Figures of Speech and Grammar

Which sentence contains an adverb?

• The dog barked loudly at the mailman.

• The dog is brown.

• The dog ran to the park.

• The dog has a tail.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which is a conjunction?

• run

• and

• happy

• quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which sentence correctly uses a pronoun?

• Sarah likes Sarah's bike.

• The bike belongs to Sarah.

• Sarah likes her bike.

• Sarah's bike is Sarah's.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which sentence contains a verb?

• That tall tree.

• The boy runs quickly.

• The red ball.

• The shiny star.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

Which word is a noun?

• swim

• beautiful

• elephant

• gently

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

"Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of:

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?

• The classroom was a cold as ice.

• I told you a million times to clean your room!

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The pancake sizzled on the griddle.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

"The classroom was a zoo" is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Her smile was like sunshine" is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

• symbolism

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence contains an idiom?

• He kicked the bucket last year.

• The bucket tipped over.

• The boy carried the bucket home.

• The bucket was full of water.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B