Figurative Language
What words do similes have?
like or as
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is the prefix in the word "nonsense"?
Non
What does RACES stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Sum it up
How old is Ms. Coleman?
22
Which figurative language uses extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
What do we end our sentences with?
Punctuation: period, question mark, or exclamation point
What is a suffix?
A morpheme at the end of the word
What was "Into the Lifeboat" about?
The Titanic sinking
How many pets do I have?
Four
What is the definition of personification?
A form of figurative language that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things.
How many adjectives are in this sentence?
She had a beautiful smile on her face as she looked down at the cute puppy sitting in her lap.
Two
Bio is a root word. True or False.
True
What is always capitalized?
Proper nouns
What do I normally drink in the mornings when I come to school?
Coffee or an Alani
What form of figurative language is the phrase "jumbo shrimp"?
Oxymoron
What is incorrect in this sentence?
He thinks its Friday, but its actually Thursday.
Its needs an apostrophe
What category do these prefixes belong in?
Mono, bi, tri, multi, micro
Quantity or Size
In A Long Walk to Water, how do Nya and Salva’s story connect?
Salva's organization helps Nya's village find clean water.
What was Ms. Coleman's favorite subject growing up?
What form of figurative language is the phrase, "Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shore"?
Alliteration
What are the verb tenses?
Past, present, and future
What does the root word audi mean?
To hear
What type of figurative language does this sentence have? "Towering above the other plants, the sunflowers were a fence protecting the petunias."
Metaphor
Who is Ms. Coleman's favorite singer?
Hozier