Grammar
person, place, or thing is a:
a) noun
b) verb
noun
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
a) simile
b) hyperbole
simile
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes (acts like a person)
a)personification
b) Onomatopoeia
personification
"Lucky lady" is an example of what?
a)alliteration
b)hyperbole
alliteration
Which word is a verb (action word)? The chicken left our cousin's party.
a) chicken
b)left
left
An action word is a :
a) noun
b)verb
verb
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. (think: dramatic)
a) hyperbole
b) simile
hyperbole
"All the kids watched the woman as she moved along the line, her high-heeled shoes sounding like little fire crackers going off on the wooden floor" is an example of what?
simile
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)simile
b)alliteration
simile
Which word is a verb (action word)? The ball struck the bat.
a) struck
b)ball
struck
A word that describes a noun. (Could be a color, a quantity, size, or another descriptive word.
a) noun
b) adjective
adjective
comparison not using like or as
a)metaphor
b)alliteration
metaphor
"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant!" is an example of what?
hyperbole
"The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun" is an example of what?
a)personification
b)alliteration
alliteration
Which word is a verb (action word)? The crowd screams loudly.
a) screams
b)crowd
screams
A word that takes the place of a noun like he, she, it, this.
a) pronoun
b)verd
pronoun
Repetition of initial consonant sounds (The boy blocks baseball bases)
a)metaphor
b)Alliteration
Alliteration
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what?
a)metaphor
b)hyperbole
metaphor
"It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework" is an example of what? (DRAMA!)
a)simile
b)hyperbole
hyperbole
Which word is an adjective (describe noun)? Kim is both a mother and a skillful climber.
a)both
b)skillful
skillful
Which word is an adjective (describe noun)? The lion is a sociable creature.
a) creature
b)sociable
sociable
a word from a sound associated with what is named
a)alliteration
b) onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
"Boom" is an example of what?
a)onomatopoeia
b)personification
onomatopoeia
"The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest" is an example of what? (can wind whisper?)
a)personification
b)onomatopoeia
personification
Which word is an adjective (describes a noun)? The lazy lion sleeps.
a)lion
b)lazy
lazy