750 prompts matching "Proofreading Practice: reading my work aloud to check it"
Proverb power: Nigerian proverbs and their meanings
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the meaning behind well-known Nigerian proverb
Exaggeration station: understanding hyperbole
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what hyperbole is with clear examples, then qu
Word pictures: choosing vivid adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise choosing vivid, precise adjectives ins
Five senses vocabulary bank builder
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me build a bank of descriptive words for each of t
Strong verbs instead of 'went' and 'got'
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of stronger, more precise verbs to use
Expanding a sentence with powerful adjectives
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me practise expanding a plain sentence by adding p
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
Scanning skill: finding an answer fast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to scan a passage quickly to find a specif
PEE method: point, evidence, explain
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the Point, Evidence, Explain method for answer
Connectives that show cause and effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show cause and effe
Connectives that show contrast
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that show contrast, such
Connectives that add more information
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of connectives that add information, su
Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be
Repetition as a deliberate cohesive device
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how writers sometimes repeat words on purpose
Time connectives for a recount
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of time connectives useful for writing
Crossing out mistakes tidily instead of scribbling
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct, tidy way to cross out a mistake i
Margins and indenting new paragraphs neatly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use margins and indent new paragraphs n
Presentation tips for a best-copy piece of writing
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me presentation tips for preparing a neat best-co
Active listening: showing I'm paying attention
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me techniques for active listening, such as eye c