Grammar and the Book
FANBOYS acronym stands for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Haiku
The main character's name
Auggie
To do again
Re-
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
This punctuation introduces a list, separates two clauses where the second one explains the first, or emphasizes a word or phrase for effect
Colon
"Rules about really important things"
Precept
The main character's teacher
Mr. Browne
Before
Pre-
Exaggerated statements (Hint: I'm literally starving because I didn't eat lunch yet!")
Words like "then", "next", "before", "after some time", or "years later" are known as ______ connectives
Time
Letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word with a different meaning
Prefix
The part of body affected by the main character's deformity
Face
Sub-
"The brown bear broke the brakes off of my blue bike" is an example of what?
Alliteration
In 4.2 we made a story about an object. There was a box, a white rock, a diary, an elephant, and stamps. What was the other object?
Boomerang
Questions designed to make a point rather than expecting an answer
Rhetorical Questions
Children's book illustrator
Opposite of (hint: not -un)
Dis-
"The wind whispered through the trees," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
"Anzuki, Halabi, Bouksati, Obied" all describe what?
Figs
The origins of a word
Etymology
What grade is the main character in?
5th Grade
Above (hint: market, hero)
Super-
Bang! Boom! Wham! Slam! (Be careful! Spelling counts!)
Onomatopoeia