Sentences #1
Summary
Figurative Language
Figurative Language #2
Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes
100
What is a part of a sentence that CANNOT stand on its own?
dependent clause
100
What is restating a story in YOUR OWN WORDS?
summarizing
100
What type of figurative language gives human traits to objects or ideas?
personification
100
What type of figurative language is this:
The house is as clean as a whistle.
simile
100
What is a word that can be used to form new words.
root word
200
What is a part of a sentence that CAN stand on its own?
independent clause
200
What does SWBST stand for?
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
200
What type of figurative language compares things using "like" or "as."
simile
200
What type of figurative language is this:
The wind howled in the night.
personification
200
What is a letter or letters added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning?
prefix
300
What is a type of sentence that has an independent clause AND a dependent clause?
complex sentence
300
Identify the Somebody and the Wanted in this story:
It was a hot day. Zoe went to the beach with her family. She couldn’t wait to swim in the ocean! Her dad set up the umbrella and her mom put the towels out. Zoe put on her lifejacket and asked if she could go swimming now. “First, we need to put on sunscreen.” her mom said. She looked inside her bag. “Oh no! We didn’t bring it!” Zoe frowned. She really wanted to go swimming! “Don’t worry. I’ll go get some.” her dad said. He went to the boardwalk and was back in five minutes with some sunscreen. Zoe, her mom, and her dad put on sunscreen and ran to the ocean!
Somebody: Zoe and her family
Wanted: to swim in the ocean
300
What type of figurative language exaggerates to show strong feelings or effects?
hyperbole
300
What type of figurative language is this:
Break a leg!
idiom
300
What is is a letter or letters added to the end of a root word to change its meaning?
suffix
400
What is a type of sentence that has two or more independent clauses?
compound sentence
400
Identify the But, So, and Then in this story:
It was a hot day. Zoe went to the beach with her family. She couldn’t wait to swim in the ocean! Her dad set up the umbrella and her mom put the towels out. Zoe put on her lifejacket and asked if she could go swimming now. “First, we need to put on sunscreen.” her mom said. She looked inside her bag. “Oh no! We didn’t bring it!” Zoe frowned. She really wanted to go swimming! “Don’t worry. I’ll go get some.” her dad said. He went to the boardwalk and was back in five minutes with some sunscreen. Zoe, her mom, and her dad put on sunscreen and ran to the ocean!
But: they didn't have sunscreen
So: Zoe's dad went to get sunscreen
Then: they swam in the ocean.
400
What type of figurative language is a word that "makes" a sound?
Onomatopoeia
400
What type of figurative language is this:
My school is a million miles away.
hyperbole
400
What is the prefix in this word:
misunderstood
mis
500
Name the type of sentence for each of these sentences IN ORDER:
1. The lead in my pencil broke, but I can use this pen.
2. I ran to school.
3. As soon as Mia finished planting her flowers, it started to rain.
1. compound
2. simple
3. complex
500
Identify the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, and Then for this story:
Somebody: Seth
Wanted: to get tickets to a soccer game
But: he needed to pass his test
So: he asked his teacher to tutor him
Then: he passed the test and got tickets to the game
500
What type of figurative language is something that is not meant to be taken literally?
idiom
500
What type of figurative language is this:
She is a shining star!
metaphor
500
What is the suffix in this word:
wonderful
ful