VERBS IN ACTION
The verb in this sentence: The dog runs fast.
What is runs?
A word that means “happy.”
What is joyful (or happy)?
The subject in this sentence: The cat slept on the mat.
What is the cat?
“The wind whispered through the trees.” This is an example of:
What is personification?
The color of the sky on a clear day.
What is blue?
Change this verb to past tense: jump
What is jumped?
The opposite of hot.
What is cold?
The adjective in this sentence: The tall man ran quickly.
What is tall?
“She sells seashells by the seashore.” This is an example of:
What is alliteration?
The number of days in a week.
What is seven?
The helping verb in this sentence: She is reading a book.
What is is?
A word that means “to look at carefully.”
What is observe?
The pronoun in this sentence: They went to the park.
What is they?
“As brave as a lion” is an example of:
What is a simile?
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
Identify the irregular verb: He ate all the cookies.
What is ate?
A word for “a very small amount.”
What is tiny (or minute)?
The preposition in this sentence: The book is under the table.
What is under?
“I could sleep for a thousand years!” is an example of:
What is hyperbole?
The author of Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Correct the verb: They goes to school every day.
What is go?
A word that means “to change from one form to another.”
What is transform?
The conjunction in this sentence: I wanted ice cream, but I had cake instead.
What is but?
“The classroom was a zoo.” is an example of:
What is a metaphor?
The chemical symbol for water.
What is H₂O?