Unit 8 [posters/movie reviews]
Give 2 purposes of a poster.
to inform
to persuade
to advertise
to invite
to explain
to sell
Name 2 features of fairy tales.
magic/magical object
royal characters
timeless setting
step-relations
Is this statement true or false?
Phrases contain a verb.
false - clauses contain a verb
What does the pronoun 'it' refer to in this sentence?
The sugar isn't dissolving because too much of it was added.
sugar
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Busy Blackberry Blue baked beautiful pies.
alliteration
What is the comparative and superlative adjective of 'bad'
bad - worse - worst
present
What is the rule for turning these words into plurals?
knife
wolf
Remove the 'fe' or 'f' then add 'ves'
Name all of the FANBOYS connectives.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Blackberry Blue was as busy as a bee.
simile
Name 2 genres of movie
fantasy
mystery
action
horror
animal
What is the incorrect homophone in this sentence? Spell the correct homophone.
The wicked which laughed at the girl.
which - witch
What are the present and past tense forms of the verb 'to be'?
present - is, are
past - was, were
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The boy climbed onto the slide.
onto
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Blackberry Blue was a busy bee.
metaphor
What two thing has this writer done to persuade you to go to the water park:
The water park is the best activity to do on the weekends. You will thoroughly enjoy it.
superlative - best
modal verb - will
Explain the difference between:
there
their
they're
there - shows a place
their - shows someone owns something
they're - contraction for they are
What is the MAIN clause in this sentence?
While she was baking, the Prince argued with his brother.
The Prince argued with his brother.
Change this reported speech to direct speech.
The teacher said that they were happy with the class.
"I am happy with the class," said the teacher.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
At midnight, the clock begged for Cinderella to go home.
personification
What is the comparative of 'amazing'?
What is the contraction of 'will not'?
Name one adverb of degree.
more amazing
won't
very, really, a lot
Match these nouns to their noun types (abstract, proper, pronoun, collective):
Blackberry Blue
love
a pack
she
Blackberry Blue - proper
love - abstract
a pack - collective
she - pronoun
What is a homonym?
Use both of your examples in a sentence.
Example: wind
The wind blew.
She wanted to wind up her yoyo.
Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence and tell what type it is.
The children played in the playground after lunch.
after lunch - when
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?
Hold your horses, I have a better plan.
idiom
Hold your horses - means 'slow down' or 'don't rush into a decision'