Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech 2
Vocabulary
Poetry Terms
Figurative Language
100
Identify the verb in the following sentence: We drove very slowly through the traffic.
What is Drove
100
Identify the nouns in the following sentence: Eric performed a difficult science experiment.
What is Eric and Experiment.
100
Based on the meanings of reconnect, redo, and rewrite, what does the prefix "re" mean? a. not b. wrong c. again
What is Again.
100
A type of poem that contains 14 lines with 10 syllables per line.
What is Sonnet.
100
Whistling, whipping, whirling winds
What is Alliteration
200
Identify the adverb in the following sentence: The hikers climbed steadily up the mountain.
What is Steadily.
200
This part of speech often contains an -ly ending.
What is Adverb.
200
Based on the meanings of pregame and pretest, what does the prefix "pre" mean?
What is Before.
200
A type of poem that is made up of 3 lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is Haiku.
200
Eerie sounds echo through the woods replying to the wind's fury.
What is Personification.
300
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: Screaming happily, they splashed into a pool of cool water.
What is Cool.
300
This part of speech answers the questions "which one," "how many," "what kind," or "how much."
What is Adjective.
300
Identify the meaning of "decipher" as used in the following sentence: The code was complicated, but she eventually managed to decipher it.
What is Solve/Break.
300
A type of poem that tells a story.
What is Ballad.
300
My brother exploded when he saw the damage to his car.
What is Hyperbole.
400
Identify the two adverbs in the following sentence: On top of the tall water slide, we waited anxiously while lightning crackled dangerously in the distance.
What is Anxiously and Dangerously.
400
This part of speech connects words together. Examples are "and" "or" "but"
What is Conjunction.
400
Use the context clues to determine the meaning of the word "askew" in the following sentence. Beyond the thirty-three familiar shadows, forty thousand men lay crazily askew in their uniforms. a. straight; correct, even b. crookedly, not in straight lines c. horizontal; unbroken
What is Crookedly; not in straight lines.
400
A type of poem that has no particular rhyme scheme or rhythm and can be written about any topic.
What is Free Verse.
400
He's so clumsy; he has two left feet.
What is an Idiom.
500
Identify all of the verbs in the following sentence: Amy yelled when she noticed a bug was crawling on her leg.
What is Yelled, Noticed, Was Crawling
500
What part of speech are words like "is," "were," and "have."
What are Verbs.
500
In the the words submerge, subhuman, and submarine, the prefix is "sub." What is the meaning of "sub?" A. non B. below C. with
What is Below.
500
What type of poem is the following: The snow falls gently/Onto the hard ground below/Painting the streets white
What is haiku.
500
His eyes glow like pearls in the water.
What is Simile.
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