Vocabulary
Figurative Language
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Parts of Speech
This and That
100

The driver decreased her speed as she approached the curve.

lessens 

100

Crash! Went the all of the bottles on the shelf as the floor shook. 

A) Hyperbole

B) Onomatopiea

 Onomatopiea

100

I builded a sandcastle on the shore

2 errors

I built a sandcastle on the shore.

100

Name the noun in this sentence.

She finally cleaned that cluttered desk.

desk

100

What is  a synonym for huge:

Tia liked watching the huge elephant at the zoo

large, giant, humungous

200

The green lizard was camouflaged in the bush making it really hard for us to see him.

Hide or disguise something,  to cover it up

200

The students are as busy bees as they get ready for their MCAS test. 

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

Simile

200

My grandma give mi ten dollars yesterday!


 2 errors

My grandma gave me ten dollars yesterday!

200

Name the adjective in the sentence


The boy was bouncing the enormous ball in the park. 

enormous

200

What is  a synonym for neat:

Sarah's bedroom is very neat.

orderly, clean

300

The little boy could not afford a new toy so he saved his money and was able to buy it.

to be able to pay for

300

The wind howled outside her bedroom window as the storm passed by. 

A) Onomatopiea

B) Personification

Personification

300

I seen a turtle at the park yester day.

2 errors

I saw a turtle at the park yesterday. 

300

What is the adverb in the sentence. 

Maria carefully folded all off her clean clothes. 

carefully

300

What is an antonym for enjoy:

I enjoy drinking iced tea during the summer.

dislike, hate

400

The fire fighter tightly grasped the hose as they battled the brushfire.

Held tightly

400

My brother is as tall as a skyscraper.

A) Hyperbole

B) Personifiaction

Hyperbole

400

Were going to us the money to buy a video game

3 errors

We're going to use the money to by a video game.

400

Name the nouns in this sentence.

Sonya was happy to see her new bike sitting in the garage.

Sonya, bike, garage

400

They are  getting ready to go outside to recess.

Which is the correct contraction for they are:

A) their

B) they're

they're

500

It’s the lifeguard’s obligation to watch the children swim and stay safe in the pool.

commitment to do 

500

Bobby bounced the ball at the backyard barbeque.

A) Hyperbole

B) Alliteration

Alliteration

500

Jamar Sam and I  have ben saving our allowance to buy a new game?

4 errors

Jamar, Sam, and I have been saving our allowance to buy a new game.

500

Name the verbs in the sentence.

Everyone ran as fast as they could to grab the new toys. 

ran, grab

500

The baseball game starts at 5 o'clock.

What kind of word is baseball?

compound word 

base ball

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