Vocabulary
What is the synonym of 'happy'?
Glad / Cheerful / Joyful
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is onomatopoeia?
A sound word. (Example: buzz, knock, boom)
Spell the word that means someone who writes books.
Author / Writer
Who wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'?
William Shakespeare
What does the word 'brave' mean?
Not afraid, showing courage
Identify the subject in this sentence: The cat ran away.
The cat
What is simile?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Example:
1. As easy as pie.
2. He walks slowly, like a turtle.
Spell the antonym of 'loud'.
quiet
What is the name of the school in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
What is the antonym of 'kind'?
Change to past tense: They walk to school.
They walked to school.
What do you call a sentence that exaggerates something, like "I've told you a million times!"?
Hyperbole
Spell the word that means a gift or nice surprise.
present
Is English the most spoken language in the world?
No. Mandarin is.
Use the word 'confused' in a sentence.
Example: Ali was confused when his sister gave him a book without saying anything.
(Any sentence using 'confused' correctly is acceptable)
What is the function of 'quickly' in this sentence.
What is personification?
Giving human traits to objects.
Example: The sun smiled down on us.
The leaves danced in the breeze.
Spell the past tense of 'eat'.
ate
The word 'tsunami' comes from which language?
Japanese
Affect is a verb that means to influence something. Effect is a noun that means the result or outcome of something.
What is conjunction?
A joining word like and, but, because
What literary device helps readers imagine things by using the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)?
Imagery
Spell ______.
unnecessary
What kind of story teaches a lesson using animals?
A fable.