Literacy+skills+and+quizzes




 * Help maintain New Zealand's good literacy rating! Click on the links or open the files to access a range of practice drills and games and glossaries.**

NOTE: Copy and save word documents into your own files if you want to type changes/ put answers directly into the document. EARN 10 GRAINS OF RICE FOR EACH CORRECT VOCABULARY ANSWER: [|World Hunger game]

2. **Key terms and glossaries** 3. **Sentence types**
 * 1. Correcting errors games and tasks**
 * 4. __Activities__ for you to try: Lots of links below to literacy quizzes, games etc.**
 * [[file:Apostrophe rules.doc]]
 * **Spelling match-up games [|Spelling Games]**
 * **Proofreading - select Grade 7 or 8. [|Online proofreading tasks]**
 * **Simple rules and worksheets with answers for basic grammar and punctuation - very useful!**[|Accuracy Help]
 * [|Online skills tests] **//All the basics from apostrophes to accept/except etc.//**
 * [|Punctuation games] **//Select Grade 8 tasks when you play the games.//**
 * [|Grammar and punctuation tests]
 * [|4 homework tasks]
 * [|Word classes quiz 1] **//I created this so I hope it works!//**
 * [|Literary terms games]
 * [|Online English quizzes menu] **//Scroll down the Samples list and do some of the Literary Terms quizzes. Some are for senior study but have a go! You can choose from a variety of game formats.//**
 * [|Grammar, punctuation, writing styles...] **//Fantastic help for students at all levels.//**
 * [|Online grammar and accuracy skills]
 * [|Common errors in English] **//Alphabetical list of all the tricky words. Great help for all levels!//**
 * //**BBC Skillswise** Online literacy games// []

**For the next two sites click on the 'Keys' link at the bottom of the menu pages to access the answers.**
 * [|Online grammar worksheets] **//American contexts but useful. Print off and fill in or copy and paste into your own document.//**
 * //**Assorted worksheets**// []
 * [|Reading comprehension worksheets] **//American contexts but some useful exercises.//**
 * **Style and grammar online quizzes and games** [|**English grammar**]