Parts of Speech
Identify the nouns: The puppy chased the ball.
➡ Answer: puppy, ball
Identify the figure of speech: Her cheeks are as red as roses.
simile
In The Eagle, Tennyson writes,
“He clasps the crag with crooked hands.”
What sound device has been used?
alliteration
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
➡ Answer:
A fact can be proven true or false (e.g. The sun rises in the east.)
An opinion shows personal belief or feeling (e.g. Sunsets are the most beautiful part of the day.)
What punctuation ends a statement?
➡ Answer: A full stop (.)
What is the adjective in this sentence? The tall man opened the door.
➡ Answer: tall
What is the personification? The wind whispered through the trees.
➡ Answer: wind whispered – gives human action to wind.
What is mood in poetry, and how is it different from tone?
➡ Answer: Mood is the feeling the reader experiences (e.g. peaceful, tense), while tone is the poet’s attitude.
➡ Example: In High Flight, the tone is joyful, while the mood feels uplifting and free.
What is the difference between subjective and objective language?
➡ Answer:
Subjective language is based on personal feelings or opinions.
Objective language is neutral and based on facts.
Correct the punctuation in this sentence:
The books pencils and bag are on the table
➡ Answer: The books, pencils, and bag are on the table.
Explanation: Commas are used to separate items in a list.
What word is the adverb modifying (dsecribing): They spoke politely to the teacher.
spoke
Identify the alliteration: Lazy lions lie in the sun.
➡ Answer: Repetition of the l sound.
What is tone in a poem?
➡ Answer: Tone is the poet’s attitude or feeling toward the subject, shown through word choice and style (e.g. joyful, angry, sad).
What is a neologism? Give an example.
➡ Answer: A neologism is a newly created word or expression that becomes part of a language.
➡ Examples: “Selfie,” “hangry,” or “blog.”
Insert the correct punctuation to show possession:
The girls uniform was too big.
➡ Answer: The girl’s uniform was too big.
Explanation: An apostrophe before s shows singular possession.
Find the finite verb: She was laughing loudly.
was laughing
What two things are being compared? What figure of speech is this? The world is a stage.
➡ Answer:
world is a stage – compares life to a play.
metaphor
Identify the tone of The Hawk when Hughes writes,
“I kill where I please because it is all mine.”
➡ Answer: The tone is proud, arrogant, and powerful — the hawk speaks as if it controls nature.
What is the subject and predicate in this sentence?
The clever cat slept on the mat.
➡ Answer:
Subject: The clever cat (who or what the sentence is about)
Predicate: slept on the mat (what the subject does)
Add the correct punctuation and capital letters for direct speech:
john said i will meet you after school
➡ Answer: John said, “I will meet you after school.”
Explanation: Use quotation marks for direct speech and capital letters for names and new sentences.
Name all the parts of speech in this sentence: Quickly, the clever boy ran through the dark forest.
➡ Answer:
Quickly – adverb
clever – adjective
boy – noun
ran – verb
through – preposition
the, the – articles
dark – adjective
forest – noun
Explain the effect of the onomatopoeia in this line: The buzzing bees broke the silence of the field.
➡ Answer: “buzzing” imitates sound and helps the reader hear the scene.
What feeling or mood is created in High Flight when the speaker says,
“I’ve slipped the surly bonds of Earth / And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings”?
➡ Answer: The mood is joyful and free — the poet feels the thrill of flying and escaping Earth’s limits.
Identify the direct and indirect objects in this sentence:
Sarah gave her friend a gift.
➡ Answer:
Verb: gave
Direct object: a gift (what was given)
Indirect object: her friend (who received it)
Edit the following sentence to include correct punctuation for clarity and tone:
stop shouting right now said the teacher
➡ Answer: “Stop shouting right now!” said the teacher.
Explanation:
Quotation marks show spoken words.
Exclamation mark shows strong emotion.
Capital letter begins the sentence.