Sentence Structure
Direct/Indirect Speech
Simile & Metaphor
Suffixes
Word Class
100

What do you call a group of words that can stand alone?

MAIN CLAUSE

100

Identify what speech this is: "I wept," Jesus said.

DIRECT SPEECH

100

Identify what figure of speech this is: My brother is as mad as a hatter.

SIMILE

100

Identify the word with a suffix in this sentence: She is beautiful.

beautiful

100

Identify the noun in this sentence: Paris is a beautiful city.

PARIS or CITY

200

Identify the sentence structure: He is bewildered, for he saw something unusual.

COMPOUND

200

Identify what speech this is: He said he watched a movie called "Ghostbuster".

INDIRECT SPEECH

200

Identify what speech this is: He likes to imitate his father -- a man of steel.

METAPHOR

200

Define what a suffix is.

A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word.

200

Identify the verb in this sentence: He chases the dog in the backyard.

CHASES

300

Identify the sentence structure: George and Matt gave their snacks to the needy and less fortunate.

SIMPLE

300

What is another term for "speech marks"?

INVERTED COMMAS

300

How many metaphors are in this paragraph? 

The sky was a vast ocean, its waves rolling in hues of pink and gold as the sun dipped below the horizon. The trees stood as silent sentinels, their branches reaching out like arms offering whispers of secrets carried by the wind. Life, like a book with pages constantly turning, revealed its story one unpredictable chapter at a time.


3

300

What suffix can you add to the word "adopt"

-ion or -ing

300

Replace the underlined word with the correct pronoun: Giraffes are found in the dry savannas of Africa.

THEY

400

Identify the subordinate clause and the subordinating conjunction used in this sentence: After he wrote the letter, he cried buckets of tears.

Subordinate clause - After he wrote the letter; Subordinating conjunction - After

400

What do you call a clause that indicates that you are talking about what someone has said or thought?

REPORTING CLAUSE

400

Differentiate simile and metaphor.

A simile compares two things using the words "like" or "as", while a metaphor directly compares two things without using "like" or "as".

400

What does the suffix -ness mean?

state, condition, or quality

400

Identify the adverb in this sentence and what question it answers: He gobbles the food hungrily.

HUNGRILY; HOW

500

Turn these sentences into a complex sentence: My puppy loves to play fetch. It is a rambunctious Boston Terrier.

My puppy, a rambunctious Boston Terrier, loves to play fetch.

500

Punctuate this direct speeches: If we go inside George said we'll have to meet them

"If we go inside," George said, "we'll have to meet them."

500

Change this simile into a metaphor: The waves crashed on to the beach like charging horses.

The waves were charging horses crashing on to the beach.

500

The ageless singer looked flawless. What does the suffix -less mean?

WITHOUT

500

Identify the interjection in this sentence: "Phew!" he gasped. "I''ve done it!"

PHEW

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