Part of speech
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
(ex. man, museum, leash, love)
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
(ex. as playful as a kitten)
What does inform mean?
to give the reader information or to teach something.
What is an adverb
Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
(ex. softly, always, scary, too)
What is personification
It is giving human traits to nonliving things.
(ex. that cake is calling my name)
What does entertain mean?
to hold the readers attention through enjoyment.
What is a adjective?
A descriptive word ; words that modify nouns.
(ex. pretty, brown, lazy, awesome)
What is an onomatopoeia?
A word that resembles the sound that it makes.
(ex. bang, pop, whoosh, tweet)
What does persuade mean?
convince the reader to do or believe to something.
What is a preposition?
words that show a location.
(ex. about, at, before, in, under)
Whats a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as
(ex. you are what you eat)
what does describe mean?
to use the senses to tell about a topic.
what is a verb?
a word that express an action or state of being.
(ex. jump, hide, seem,is ,are )
Whats an idiom?
A common expression with a different meaning than the literal meaning of each word
(ex. its raining cats and dogs)
what does explaining mean?
a set of steps for a reader to follow or learn about something.