Figurative Language
Comparative/ Superlative Adjectives
Inferencing
Prepositions/ Prepositional Phrases
Prefixes/ Suffixes
100
Bang! Crash! Purrr, Buzzzzz
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Comparative form of nice.
What is nicer?
100
Sandra could hardly keep her eyes open during her first period class. Infer something about Sandra.
What is Sandra is tired?
100
She was relieved, when the test was over! Find the prepositional phrase and tell whether the prepositional phrase tells when, where, or how.
What is "when the test was over" and what is when?
100
This prefix means before.
What is pre-?
200
Life is a highway.
What is a simile?
200
Superlative form of beautiful.
What is most beautiful?
200
Jon's stomach growled as he took his quiz just before lunch. Infer something about Jon.
What is Jon is hungry?
200
During the next three years, more than 1,000 oak trees were used. Find the prepositional phrase and tell whether the prepositional phrase tells when, where, or how.
What is "during the next three years" and what is when?
200
These two prefixes mean not.
What is un-, and dis-?
300
Juan soaked up the information from the book like a sponge!
What is a simile?
300
Comparative form of magnificent.
What is more magnificent?
300
At Sammy's house, I found a bag of dog food. Make an inference about Sammy.
What is Sammy has a dog?
300
This warship would be decorated with numerous massive sculptures and heavy cannons. Find the prepositional phrase and tell whether the prepositional phrase tells when, where, or how.
What is "with numerous massive sculptures and heavy cannons" and what is how?
300
This prefix means three.
What is tri-?
400
The time flew by this afternoon.
What is personification?
400
Comparative form of good.
What is better?
400
As he heard his mother come up the stairs, Sebastian ran to his closet and quickly pushed all of his toys and dirty clothes inside. Infer what Sebastian was doing.
What is pretending he cleaned his room?
400
A magnificent mistake lay at the bottom. Find the prepositional phrase and tell whether the prepositional phrase tells when, where, or how.
What is "lay at the bottom" and what is where?
400
These two prefixes means under.
What is hypo- and -sub?
500
Without my coffee, I'm a zombie!
What is a metaphor?
500
Superlative form of narrow
What is narrowest?
500
Embarrassed, Carmen hung her head and left all the groceries at the cash register as she walked out to her car. Infer something about what just happened to Carmen.
What is Carmen didn't have enough money to pay for her groceries?
500
After the disaster, an investigation was launched. Find the prepositional phrase and tell whether the prepositional phrase tells when, where, or how.
What is "after the disaster" and what is when?
500
This prefix that means again.
What is re-?