English skills crossword puzzle
Across
- 3. A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else.
- 6. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
- 8. A set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time.
- 9. Used to show relationships between nouns and the other words in a sentence.
- 11. Used to introduce nouns or phrases (A, This, The).
- 12. Words that are used to modify nouns.
- 13. This signifies a place where something has been omitted, or
- 14. The body of words used in a particular language.
- 16. A phrase where adjacent or closely connected words begin with
- 19. Used to connect phrases, clauses and sentences (and, but, until).
- 22. is a pause or interruption (...).
- 23. Used in place of a noun that is already known (She, Him)
- 24. same phoneme (sound/letter) eg several silent, slithering
- 25. Gives information about a verb, adjective or another adverb.
- 26. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (As brave as a lion).
Down
- 1. Words which sound the same but have different meaning.
- 2. Words that express the actions of a person or thing.
- 4. The people adressed by a text.
- 5. The level of understanding a text.
- 7. The marks used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.
- 10. The method of human communication, either spoken or written.
- 15. Words with same spelling as another, but different meaning.
- 17. The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words.
- 18. The person or thing a sentence is about.
- 20. Words that identify a person, idea or thing.
- 21. A small group of words that act as a meaningful unit within a clause but do not stand alone