Nouns, Metaphors, & Allusions

A noun is a

• specific amount or kind

• action or state of being

• person, place, thing, or idea

• way to describe how something

Select the answer that ONLY contains NOUNS.

• friendship, jumping, blue

• Ms. J, school, desk

• New York, swimming, the

• sparkly, bravery, orange

Select the sentence that contains TWO NOUNS.

• The best kind of candy is Sour Patch Kids.

• The best kinds of candy are Sour Patch Kids and Reese's.

• Candy is the best.

• The best kinds of candy are Sour Patch Kids, Snickers, and Twix.

ABSTRACT NOUNS name things your five senses (touch, taste, smell, hear, see) cannot detect.

• True

• False

Select the ABSTRACT noun.

• tinfoil

• tornado

• trust

• tutu

Select the ABSTRACT noun.

• cooperation

• computer

• Centennial

• candy

COLLECTIVE nouns name a group of people or things.

• True

• False

Select the COLLECTIVE noun.

• squad

• cheetah

• Centennial

• clouds

Select the collective noun.

• fantastic

• finish

• flock

• follower

A _______ is a figure of speech that directly states a similarity between two unlike things.

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4