Parts of Speech
Give three examples of a pronoun.
they, he, she, it, I, you, we, etc.
______________ means: to force (or cause someone to want) to do something.
compel
The prefix 're' means . . .
back/again
There are two types of figurative language that involve comparing something to something else. What are they?
metaphor, simile.
'they're' means . . .
they are
What is the 'figurative language' term for 'repetition'?
anaphora
The word 'dissention' would be a . . .
noun (tion suffix = noun)
If you want someone to work for you, you need to ____________________ them.
compensate
The root 'struct' means
build
Name seven of the eight types of figurative language we've learned.
anaphora, antithesis, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, irony, understatement, hyperbole
The tree lost all of (its/it's) leaves.
its
As far as roots, suffixes, and prefixes, in what order to these occur in words?
(Which comes first, second, third, when making a word)
Prefix, Root, Suffix
What part of speech describes an action?
adverb
What do you call a belief that is not backed by science?
Superstition
The root 'pel' means
Drive/ push
The figurative language word for 'overexaggeration' is . . .
hyperbole
RAVEN stands for . . .
Remember, Affect is a Verb, and Effect is a Noun.
Suffixes mainly tell you WHAT about a word?
What part of speech it is.
Barbara ______________ baseball.
Verb
I went to the ______________ for life advice.
Sage
What is the DEFINITION for the suffix 'or'?
A person who (does)
"It's so cold, my ears are gonna freeze off!" is an example of . . .
hyperbole
(Your/You're) going to run out of clean clothes if you don't do (your/you're) laundry.
You're, your.
What is a vocabulary word that, without changing the spelling, is both a noun AND verb?
conjecture (or dissent)
The _____________ and the ___________ are playing ___________.
Noun, noun, noun or adverb.
I have the _______________ to know that school is important, even if it's not always fun.
sagacity
What word part typically comes first in DEFINITIONS?
Suffix
Can I be outside, chopping wood, rather than inside, cooking food?
Is an example of . . .
antithesis
(There/Their/They're) dog is really loud, but (there/their/they're) not doing anything about it! I'm going over (there/they're/their) (too/to/two) talk with them about it.
What is the 'word part' definition of 'oxymoron'? What is the 'figurative language' definition?
Word part: sharp dull
Figurative language: two opposite words right next to each other to form a phrase.
The Brewers _________ their game on _________ very ____________.
Verb, Noun, Adverb
What are the three types of argument, and what are their definitions?
ethos- an argument using someone else's credibility
logos- an argument using logic, charts, numbers
pathos- an argument using emotion
Come up with a definition for . . .
countercritant
Describes someone who judges against.
(Counter=against, crit=judge, ant=adjective)
Give an example of an understatement.
Answers will vary . . . but there should be some context to show that the statement is not accurate.
(There/they're/their) are (to/too/two) many ways this could negatively (affect/effect) me.
There, too, affect
Give an example of irony
possible answers: snow in a fireplace,
90 degrees in January in Wisconsin,
a firefighter's house burns down, etc.
___________ got $100 __________ it was her birthday!
Noun, conjunction
George is a ______________ because he expects everyone to be _____________ to him, but he never listens to anyone! Not even his parents.
hypocrite, subservient
Come up with a word that would mean . . .
The act of killing by sending sound into a body.
inphonicide.
Identify the oxymoron in the following sentences:
The police was sent to jail for robbing the jewelry store. It was a bittersweet ending to the most insane news story in the world. Mary turned off her TV and sat on the couch. "Well," she said, "that was interesting."
What is one other type of figurative language in the passage?
(Also hyperbole, irony, understatement)
(Your/You're) positive (affect/effect) has a way of (affecting/effecting) change.
Your, affect, effect
(These are the times when the RAVEN rule doesn't work . . .)
tyrant, destitute