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Contractions
Simile, Metaphor, or Neither
What am I ? Figurative Langugage
Syllables
Parts of Speech
100
I’ll be happy if I get ice cream. What is the contraction in this sentence?
I’ll
100
I feel like a million bucks
What is simile
100
I have a million things to do today!
What is hyperbole
100
What does a syllable have to have?
One vowel sound
100
She has a heart of a lion. Identify the nouns in the sentence.
Heart and lion
200
What is the contraction for we will?
We'll
200
He is a gem!
What is metaphor
200
Buzzz
What is onomatopoeia
200
How many syllables does summer have? Break the word summer into syllables chunks.
two; Sum-mer
200
Mary is a great reader. Turn Mary into a pronoun.
She
300
List three contractions using not.
Answers will vary. Can’t Aren’t Wouldn't
300
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What is simile
300
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
What is alliteration
300
How many syllables does character have? Break the word character into syllables chunks.
three; char-ac-ter
300
The airplane WAS in the air. What part of speech is was?
verb
400
I won’t go to the beach if it is raining.
won’t; will not
400
The mop seemed to dance across the dirty floor.
What is neither.. What is it?
400
I drove a million miles today!
What is hyperbole
400
How many syllables does identify have? Break the word identify into syllables chunks.
four; i-den-ti-fy
400
Juan’s backpack is _______ and _________. Complete the sentence using two adjectives.
Answers will vary.
500
Create your own sentence using a contraction.
Answers may vary.
500
Her eyes were diamonds!
What is metaphor
500
The flowers begged for water.
What is personification
500
What are two reasons we count syllables?
1. To be able to chunk words to help with pronunciation while reading. 2. To be able to chunk words to help with spelling.
500
The cheetah swiftly ran into the jungle. What part of speech is ran? What part of speech is swiftly?
verb; adverb