Grammar Gurus
This part of speech shows action or being.
Verb
The prefix “re-” mean?
Again
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
Simile
A logical guess based on clues.
Inference
This yellow cartoon character once shouted, “D’oh!” — a word so popular it made it into the Oxford Dictionary.
Identify the subject in the sentence: "The dog chased the ball."
The dog.
Spell the word that means “difficult to understand.” It starts with a "C".
Complicated
Hints about what will happen later.
Foreshadowing
Details from the text that support your answer.
Textual Evidence / Supporting Details
This Disney princess is known for talking to animals, but in grammar, animals can't actually do this.
Snow White
What punctuation mark ends a declarative sentence?
A Period.
These clues help define unknown words.
Context Clues
The struggle between characters or forces.
Conflict
The main idea or claim of an essay.
Thesis Statement
In SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick is always confused — a perfect example of this type of character.
Static Character
A group of words with a subject and verb.
Clause
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The person telling the story.
Narrator
The step where you add, remove, or rearrange content.
Revising
Saying “It’s raining cats and dogs” is not literal — just like how Scooby-Doo says “Ruh-roh!” This is an example of what literary device?
Idiom
“And,” “but,” and “or” are this kind of word.
Conjunction
The word that means “kind and giving.”
Benevolent
A thing that represents something else.
Symbol
Writing that tells a true story.
Narrative Writing
On Phineas and Ferb, the narrator often speaks directly to the audience — a perfect example of this point of view.
2nd Person
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Choose the correct homophone: They're/Their/There going to the park.
The author's attitude in the text.
Tone
The sentence meant to hook the reader at the start.
Hook
Just like Bugs Bunny's “What’s up, doc?”, catchphrases often use this figurative device.
Dialect or Repetition
What type of sentence is this? “When I get home, I’ll do my homework.”
Complex Sentence
The synonym for “reluctant.”
Unwilling, hesitant
A repeated consonant sound in close words.
Alliteration
When a narrator is involved in the story and uses “I” or “me.”
First Person Point of View
“Tom chases Jerry” over and over — an example of this story element that drives a plot.
Conflict
Combine these two sentences using a coordinating conjunction: I wanted to go. It was raining.
But
The meaning of the suffix “-able.”
Capable
The most intense part of a story.
Climax
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When Olaf in Frozen talks about summer, but he’s a snowman, it’s an example of this ironic device.
Situational Irony
A verb that ends in -ing and acts like a noun.
Gerund
A word that means “not enough.”
Scarce
The message or lesson in a story.
Theme
Adding more explanation, examples, or support.
Elaboration
Every Looney Tunes episode starts with a title card — an early hint at what’s coming. This is a form of what?
This punctuation joins two independent clauses.
Semicolon
The word that means “wanting to succeed badly.”
Ambitious
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Words like “next,” “however,” and “finally.”
Transition Words
This traditional holiday poem begins with “‘Twas the night before Christmas…” — a line still quoted in modern pop culture.
What is A Visit from St. Nicholas (aka "'Twas the Night Before Christmas")?