A good knowledge of the following topics is essential:
- Question tags
- Opposites using a prefix
- Plural of nouns
- Homonyms
- Homophones
- Masculine and feminine nouns
- Apostrophe showing possession
- Apostrophe – contraction
- Using suffixes
- Rhyming words
- Degrees of comparison
- Diminutive phrases
- Descriptive sounds
- Well known similes
- Idiomatic expressions
These topics are also useful in exams where students need to do a piece of descriptive writing.