Vocabulary Definitions
This word means wealth or having a lot of money and resources.
Affluence
Fill in the blank:
The storm caused _____ across the town, breaking windows and knocking down trees.
Havoc
Identify the modifier:
The small plant grew in the crevice.
Small
What does this idiom mean?
“Frozen in place”
Unable to move
Identify the figurative language:
“His energy was an empty battery.”
Metaphor
This word means to pay someone back for money they spent.
Reimburse
Fill in the blank:
She was so _____ in her book that she didn’t hear the bell ring.
Immersed
Identify the modifier(s):
The pungent smell filled the room quickly.
Pungent, Quickly
What does this idiom mean?
“Think outside the box”
Think creatively
Identify the figurative language:
“Your brain is like a search engine.”
Simile
This word means to search carefully and thoroughly for something.
Scour
Fill in the blank:
The smell from the garbage was so _____ that everyone covered their noses.
Pungent
Add a modifier:
The vagabond walked down the road.
Example:
The tired vagabond walked down the road.
Which vocabulary word matches this idiom?
“She wanted to disappear on the spot.”
Cringe
Identify the figurative language:
“The thread gasped, ‘I might snap!’”
Personification
This word means dark, disturbing, and related to death.
Macabre
Fill in the blank:
The _____ shadow moved slowly across the wall, making everyone feel uneasy.
Sinister
Fix the errors and identify the modifiers:
hallway figure The sinister quietly through hallway the moved!
The sinister figure moved quietly through the hallway.
Which idiom matches the word vocabulary word, immobile?
"Frozen in place"
"Think outside the box"
"Disappear on the spot"
"Spinning my wheels"
Which vocabulary word best fits this figurative meaning?
“She disappeared into the book and lost all sense of time.”
Immerse
This word means to cause something to happen, often as a result of an action.
Induce
Fill in the blank:
After missing several payments, he fell into _____ on his rent.
Arrears
Fix the errors and add a clear modifier:
bird flu the!
The pretty bird flew.
Explain the meaning:
"Spinning my wheels"
Making no progress
Explain the meaning of this metaphor:
“By the end of the day, his energy was an empty battery.”
He was totally exhausted