Word Quiz!!!
Answers below
1.
The ____________
crown had been worn by five previous _________.
Put Kings and
King’s in the correct spaces.
2.
The crown lost
_______ king. _____ locked up in the Tower of London.
Put it’s and
its in the correct spaces.
3.
_______ are four
cats. __________ sitting on the throne. _______ whiskers are twitching.
Put their,
they’re and there in the correct spaces.
4.
The cats looked at
King Rupert and ______.
King Rupert and ______ looked at the cats.
Put me and I in the correct spaces.
5.
“How are King
Rupert’s cats ______ the courtier asked.
Insert the correct punctuation: ?” or ”?. or ?”,
or ?”.
6.
Two of the cats on
the throne _______ purring.
Insert was or
were.
7.
King Rupert’s
anger was ___________ by the cats’ purrs.
Insert exasperated
or exacerbated.
8.
King Rupert left
the cats on the throne and _______ down on his four-poster bed.
Insert lay or
laid.
9.
Prince Luke was
__________ away from the castle than Princess Lucretia.
Insert farther or
further.
10. King Rupert’s robe was different _________ Prince Luke’s
robe.
Insert than or
from.
11. The cats’ purrs ________ the King’s sleep every night.
Insert effected
or affected.
12. The cats’ purrs didn’t have any _______ on Queen
Isadora.
Insert effect or
affect.
13. It was __________ that Prince Luke met Princess
Lucretia at the Duke of Westchester’s ball.
Insert ironic or
a coincidence.
14. The apple dumpling made King Rupert __________.
Insert nauseated or nauseous.
Answers
1. The king’s crown
had been worn by five previous kings.
2. The crown lost its
king. It’s locked up in the Tower of London.
3. There are four
cats. They’re sitting on the throne. Their whiskers are twitching.
4. The cats looked at
King Rupert and me.
King Rupert and I looked at the cats.
5. “How are King
Rupert’s cats?” the courtier asked.
6. were
7. exacerbated
8. lay
9. farther
10. from
11. affected
12. effect
13. a coincidence
14. nauseated
__:__
Facing a blank page? These fun exercises, put together by one of our members, should help!
Playing With Words-
3
Writing Activities to jump start your creative juices
H. W.
Miller
1. How many words or phrases can you think of
for-
Women
Men
What does this word game reveal about our
culture/ language?
Source: Starting From Scratch A Different Kind
of Writers' Manual by Rita Mae Brown
2. Write a corny joke or riddle. Format
examples-
• What did the............ say to the...............?
• What do you get when........?
3. If you could make a long distance phone call
free of charge to a famous actor/ actress, writer,
historic personality, politician...living or
dead:
• Who would you call?
• What would you say to that person?
• What would they say to you?
This is an exercise in dialogue.
Time: 10 minutes
Read to group if you wish.