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The vocabulary of writing

The following activities focus on words which are essential for anyone who works in an office or with words in any way! There are TWO pages on this quiz. Look for the ‘page 2’ button

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1. Question
Match the writing language with the definitions or examples
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- such as the first letter of someone's name
- The style of letter or writing
- Also called a 'period', to indicate the end of a sentence
- The use of thicker lines on a typeface for emphasis
- A slanted form of a typeface used for emphasis or citations, for example
- Beginning with a capital letter, ending in a full-stop and containing at least one clause
- Used to create a list without the use of numbers or letters
- The title or sub-title of a text
- Draw a line under a section of text
- Use colour to draw attention to a section of text
- Capital, or non-capital letters
Capital letter
Font or typeface
Full-stop
Bold
Italics
Sentence
Bullet-points
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highlight
Upper and lower-case
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2. Question
Write the words used in the previous activity in the gaps. You may have to change the form of the words
1. A in a newspaper is called a headline
2. Yellow is the typical choice to a bit of text
3. Proper nouns begin with
4. Times New Roman is a classic
5. Writing an email all in is like shouting at someone
6. More and more people are missing out the at the end of a sentence
7. and are a modification of the appearance of the typeface
8. Titles and headings are often
9. A is different from a phrase in that it expresses a complete thought
10. are a better way of organising a list than a continuous paragraph
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3. Question

And to finish, different uses of some of the words. Drag the words which go in the gaps to the right places

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"If you see brian tell him I'm ___________ for the pub"

In America they hand out very long prison _______________

Investing all that money in an unknown company was a _____________ move indeed!

The design errors _____________ the need for better communication between departments

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The vocabulary of writing

The following activities focus on words which are essential for anyone who works in an office or with words in any way! There are TWO pages on this quiz. Look for the ‘page 2’ button

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Match the writing language with the definitions or examples

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Write the words used in the previous activity in the gaps. You may have to change the form of the words

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And to finish, different uses of some of the words. Drag the words which go in the gaps to the right places

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