Grammar
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea.
What is an antonym?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is the central idea?
The main idea of a story or what it’s mostly about.
What is a topic sentence?
The first sentence of a paragraph that tells what it’s about.
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
What is a verb?
word that shows action or a state of being.
What is a prefix?
The small word parts at the beginning of a word that change its meaning.
What is the conflict?
The problem that the main character faces in a story.
What are supporting details?
The sentences that give more information and details about the main idea.
What is an idiom?
A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning, like “it’s raining cats and dogs.”
What is an exclamation point?
This punctuation mark is used to show strong feeling or excitement.
What is a synonym?
The word or phrase that means the same as another word.
What is foreshadowing?
Clues in the text that help you guess what will happen next.
What is editing?
The step in the writing process where you check for grammar, punctuation, and spelling mistakes.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
What is an interrogative sentence?
This type of sentence asks a question.
What is a simile?
A figure of speech comparing two things using “like” or “as.”
What is the theme?
The lesson or moral the author wants you to learn.
What is persuasive writing?
The type of writing that tries to convince the reader to agree with your opinion.
What is a metaphor?
A phrase comparing two things without using “like” or “as.”
What are homophones?
These are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like “to,” “too,” and “two.”
What is connotation?
The feeling or emotion a word creates, beyond its dictionary definition.
What is a flashback?
When a character or narrator looks back at something that happened earlier in time.
What are transition words?
Words and phrases like “first,” “next,” and “finally” that connect ideas smoothly.
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates a sound, like “buzz” or “splash.”