Parts of Speech
This is a person, place, or thing.
NOUN
A capital letter.
It is as hot as an oven out here.
What device is used here?
SIMILE
Write a sentence TELLING that it was hot outside.
Put the Q in the A:
What is one way to be sure you pass a test?
One way to be sure you pass a test is______
This is an ACTION word.
VERB
This ends a sentence.
Punctuation mark.
The storm was a train roaring toward us.
What device is this?
METAPHOR
Write a sentence SHOWING that it was hot outside.
Answers will vary.
EX: Sweat poured down my forehead as I ran across the scorching pavement worried that my flipflops would melt.
What is the first thing that happens when your ice cream starts to melt?
The first thing that happens when my ice cream starts to melt is __________
What part of speech are the words hot, sunny, and beautiful?
ADJECTIVES
Because of the rain.
Is this a sentence?
NO.
Make it a complete sentence
The teapot shrieked until my mom ran to take it off the burner.
What device is this?
PERSONIFICATION
She was sad.
Show or tell?
My favorite season is fall.
What question is this answering?
What is your favorite season?
What part of speech is the word RACED?
VERB
First I went out on the field and then I joined my team in the huddle and we lined up and the forwards passed the ball back and forth as we moved toward the goal then I kicked the ball and it soared into the goal!
What needs to change in this sentence?
It is a RUN ON.
Fix it.
The _____ was as ______ as a ______.
Fill in the blanks to make this a simile.
He jumped up and down with a gigantic smile on his face and his eyes sparkled as he saw his puppy for the first time.
Show or tell?
What emotion?
SHOW
Happiness, excitement, joy
I think that Olympic athletes should be payed for their time they are participating in the Olympics.
What question is this answering?
Should Olympic athletes be payed for their time?
He hopes to go to college some day.
What part of speech is the word HE?
NOUN
She was a good friend. She always waited for me after school. She walked home with me. She lived nearby and we played together. She had two brothers. She was my best friend.
What's happening with this paragraph?
Fix it.
METAPHOR
Write a showing description of someone who is nervous.
Answers will vary.
We went to Boston to see family and go to the beach while it was warm outside.
What question is this answering?
What did you do last summer?