Plurals
What is the plural of 'child'?
children
Don't count your __________ before they've hatched.
chickens
What do you call sentences that make a statement?
declarative sentences
What words replace nouns?
pronouns
What figure of speech likens one thing to another?
ex. She sings like an angel.
simile
What is the plural of 'person'?
people
Never __________ the hand that feeds you.
bite
What do you call sentences that ask a question?
Interrogative sentences
What words express physical actions, mental actions, or states of being?
verbs
What figure of speech asserts that one thing is something that it literally is not?
ex. This bedroom is a prison.
metaphor
What is the plural of 'medium'?
media
Rome was not __________ in a day.
built
What do you call sentences that give a command?
Imperative sentences
What words represent people, places, or things?
nouns
What is commonly used expression whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words?
idiom
What is the plural of 'goose'?
geese
A penny saved is a penny __________.
earned
What do you call sentences that express strong emotion/surprise?
exclamative/exclamatory sentence
What words tell us how, when, where, how often, or how much?
adverbs
What figure of speech gives non-human objects human traits?
ex. My computer throws a tantrum at least once a day.
personification
What is the plural of 'sheep'?
sheep
Don't put all your _________ in one basket.
eggs
What do you call a sentence that consists of one independent clause?
What words show relationships between other words in a sentence?
prepositions
What figure of speech is an exaggeration or extravagant statement used for effect?
ex. They've got truckloads of money.
hyperbole