
Parts of speech/language features
Authored by Siobhan McElroy
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a word that describes a noun called?
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Proper noun
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a word that describes a verb called?
Article
Auxiliary verb
Preposition
Adverb
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which words in the following sentence are prepositions? - “I walked through the tunnel to the other side, my footsteps echoing around the space.”
I, tunnel, footsteps
walked, echoing, other
through, to, around
the, my, side
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1I
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.K.1E
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When are pronouns used? I.e. in place of …?
(a)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.6.1A
CCSS.L.6.1C
CCSS.L.6.1D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the words in the following sentence are verbs? - “The dog ate hungrily, growling a warning at anyone who dared to look in his direction.”
ate, growling, dared, look
dog, anyone, direction
the, a, his
warning, at, who
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.1.1E
CCSS.L.1.4C
CCSS.L.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What language technique compares two different things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’?
metaphor
allusion
hyperbole
simile
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1G
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What language technique is used to deliberately exaggerate something?
(a)
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1G
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