Parts of Speech
This is a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
This type of word is made when two words are joined to form a new word, like backpack and sandbox.
What is a compound word?
This form of figurative language directly compares two things by using the words "like" or "as."
Example: Her eyes sparkle like diamonds.
What is a simile?
This is a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
What is a drama or a play?
This is the point of view in the following story:
I opened the door and slowly entered the room. "Well, hello, there," said a voice from the darkened corner. I cautiously stepped forward.
What is first person? (clue words: I, me we)
This type of word is used in place of a noun. Common examples of this type of word include he, her, him, I, it, me, she, them, they, us, and we.
What is a pronoun?
These are words that mean the same thing, like small and tiny.
What are synonyms?
This form of figurative language compares two things by saying one is the other.
Example: Natalie is a cheetah when she runs.
What is a metaphor?
This is a story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community's tradition
What is a folktale?
This is what the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction are called.
What is dialogue?
This type of word modifies, or tells more about, a noun or pronoun. (Example, the fuzzy, blue blanket was on the couch.)
What is an adjective?
These are words with opposite meanings, like beginning and end.
What are antonyms?
This form of figurative language gives human traits to objects, animals, or ideas.
Example: The rain danced on the roof all night long.
What is personification?
This is a short story (often with animal characters) with a moral.
What is a fable?
This is the big idea or lesson an author wants you to take away from a piece of fiction.
What is the theme?
This is the verb in the following sentence:
The child thought about her dog all day.
What is thought?
These words sound exactly alike, but have different spellings and meanings, like there and their.
What are homophones?
This form of figurative language uses the repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words.
Example: Sneaky sharks swam through the shallows.
What is alliteration?
This is a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
What is a myth?
This is a word part that can be added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
What is a prefix?
This is the adverb in the following sentence:
Jamari quickly walked home through the neighborhood.
What is quickly?
This is the smallest part of a word that can stand on its own as a word with meaning. Other parts may be added to this word to change its meaning.
What is a base word?
This form of figurative language uses words that imitate the sounds associated with them.
Example: buzz, bang, crackle, pop
What is onomatopoeia?
This type of writing includes ideas that are divided into stanzas.
What is poetry?
This is a word part that can be added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
What is a suffix?