Root words 3

Which word uses a suffix meaning "without"?

• childlike

• hopeless

• friendly

• partial

Which sentence is an example of figurative language?

• The flames from the grill cooked the steak.

• Because I left my backpack at school, I was late arriving home.

• The smell of bacon and eggs crept up the stairs and into my room.

• After reading my library books, I return them promptly to the library.

Identify the figurative language: After a long day's hike in the rugged mountains with her fellow campers, Teresa slept like a log.

• After a long day's hike

• Teresa slept like a log.

• with her fellow campers

• mountains

Education is the gateway to success. Which literary device is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

The drama club earned tons of money. The underlined phrase is an example of what literary device?

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration