Figurative Language
a figure of speech that compares two separate concepts through the use of a clear connecting word such as “like” or “as.
What is a simile?
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
Spell the word that means the number 2.
What is t - w - o?
The mistakes in the following sentence:
i read the book Gone with the wind Five times.
What is:
i needs to be capitalized, With needs to be capitalized, Wind needs to be capitalized. Five should not be capitalized?
The R in the R.A.C.E. response method.
What is repeat the prompt?
projects human qualities onto inanimate objects, or perhaps animals or natural elements.
What is personification?
A word that takes the place of a noun. For example, "he," "she," or "it."
What is a pronoun?
The correct spelling for the word that goes in the blank.
"He had to walk over ______ to see the deer.
Their. There. They're
What is there?
arnold, joe, amy, and beth rode there bicks to school
What is:
names of people should be capitalized, their should be spelled their, bikes should be spelled bikes?
The A in the R.A.C.E. response method?
What is "answer the prompt?"
extravagant, intentional exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The verb in "He jumped over the moon."
What is "jumped?"
What word fits in the blank?
_________ going to Montana for a week this summer.
They're Their There
What is They're?
I gived him a Birthday present the other day. he was to yeas old.
(5 errors)
What is:
gived should be gave
birthday shouldn't be capitalized
he should be capitalized(beginning of the sentence)
to should be spelled two. yeas should be years ?
The C and E in the R.A.C.E. method.
What is "cite evidence?"
non-literal turns of phrase so common that most people who speak the same language know them. English examples include, “He stole her thunder” and “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
What is an idiom?
The adjectives in "His polka-dotted sweater was huge on him."
What are "polka-dotted" and "huge"
What word fits in the blank?
_______ class started late so they went to the vending machine to buy a snack.
There They're Their
What is Their?
she said, the tornado is coming? Hide.
What are:
The word she should be capitalized
The should be capitalized. There should be quotation marks around the words that she is saying. There should be exclamation marks after coming and Hide?
The body of the paragraph should include...
What are details or examples that explain your topic or thesis and give evidence to support it?
words sound like the thing they describe.
What is onomotopeia?
The subject in the sentence "Mrs. Fleming races her car around town like a maniac."
What is Mrs. Fleming?
Find the two words that are spelled incorrectly.
The rabbit hoped acrost the lawn.
What is
hoped - it should be h-o-p-p-e-d
and
acrost - it should be a-c-r-o-s-s
I have Relatives in montana, wyohming, idaho, washington, and california.
What are:
relatives should not be capitalized, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, and California should be capitalized, and Wyoming is spelled incorrectly.
Mrs. Fleming is _______ years old.
What is 54 years old? Yikes!