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Types of words
Parts of words
Examples of...
Miscellaneous
100
A phrase or expression that is used to describe something with a different meaning.
What is an idiom?
100
This type of word has the same meaning as other words.
What is a synonym?
100
This part of a word is added to the beginning of a root word.
What is a prefix?
100
"Snap, crackle, pop" are examples of...
What is onomatopoeia?
100
This is Ms. Husiak's favourite colour.
What is green?
200
"Hey, what's up?" is an expression for this type of language.
What is informal language.
200
Words that sound the same (and may have the same spelling) but have different meanings.
What is a homonym?
200
A word or word part to which a prefix or suffix can be added.
What is a root word?
200
"The sun smiled when the angry storm clouds went away" is an example of this literary device.
What is personification?
200
The number of siblings Ms. Husiak has.
What is 4?
300
A direct comparison between two things. (The implied meaning of one thing is applied to another).
What is a metaphor?
300
Words that are the opposite in meaning.
What is an antonym?
300
A word part added to the end of a root word.
What is a suffix?
300
"Perry pet the prickly porcupine" is an example of this literary device.
What is alliteration?
300
Ms. Husiak majored in this subject in university.
What is English?
400
A comparison that uses "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
400
"That's wonderful news" is considered to be this type of language, while "That's lit!" is considered to be informal.
What is formal language?
400
"Non" is added to the beginning of a word as this type of word part.
What is a prefix?
400
"The old man was a dark storm when he was hungry" is an example of this type of literary device.
What is a metaphor?
400
Ms. Husiak taught ESL in this country for one year.
What is South Korea?
500
Worn out expressions that writers use when they want a particular effect.
What is a cliches?
500
"their", "they're" and "there" are considered to be this type of word.
What is a homonym?
500
This suffix when added to a root word can mean "having the characteristic of" and "quantity that would fill"
What is "ful?"
500
"Something's fishy" is an example of this type of literary device.
What is an idiom?
500
Ms. Husiak's last name originates from this European country.
What is Ukraine?