Figurative Language
Punctuation
Style & Clarity
Emotive Language
Rhetorical Questions
100

Similes or Metaphor?

The wind howled like a wolf.

Simile

100

Bring these ___ pencils, erasers, and rulers.

What is the missing punctuation? 

Colon :

100

Expand the contraction: 

They’ll win the race.

They will

100

Why use emotive language?

To make the reader feel strong emotions.

100

Why do writers use rhetorical questions?

To make the reader think deeply.

200

Simile or metaphor?

Her laughter was a melody.

metaphor

200

Fix this sentence:

I love summer however, I hate mosquitoes.

I love summer; however, I hate mosquitoes.

200

Fix the capitalization: 

dr. smith visited paris, france.

Dr. Smith; Paris, France

200

Which word is emotive? 

'The delicious cake' or 'The cake'?

Delicious

200

Is this rhetorical? 

Do you want to fail?

Yes

300

What onomatopoeia word describes the sound of a firecracker?

Boom!

300

Fix the sentence: 

Before the game starts we should stretch.

Before the game starts, we should stretch.

300

Rewrite for clarity: 

The dog chased the cat it was fast.

The dog chased the cat; it was fast.

300

Identify the emotive word: 

The heroic firefighter saved the family.

Heroic

300

Create a rhetorical question about homework.

Example: "Is homework ever fun?"

400

"My backpack weighs a ton!"

What figurative language is being used?


Hyperbole

400

Combine the sentences into one using punctuation: 

It’s raining. We’ll stay indoors.

It’s raining; we’ll stay indoors.

400

Replace ‘said’ with a synonym: 

She said, “Wow!”

Exclaimed, shouted, whispered

400

Make this sentence emotive: 

'The storm happened.'

Example: The terrifying storm destroyed the town.

400

Fix this non-rhetorical question: 

'What time is it?'"

Example: "Who doesn’t want more free time?"

500

Create a simile comparing joy to something in nature

Example: Joy sparkled like sunlight on a lake.

500

Which correlative conjunction fits? 

___ pizza ___ tacos are served today.

Either/or or Neither/nor

500

Add an appositive: 

My friend loves soccer.

Example: 

My friend, a soccer champion, loves the game.

500

Rewrite with emotive language: 

'She was sad.'"

Example: "She felt heartbroken."

500

Turn this statement into a rhetorical question:

 'Pollution harms the planet.'"

"Doesn’t pollution harm the planet?"

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