Affixes
State which of the following has "timeless beauty"
A. The Latest Fashion
B. The Mona Lisa
What is B. The Mona Lisa?
This part of speech names people, places, things, and ideas
What is a noun?
This figurative language makes comparisons using the terms "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
Using a dictionary, define the term "connotation"
What is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning?
Define the term "analogy" using a dictionary
What is a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification?
State which of the following would be considered a "subsurface" activity:
A. Harvesting Wheat
B. Drilling for Oil
What is A. Harvesting Wheat?
This part of speech describes an action word
What is an adverb?
This type of figurative language gives human traits to inanimate objects or animals
What is personification?
State the two opposite types of connotation
What is positive and negative?
Complete the analogy-
"Black is to white as on is to _____"
What is off?
True or False: When a story is "nonsense" it means the story is reasonable
What is False?
State the adjective in the following sentence, "The dog ran quickly to the large field once he was let outside."
What is large?
"Stella is a mountain. Next to her, I am a rock. Bob is a grain of sand." is an example of this figure of speech
What is a Metaphor?
Referring to something affordable as "cheap" has this type of connotation
What is negative?
State the term missing to complete the analogy-
Cow is to mammal as snake is to ________
What is reptile?
State the missing words to complete the following sentence, " A suffix is a letter or group of letters that come _______ (before/after) the root word while a prefix is a letter or group of letters that comes ______ (before/after) the root word.
What is after, before?
State the conjunction(s) in the following sentence, "The class discussed multiplication and division but the students still did not understand how to solve the example problems."
What is "and", "but"?
"Busy as a bee" and "Home sweet home" are examples of this type of figurative language
What is alliteration?
Referring to something old as "antique" provides this type of connotation
What is positive?
Complete the following analogy-
"Tiger is to cat as wolf is to ____"
What is dog?
Un- is a prefix meaning "not".
Provide the meaning of the word "unable"
What is not able?
State the preposition(s) in the following sentence, "I told you not to look down."
What is "to" and "down"?
The phrase "under the weather" is a saying that represents this figure of speech
What is an idiom?
The phrase "scrutinizing someone's outfit" is an example of this type of connotation
What is negative?
Explain what an analogy does
What is to compare things to make a point?