ESL for Elementary

Figurative Language

100

What do we call a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

simile

200

What do we call a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT the use of like or as?

Metaphor

300

Your shoes are as pink as a flamingo!

similie

400

"My brother is a pig" is an example of what type of figurative language?

Metaphor

500

His airplane is quick like lightning!

similie

Parts of Speech

100

This part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun

Adjective

200

This part of speech connects a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence

Preposition

300

This part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

Adverb

400

This part of speech shows excitement or emotion

Interjection

500

This part of speech is the noun that the pronoun in the sentence is referring to

Antecedent

Types of Nouns

100

I am a noun that names any kind of person, place, or thing

Common Noun

200

I can be used to replace a noun in a sentence

Pronoun

300

I am a noun that is two or more persons, places, or things

Plural Noun

400

I am a type of noun that is ALWAYS capitalized

Proper Noun

500

I am used to show ownership

Possessive Noun

Part of Speech 2

100

dog

noun

200

hugged

verb

300

usually

adverb

400

swiftly

adverb

500

gigantic

adjective