Parts of Speech
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
NOUN
Where is a suffix located on a word?
Beginning, middle, or end?
End
Which word matches this definition?
The quality or feeling of being thankful
a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
a.) gratitude
The flower was soft as silk.
a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole
Simile
In order to find the main idea of a passage, you first must look where?
What is the first sentence, last sentence, or title.
Where are you going?
Which word in the sentence above is a VERB?
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 along
Which word matches this definition?
An area surrounded mostly by homes
a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed
a.) residential
The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry.
a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) personification
What do you need to make an inference?
background knowledge or information from the text?
What are the nouns in the following sentence?
Adam is an intelligent young man.
Adam and Man
What is the meaning of the prefix:
un-
Ex: Unapologetic
Un- means NOT
Which word matches this definition?
To consume destructively
a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation
b.) devour
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt.
a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole
c.) hyperbole
Using context clues and word parts to help you, what part of speech is the following word: ominous
"The blackened sky appeared ominous and we all ran inside for cover.:
A. Noun
B. Adjective
Ominous is an adjective. Ominous is describing the sky, a noun, which makes this describing word an adjective.
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window.
What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
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
c. ) accustomed
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please."
a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
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.
Give an Example of a Verb
Running
Jumping
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
b.) galumphing
"Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!"
a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole
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?
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
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, it's a noun.