Genres
Once upon a time....
Fairy Tale
Tom is as brave as a lion.
simile
Find the mistake in each sentence:
I hope my mom put a apple in my lunch.
Their going with us to the zoo.
The cat lost it's way home.
You're new bike is awesome!
a-an
their-they're
it's-its
You're-Your
Whose or Who's
_________going with me to the store?
Who's
My dog's name is Charlie.
declarative
Astronauts meet friendly aliens.
Science Fiction
She is an angel.
metaphor
Figurative Language
A sound that is written out as a word.
BOOM!
onomatopoeia
Your or You're
I hope that _____mom will bake us brownies for the picnic.
your
The bee stung me!
exclamatory
Josh Allen writes a book about his life.
Autobiography
Giving human qualities to non-human items.
The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds.
personification
I want ___go _____. When we go, maybe we can buy ______slices of pizza.
two, to, too
I want to go too. When we go, maybe we can buy two slices of pizza.
to, two, too
Tomorrow, I need ____go ____ the store. Would you like to go ______? Remind me to buy _____loaves of bread.
Tomorrow, I need to go to the store. Would you like to go too? Remind me to buy two loaves of bread.
Can you help me with my homework?
interrogative
Realistic story with facts from the past.
Historical Fiction
There is a silver lining in every cloud.
idiom
Which word would come first in alphabetical order?
beauty
beautiful
being
bendable
beautiful
there, their, they're
We are going to _________house for dinner. Then ___________coming to our house for dessert. I hope when we go __________ for dinner; they are having pizza!
We are going to their house for dinner. Then they're coming to our house for dessert. I hope when we go there for dinner; they are having pizza!
Go clean your room.
imperative
A verse written to inspire thought and promote feeling. Often rhythemic or rhyming.
Poetry
An extreme exaggeration.
It's going to take me years to wash all these dirty dishes.
hyperbole
Figurative Language
The sly snake slithers slowly in the sand.
Most of the initial consonant sounds are the same.
alliteration
It's or Its going to be a nice day for a picnic. I hope you can go with us to/too/two. Their/there/they're mom is going to bake cookies for us.
It's going to be a nice day for a picnic. I hope you can go with us too. Their mom is going to bake cookies for us.
There is going to be rain today.
declarative