Prefixes
What is the prefix in the word "misunderstood"?
mis
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing
Similes use the words ____ or _____.
like or as
Jimmy thanked his employer for giving him holiday pay for last Monday. What does employer mean?
someone you work for
Correct or Incorrect-When Danticat was 12 years old, she moves to the United States.
Incorrect
What does the prefix "pre-" mean?
before
What does an adverb end in?
-ly
What compares two things without using like or as?
metaphor
The artist completed the illustration of the heart for the science textbook. What does illustration mean?
a drawing
Correct or Incorrect-After Danticat received the book "Madeline", she realized she could tell stories on paper.
Correct
What does the prefix "Mis-" mean?
Bad
The word "run" is a _____?
verb
What form of figurative language gives human qualities to things, ideas, etc.?
personification
Please conduct yourself as if your mother was sitting beside you. What does conduct mean?
behave
Correct or Incorrect-She hears oral storytellers growing up, but Danticat felt too shy to tell stories out loud.
Incorrect
What does the word "reappear" mean?
adjective
"Fear runs screaming out of the house" is what kind of figurative language?
personification
Birds migrate to the warmer south each winter. What does migrate mean?
move
Are the verbs in this sentence past or present tense? I wanted to go to the party, but I had to finish my homework first.
Past
What does "disconnect" mean?
Break the connection
Christmas is around the corner. What is the preposition in this sentence?
around
What does "Her smile is sunshine on a cloudy day" mean?
It compares her smile to sunshine, meaning her smile brightens up a bad or gloomy day.
The artificial flavoring in the cake didn't taste like strawberries at all. What does artificial mean?
imitation/fake
I eat breakfast, and then I went to school. Correct the verb tense in this sentence.
eat-ate