Greek and Latin
Figurative Language
Just for Fun
Vocabulary
Parts of Speech
100

helios

What is sun?

100

I am as happy as a clam.

What is a simile?

100

Mrs. Blaze loves animals.  This animal, one of her favorites,  could bring its own trunk to school.

What is the fabulous elephant?

100

someone who offers opposition

What is an adversary?

100

person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?

200

jacio, jactum

What is to throw?

200

My brother is a bull in a china shop.

What is a metaphor?

200

This invisible member of class would fret endlessly if someone used the idiom about raining cats and dogs.

Who is Bob!  poor Bob

200

slightly salty

What is brackish?

200

This part of speech are words that describe nouns or pronouns.

What are adjectives?

300

nomen/nominis

What is name?

300

Those backpacks are threatening my teacher again!

What is personification?

300

Warriors enjoy playing and defeating the staff in these two sporting events.

What are the staff vs. team volleyball and basketball games? 

300

obvious to the eye or the mind

What is conspicuous?

300

a, an, the

What are articles?

400

chronos

What is time?

400

Jumbo shrimp 

What is an oxymoron?

400

These are the names of Mrs. Blaze's grandgirls.

Who are Macie and Maya?

400

to speak in response

What is counter?

400

Adverbs describe other adverbs and _________ and __________.

What are verbs and adjectives?

500

petros

What is stone, rock?

500

Eyes and ears on me :)

What is an idiom?

500

These decorations were provided my Mrs. Blaze and enjoyed by many students and our principal.

What are candy canes?  yummy :)

500

to listen without the speaker's knowledge

What is eavesdrop?

500

These are joining words.  

Hint: jungo, junctum

What are conjunctions?

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