Context Clues
She penned a letter to her aunt. What does penned mean?
Wrote
2 words that mean about the same thing.
Synonyms
2 words that mean opposite things.
Antonyms
He was sick.
A made up story that could really happen.
Realistic fiction.
He was yearning for a pizza. What does yearning mean?
Really wanting something.
The wind whistled outside my window. Wind can't really whistle. What is this an example of?
Personification
This is what happens because of something else.
Effect
I'm on cloud nine. What does that idiom mean?
Informational text.
Everyone needs to cooperate to get the job done. What does cooperate mean?
Get along/work together
Another word for exaggeration.
Hyperbole
Annie ate and apple. This is an example of what?
Alliteration
Why are you so bent out of shape? What does that idiom mean?
A story written about someone else's life.
Biography
His dog bays at the moon. What does bays mean?
Howls
Flower and flour. Be and bee. There, they're, and their. These are all examples of what?
Homophones
The lesson a story teaches you is called this.
Moral
It only happens once in a blue moon. What does that idiom mean?
Rarely or not very often.
A story about a person's life, written by that person.
Autobiography
The boy taunted the puppy by holding a bone just out of reach. What does taunted mean?
Teased
Meow is to cat as moo is to cow. This is an example of what?
Analogy
Words that make sounds in writing. Examples: Boom! Pop! Sizzle.
Onomatopoeia
I'm going back to the drawing board. What does this idiom mean?
To start something over.
A made up story involving science and technology.
Science Fiction