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Personification
Grammar
Imagery
Homophones
100

"The car breathed a sign of relief." Why is this personification?

A  car can not breathe or have relief. These are human qualities that were assigned to a car.

100

Choose the correct preposition:

1.  The fluff  stuck to his clothes.

2.  The fluff stuck for his clothes

1.  The fluff  stuck to his clothes.

100

Which sentence is an example of imagery?

  • She learned her family is coming over for dinner,
  • Her lips tasted as sweet as sugar.
  • Her lips tasted as sweet as sugar.
100

Identify the homophone:

herd

heard

200

Why is this personification?

The Cheshire Cat spoke to Alice.

A cat does not speak,

200

Which sentence is correct?

1. They hadn't no coffee.

2. They had no coffee.

2. They had no coffee.

200

Which sentence is an example of imagery?

  • She saw that running was quite difficult for her.
  • My head is pounding like a drum.
  • My head is pounding like a drum.
200

Identify the homophone:

no

know

300

Why is this personification?

The clouds moaned as  they swirled around the plane.

Clouds cannot moan.

300

Which is the right use of an adverb?

1. They ran carefully.

2. They showed how happily they are.

1. They ran carefully.

300

Which sentence is an example of imagery?

  • The hospital has the oldest equipment.
  • His words felt like a dagger in my heart.
  • His words felt like a dagger in my heart.
300

Identify the homophone:

made

maid

400

Why is this personification?

The toy shrieked with joy when I pulled her string.

A toy cannot feel joy.

400

Which  is right?

1. They were worse.

2. They were more bad.

1. They were worse.

400

Which sentence is an example of imagery?

  • The store has new toys.
  • The kitten’s fur is milky.
  • The kitten’s fur is milky.
400

Identify the homophone:

knew

new

500

The flowers danced in the wind while the birds sang their approval.

Birds do not have opinions or sing. Flowers do not  dance!

500

Fit the right word:

1. most tighter 2. tightly 3. tightest

The dress fit ________ around her large torso.

2. tightly

500

Which sentence is an example of imagery?

  • The curtains are in the bedroom.
  • His coat felt like a velvet curtain.
  • His coat felt like a velvet curtain.
500

Identify the homophone:

right

write