Figurative language
What type of figurative language is this:
He is as tall as a mountain.
What is a simile?
Which type of figurative language is "Boing!"
What is onomatopoeia?
How many nouns are in this sentence:
Kyle rode his bike to Target.
What are 3 (Kyle, bike, Target)
What does a helping verb help?
What is an action verb
List 3 adjectives that begin with the letter 'b'
Answers will vary.
Examples: better, best, big, bratty, blue, bossy
What is the difference between a hyperbole and an idiom?
A hyperbole is an over-exaggeration, while an idiom is a commonly used expression that is not meant to be taken literally.
Which type of figurative language is this:
You understand me, we're both in the same boat.
What is an idiom?
Come up with 4 COMMON nouns that begin with the letter 's'.
Answers will vary.
Example: sock, shoe, sister, stream, shirt.
Which types of verb(s) is/are in this sentence:
The boy is running fast.
What are helping (is) and action (running)
Lucy dove gracefully into the pool.
What is no, it is an adverb because it describes a verb, not a noun!
The leaves are a carpet on the earth.
What type of figurative language is this?
What is a metaphor
Which title is written correctly:
A. The Lord of the Rings
B. the Lord Of the Rings
C. The Lord Of The Rings
What is A.
What are the nouns in this sentence:
Jake from State Farm offered me a great deal.
What are: Jake, State Farm, deal.
How many verbs are in this sentence, and what are they?
I will run later, because right now I am tired.
What are 3 (will, run, am)
Create a sentence that has a superlative or comparative adjective
Answers will vary. Examples: I am the tallest in my family. She is the best athlete. You are smarter than my dog.
Create a sentence that contains alliteration using the "r" sound.
Example: Roger was right about Ronnie.
What is wrong with this dialogue:
Rosie asked, "what time is dinner?"
Answer: the w in what should be capitalized.
Create a sentence that contains two proper nouns, and two common nouns.
Answers will vary:
Example: John crossed the street with his friend Liz.
John, Liz, friend, street
What are the verbs in this sentence:
The cat desperately wanted to jump the fence.
What are: wanted, jump
What is the difference between coordinate adjectives and noncoordinate adjectives?
What is, coordinate adjectives can be rearranged and still make sense, but NC adjectives can't.
The sun peeked lazily over the horizon.
Which type of figurative language is this?
What is personification?
What is wrong with this dialogue:
"I don't know," mumbled Paul "It seems like something is wrong here."
What are: a comma is needed after Paul, and the 'i' in "It" should be lower case.
Answers will vary.
Examples: happiness, sadness, love, hatred, friendship. romance, freedom, liberty, disgust.
Name the verbs in this sentence, AND which type of verb each one is.
Although I might fail, I am happy with my effort.
What are:
might- helping
fail- action
am- linking
That lake is beautiful with its bright blue water.
What are the adjectives?
What are: that, beautiful, bright, blue