Parts of Speech
A person, place, or thing.
Example: Wow! She traveled to San Diego quickly.
Noun
Double points if you can give me another sentence with an example of this part of speech.
Compares two things using like or as.
Example: It's like a snow globe outside.
Simile
"Can you play the trombone?"
A. An aluminum container
B. To be able to
B. To be able to
Give me an example of how you would use can the other way for double points.
Words or phrases that mean more than what the words literally mean.
Figurative language is words or phrases that mean more than what they are saying.
Would I use rose or rows for this sentence:
There are three _____ of desks in the classroom.
There are three rows of desks in the classroom.
For double points, how would you use rose in a sentence?
A word that is an action
Example: Wow! She traveled to San Diego quickly.
Verb
Double points if you can give me another sentence with an example of this part of speech.
Compares two things by saying one is or was another.
Example: This room is an oven.
Metaphor
"Can you flag him down for me?"
A. To grab some ones attention.
B. A piece of fabric used to represent a belief.
A. To grab some ones attention.
Give me an example of how you would use flag the other way for double points.
. , ? ! ;
Punctuation
Would I use whole or hole in this sentence:
I ate a ______ pie on Thanksgiving
I ate a whole pie on Thanksgiving.
Give me an example of a sentence where you would use hole for double points.
A word used to replace a noun
Example: Wow! She traveled to San Diego quickly.
Pronoun
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Multiple words in a row with the same starting sound.
Example: They're throwing their thumbs in the air.
Alliteration
"She bit her lip while eating lunch. "
A. A fraction of something
B. To close your teeth around something.
B. To close your teeth around something.
Give me an example of how you would use bit the other way for double points.
Restating the question in your response
Example: If I ask: "When is your birthday?" your ________ ____________ would start with: "My birthday is".
Topic or Introduction sentence
Would you use its or it's in this sentence:
The pillow is too big for _____ case.
The pillow is too big for its case.
Give me an example of a sentence using it's for double points.
Describes a verb
Example: Wow! She traveled to San Diego quickly.
Adverb
Double points if you can give me another sentence with an example of this part of speech.
Giving something humanlike characteristics.
Example: The sun smiled at me today.
Personification
"They were trapped in the mine for seven days."
A. Something someone owns
B. A place where goods or resources are dug out of.
B. A place where goods or resources are dug out of.
Give me an example of how you would use mine the other way for double points.
Words that are pronounced the same but are spelt differently and have different meanings.
Homophones
Would I use by, bye, or buy in this sentence:
I wanted to _____ those shoes, but they were too expensive.
I wanted to buy those shoes, but they were too expensive.
Give me an example of by and bye in a sentence for double points.
A short exclamation.
Example: Wow! She traveled to San Diego quickly.
Interjection
Double points if you can give me another sentence with an example of this part of speech.
An exaggeration
Example: I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
"During spring the grass starts to get green"
A. The season following winter
B. A spiral, metal wire inside a cushion or bed.
A. The season following winter.
Give me an example of how you would use spring the other way for double points.
Words that can be used in more than one way.
Multiple meaning words are words that have more than one use.
Would I use their, there, or they're in this sentence:
The trees are losing ______ leaves.
The trees are losing their leaves.
Give me a sentences using there and they're for double points.