Vocabulary Review 3/12

The girl was as quiet as a mouse.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

The door closed with a THUD.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

You are a rose among thorns.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

The silly snake slithered through the squishy swamp.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

He was very dramatic. He would always _________________ about what happened.

• exaggerate

• compare

• effort

• envious

You need to work hard and put forth your best _______________.

• exaggerate

• compare

• effort

• envious

I love my friends new dress! I wish I could have one! I am so ______________!

• exaggerate

• compare

• effort

• envious

Eddie was so _____________. He was always doing rude and sneaky things to Mrs. Jeepers.

• emphasize

• mischevious

• reluctantly

• sternly

I was so tired! I just wanted to go to bed. My mom told me I had to clean my room, so I _____________ did that instead.

• emphasize

• mischevious

• reluctantly

• sternly

This isn't a laughing matter. You are in big trouble," the principal said _________________.

• emphasize

• mischevious

• reluctantly

• sternly