Greek and Latin
helios
What is sun?
I am as happy as a clam.
What is a simile?
Mrs. Blaze loves animals. This animal, one of her favorites, could bring its own trunk to school.
What is the fabulous elephant?
someone who offers opposition
What is an adversary?
person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
jacio, jactum
What is to throw?
My brother is a bull in a china shop.
What is a metaphor?
This invisible member of class would fret endlessly if someone used the idiom about raining cats and dogs.
Who is Bob! poor Bob
slightly salty
What is brackish?
This part of speech are words that describe nouns or pronouns.
What are adjectives?
nomen/nominis
What is name?
Those backpacks are threatening my teacher again!
What is personification?
Warriors enjoy playing and defeating the staff in these two sporting events.
What are the staff vs. team volleyball and basketball games?
obvious to the eye or the mind
What is conspicuous?
a, an, the
What are articles?
chronos
What is time?
Jumbo shrimp
What is an oxymoron?
These are the names of Mrs. Blaze's grandgirls.
Who are Macie and Maya?
to speak in response
What is counter?
Adverbs describe other adverbs and _________ and __________.
What are verbs and adjectives?
petros
What is stone, rock?
Eyes and ears on me :)
What is an idiom?
These decorations were provided my Mrs. Blaze and enjoyed by many students and our principal.
What are candy canes? yummy :)
to listen without the speaker's knowledge
What is eavesdrop?
These are joining words.
Hint: jungo, junctum
What are conjunctions?