Word Classes
What is a noun?
Person, place or thing
e.g. The CASTLE was spooky.
Which is the correct spelling?
a) because
b) becase
c) becose
a) because
What is a full stop for?
To end a sentence.
Correct the grammar mistake:
“The box full of books, which my wife brought home last week, are still sitting in the garage.”
“The box full of books, which my wife brought home last week, is STILL sitting in the garage.”
What is a simile?
Using like/as to describe something
e.g. the boat was as large as a whale.
What is an adjective?
Describes the noun
e.g. the castle was SPOOKY.
Spell the word correctly:
a) neccessary
b)necesary
c) necessary
c) necessary
What is a comma used for?
To emphasise a pause whilst reading.
Correct the error
“I wake up in the morning and grabbed a bite to eat.”
I wake up in the morning and grab a bite to eat.
What is personification?
Giving inanimate objects human features
e.g. the table quivered in fear of the children approaching the buffet.
What is a verb?
doing/action word
e.g. The dog was JUMPING at the letterbox.
'The smal boy was so angry, he wanted to screem at the othur boys!'
Small, scream and other
What is an ellipses for? ...
To create tension and build suspense. Adds drama.
Correct the grammar:
“Unlocking the door, she walked inside and started doing her homework.”
“After unlocking the door, she walked inside and started doing her homework.”
What is a triplet?
3 words that describe something e.g. the dark, dingy, damp cave.
or
3 phrases repeated e.g. We will fight on the beaches, we will fight in the fields we will fight in the streets.
What is an Adverb?
Describes the verb
e.g. the dog was jumping EXCITEDLY at the letterbox.
Correct the speling:
'He cudn't believe this was hapening! Why was this hapening', he thort.
couldn't, happening, thought.
Add the punctuation:
'The air was cold wet and windy it blew all the leaves off the trees like the Big Bad Wolf
'The air was cold, wet and windy. It blew all the leaves off the trees like the Big Bad Wolf.
Correct the tense:
I going to the shop yesterday.
I was going to the shop yesterday OR I went to the shop yesterday.
What is emotive language?
Creating an emotion from the reader
The tiny, innocent puppy cried for it's mum as it cowered in the bushes totally alone.
Name each of the word classes in this sentence:
The young girl was walking down the empty street when she heard an aggressive man shouting loudly at his terrified partner.
Girl, man, partner - nouns
walking, shouting - verbs
young, empty, terrified, aggressive - adjectives
Which is the correct spelling:
a) alturnative
b)alternative
c)allternative
b) alternative
Where does the semi-colon go?
I sent Sam to the shop he got bananas, apples, chocolate biscuits pasta and teabags.
I sent Sam to the shop; he got bananas, apples, chocolate biscuits, pasta and teabags.
Correct the modifier:
“Fluffy and well-bred, I loved playing with my new puppy.”
“I loved playing with my new puppy, which was fluffy and well-bred.”
What is a metaphor?
Describing something as something when it can't be
e.g. The ocean was a beast.
The storm was a might warrior.