Nouns & Pronouns
Give an example of a common, proper and collective noun for: person
any example that fits
Identify the verbs in this sentence.
The mice quietly crawled past the sleeping cat.
crawled & sleeping
Identify all the adjectives in this sentence.
The colorful roller coaster sped around the curvy, hilly track.
colorful, curvy and hilly
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Both are used for comparison but simile uses 'like' and 'as' whereas metaphors do not.
Define subjects and predicates
Subjects- whom or what the sentence is about
Predicates- something about the subject, what the subject is doing
Identify all the nouns of place.
The whole school was invited to come to the party at the fairgrounds.
school and fairgrounds
Identify the adverb in this sentence.
Please find your seats quietly and we will get started.
quietly
Identify all the adjectives in this sentence.
The shiny diamond glittered in the bright sunlight coming through the kitchen window.
shiny, bright, and kitchen
What is personification?
Associating human characterisitics to something non-human
What is a contraction? Give an example
Combination of two words to make a new word.
It is= it's
Name all of the pronouns in this sentence.
Their cat ran away and they went to look for it.
their, they, & it
Identify the verbs in this sentence.
The whole team cheered when they won the game.
cheered & won
Add TWO adjectives to complete the sentence:
"When she broke her arm, she felt a __________, __________ pain.
sharp, excrutiating, terrible, unbearable etc.
"Cold feet" is an example of what?
What does it mean?
Idiom.
To feel nervous.
What are compound words? Give an example
Combination of two or more base words to create a new one.
download, bookmark, backup
Identify the proper noun in this sentence.
Danny rode to town his bright red Ford pickup truck.
Danny
What are some examples of linking verbs?
They connect the subject to a words that provide description or information about it.
Ex. is, are and were
Replace the adjectives with stronger adjectives:
The uneasy crowd waited restlessly in the busy airport lounge
uneasy- restless, anxious, apprehensive, tense
impatiently- eagerly, impatiently, anxiously
busy- crowded, crammed, hectic
Give an example of alliteration
Peter Piper picked...
She sells seashells...
Define denotation & connotation
Denotation- exact dictionary meaning of a word.
Connotation- emotional feeling a word holds.
__________ of ants
__________ of stars
__________ of flowers
-colony
-constellation
-bouquet
What are the comparative and superlative forms for the adverbs 'well' and 'badly'?
-well, better, best
-badly, worse, worst
Fill in the adjectives:
The ________ waves of the _______ ocean almost knocked the young boy off his feet as he ________ on its shore.
mighty, strong
angry, aggressive
stood, played, ran
crash, bang, sizzle are all examples of?
Spell it :)
onomatopoeia
Rephrase the following sentence using formal language:
"Hey! What's up? Do me a favour and email ma the link to that site!"
Hello. How are you?/I hope you are doing well.
I would appreciate if you could kindly send me the link to that website please.