PARTS OF SPEECH
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
A noun.
The words table, school, and girl are examples of what part of speech?
Nouns
What figurative language compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
What does the following idiom mean?
She goes to the movies once in a blue moon.
a) very often
b) not very often
c) once a week
b) not very often
List the 5 W's of a current news event.
Who, what, where, when, and why.
What part of speech is an action or a state of being?
A verb.
The word Saint-Dominique-Savio is an example of what part of speech?
Proper noun
What figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
What does the following idiom mean?
Lend a hand to those who need help.
a) to shake hands
b) to offer help
c) to make jokes
b) to offer help
What kind of text is a recipe?
A procedural text.
What part of speech describes a noun?
An adjective
The words bright, red, and delicious are all examples of what part of speech?
Adjectives
Identify the figurative language:
Hiss! Zoom! Zip! Swish!
Onomatopoeia
What does the following idiom mean?
Achievers always go the extra mile.
a) to make an extra effort
b) to travel around the world
c) to be content with what they have
a) to make an extra effort
What is the error in the following sentence:
Last night, i dreamed about a pink elephant.
The "i" needs to be capitalized.
I, it, we, and she are all examples of what part of speech?
Pronouns
What two letters do most adverbs end in?
-ly
Identify the figurative language
I'm in a pickle.
Idiom
What does the following idiom mean?
Hold your horses.
a) Take care of your pets.
b) Take immediate action.
c) To slow down and be patient.
c) To slow down and be patient.
What is missing in the following sentence?
My favourite foods are pizza, macaroni and cheese and crackers
The comma after either macaroni or cheese.
What part of speech describes a verb or adjective?
An adverb.
The fish _______ in the river.
What part of speech can fill in the blank?
A verb
Identify the figurative language:
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Alliteration
What does the following idiom mean?
One day, out of the blue, she announced that she was leaving.
a) She said something unexpectedly.
b) She insulted me.
c) She went from sad to happy.
a) She said something unexpectedly.
What kind of noun is sunflower?
A compound noun.