6th Grade Vocabulary
This term is a color but also used to describe a sad person.
what is blue?
This kind of punctuation surrounds dialogue in a text.
What are " " Quotation Marks?
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of...
What is alliteration
Correct the spelling...
Febuary
February
This was the name of the main character in "Eleven"
Who is Rachel?
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of this
What is onomatopoeia?
direct comparison of things without using like or as
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
The spaces before the beginning of a paragraph are know as this
What is an indentation?
What are people, animals, or inanimate objects that have a part in a story?
Define setting
What is when and where a story takes place
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
What is a topic sentence?
This point of view would an author use to talk directly to the audience (first, second, or third)
What is second person point of view
fix the error...
I told them to wash there hands.
their
Give a sentence with personification being correctly used
*varies*
This is two different words that have the same meaning
What is a synonym?
This kind of figurative language is a huge exaggeration
what is hyperbole
Fix the sentence...
Me and Ericka are going to canada next weekend.
Canada (proper nouns are capitalized)
Ericka and I are going to Canada next weekend.
Fix the error...
The water spilling over was the affect of the children horse-playing.
effect
This punctuation mark turns a singular word into a plural word or combines two words together to form one word.
What is an apostrophe?
'
define alliteration
What is repeating the initial consonant sound?
BAVE stands for this
what is Beliefs, Attitudes, Values, and Experiences?
This is what FAST stands for.
What is Feelings, Actions, Sayings, Thoughts?
This is the correct term for action words
What are verbs?
He, Me, We, She, They, Her, His are examples of this part of speech.
What are pronouns?