Parts of Speech
Word Parts
Vocabulary 1
Figurative Language
ELA Reading Skills
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
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
a.) gratitude
100

The flower was soft as silk. a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole

Simile

100

Theme is the 

Message or lesson within a story 

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

Define our vocabulary word "Banished" 

to remove from a home/ to clear away

200
Which word matches this definition? An area surrounded mostly by homes a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed
a.) residential
200

The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole

b.) personification

200
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
300

I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB? (Remember adverbs describe the verb)

Awfully

300

What is the meaning of the prefix: un-

(Unbreakable) (Unstable)

Un- means NOT

300
Which word matches this definition? To consume 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

The three purposes of dialogue are 

Propel action

Reveal character

Provoke a decision

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
Which word matches this definition? Usual, by 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

Define imagery 

Imagery is when writers use sensory details to paint an image in the reader's mind. 

500
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
What is a proper noun.
500

Identify the root and prefix in the word below: Biography

Prefix: bio- meaning life Root: graph - meaning to write

500
Which word matches this definition? To move along heavily or clumsily a.) whiffling b.) galumphing c.) gyre
b.) galumphing
500

Chocolate is my kryptonite a) simile b)personification c) allusion

c) allusion

500

I picked up a woozle and turned it around. It was slippery, wiggly, and goopidy goopy. What part of speech is a "woozle"? How do you know?

Woozle is a nonsense word used as a NOUN. Nouns have an article (a, an, the) before it and the sentence states that it can be touched and manipulated. For these reasons, I know it's a noun.

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