Vocabulary
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle )
Onomatopoeia
A short sentence that people often quote, because it gives advice or tells you something about life
Proverb
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language
Synonyms
A combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning
Compound word.
A sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
Simple sentences
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
Adages
A word opposite in meaning to another
Antonyms
True or False: sometimes is an example of a compound word.
True
Formed by joining two simple sentences - also known as independent clauses
Compound Sentences
Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.
Personification
Practice makes perfect is an example of what?
Adages
Marvelous-Terrible is an example of what?
Antonyms
Are formed when two words remain separate on the page but are used together to create a new idea with a specific meaning
Open compound word
Contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause
Complex Sentences
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language
Synonym
Don't judge a book by its cover is an example of what?
Proverb
Annihilation-destruction is an example of what?
Synonyms
True or False: There are two types of compound words.
True: open and closed compound words.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and s are examples of what?
Coordinating conjunctions
A combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning?
Compound Word
Give an example of a proverb
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Give an example of both an antonym and a synonyms.
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Come up with an example of an open compound word.
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What type of sentence is this?
I like to study, but I hate how much time it takes.