Figurative Language
Conventions
Prefixes
Common vs Proper Noun
Random
100

My cat weighs a ton

Hyperbole 

100

The red house is over there.

What's the adjective?

red

100

What does the word Pre- mean?

Before
100

What's the common noun in this sentence?

Ms. Thompson is going to bed

N/A

100

What should go at the end of your Intro paragraph?

Thesis Statment

200

Peter picked Pumpkins from the Pumpkin Patch

Alliteration

200

She's very friendly to me.

What's the adverb 

friendly

200

What does the prefix un mean?

not

200

What's the common noun in this sentence?

The teacher is going to teach the class

Teacher

200

The lesson or moral of the story is called?

Theme

300

The sun smiled down us

Personification 

300

Frequently, Laura took Maurice on visits to her own family.

What's the adverb?

Frequently 

300

What does the word mis mean?

wrong, bad

300

I'm going to the Atlantic Ocean near the East coast.

Is there more common or proper nouns in the sentence?

Proper nouns

300

What is called that helps your essay flow better between sentences/paragraphs?

Transition Words

400

Life is a highway 

Metaphor 

400

She went to the store

What's the prepositional phrase?

to the store

400

What does the prefix im- mean?

opposite of

400

I'm going to see my teacher, Ms. Thompson, this afternoon on my way back from Los Angles. 

List all the proper and common nouns.

Proper nouns- Ms. Thompson and Los Angles

Common nouns- teacher

400

What should be in your 4th paragraph in an argumentative essay?

The counterclaim argument 

500

I hope he gets a tased of his own medicine

Idiom 

500

Let's sail around the world

around the world

500

what does the word foreshadow mean? 

be a warning or indication of (a future event).

500

I'm going to the Lake this afternoon.

What's wrong with this sentence?

Lake

500

What was Ms. Thompson's major in college

History 

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