Parts of Speech
person, place, or thing
noun
She was as busy as a bee
similie
A type of fiction that is based on historical facts.
historical fiction
What punctuation should be used at the end of the following sentence:
Wow, I had an amazing day today
Exclamation point (!)
What type of vowel says its name?
Long vowel
action word or state of being
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
personification
a TRUE story
nonfiction
What punctuation should be used at the end of the following sentence:
How are you feeling today
When the vowel pronunciation does NOT say its name. The usually happens when there is only one vowel between two consonants.what type of vowel
short vowel
describes a noun
adjective
A comparison NOT using like or as?
metaphor
fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story
mystery
What punctuation should be used at the end of the following sentence:
That is the correct answer
Period (.)
the most basic part of a word?
root word
describes a verb or adjective
adverb
Carrie's cat clawed her couch, creating chaos.
alliteration
imaginary story
fiction
What punctuation is used to separate words in a series?
comma (,)
placed before the root word to change the meaning
prefix
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words
conjunction
the kinds of comparisons that add layers to the meaning of the poem or story called
figurative language
a story that is acted out by actors and actresses? It contains a script, scenes, characters, and dialogue
a play
What punctuation marks separate two independent clauses and take the pace of the word "and"?
placed at the end of the root word to change the meaning
suffix