Types of Words
These are words that are doing, saying, thinking or relating words. Every sentence must have at least one of these words other wise it won’t make sense.
Verb
We use these to show that a sentence has ended.
Full Stops.
These are letters that are not heard when you say the word yet are needed to spell the word correctly.
Silent Letters
This is a sentence where an object is compared to something else. This sentence needs to contain either the word like or as.
Simile
What is her Boyfriend's name?
Jye
This is a word that names a person, place, thing, quality or action. It can also be known as a naming word.
Noun
These are used when letters have been left out to shorten a word or when ownership needs to be shown.
Apostrophes
This is a group of letters we add to the start of a word to change the meaning.
Prefixes.
A sentence or statement where most or all of the words begin with the same letter.
Alliteration
What high school did Ms. Galligani complete her SACE (Year 12)
St. Michaels College
A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words.
Synonym
You need to use these when you ask a question. They are used instead of a full stop.
Question Marks
These are a group of letters that are added to the end of a word to change the meaning.
Suffixes
In the sentence "Her voice was music to his ears," what type of figurative language is being used to describe the woman's voice?
Metaphor
In 2014, Ms. Galligani lived in another country. What country was it?
Italy
These are words that connect words, phrases or clauses.
Example: as, because, until, if, and.
Conjunctions
These are symbols used to separate items in a list of nouns, to separate items in a list of adjectives or in direct speech.
Commas
True or False: The name hysteria is derived from the Greek word hystera which means uterus, the female reproductive organ.
Hysteria: exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement.
True
Name the technique in the following sentence: "The Pharmacist finds their job encapsulating".
Pun
For many years, where did Ms. Galligani work before and during studying?
JB-HiFi
These words tell tells us the position of one thing in relation to another. Examples are above, over and under.
Prepositions
These symbols show a longer pause than a comma and separate 2 connected but equally important clauses of a sentence.
Semi Colon ;
Use the following letters to create 5 words. Feel free to grab a whiteboard marker.
A, E, T, R, N, S, I, O, L
"lion," "rate," "stare," "rose," "sail," "real," "note," "seat," "tire,"
Grab a whiteboard marker, and spell the technique, starting with the letter O, that describes the figurative language in the following sentence: "Pop, Splash, Drip.."
Onomatopoeia
What is her favourite book?
Hint: It's in the bookshelf
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro