Red
What is a synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
What is a noun?
a person, place, or thing
Tell me two words that rhyme with play.
pray
pay
tray
okay
may
Poetic devices focus on the sound of the words.
Figurative language is about how the words are used to create meaning and imagery.
What is the difference between figurative language and literal language?
Literal language is when you use words that mean what they are meant to.
Figurative language is when you have to "figure out" the meaning behind the words.
Tell me two words that rhyme with mice.
rice
ice
nice
spice
What is an antonym for the word dry?
wet
What are two words that sound the same but have different meanings called?
Homophones
List three adjectives for a snowman
Any three describing words!
Examples:
cold, frosty, round
What is imagery?
Imagery is when the author uses figurative language and sensory details to help the reader imagine & connect with the text.
What is a verb?
Is jud/jur/jus a root, prefix, or suffix?
root
Is this suffix or prefix?
-er
Suffix
You should always start your sentences with...
a capital letter
What is the plot of a story?
What happens in the story/the storyline
"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Idiom
Is excited an adjective or verb in this sentence?
The excited girl was screaming.
an adjective
When an author compares two things without using like or as, it is called a...
metaphor
What does the prefix -pre mean?
before
Which words should be capitalized in this sentence?
i am going to grandma's for christmas.
I
Grandma's
Christmas
What is a synonym for annoyed?
Upset
Angry
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names, very important things)
How do you spell this word?
Groul Growl Growel Growle
Growl
She, he, it, hers, mine, and yours are examples of what part of speech?
Pronouns