Word Play and Language

What is a verb?

• A person, place or thing

• An action or being word

• A describing word

• A comparison word

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a noun?

• A person, place or thing

• An action or being word

• A describing word

• A comparison word

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which one of these examples is a simile?

• The sun blinded me with its brightness.

• The sun was blisteringly hot.

• The sun shone like a blazing medallion hanging in the sky.

• The sun burnt me.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• The football crowd roared like lions.

• The crowd went hysterical.

• The football stadium erupted with cheers.

• Everyone cheered loudly.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

An example of onomatopoeia is ....

• apple

• drop

• splash

• fresh

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is an adjective?

• A word describing a noun

• A word describing an action

• A person, place or thing

• A comparison word

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of these is a metaphor?

• His eyes shone like diamonds

• He has a heart of gold

• The sun glared down on us as we struggled to continue

• The river ran rapidly through the rapids.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word class is 'tightly' in the sentence 'He gripped the monkey bars tightly'?

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• noun

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence below, what word class is shoes?

Katie loved her new shiny shoes.

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Choose the word for giving human characteristics to a non-human thing.

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4