6th Grade Vocabulary
Which of the following words means nervous: colossal, apprehensive, delighted, blaring
apprehensive
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of...
What is alliteration
What kind of punctuation do you need for dialogue?
" " Quotation Marks
Antonym for sad
Happy
What is an antagonist?
Give an example
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Answers will vary
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
direct comparison of things without using like or as
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
synonym for hilarious
funny
What is the subject of this sentence:
The dog ran away from home.
Dog
Which of the following words means to pay:
trade, clamorous, bawl, compensate
compensate
what point of view would an author use to talk directly to the audience
What is second person point of view
What are the 3 types of paragraphs included in an essay?
Introduction, Body, Conclusion
What is controlling idea?
what the passage is mainly about
What is personification?
giving non-human object, human characteristics
what is a synonym for persuade
What is any word that means getting someone to do something
Fix the sentence...
Me and Ericka are going to canada next weekend.
Canada (proper nouns are capitalized)
Ericka and I are going to Canada next weekend.
details that support the main idea
supporting details
What is a the solution in a story called?
resolution
Define retrieve.
to go and get something
Identify the 3 adjectives in this sentence:
The path behind the abandoned barn is overgrown, but it is the quickest way to get to the meadow.
What is abandoned, overgrown, quickest
a synonym of exhausted
tired
What is a protagonist? Give an example.
Examples will vary
List 3 adjectives about school
varies