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English: Language

Parts Of Speech

TermDefinition
Noun Names people/places/things
Collective Noun SCHOOL of fish SWARM of bees
Common Noun Desk/paper
Proper Noun Albany/Sally
Adjective Describing nouns- DELICIOUS cake/ANNOYING child.
Adverb Describes a verb- whispered excitedly, last week.
Verb Action words- Tense indicates time.
Pronoun Replaces nouns- She, He, They (third person) I,Me,My (personal pronouns). You (second person)
Conjunction Joining words (and,but,or,because).
Preposition Connecting to the subject.(the man jump OVER the dog). E.G: at,but,of,on,two,by,in,before,over,behind.
Interjection Expresses exclamation. YAY! HORRAY!
Antonym opposites, hot, cold-in,out-up,down
Homonym Homo(same), same word different meaning.Hare-Hair
Synonym Same meaning different word. happy-excited
Oxymoron Contradictory terms- bittersweet, old news, deafening slience
Simile Direct comparison using like or as. (ms robson is like a pear)
Metaphor Direct comparison. (ms robson is a pear)
Personification inanimate to animate.
Onomatopoeia Sound words. Bang,Crash
Hyperbole Gross exaggeration. (tons of homework)
Litotes Understatement
Imperative Command.
Assonance Vowel sounds within the word repeated
Alliteration Consonants (begging letters) repeated
Rhyme The cat sat on the mat.
Slang Informal,swearing.
Colloquial Conversational (group)eg Brats (slang) kids (colloquial) children (formal) or dude, mate, friend, pal.
jargon technical jargon
Euphemism polite way of saying something/ less harsh eg liam is a lively student.
Irony You say one thing but mean another, intended meaning which means another.(chef who gets food poisoning)
Idiom An expression not to be taken literally. (don't get your knickers in a twist)
Pun Play on words
Created by: melika.sabzehi
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