Parts of Speech
Word Parts
Vocabulary 1
Figurative Language
ELA Reading Skills
100
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
NOUN
100
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
End
100
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
a.) gratitude
100
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The flower was soft as silk. a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole
Simile
100

This sentence in the introduction paragraph tells the reader what the passage will be about. 

What is topic sentence?

200
Where are you going? Which words in this sentence are VERBS?
are, going
200
True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.
False- "hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along
200
Which word matches this definition? An area surrounded mostly by homes a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed
a.) residential
200
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) personification
200

What is it called when you make an educated guess based on background information and what you have read?

a.) Inference   b.) Allusion   c.) citation  

a.) Inference

300
I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?
Awfully
300
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
300
Which word matches this definition? To consume destructively a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation
b.) devour
300
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole
c.) hyperbole
300

Using context clues and word parts to help you, what part of speech is the following word: ominous. The blackened sky appeared ominous and we all ran inside for cover.

Ominous is an adjective. Ominous is describing the sky, a noun, which makes this describing word an adjective.

400
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
ADJECTIVE
400
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
400
Which word matches this definition? Usual, by habit a.) resemble b.) gyre c.) accustomed
c. ) accustomed
400
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
a.) onomatopoeia
400

I picked up a woozle and turned it around. It was slippery, wiggly, and goopidy goopy. What part of speech is a "woozle"? How do you know?

Woozle is a nonsense word used as a NOUN. Nouns have an article (a, an, the) before it and the sentence states that it can be touched and manipulated.

500
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
What is a proper noun.
500

Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography

Prefix: bio- meaning life Root: graph - meaning to write Suffix: -y - means - quality of

500

Which word matches this definition? a long or roundabout route that is taken to avoid something. a.) rendezvous b.) Detour c.) gerrymander

b.) Detour

500

Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. "Richard is so stubborn. He is a brick wall." a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole

b.) Metaphor

500

What does it mean to "visualize" while you read? How can this help you understand a story?


Visualizing means to make a picture in your head. This helps to understand and remember a story because with focus, you can recall more details about a story that will carry on throughout the page, chapter, or book.

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