Parts of Speech
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
Where is a suffix located on a word? The beginning, middle, or end?
End
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
What is a) gratitude?
Read the sentence. The flower was soft as silk.
What figurative language was used? a)hyperbole b)personification c)simile
What is c) simile?
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Identify the 2 verbs in this sentence:
Where are you going?
What is are, going?
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 alone
Which word matches this definition? An area surrounded mostly by homes a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed
What is a) residential?
Read the sentences. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. What figurative language is used? a) metaphor b) personification c) hyperbole
What is b) personification?
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text?
What word is an adverb in this sentence?
I am feeling awfully hungry, mom!
What is awfully?
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
Which word matches this definition? To consume destructively a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation
What is b) devour?
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt.
a) simile b) onomatopeia c) hyperbole
What is c) hyperbole?
In order to find the main idea of a passage, you first must look here. (Name all three to gain an extra 100 points.)
What is the first sentence, last sentence, and title.
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word obnoxious?
What is an adjective?
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
Which word matches this definition? Usual, by habit a.) resemble b.) gyre c.) accustomed
What is c) accustomed?
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." a) onomatopoeia b) idiom c) personification
What is a) onomatopoeia?
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.
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
What is a proper noun?
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
Which word matches this definition? To move along heavily or clumsily a.) whiffling b.) galumphing c.) gyre
What is b) galuphing?
"Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!" a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole
What is a) idiom?
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. For these reasons, I know it's a noun.