Parts of Speech
What part of speech is the word run in this sentence: “I will run to the park.”
Verb
A word that means the opposite of another word is called a _______.
Antonym
What do we call the “lesson” or “message” of a story?
Theme
What type of sentence is this: “Where are you going?”
Question/Interrogative
“The sun smiled down on us.” This is an example of ______.
Personification
Name the part of speech: “She is a kind person.”
Adjective
What does predict mean?
To say what will happen in the future
Who is the main character of a story called?
Protagonist
Every sentence must have these two parts: ______ and ______.
Subject and Predicate
“Her backpack was as heavy as a ton of bricks.” What type of figurative language?
Simile
Identify the noun in this sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”
Dog
Give a synonym for happy.
Examples: glad, joyful, cheerful
What do we call the time and place of a story?
Setting
Fix the capitalization: “in august, we will go to new york.”
In August, we will go to New York.
A phrase like “It’s raining cats and dogs” means it’s raining very hard. What’s this called?
Idiom
Which part of speech connects words: and, but, or?
Conjunction
What is the meaning of the root word bio in words like biology?
Life
When you explain something in your own words, what are you doing?
Paraphrasing
Combine these two sentences: “I like pizza. I like tacos.”
I like pizza and tacos.
“Boom! Crash! Bang!” These words are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia
In the sentence “He ran quickly,” what part of speech is quickly?
Adverb
What’s a more advanced word for big?
Examples: enormous, gigantic, massive
What do you call clues in the text that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
Context Clues
What’s the difference between their, there, and they’re?
Their - Possession
There - Place
They're - They are
“Time is a thief.” What kind of figurative language is this?
Metaphor