Parts of Speech
This part of speech is an action work, like "jump" or "sing"
What is a Verb?
When you say something is "as cold as ice," you're using this type of comparison
What is a Simile?
A made-up story that often starts with "Once upon a time"
What is a Fairy Tale?
Every complete sentence must have this and a predicate
What is a Subject?
The opposite of a word, like "hot" and "cold"
What is an Antonym?
These words describe nouns, like "tall" or "happy"
What are Adjectives?
Calling someone "chicken" when they're scared uses this type of figurative language
What is a Metaphor?
A short story that teaches a lesson, often featuring animals as characters
What is a Fable?
This punctuation mark (.) goes at the end of a statement
What is a Period?
A word that means the same thing as another word, like "big" and "large"
What is a Synonym?
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This type of word connects other words or phrases together, like "and" or "but"
What is a Conjunction?
Words that copy sounds, like "buzz" or "meow"
What is Onomatopoeia?
A long story divided into chapters with made-up characters and events
What is a Novel?
The first word of every sentence and names of specific people or places need this
What is a Capital Letter?
This root word from Latin means "to carry," and helps form words like transport and portable
What is "Port"?
Words like "quickly" or "carefully" that tell how an action is done
What is an Adverb?
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When you say "the wind whispers," giving human qualities to something non-human?
What is Personification?
A story told in verse form with rhythm and sometimes rhyme
What is a Poem?
When joining two complete sentences, you need both a conjunction and this punctuation mark
What is a Comma?
Adding this prefix to words like "happy" or "legal" makes them mean the opposite
What is "un-" or "il-"?
A word that takes the place of a noun, like "he", "she", or "they"
What is a Pronoun?
Saying"I've told you a million times" is an example of this type of exaggeration
What is Hyperbole?
A story explaining natural events, often involving gods or magical beings
What is a Myth?
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This is when two words sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
What are Homophones?
When you add this suffix to the end of a verb like "teach," it becomes a person who does that action
What is "-er" or "-or"?