Literary devices
What is a comparison using “like” or “as”?
Simile
Which punctuation mark ends a question?
Question mark (?)
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What is a synonym for “happy”?
Joyful
“The wind whispered through the trees.” Which literary device is used?
Personification
What punctuation is used to show possession?
Apostrophe (’)
What do we call the –ing form of a verb?
Present participle
What is the opposite (antonym) of “difficult”?
Easy
What do we call the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words? (e.g. Peter Piper picked…)
Alliteration
Which punctuation mark separates items in a list?
Comma (,)
What tense is the sentence: “She had eaten lunch before the meeting”
Past perfect tense
What word means “to look quickly or briefly”?
Glance
What is it called when the opposite of what you expect happens in a story?
Irony
What punctuation mark is used to connect two independent clauses?
Semicolon (;)
What is the subject in the sentence: “The cat chased the mouse”?
The cat
Which word means “very hungry”?
Starving
A figure of speech that exaggerates for effect is called…?
Hyperbole
Name the punctuation mark used to introduce a list or explanation.
Colon (:)
Identify the verb in this sentence: “They are studying for the test.”
Are studying
What does “generous” mean?
Willing to give or share with others