My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother - Vocab

Always use a ________ in a sentence to compare two things using "like" or "as".

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

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My favorite fairy ______ is about a princess who loses her glass slipper.

• tale

• dream

• story

• legend

__________ is another word for normal, average, or not special.

• Basic

• Regular

• Typical

• Ordinary

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Something grandmothers always do with their lips when kissing you on the cheek.

• purse

• pucker

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The sunflower ______ in my backyard has grown a total of 12ft tall over the summer.

• stem

• branch

• stalk

• trunk

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Growing up, I always called my sister a ______ because of how short and small she was.

• weasel

• sloth

• mouse

• ferret

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When our friends are sad, it is important to ______ them to show you care.

• sympathize

• comfort

• support

• console

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Something I call my puppy after she chews our shoes, socks, and furniture.

• dreadful

• rotten

• atrocious

• terrible

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His adventures were so _________, or extreme, that the audience wondered if he had made them up.

• wonderful

• amazing

• awesome

• incredible

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Another word for a merry-go-round.

• carousel

• carnival ride

• ferris wheel

• roundabout

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

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