8. Question: What is the difference between a hyphen (-) and a dash (—)?
A hyphen joins words or parts of words (e.g., well-known), while a dash indicates a break in thought or emphasizes a point (e.g., He was late — as usual).
4. Question: What is a pictograph?
A pictograph is a visual symbol or image used to represent an idea, object, or concept in writing.
3. Question: Which letters should always be capitalized?
The first letter of a sentence, proper nouns (names of people, places, languages, historical events, holidays), book and movie titles, and the pronoun "I" shoul
5. Question: What are punctuation marks used for?
Punctuation marks help structure sentences, clarify meaning, and indicate pauses or emotions in writing.
9. Question: What are homophones? Give an example.
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings (e.g., their, there, they’re).
2. Question: How many vowels and consonants are in the English alphabet?
There are 5 vowels (A, E, I, O, U) and 21 consonants.
1. Question: How many letters are in the English alphabet?
The English alphabet has 26 letters
6. Question: What is the function of an apostrophe (’)?
An apostrophe shows possession (e.g., John’s book) or forms contractions (e.g., it’s = it is).
7. Question: What is the "I before E except after C" rule?
This spelling rule states that "i" comes before "e" except when it follows "c" (e.g., believe, receive). However, there are exceptions (e.g., neighbor, weigh).
10. Question: When do you double the final consonant in spelling?
In one-syllable words with a short vowel sound, the final consonant is doubled when adding a suffix (e.g., run → running, big → bigger).
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