Literacy!

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Across
  1. 3. This symbol (,) is called a?
  2. 4. _______ nounns are the names we use for particular (or special) people, places, things.
  3. 6. The following sentence is missing something with regards to punctuation. Toms car broke down today. What punctuation is missing?
  4. 7. The dash (-) indicates a distinct _____ in a sentence.
  5. 9. If it isn't a vowel then it is a?
  6. 11. In a sentence 'a pride of lions' the word pride is an example of a _______ noun.
  7. 14. An ________ noun is the name we give to things we cannot actually see or touch. E.g. bravery, honesty, love, etc.
  8. 16. Ellipsis points (...) can be used to indicate that words have been _______
  9. 17. When a word of one syllable ends in a simple vowel plus a single consonant, we double the consonant when adding the _______
Down
  1. 1. When two things are compared more directly without using 'as' or 'like' it is a _______
  2. 2. Every week you had to do spelling for _________
  3. 5. Another name for brackets is?
  4. 8. This punctuation mark (:) indicates a longer pause than a comma within a sentence.
  5. 10. ______ marks are used to highlight direct speech.
  6. 12. Propper nouns always begin with a _______ letter.
  7. 13. A, E, I, O and U are?
  8. 15. When two things are directly compared using the word 'as' or 'like' it is a ______