Homophones
The boy (passed/past) out invitations to his birthday party.
passed
A _____ compares two things using like or as.
simile
To modify means to ____ something.
change
The baseball was (throne/thrown) by the pitcher.
thrown
A ______ compares two things without using like or as.
metaphor
To _____ means to make an educated guess based on what the text tells us.
infer
The guide (lead/led) the climbers up the mountain trail.
led
Two words that have the same or a similar definition are ______.
synonyms
The ____________ is what the story is about/the most important part of the story
main/central idea
The girl was impatient and thought it was taking (to/too) long for her food to cook.
too
_______ is when something that is not human is given human traits.
Personification
A person who wants to try new things they have not done before would be considered _________.
adventurous
The boys were playing with (their/there) soccer ball.
their
________ is spelling out sounds, also known as sound words or comic book words.
Onomatopoeia
Stage directions can tell us what the actors are doing, how the stage should be set, where the actors should be, and usually can be found at the _____ of a play/drama.
start