Parts of Speech
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
" " - the marks that go around words that are said.
What are quotation marks?
Means "not" or "the opposite of.
(Hint: it is used in the opposite of happy).
What is "un"?
Her smile was a ray of sunshine.
This type of literature sometimes rhymes.
What is poetry?
This word is the action in the sentence.
What is a verb?
This punctuation is used to end a declarative sentence or statement.
What is a period?
Means "again" or "to do something again.
Hint: to open again
What is "re"?
He was as wily as a fox.
What is a simile?
This type of literature can be charted on a plot diagram.
What is prose? (narrative story)
This word takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
This item separates items in a list, introduces clauses, and clarifies meaning within a sentence.
What is a comma?
What is "mis"?
The words leaped off the page.
What is personification?
This type of literature has verses and stanzas.
What is poetry?
This word describes a noun or a pronoun.
What is an adjective?
This punctuation indicates a question.
What is a question mark?
What is "pre"?
I have a million things to do today.
What is hyperbole?
This type of literature has stage directions.
What is a drama?
This word describes a verb, adjective, or an adverb.
What is an adverb?
This punctuation shows possession or forms contractions.
What is an apostrophe?
Can mean "not" or "into."
Hint: not visible
What is "in"?
I love Krispy Kreme Crumble Cake.
What is alliteration?
This type of literature has sentences, paragraphs, and chapters.
What is prose?
This word connects words, phrases, and sentences.
What is a conjuction?
This punctuation encloses additional information or comments.
What are parentheses?
This suffix is at the end of many adverbs.
What is "ly"?
She let the cat out of the bag.
What is an idiom?
This type of literature has a cast of characters and a narrator.
What is a drama?
This word usually comes before a noun or pronoun and expresses a relation to another word in the sentence, as in “the man on the platform".
What is a preposition?
This punctuation shows strong emotion or emphasis.
What is an exclamation point?
This is at the end of progressive verbs.
What is "ing"?
The fire crackled and roared as it grew.
What is onomatopoeia?
This type of literature has a theme.
What are all three types (poetry, prose, and dramas)?