Nouns & Pronouns
Literary Terms
Synonyms & Antonyms
Lamb to the Slaughter Vocabulary
Lamb to the Slaughter
100
the subject of a sentence is always this
What is a noun?
100
the term for the "good guy" in the story
What is protagonist?
100
is another word that means the same thing
What is synonym?
100
means to be irritated
What is exasperated?
100
what Mr. Maloney was drinking when he got home from work
What is whiskey?
200
names something you cannot taste, touch, smell, hear or see
What is an abstract noun?
200
The story "Lamb to the Slaughter is a great example of this literary term.
What is irony?
200
is another word that means the opposite
What is antonym?
200
means to have charge of
What is administered?
200
Mary Maloney did this in her spare time
What is sewing?
300
the chorus of Mrs. Kinne's noun rap
What is "A noun is a person, place or thing, it can be my hat, it can be my bling."
300
Mary's husband leaving her is an example of this literary term.
What is conflict?
300
is a synonym off of our "Lamb to the Slaughter" vocabulary for the word tranquil
What is placid?
300
means to take great pleasure
What is luxuriate?
300
Mary Maloney might as well have hit him with this
What is a steel club?
400
In the sentence, He ran the race all by himself. himself is this type of pronoun.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
400
a fire station catching on fire is an example of this literary term
What is irony?
400
is an antonym for protagonist
What is antagonist?
400
means shining or glowing through
What is translucent?
400
the day of the week the story took place
What is Thursday?
500
In the sentence, She gave herself a pat on the back after she climbed Mt. Rushmore. Name all the common nouns, pronouns, and proper nouns.
What are pat, back, she, herself, she, and Mt. Rushmore?
500
to make an educated guess based on the information given
What is an inference?
500
is a synonym off of our "Lamb to the Slaughter" vocabulary words for intuition
What is instinct?
500
they found this type of blood on Mr. Maloney's head in the story
What is congealed?
500
the name of the sergeant
What is Jack Noonan?
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