Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing
What is a noun?
Point of view
Who is telling the story (narrator, character, etc...)
What is the past tense of the verb: Walk
Walked
Ran
Simile
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What is the present tense of the verb: Sang
A word used to describe something
What is an adjective?
Abstract noun
A noun that is an idea, not just a person, place, or thing.
What is the present tense of the verb: Caught
Catch
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: The ocean looked beautiful from our balcony.
Beautiful
Metaphor
A comparison between two things that are not exactly alike, but do have something in common. (Simile, but without 'like' or 'as')
What is the past tense of the verb: Throw
Threw
Identify at least 3 parts of speech in this sentence: The old, tired man was resting under the big oak tree, patiently waiting for his wife.
Old- Adjective
Tired- Adjective
Man- noun
Resting- verb
Big- Adjective
Tree- Noun
Patiently- Adverb
Waiting- Verb
Wife-noun
Haiku
A Japanese poem with three lines- The first line has 5 syllables, the middle line has 7 syllables, the last line has 5 syllables. These poems are typically about nature.
Write this sentence in past tense: My dad is washing the car so I am going to go outside to help him.
My dad was washing the car so I went outside to help him.