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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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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

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Font or typeface

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Full-stop

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Italics

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Sentence

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Bullet-points

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Heading

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Underline

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highlight

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Upper and lower-case

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Correct / 11 Points

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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
A BLANK 1 of 11 in a newspaper is called a headline

Yellow is the typical choice to BLANK 2 of 11 a bit of text

Proper nouns begin with BLANK 3 of 11

Times New Roman is a classic BLANK 4 of 11

Writing an email all in BLANK 5 of 11 is like shouting at someone

More and more people are missing out the BLANK 6 of 11 at the end of a sentence

BLANK 7 of 11 and BLANK 8 of 11 are a modification of the appearance of the typeface

Titles and headings are often BLANK 9 of 11

A BLANK 10 of 11 is different from a phrase in that it expresses a complete thought

BLANK 11 of 11 are a better way of organising a list than a continuous paragraph

A Fill in the blank 1 of 11 in a newspaper is called a headline

Yellow is the typical choice to Fill in the blank 2 of 11 a bit of text

Proper nouns begin with Fill in the blank 3 of 11

Times New Roman is a classic Fill in the blank 4 of 11

Writing an email all in Fill in the blank 5 of 11 is like shouting at someone

More and more people are missing out the Fill in the blank 6 of 11 at the end of a sentence

Fill in the blank 7 of 11 and Fill in the blank 8 of 11 are a modification of the appearance of the typeface

Titles and headings are often Fill in the blank 9 of 11

A Fill in the blank 10 of 11 is different from a phrase in that it expresses a complete thought

Fill in the blank 11 of 11 are a better way of organising a list than a continuous paragraph
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Incorrect / 11 Points

Question 3 of 3

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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sentences
bold
highlight

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

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In America they hand out very long prison _______________

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

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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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1. Question

Match the writing language with the definitions or examples

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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

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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