Current Vocab.
A word used when voices come together as one, sometimes acting in harmony.
Home to Acadia National Park, this northeastern state's state bird the black-capped chickadee, its capital is Augusta, and the biggest city is Portland.
Maine
If a person does something wrong, they might try to explain why they acted the way they did, or they could even make excuses. The vocabulary word whose definition fits with these actions is...
justify
This single letter is always capitalized when it is by itself and used as a pronoun.
I
He was so handsome he "attracted girls like honey draws flies".
He was big for his age, and "built like a linebacker".
These two sentences are examples of what tool used by narrative writers?
similes
Maniac Magee sprang from the risers in the __________ where the spring chorus concert was taking place, fleeing not only the building, but also leaving Bridgeport and life with his aunt and uncle.
auditorium
Known as "the Beaver State", Portland is also the biggest city in this northwestern state, though the capital is Salem.
A character who is kind and had good intentions, like Sodapop from The Outsiders, might be described as...
benevolent
We capitalize these even if they are not at the start of the sentence...
proper nouns
"Let me guess, sunflower seeds," Mr. Charles said.
"Lemme guess, one dollar," I responded.
This is an example of what literary device used to add description to writing?
dialogue
If a predator entered a barnyard where there were lambs, chickens, goats and dogs, there would likely be a ___________________________ of cries as the animals called out in alarm
cacophony
With Wyoming to the north, New Mexico to the south, and Utah to the west, this state is known as the "Centennial State".
Colorado
Judging someone before you get to know them, and treating them differently because of these judgements is a form of...
prejudice
Describing words are called...
adjectives
When an author uses language that helps you make a picture in your head about what the scene looks like, imagine a smell being described in the book, hear a sound in your mind, or scrunch up your face because the way something that tastes disgusting was described, we say the author is using ______________ language.
sensory
A word that fits in both of the sentences below is....
The ________________ wail of the fire truck could be heard for miles.
Although Ms. Maguire offered three choices for the next read aloud book, the ___________________ winner was Esperanza Rising.
resounding
Alabama, Arkansas, Alaska. There are four states that begin with the letter "A". The fourth state is...
Arizona
Because of the war in Iran, it is likely there will be many __________________ trying to leave Iran and other countries nearby experiencing violence.
refugees
This punctuation mark is used to show possession, and also when two words are joined together in a contraction.
apostrophe
When authors use exaggerations such as "I am so tired I could sleep for a million years," or "My head hurt so bad it felt like a ton of bricks had been dropped on it," they are using a narrative writing tool to add description to their writing called a _________________.
hyperbole
The gong at Keewaydin produces a deep sound that ___________ for a while, even after the counselor had finished hitting it with a mallet.
resonated
Home to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, this state is east of Montana and West of Minnesota.
North Dakota
After being sick and not doing any sort of physical exercise for weeks, Marsha's body had begun to ____________
languish
Words like child, rainbow, inspiration, mentor, and sea horse are what part of speech...
nouns
personificaiton