Proverb is a commonly-used tool to make speech and writing captivating and succinct. Contrast these two arguments: We’ve hired a designer to bring uniformity and quality in design, but some of the divisions are still designing their own stuff. That’s…
Proverbs and sayings are popular nuggets of wisdom, often in circulation for centuries and even millenniums. This post contains proverbs and sayings on family, divided into two categories. If you’re looking for more proverbs and sayings, you can find plenty…
Proverbs and sayings are popular nuggets of wisdom, often in circulation for centuries and even millenniums. This post contains proverbs and sayings on ego, anger, conflict, and (harsh) words we speak. If you’re looking for more proverbs and sayings, you…
This post will encourage kids to learn words of wisdom from proverbs and sayings that have stood test of time. These have been categorized under more than a dozen topics such as health, community, honesty and other principles, accepting responsibility,…
This post contains exercises on relative adverb (where, when, and why). To understand concepts covered in these exercises, refer to what’s relative adverb and how it’s used. In the three exercises that follow, identify the relative adverb that would fit…
This post contains exercises on relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, which, and that). To understand concepts covered in these exercises, refer to what’s relative pronoun and how it’s used. Pick the best relative pronoun In the first three exercises, identify…
In each of the following exercises, find out if the sentence uses personification. If yes, then also identify the key words that depict personification. To understand personification and how they’re written, refer to these resources: Exercise 1 1. My first…
Here are few exercises to test your understanding of metaphors. Give it a try, and then look at the answers. To understand metaphors and how they’re used, refer to these resources: Exercise 1 Match the options with the sentences to…
Here are few exercises to test your understanding of similes. Give it a try, and then look at the answers. To understand similes and how they’re used, refer to these resources: Exercise 1 Match the options with the sentences to…
In each of the exercises below, identify if a sentence is an example of onomatopoeia. If yes, then also identify onomatopoeic words in that sentence. To understand onomatopoeia and how it is used, refer to these resources: Exercise 1 1.…
Hone your skills in identifying different types of figurative language through these two exercises. More resources on figurative language: Exercise 1 Each sentence below contains one of the four figures of speech, namely simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole. Identify which…
In each of the four exercises, identify whether the sentence contains alliteration or not. If yes, then also identify the words that alliterate. Please exclude articles, prepositions, pronouns, and conjunctions from your count of alliterative words. Give the exercises a…