5th Grade ELA

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words, such as 'Fall Fridays feel fantastic.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes, like 'buzz' in 'The dryer made a loud buzz.'

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being, such as 'mashes' in 'Mom mashes the potatoes for dinner.'

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What is a homonym?

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A homonym is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning, such as 'there' and 'their.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things, stating one is the other, like 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, like 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is hyperbole?

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

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What is the purpose of punctuation?

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Punctuation helps clarify meaning in writing by indicating pauses, stops, and the structure of sentences.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea, such as 'dog,' 'city,' or 'happiness.'