Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech II
N. American Vocab.
N. American Vocab.
Random
100

Person, place, thing, or idea.

Noun

100

a word or phrase that represents an action.

Verb
100

Information passed down through generations by word of mouth that is not written down.

Oral Tradition

100

The act of sharing a tale or series of events.

Storytelling

100

Comparing two things NOT using like or as.

Metaphor.

200
a word that takes the place of a noun.

Pronoun

200

a word that describes a verb.

Adverb
200

The theme of a story.

Moral Lesson

200
Why something is the way it is.

Information about the World.

200

Name three words that are in FANBOYS

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

300

a word that describes a noun.

Adjective

300

a word that combines two phrases or ideas.

Conjunction 

300

Comparing two things using like or as.

Simile 

300

When you give nonhuman objects, human characteristics. 

Personification 

300

One who tricks, a dishonest person who defrauds others by trickery.

Trickster

400

word that describes the position of a noun.

Preposition 

400

a word that expresses a sudden or strong feeling

Interjection 

400

Characters of a story/poem that are animals

Animal Characters

400
A typical character, an action, or situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature.

Archetype.

400

He went to the store because he was hungry. What part of speech is he?

Pronoun.

500

Tim went to the store. What part of speech is the word, Tim. 

Noun

500

I went outside to play. What part of speech is the word, play?

verb

500
Simile, metaphor, personification are examples of?

Figurative Language 

500

A story describing the adventures of beings with more than human powers that attempt to explain mysterious events. 

Myth

500

Her dress was very beautiful. What part of speech is beautiful?

Adjective

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