Parts of speech
This type of word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
end
My daughter just graduated high school, she's all ____ up.
Groan OR Grown
Grown
The flower was soft as silk.
Simile OR personification OR hyperbole
Simile
What is Ms. Smith's favorite color?
Pink! 🌸🩷
Where are you going?
Which words in this sentence are VERBS?
True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.
False
"hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along
The loud music from the concert outside _____ my ability to concentrate on my homework
Effects OR affects
Affect
When I turned on my car, the engine started humming angrily.
What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
What is arithmophobia the fear of?
Numbers
I am getting awfully hungry mom!
What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?
Awfully
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
The cat's tongue was incredibly ____, it felt like sandpaper.
Coarse OR course
Coarse
Joe was as busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is this?
Simile
What holiday is it today?
Earth day!
I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window.
What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
Adjective
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess
Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
You need to write a letter on _______, so we can send it to your mother.
Stationary OR Stationery
Stationery
Even though I knew I had only been waiting in the lunch line for five minutes, it felt like forever. I was starving.
What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
The best ELA teacher
Ms. Smith
This type of noun is special and requires a capital letter.
Proper noun
Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography
Prefix: bio- meaning life
Root: graph - meaning to write
Suffix: -y - meaning quality of
Despite the rain beating down on me, I knew that I had to march _____ if I wanted to make it home.
Foreword OR Forward.
Forward.
Dexter was digging deep down in the dirt.
What type of figurative language is this?
Alliteration
Which letter does not appear in the name of any of the States in the United States?
Q