Language Art Terms
This is the name for words that sound alike but have totally different meanings—like “bear” the animal and “bear” your homework.
What are homonyms?
Use this to turn the car left or right.
What is the steering wheel?
This explorer sailed in 1492 and is often credited with “discovering” the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This planet is famous for its big red spot—basically a giant storm that makes Earth’s weather look like a calm day at recess.
What is Jupiter?
This popular animated sponge lives in a pineapple under the sea and has a friend named Patrick who might be the king of doing nothing.
Who is Sponge Bob Square Pants?
When you give an object or animal human-like qualities, like “The pencil danced across the page,” it’s called this.
What is personification?
Pressing this pedal makes the car move.
What is the gas pedal?
This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies’ independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This force keeps you from floating away when you jump… sorry, no moon trips today.
What is gravity?
These tiny, colorful toys or characters exploded in popularity online, and some people collect them more than their homework.
What are Pokémon?
In grammar, a word used to identify a person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
Fasten this right away after you sit down and it will keep you from sliding forward in a sudden stop.
What is a seatbelt?
This U.S. president led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Your body has this organ that pumps blood, not excuses, all day long.
What is the heart?
This app lets you make short videos, dance, lip-sync, or just go viral without leaving your bedroom.
What is TikTok?
This is a word that is the opposite of another word, like “hot” vs. “cold,” or “fun” vs. “math homework.”
What is an antonym?
You look through this to see cars behind you.
What is the rearview mirror?
You look through this to see cars behind you.
What is the rearview mirror?
Water can be a solid, liquid, or gas… basically, it’s more indecisive than your math homework.
What are the states of matter?
This wizarding boy wears glasses, has a lightning scar, and probably knows more about magic than any math teacher ever will.
Who is Harry Potter?
This is the part of a story where things get really exciting—basically when the hero realizes they left their homework at home.
What is the climax?
This part of the car makes noise so others know you’re there.
What is the horn?
This part of the car makes noise so others know you’re there.
What is the horn?
This is the process plants use to turn sunlight into food… kind of like solar-powered snacks
What is photosynthesis?
This “superhero” group includes people like Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Black Panther—basically the ultimate squad goals.
Who are the Avengers?