Parts of Speech
The tiny mouse ran away from the cat. The word tiny is what part of speech.
What is an adjective?
Everyone goes to Evergreen Village to sled because the hills are _______________. Which word has a stronger meaning.
big or humongous
What is humongous?
The dog frolicked in the snow. It had fun chasing snowballs. The word frolick means ______.
What is to play?
This type of genre contains real and true facts.
What is nonfiction?
A comparision of two things using "like or as."
What is a simile?
My mom ran into the store to grab a gallon of milk. The word into is what part of speech.
What is a preposition?
The dog was so hungry he ____________ the bone. Which word has a stronger meaning.
nibbled or devoured
What is devoured?
The boy trudged through the deep, heavy snow. The word trudged means _________
to run or walk slowly
What is to walk slowly?
This type of genre is a story that is not real, but could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
The moral or lesson of a story the author wants you to learn.
What is theme?
Hollis Academy is where I go to school. Hollis Academy is what part of speech.
What is a proper noun?
I was so ___________ after working outside in the heat all day. Which word has a stronger meaning.
thirsty or parched
What is parched?
The kids collided on the hill. I hope no one was hurt. The word collided means ______.
ran or crashed
What is collided?
This type of genre tells a story about a person's life and is written by another person.
What is a biography?
This is what the text is mostly about.
What is main or central idea?
Pizza and hamburgers are two of my favorite foods. The word and is what part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
We were dripping with sweat in the ________ sun. Which word has a stronger meaning.
hot or blazing
What is blazing?
I was perplexed when I realized my hat was mysteriously missing - it had just been on the table a minute ago. The word perplexed means _______.
sad or confused
What is confused?
This type of genre is a story that has been passed down through generations.
What is a folktale?
A type of figurative language that is an extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
The turtle slowly crawled across the sand toward the ocean. The word slowly is what part of speech.
What is an adverb?
Sara could not take her eyes off of the _______ ballet dancers as they glided across the stage. Which word has a stronger meaning.
talented or graceful
What is graceful?
Mya did not want homework the week before break. She thought homework should be abolished. The word abolished means _______.
to do away with or ridiculous
What is to do away with?
This type of genre has stanzas instead of paragraphs and often has rhyming words and figurative language.
What is poetry?
A type of figurative language that doesn't literally mean what it says, like "it's raining cats and dogs."
What is an idiom?