English Knowledge Check

Antonyms are words that

• have opposite meanings

• have similar meanings

• are comparisons

Synonyms and similes are the same things

• true

• false

Choose the pair of words that are synonyms

• hot and cold

• tall and high

• short and tall

• big and thin

A simile is a comparison of two things

• true

• false

A simile must have the words _____ or _____ in it.

• if or as

• like or then

• like or but

• as or like

Which of the comparisons below, is NOT a simile

• My gran is as crazy as a bat

• My teacher is a dragon

• The pool is blue like the sky

• The girl is as beautiful as a model

What type of poem is this:

The sun shines brightly

Leaves are falling on the ground

Winter is coming

• rhyming poem

• shape poem

• haiku poem

• acrostic poem

Alliteration is

• the repetition of the same letter

• the repetition of the same sound

• when words rhyme

Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

• The horse hid behind the hay

• The duck dives deep for food

• The cat killed the canary

• The tortoise slid down and hid

Which of the words below, has 3 syllables (choose all the correct answers)

• transparent

• imaginary

• butterfly

• fantastic