Parts of Speech
Identify the part of speech: run
verb
Make this noun plural: cat
cats
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: Children are like butterflies flying across the playground.
simile
One thing needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What is it?
When i was 12, my favorite class was science.
i needs to be uppercased to I
Define the word: inference (or to infer)
a really smart guess (based on the evidence)
Identify the part of speech: car
noun
Make this noun plural: beach
beaches
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: It'll take a million years to finish this homework!
hyperbole
Two things needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?
This saturday is the big game
1. s in Saturday needs to be uppercased
2. period at the end
Define the word: antagonist
the villain or "bad guy" in a story (opposite of protagonist)
Identify the part of speech: beautiful
adjective
Make this noun plural: woman
women
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: I am a beast in the gym!
metaphor
Two things needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?
two students failed the math test but the rest of the class passed it.
1. t in Two, the first letter of the first word of a sentence is always uppercased
2. add a comma between "test" and the conjunction "but"
Define the word: climax
the peak or final moment of the rising action in the story (usually when the protagonist accomplishes or fails to accomplish his/her goal)
Identify the part of speech: quietly
adverb
Make this noun plural: cactus
cacti
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: This game is a piece of cake.
idiom
Two things need to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?
Right now joe is busy walked the dog.
1. uppercase the j in J, proper noun
2. walked needs to be changed to walking, verb tense agreement
Define the word: implicit
Identify the part of speech: I, me, my
pronoun
Make this noun plural: person
people
Identify the figurative language in the following sentence: The ground groaned, "I'm tired of people walking all over me."
personification
Three things needs to be fixed in the following sentence. What are they?
where did all the pencil go
1. uppercase w in Where
2. add an "s" to "pencil" to make "pencils"
3. question mark at the end
Where did all the pencils go?
something that is said out loud, often in drama