Parts of Speech
A, An, and The
Articles
Compact vs. Compact
1. Packed together firmly
2. Small in size (compact car)
3. Small case with a mirror and face powder
Bring
My mom ______ me to the doctor.
Brought
He is a couch potato.
Metaphor
Person who spends little time exercising and/or a lot of time watching television
Her METICULOUS work was perfect.
Detailed
What has cities but no houses?
A Map
I, You, They
Personal Pronouns
Entrance vs. Entrance
1. The act of entering a place (actor on a stage)
2. Opening or passage for entering
3. Fill with delight/wonder, put into a trance
Choose
I _____ to stay home last night.
Chose
The leaves danced.
Personification
Movement in the wind described as something a human might do
The TENACIOUS runner didn't quit.
Persistent
What word is spelled wrong in the dictionary?
Wrong
Quickly or Carefully
Adverbs of Manner
Refuse vs Refuse
1. Decline to accept or do something
2. Trash, garbage
Freeze
We _____ the meat we bought at the grocery store.
Froze
I've told you a million times.
Hyperbole
Exaggerates the number of times (many) something has been said
The SCARCITY of food led to hunger.
Shortage
What has a neck but no head?
Shirt/Bottle
Above, Beyond, Through
Prepositions
Attribute vs. Attribute
1. Resulting from a specific cause (cavities/candy)
2. a quality, characteristic (sensitivity, blonde)
3. a word that describes (red house, dark room)
Rise
The sun _____ this morning.
Rose
The clatter of pans.
Onomatopoeia
A continuous rattling sound of hard objects falling or striking each other
He tried to MOLLIFY the crying baby.
Soothe
What can you catch but not throw?
A Cold
Am, Is, Are, Was
Linking Verbs
Content vs. Content
1. something contained within something else (contents of a box)
2. state of being satisfied with what one is or has (content to stay home)
Weave
The craftsman _____ the fabric on a loom.
Wove
Like two peas in a pod.
Simile
When two people look, act, or seem extremely similar
The POMPOUS man was very arrogant.
Self-Important
The more of this there is, the less you can see.
Darkness