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Parts of Speech
Word Parts
Vocabulary 1
Figurative Language
ELA Reading Skills
100
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
NOUN
100
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
End
100
Which word matches this definition? The quality or feeling of being thankful a.) gratitude b.) marvelous c.) exceptional
a.) gratitude
100

Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The flower was soft as silk. a.) simile b.) personification c.) hyperbole

Simile

100

Where do you like to use context clues when defining a word?  a.) the words/sentences before the unknown word  b.) the words/sentences after the unknown word c.) both a & b

What is c.) both a & b

200
Where are you going? Which words in this sentence are VERBS?
are, going
200
True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.
False- "hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along
200
Which word matches this definition? An area surrounded mostly by homes a.) residential b.) resemble c.) accustomed
a.) residential
200
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry. a.) metaphor b.) personification c.) hyperbole
b.) personification
200

Should you read the questions or the passage first? BONUS for explaining why. 

a) questions if possible b) passage 

What is a) questions? BONUS to know what you're looking for. 

300
I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?
Awfully
300
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
300
Which word matches this definition? To consume destructively a.) crevices b.) devour c.) adaptation
b.) devour
300
The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt. a.) simile b.) onomatopeia c.) hyperbole
c.) hyperbole
300
Text to text OR text to yourself connections  help you comprehend passages. Why? 

Seeing/using the same words, themes, character type, or actions in your own life or in other texts is repetition. The more times you have to think about something, the more you'll understand it. 

400

I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?

a) adjective  b) adverb  c) noun 

What is ADJECTIVE?

400

What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness

What is -ess means something is female?

400
Which word matches this definition? Usual, by habit a.) resemble b.) gyre c.) accustomed
c. ) accustomed
400
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please." a.) onomatopoeia b.) idiom c.) personification
a.) onomatopoeia
400

What does it mean to "visualize" while you read? How can this help you understand a story?

What is to make a picture in your head. This helps to understand and remember a story because with focus, you can recall more details about a story that will carry on throughout the page, chapter, or book.

500
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
What is a proper noun.
500

Identify the root and prefix in the word below: Biography

What is Prefix: bio- meaning life Root: graph - meaning to write? 

500
Which word matches this definition? To move along heavily or clumsily a.) whiffling b.) galumphing c.) gyre
b.) galumphing
500
Read the sentence. Tell what figurative language is found here. "Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!" a.) idiom b.) metaphor c.) hyperbole
a.) idiom
500

I picked up a woozle and turned it around. It was slippery, wiggly, and goopidy goopy. What part of speech is a "woozle"? How do you know?

What is a NOUN. Nouns have an article (a, an, the) before it and the sentence states that it can be touched and manipulated. For these reasons, I know it's a noun.