Figurative Language
Rogan is slow as a sloth
Simile
A person, place or thing
Noun
Inter-
Latin prefix that means "between or among". Examples are international, interdisciplinary, and intergalactic
What letter on the pencil did Todd reach?
"R"
Squint
to look at something with your eyes partly closed
I'm so tired I could sleep forever.
Hyperbole
Adverbs
It's/Its
(+2 if you can name 2 examples)
It's: a contraction if 'it' and 'is'
Its: is possessive pronoun
It's way too cold out to go sledding
I love both the book i'm reading and its author
Where does Bud live?
Flint, Michigan
The right to do something, a feeling of being owed something without having to do anything
Charlotte closed her cluttered clothes closet
Alliteration
Uh-oh. I forgot to get gas. 'Uh-oh' is what?
An interjection
Life contains nothing but clear skies up ahead.This sentence is an example of what?
Metaphor
How did Bud get breakfast when he arrived at the mission after the attendant closed the line?
A couple in line pretended that Bud was one of their children
Feeling tired or half asleep
The sausages are sizzling in the pan
Onomatopoeia
What is an example of a preposition?
under, in, before, etc.
A part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.
Subject (of a sentence)
Why doesn't Bud let people call him Buddy?
Bud's mother told him not to let people call him Buddy because Buddy is a dog's name and because a bud is "a little fist of love waiting to unfold".
to spread or to extend
Radiate
My son is the Shakespeare of his school. He has done so many plays.
Allusion
What are words that join other words or groups of words
Conjunction
The camera loves me. This sentence is an example of what?
Personification
When Bud's mom said "when one door closes, another door opens", this is an example of?
Idiom
Matrimonial
of or relating to the state of being married