Language Features
The use of a word that imitates a sound
Onomatopoeia
Give reluctantly or resentfully
begrudge
The pet Sally has in The cat in the hat
Fish
Unjumble this word, ending in ‘ness’:
spanipehs
Happiness
Punctuation is a system of symbols we use when _________ a language
Speaking
Writing
hearing
writing
A figure of speech that compares two things
Metaphor
Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up
relinquish
the piglet in charlotte’s web
Wilbur
Unjumble this word: crtolualca
Calculator
Quotation marks are put ________ the words being spoken
before and after
Use of senses to describe a scene
Imagery
Outward behaviour or bearing
demeanour
the name of a popular big red dog
Clifford
Which is correct?
a)accommodate
b)accomodate
c)acommodate
A) accommodate
What may be put before a list, quotation, direct speech or an explanation to introduce it?
colon
Positive or negative language that judges the worth of something
evaluative language
Not clear or decided; Not having one obvious meaning
Ambiguous
The first animal the magic hat turned someone into
warty old toad
Which spelling is correct?
a)collegue
b)collaegue
c)colleague
c) colleague
Can be used instead of a full stop to separate two closely-connected sentences
semi colon
A figure of speech that combines two seemingly opposite ideas to create a new meaning. eg. bittersweet
oxymoron
Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks
Audacious
Stanley Yelnats was wrongly convicted of stealing these in the book holes
Sneakers
Which spelling is correct?
a)consciencious
b)conscientious
c)consientious
d)consiencious
b) conscientious
“Michael was a highly-talented musician.” The punctuation mark between “highly” and “talented” is called…
hyphen