ELA 3rd Grade

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun, such as 'nice' in 'the nice girl.'

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning, like 're-' in 'reread.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Molly is such an angel.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'The girl's hair is as yellow as the sun.'

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What is the theme of a story?

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The theme is the lesson or message that the story conveys.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits to non-human things, like saying 'the wind whispered.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'cat' or 'school.'

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or state of being, like 'run' or 'is.'

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What is a compound word?

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A compound word is made up of two smaller words combined, like 'toothbrush' (tooth + brush).