Figurative Language
WOW
AFFIXES & ROOTS
Parts of speech
Grammar
100

The monkey's paw is a _____, representing the dangers of being greedy.

What is a symbol?

100

The Steelers and Gamecocks are horrifyingly bad; I was ____ at their performances.

What is aghast?

100

un-

sub-

omni-

What are prefixes?
100

I love my dog.  

[Dog is a ____]

What is a noun?

100

This shows strong feelings and appears at the end of a sentence.

What is an exclamation point!

200

Love is a battlefield.  

What is a metaphor?

200

This seas will be an ______, full of emotional obstacles and challenges.

What is an odyssey?

200

It is a root that means wise.

What is SAG?

200

My fat, lazy dog sleeps.

[fat, lazy]

What are adjectives?

200
Tell-tale heart


[-]

What is a hypen?

300

Life is like a box of chocolates.

What is a simile?

300

A ______ person doesn't take sports too serious.  In the grand scheme, a game doesn't mean much.

What is sagacious?

300
The meaning of en- (as in enthrall)

What is a within?

300
The cursed monkey's paw ruined their lives.


[cursed]

What is an adjective?

300

We will be good, we only need these elements an offense, a defense, and special team.

[What is missing between elements and an]

What is a colon?

:

400

Mean Mr. McCloy (repetition of M)

What is alliteration?

400

I find thrillers _______; trying to figure out what will happen, reading on the edge of my seat. 

What is enthralling?

400

When I see a ghost I am ____.

What is aghast?

400

Mrs. White wished vehemently.

[vehemently]

What is an adverb?

400
They lost so bad I waited all summer for this?!


[What's missing between bad and I]


What is a dash?

--

500

CHILL Bro cause ub GETTIN ON MY NERVES and DRIVIN ME NUTS! (The capitalized phrases) 

What are idioms?

500

The performance of my team was ______; you should have heard me yelling at the TV. 

What is vexing?

500

-ly (as in vehemently)

What is a suffix?

What is an adverb?

500

I went to the festival.

[I]

What is a pronoun?

500

Effective writers know that punctuation is an important part of creating _____. 

What is voice? 
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