Contractions
"I'm" is a contraction for...
What is "I am"?
When non-human things are given human characteristics.
What is personification?
This punctuation mark is used when you are asking a question.
What is a question mark?
This is an action word, such as jump, sing, or run.
What is a verb?
The color of the M in McDonalds.
What is yellow?
Can't is a contraction for...
What is "can not"?
"Her hair is like a flowing river" is an example of either a metaphor or simile.
What is a simile?
This punctuation mark is used when you take a short pause in the middle of your sentence.
What is a comma?
This is a person, place, or thing, such as school, dog, or Ms. Lauren.
What is a noun?
This word means "fast" and starts with a Q.
What is quick?
The contraction for the words "she is".
What is "she's"?
Airplane, crosswalk, basketball, and mailman are all examples of this.
What is a compound word?
This punctuation mark is used when you are really excited, or you are yelling something.
What is an exclamation point?
This is a describing word, such as red, small, or fast.
What is an adjective?
Finish this group. North, West, East, and...
What is South?
"Y'all" is a contraction for...
What is "you all"?
Boom, crunch, crash, sizzle, and pow are all examples of this.
What is onomatopoeia?
This punctuation mark is used when you are quoting or citing something from a text.
What are quotation marks?
This is a word that takes the place of a noun, such as it, she, or we.
What is a pronoun?
True or false: English is the most widely spoken language in the world.
What is false?
The contraction for the words "you have".
What is "you've"?
The common tongue twister,"Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers," is an example of...
What is alliteration?
This punctuation mark is used when you are creating a contraction, such as it's, he'll, or can't.
What is an apostrophe?
This is a word that describes an action word, such as quickly, slowly, or angrily.
What is an adverb?
In an essay, you use either formal or informal language.
What is formal language?