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Parts of Speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a person, place, or thing? | Noun |
| Who does the action (verb) in the sentence? | Subject |
| What can you replace a noun with? | Pronoun |
| What are words that usually end in -ly called? | Adverbs |
| What is a word that means the opposite of another? For example - hot is an _________ of cold. | Antonym |
| What are words that have the same sound as another, but a different meaning? | Homophone |
| What are words that mean the same thing, but are different spellings? | Synonyms |
| What are words that describe? | Adjectives |
| What is it called when you use 'like' or 'as' to compare things? | Simile |
| What is it called when you compare things WITHOUT using like or as? | Metaphor |
| What is it called when you exaggerate the truth? | Hyperbole |
| What are the words we use that do not mean anything? such as um, whoah, omg | Interjections |
| What are he, she, it, they, we examples of? | Pronouns |
| What is the word (in poetry) for the same first letter sounds being repeated? | Alliteration |
| What is it called when we say the words that are connected to a sound that we hear? | Onomatopoeia |
| What does the suffix trans mean? | across or through |
| What are simile, metaphor, hyperbole, alliteration, etc. examples of? | Figurative Language |