Parts of Speech and Literary Devices Study Guide

"My sister speaks good English." Which word is a verb?

• Sister

• Speaks

• English

• My

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Different parts of speech have different jobs. What do verbs like "run" and "learn" do?

• Express action

• Express feeling

• Express details

• Tell name

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

"Let's watch a funny movie." Which word is a noun?

• Watch

• Let's

• funny

• movie

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

"Do you like your new teacher?" Which word is an adjective?

• Teacher

• Your

• New

• Like

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Adjectives are words like "hot" and "loud" that tell us more about

• Noun

• Conjuction

• Adverb

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

These are words like "quickly" and "quietly" are:

• Pronoun

• Interjection

• adverb

• Adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A

"The test wasn't difficult, so I passed easily." The word "difficult" is

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

What's the meaning of this simile? "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She spits when she talks. 

• She gets really angry.