Flashcards

What is a verb?
A word that expresses an action or state of being.
What is a homophone?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
What is the subject of a sentence?
The person, place, or thing that the sentence is about.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that says one thing is another without using "like" or "as".
What is an antonym?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.
What is a proper noun?
The name of a specific person, place, or thing.
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
What is an interjection?
A word or phrase that expresses emotion.
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence that is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought.
What is personification??
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects.



Knowledge Quiz

Which sentence contains a proper noun?

The cat is sleeping.
Sarah is reading a book.
She is my best friend.

Which verb is an adverb in this sentence: "He ran quickly to the bus"?

ran
quickly
bus

What type of figurative language is this: "The stars danced in the night sky"?

Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

Because I was late.
I went to the store.
The dog barked loudly.

Which sentence shows hyperbole?

I've told you a million times!
The book is on the table.
She walked to school.