Grammar Unit 1
Words with the same meaning.
What are synonyms?
This type of sentence always ends in an exclamation mark.
What is exclamatory?
She "walks like a duck" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
She faced the rising sun with confidence, then headed down the trail alone. This suggests a certain technique.
What is a quest?
This cereal sings, "snap, crackle, pop" when milk is poured over it.
What is Rice Krispies?
Words that mean the opposite.
What are antonyms?
"Do you know the answer?" is an example of this type of sentence.
What is interrogative?
"The waves slapped Rainsford's face" is an example of this.
What is personification?
Making connections is important and these TWO books are arguably the most cited in the English language.
What are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the bible?
I hungered for a Whopper means I went to this food place.
What is Burger King?
These words sound exactly alike but have different meanings.
What are homophones?
Short sentences create this effect.
What is tension or excitement?
Stop "beating around the bush" is an example of one of these.
What is an idiom?
An apple is a powerful symbol making us think about this.
What is fairy tales or the Garden of Eden/temptation of Eve?
If I heard the song, "Let It Go" I'd be watching this film.
What is Frozen?
These word parts are found at the start of base words.
What are prefixes?
This part of speech is used to join two independent sentences.
What is a conjunction?
"She sold seven silver-sounding songs to Shania" utilizes this device.
What is alliteration?
"It was a dark and stormy night" makes us think of either of these techniques when reading.
What is bad things happen in the dark OR storms foreshadow trouble's coming?
Everyone knows that this is the fastest land animal.
What is a cheetah?
These come in common and proper formats and name people, places, and things.
What are nouns?
"The cereal in this bowl is delicious." Identify the simple subject.
What is cereal?
"He was an unstoppable force, a rhino, on the football field" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
Birds and/or wings make us think of this literary technique.
What is flight is freedom?
Penguins are found on two continents--name them both.
What are Africa and Antarctica?