ELA

Simile or Metaphor?

100

Is the sentence a simile or metaphor

The man is as tall as a giraffe

Simile

200

Is the sentence a simile or metaphor 

The food was a rock.

Metaphor

300

Metaphor or simile

The dog is as shiny as a ruby

simile

400

Is the sentence a simile or metaphor or can it be both.

The moon is shining like a bright beam in the stary sky.

Metaphor and simile

500

What is the simile

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun.

Like a raisin in the sun

Capitalization

100

john ran and played for a hour.

What should be capitalized in this sentence?

 The J

200

Kayla and her mom patricia went to the candy shop because Kayla got straight a's on her report card.

What should be Capitalized in this sentence

Patricia

300

Jake and his mom alicia are going to a waterpark in the afternoon and  Jake was really excited. 

 What should be capitalized in this sentence above?

Alicia

400

What should be capitalized?

Ricky had a baseball game at the madeline english school tomorrow and he was nervous for the game because it had some good baseball players but when he woke up the game was cancelled.  

Madeline English School

500

What should be capitalized in this sentence?

Julia went to the park and bought some apples and after she bought some apples she went to walmart and then she went home. 

Walmart

Contractions

100

What is the contraction for these words

did not

didn't

200

What is the contraction for these words

would not

wouldn't

300

What the contraction for these words

Have not

Haven't

400

What is the contraction of these words

Will not

Won't

500

What is the contraction for 

dare not

Daren't

Nouns

100

In the morning John went to school.

What is the noun in this sentence?

School

200

Jonathan went to Target and bought toys.

What are the 3 nouns in the sentence?

Target, Jonathan, and toys

300

Is this a noun or not?

Michael Jordan

Yes

400

Is Stephen Curry a proper noun?

Yes

500

Name at least 3 nouns in these sentences.

• The boa constrictor is a well-known species of snake.
• Please give Jeremy some bread.
• You and I need to have a little talk Jimmy.

Jimmy and Jeremy and Snake and bread and boa constrictor

Verbs

100

What word is the verb in the sentence?

The boy was walking up and down the hill.

Walking

200

Fill in the sentence the right verb 

I could never   so high

Run

Jump

Pull

Jump

300

Fill in the sentence with a verb

The boy     so fast

Jumped

Ran

Carried

Ran

400

What is the verb in the sentence

I had to use all my energy to carry a heavy bag.

Carry

500

What are the 2 verbs in the sentence

The firefighters ran into the building and carried people to safety.

Ran and Carried