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Figurative language
text features
cognates
parts of speech
vocabulary
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A phrase that exaggerates, describes something that could not happen. Example- I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is a hyperbole?
100
words that describe a picture
What is a caption?
100
life example- biology
What does bio mean?
100
a person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
200
A phrase that compares two things that are not alike by using the words like or as. Example- That lion is as gentle as a lamb.
What is a simile?
200
where you look to find what page number certain topics are on
What is an index?
200
write (Example- biography)
What does graph mean?
200
an action or state of being examples: run
What is a verb?
200
a book that lists synonyms and antonyms
What is a thesaurus?
300
A phrase that compares something to another thing that is different using is. Her skin is softer than silk.
What is a metaphor?
300
Where you can look to find out what the bolded words mean.
What is the glossary?
300
circle- example bicycle
What does cycle mean?
300
describes the noun. Example- beautiful, colorful, rough
What is an adjective?
300
two words that are opposites, example- diligent and lazy
What is an antonym?
400
a word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to. Example: hiccup
What is onomatopoeia?
400
They tell the main idea of each subsection of the text.
What is a subtitle?
400
light, example- photograph
What does photo mean?
400
describes the verb. Example- fast, slowly
What is an adverb
400
What the word means, example- the definition of diligent is hard working.
What is a definition?
500
using words in a sentence that begin with the same letter. Example: Joseph juggles jam jars joyfully.
What is alliteration?
500
a drawing with labels that explains something.
What is a diagram?
500
heat, example- thermometer
What does therm mean?
500
tells where something is in relation to something else. Example- in, over, on
What is a preposition?
500
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Example- Childish has a negative connotation as it refers to immature behavior of a person. Whereas, youthful implies that a person is lively and energetic.
What is the connotation of a word?