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What is a noun? Give 3 examples...
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: boy, city, dog
What is figurative language?
Using words in a NON literal way.
Using words in a different meaning other than their literal definition.
What is an acronym?
Give three examples...
An abbreviation using the first letters of a phrase Ex: ELAC
What are homographs?
Two words with the same spelling but different meaning.
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
Adjective - describes a noun or pronoun
Adverb - describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
What are verbs? Give three examples...
Words that states an action or experience.
Examples: jump, run, talk
Explain the difference between using words literally and figuratively?
Literal = you use the word(s) with the exact meaning of the word (look at the moon).
Figurative = you use the word(s) to describe a second meaning/feeling (look into your heart).
When is it OK to use contractions?
When is it NOT OK to use contractions?
In a casual setting (talking to friends).
In professional or academic settings (writing an email for work).
Give three examples of homophones...
Example:
male - mail
ate - eight
do - due
What is an interjection? Give three examples...
A word that expresses a strong emotion and is often followed by an exclamation point.
Examples: Bravo! Yay! Wooo!
What are contractions? Give three examples...
A word made up of two words combined together with an apostrophe.
Examples: can't, don't, I'll
What is an idiom? Give three examples...
Idioms are phrases/sayings that have cultural significance and are used figuratively - to mean something else.
Examples: snake in the grass.
Give ten examples of contractions. Then write the two words that were combined.
Example:
can't - can not
What are adverbs? Give three examples...
Words that describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Example: really, slowly, beautifully
What is a preposition? Give three examples...
A word that shows place, time, direction, location, or purpose in a sentence.
Examples: at, under, in, by
What are articles? What are the three words that are considered articles?
Words that indicate if a noun is general or specific.
A, An, The
What is the difference between personification and hyperbole?
Personification is figurative language that gives human qualities to non-human nouns. Hyperbole is figurative language that is a huge exaggeration of reality.
Examples: The wind slapped my face. My bag weighs a ton.
What is the difference between simile and metaphor? Give an example of each...
Simile and metaphor both compare two unlike things. Simile uses "like" or "as." Metaphor uses "is."
Example: My love for you is as big as the moon. My love for you is a big moon.
What is a conjunction? Give four examples...
A word that joins/connects words or groups of words.
Examples: and, because, but, or
What are homophones? Give four examples...
Words that sound the same, but are spelled different and have different definitions.
Example: by, buy
What are the five types of figurative language we talked about in class? Give an example of each one...
Simile (He is as sweet as sugar.), Metaphor (He is sugar.), Hyperbole (He is so sweet he just gave me diabetes.), Personification (The volcano spit lava.), Idiom (It was a piece of cake).
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What is the difference between contractions, reduced speech, and acronyms?
Give an example of each...
Contraction: didn't
Reduced speech: gonna
Acronyms: ELAC
What is the difference between mouth articulations and mouth articulators?
Mouth articulations are the SOUNDS and PLACEMENTS of your mouth when speaking. Mouth articulators are the PARTS of your mouth (teeth, tongue, lips, etc).
Give one example of each part of speech...
Example:
(noun-dog) (adjective-tall) (verb-jump)
(adverb-slowly) (pronoun-he) (preposition-on)
(conjunction-and) (interjection-Bravo!)