30 September 2011

Quiz #5: Sentence Patterns


Identify the pattern (S-IV, S-TV-O, S-LV-C, S-TV-IO-DO, S-TV-DO-OC) of each sentence.

1. The Philippines lies in the Pacific.                                                      
2. Affectionate mothers give their children warm hugs.              
3. The model wore brown pants and a tweed blazer.                     
4. For such a small restaurant, the menu appeared extensive. 
5. The storekeeper appointed me manager in her absence.    

26 September 2011

Quiz #4: Confusing Words

Choose which word appropriately completes the sentence.

1. She is (adverse, averse) to reptiles such as lizards and snakes.
2. Justin Bieber (affected, effected) a commotion in the crowd.
3. Minerva has a (childish, childlike) attitude which people find quite charming.
4. The students painted the image on a huge (canvas, canvass).
5. Carl (deviced, devised) this energy saving contraption.
6. That is an (ingenious, ingenuous) idea! You have a clever mind.
7. Monica's reaction (illicited, elicited) lots of questions.
8. Yakult is (lying, laying) on the grass.
9. The (amiable, amicable) businessmen...
10. had an (amiable, amicable) settlement.

Send in your answers as comment.

23 September 2011

Found Poetry

by the Buddha Group of Acacia

by the P'shone Group of Acacia


by the Confucius Group of Acacia

by the Pokemon Group of Molave

by the Jet Lee Group of Molave

by Group 1 of Narra

by the Kung Fu Panda Group of Molave

21 September 2011

Quiz #3: Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the correct words chosen from the list below.


truce                           enormous                    inimitable                   rampant
ferocious                    grotesque                   panic                           routed
lofty                           ordain                         magnanimous             hygiene


1.    Franklin wants to be a spacecraft pilot when he grows up. It’s a ____________ dream but if he works for it, it may come true.
2.    The Cyclops has ____________ footprints.
3.    I am safe from forgery; my signature is ____________.
4.    ____________ creatures roamed around our camping area.
5.    Let’s call it a ____________. I don’t want to fight anymore.
6.    The whole world would always remember the princess for her ____________ heart.
7.    Without Achilles, the Greeks were ____________ by the Trojan army.
8.    They have arrested the arsonist who is responsible for the ____________ conflagrations around the province.
9.    The light distorted the shadows on stage that they now look like ____________ monsters.
10.  Although we live very near an erupting volcano, we don’t ____________  because we’ve already experienced many eruptions.

31 August 2011

Writing Exercise: Images by Molave

Humility visits its enemy
Draped in a white flag
Saying, “I’m sorry.”
~Kaye Nocite

Anger walks down the aisle
Wearing a black shirt
Punching people in its way
~Ruzzel Abadesa

Inspiration speeds towards the sky
Coated in shining shades of blue and yellow
Flying past an applauding crowd.
~Carl Paja

God’s grace circulates around us
Wearing nothing but the truth
Whispering, “Find me.”

Memories wrap me with the past
Wearing the ghost of yesterday
Gradually saying its goodbyes.
~Kate Sison

Dreams attempt to reach the star
Clothed with hopes and experiences
Opening the keyhole with hardwork.
~Angelica Naz


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Writing Exercise: Images by Narra

Malevolence creeps through our cities,
Clad in a gallant black gown
Creating chaos.
~Yel Grageda

Grace wakes up in the bedroom
Wearing a mother’s gentleness
Cradling the baby in her arms
~Gerard Pasobillo

Regrets invade our sleep
Wearing our shredded hope
Forgetting the desire we once called dream
~Alyssa Ocmer




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Writing Exercise: Images by Acacia

Hope flies away
Wearing a mask
Hiding from me
~Elaine Dipad and Camille Lotivio

Comfort rests on a mother’s hand
Wearing creamy cottony pajamas
Bringing peace of mind to the stressed out child
~Elica Arcilla and Louise Christian Co

Revenge screams in your heart
Wearing a cape of red and black
Etching its evil plan
~Danica Locsin

Justice prevails in the court
Masked as a gavel
Giving the case a fair judgment
~Lorraine Labrador

Success crawls on top of a podium
Wearing coat and tie
Delivering a speech in front of an audience
~Ingrid Bober



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28 August 2011

Spotlight Highlight: Each of us has talents to develop and share.

Long Weekend Metaphor Special

Create a three-line metaphor poem about LIFE and get a chance to win a prize. The Criteria for choosing the winner are:

1. Originality
2. Thought
3. Grammar and Mechanics

Send your short verse now!

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