ELA Milestones Vocabulary Review

A _________ is an implied meaning—it is the meaning the writer intends, which may not be the same thing as the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.

• denotation

• connotation

• definition

• metaphor

_________ is the exact definition of a word. Words can have different connotations depending on how they are used

• connotation

• denotation

• simile

• irony

An _________ is a comparison between two things that helps to express the relationship or connection between the words. For example, Moon is to night as sun is to day.

• analogy

• metaphor

• simile

• definition

A _______ is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same thing as another word or phrase in the same language. Examples are teacher and instructor, automobile and vehicle, tired and fatigued.

• connotation

• metaphor

• synonym

• denotation

An _________ is a word or phrase that means the opposite of a word or phrase in the same language. Examples are good and bad, sad and happy, stop and start

• simile

• definition

• synonym

• antonym

_________ is the use of words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds but are not rhyming words. Examples are cake and lane or eat and eel.

• alliteration

• Assonance

• personification

• rhyme scheme

__________ is the use of the same sound to start several words in a row; for example, The beautiful butterfly blew by the bay.

• rhyme

• simile

• assonance

• alliteration

____________ is a word that imitates the natural sound of something. Examples are meow, pop, fizz, and clop

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

_______ are quirky sayings and expressions specific to a language. If a saying seems unfamiliar or is not understood

• hyperbole

• definition

• metaphor

• idiom

_____________ is an exaggeration beyond belief. My father can lift two tons is an example

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

• simile