Language

The river spills over rocks and whispers to me-
Kawishiwee...Kawishiwee-
and rushes on to anywhere.
This is an example of: 

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile

Personification

• Sound or movement

• Repetition

• Means what it means but not literally

• Giving human emotion to a non-living thing.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

Which of the following sets of words deal mostly with the sense of SOUND?

• quiet, jangling, barking
• moist, glassy, metallic
• salty, sweet, tangy
• earthy, fruity, minty

What is the verb in this sentence?
Sal listens to his favorite song.

• listens
• Sal
• song
• favorite

What is the verb in this sentence?
The boy ran to the store.

• boy
• store
• ran
• the

Which word is a noun?

• pillow
• running
• silly
• ate

I have a big brown dog

• ?
• &
• !
• .

Which word is a noun?

• jump
• purple
• away
• pencil

Which word is a noun?

• pillow
• running
• silly
• ate

Read the story.
Kelly loved to play in the snow.  She loved to wear gloves and hats.  Her favorite thing to do was to make a snowman.   One Sunday, Kelly put all of her snow clothes on and went outside. Kelly made snowballs and snow angels.  Kelly went inside to eat lunch.  After lunch, she made a snowman.  It was a great day.
The story mostly takes place —

• in Summer
• in Fall
• in Winter
• in Spring