Root - Definitions
Define DEC
Ten
Give an example of a word using AUD correctly.
Audio
Audience
Audible
Which (your/you're) should you use:
I have ______ jacket.
Your
What is a verb?
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things; metaphor does not
Define FIN
Give an example of a word using VIS/VID correctly.
Visual
Video
Visor
Which (its/it's) should you use:
________ windy out today.
It's
What is the difference between a noun and a PROPER noun?
Noun is a person, place, or thing.
Proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing.
What type of figurative language is being used?
The firework went BOOM!
Onomatopoeia
Define AUD
To hear
Give an example of a word using FIN correctly.
Finish
Final
Finale
Which (your/you're) should you use:
______ my best friend!
You're
What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
Adjective describes a noun.
Adverb describes a verb.
Why is the following sentence NOT a hyperbole?
I have an hour worth of homework tonight!
It is not exaggerated beyond belief.
Define ASTR/ASTER
Give an example of a word using DEC correctly.
Decagon
Decimal
Decade
Which (your/you're) should you use:
______ the apple of _______ mom's eye!
You're
Your
Define literal
Taking words in their usual or most basic sense; the words mean exactly what they say.
Give an example sentence using personification AND imagery together.
Answers will vary
Define VIS/VID
Give an example of a word using ASTR/ASTER correctly.
Asteroid
Astronaut
Asterisk
Which (its/it's) should you use:
The bird stayed in _____ nest under the deck because _____ too rainy out to fly.
Its
It's
Define figurative
What kind of figurative language is being used below? Explain.
I wish I could click my heels and be back home!
Allusion; a reference to The Wizard of Oz