Vocabulary
What does cautious mean?
To be careful.
What literary device is in this example:
He ran as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
A synonym for funny.
Comical/ humorous
What belongs in this sentence, and where:
I love learning there's so much to understand.
A period between "learning" and "there's".
What is onomatopoeia?
Words used as sound effects in a text.
What does the word redundant mean?
To repeat something; when something is repetitive.
What literary device is in this example:
You are my sunshine.
Metaphor
A synonym for hardworking.
Determined/ driven/ motivated
What belongs in this sentence, and where:
Once you know all the elements it's not difficult to pull together a sentence.
A comma between "elements" and "it's".
What does the word hypothetical mean?
A possible situation; a hypothesis, not entirely real.
What does the word rationale mean?
To be reasonable/ logical.
What literary device is this example:
Lightning danced across the sky.
Personification
An antonym for arrogant.
Humble/ modest
What belongs in the sentence, and where:
I went to the store because I ran out of eggs then I grabbed milk while I was there then I went back home.
A period between "eggs" and "then", a comma between "then" and "I" and period after "there". A comma after "then".
What does the word cynical mean?
Distrustful of human sincerity; not trusting of others. To believe everyone has their own self-interest.
What does belligerent mean?
To be hostile/ aggressive.
What literary device is in this example:
There's enough food here to feed an entire army!
Hyperbole
An antonym for timid.
Outgoing/ bold
Is this a dependent or independent clause?
So I went for a run.
Dependent
Part of the plot diagram that propels the tension of the story towards the climax.
Rising action.
What does the word dearth mean?
A scarcity or lack of something.
What literary device is in this example:
The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen. The clouds were edged with pink and gold.
Imagery
A synonym for turbulent.
Disordered/ violent.
What is the dependent and independent clause in this sentence?
I am going to the hospital because I injured my foot.
Independent: I am going to the hospital
Dependent: because I injured my foot.
Find the pronoun, noun, and verb in the following sentence:
She went running with her dog.
Pronoun: She
Noun: dog
Verb: running