Parts of Speech
Word Parts
Vocabulary 1
Figurative Language
Decode the Word
100
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
NOUN
100
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
End
100

The quality or feeling of being thankful 

a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional

a.) gratitude

100
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The flower was soft as silk. a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole
Simile
100

indifferent

indifferent
200
Where are you going? Which words in this sentence are VERBS?
are, going
200

An area surrounded mostly by homes 

a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed

a.) residential

200
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) personification
200

demonstrate

demonstrate

300
I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?
Awfully
300
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
300

To consume or eat destructively 

a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation

b.) devour

300
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole
c.) hyperbole
300

unknowable

unknowable

400
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
ADJECTIVE
400
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
400

Something you are used to doing, like a habit

 a.) resemble b.) gyre c.) accustomed

c. ) accustomed

400
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
a.) onomatopoeia
400

selflessness

selflessness

500
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
What is a proper noun.
500
Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography
Prefix: bio- meaning life Root: graph - meaning to write Suffix: -y - means - quality of
500

To move along heavily or clumsily 

a.) whispering b.) galumphing c.) gravity

b.) galumphing

500
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. "Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!" a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole
a.) idiom
500

incomprehensible

incomprehensible

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