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Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
 Etymology |
 History of words |
 Homonyms |
 Words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things Ex: dessert; desert |
 Synonyms |
 Words that have similar meanings Ex: joy; mirth |
 Antonyms |
 Words with opposie meanings Ex: joy; sad |
 Editing |
 Making changes to sentences and paragraphs |
 Editing Guide |
 Tells you how many mistakes are in the paragraph or sentence |
 Contractions |
 Two words joined together Ex: have not; haven't |
 Analogy |
 Is a kind of reasoning on comparing two groups of words that are related some how Ex: dog:cat::land:sea |
 Analogies: Synoyms |
 Ex: joy: happy |
 Analogies: Antoyms |
 Ex: mad:happy |
 Analogies: Part to Whole |
 Ex: page: book |
 Analogies: Purpose or use |
 Ex: finger: touch |
 Analogies: Progression or sequences |
 Ex: puppy: dog |
 Analogies: Type or Kind |
 Ex: beagle: dog |
 Analogies: Descriptive or characteristics |
 Ex: hibernate: bear |
