Grammar
Identify the NOUNS in the sentence:
The teacher graded the work and handed it back to the students.
Teacher
work
students
Identify the blend within the word:
Skirt
sk
What do we call the time and place in which a story occurs?
The Setting
What type of figurative language compares two things using like or as:
The blanket was as soft as a cloud.
Simile
The prefix means "not", or the "opposite of".
A. un- as in Undone B. re- as in redo C. Pre- as in preview
un- as in undone, or unclear
Identify the verb in the sentence:
The hockey player scored a goal.
scored
Blend the word by tapping your fingers:
fright
/f/ /r/ /i/ /t/
What do we call the perspective the story is being told from?
Point of view
What compares things without using like or as:
The mall was a zoo on Saturday!
Metaphor
A) pre- as in preheat or preview
B) re- as in reattach
C) Un- as in Unclear
Pre- as in Preview
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
The playful puppy rolled in the grass.
playful
Segment the word:
Napkin
/n/ /a/ /p/ /k/ /i/ /n/
What do we call the struggle or problem within a story?
The conflict
What type of figurative language is this:
She was feeling under the weather
or
She let the cat out of the bag
Idiom
Which suffix means "Full of" ?
A.) -ful as in Colorful, or joyful
B) -able as in acceptable or capable
C) -less as in fearless
-ful as in colorful
Identify the adverb in the sentence:
The coach yelled loudly to the players on the field.
loudly
What do we call two letters that come together to make one new sound?
(hint: a blend? a digraph? )
Digraph
What is the turning point, or the most exciting part of the stor?
The climax
What type of figurative language is an exaggeration:
She waited in the pizza line for a million years.
A Hyperbole
This latin root means "to break"
A) rupt
B) dis
C) aqua
-rupt as in Rupture or erupt
What is a pronoun?
It takes the place of a noun (examples : I, You, He, She, It, We, You, They)
What do we call it when two words combine together to make one new word?
(example: Starfish)
A Compound word
What the story is mainly about
The Main idea
What type of figurative languages gives human qualities to non human things:
The leaves danced through the air.
Personification
Split it:
Unwilling
un-will-ing