listening for the main point in a speech
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Summarising what someone just said, in my own words
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise summarising what someone has just said
Listening for tone: is the speaker serious or joking
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for tone of voice to work out wh
Determiners: this, that, these, those
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use the determiners this, that, these a
Common Entrance word bank: strong opinion words for essays
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Words to avoid overusing in my writing
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me which common words I tend to overuse in my wri
Precise word choice: replacing 'thing' and 'stuff'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me precise alternatives to vague words like 'thin
Spot the slang: rewriting text-message English formally
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Give me short text-message-style sentences full of slan
Choosing the right greeting for different people
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Checking my writing against the success criteria
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to check my finished writing against a sim
Formal presentation: explaining a chart or fact in your own
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor helping me prepare a formal presentation for school. Exp