First Half English Games 1-4

Adjectives

Describes nouns

Adverbs

Describes verb end in ly

Nouns

Person Place Thing Idea

Prepositions

Shows relationship between nouns

Pronouns (Plural & Possessive)

Takes place of noun

Ellipsis

(…) Unfinished thought

Colon

Introduces list (:)

Oxford Comma

Comma used before the word ‘AND’

Imperative

Gives direct command.

Usage: Lie/Lay

Lie: Not the truth Lay: resting flat

Literal vs Figurative

Real or not

Palindrome

Spells forward and back stays the same

Personification

Human traits to a on human thing

Simile

Comparing things using like or as

Assonance

Repetitive vowel sounds in a sentence

Irony

A contrast between expectations and reality

Rhymed Couplet

Lines that rhyme with each other

Sonnet

Poem of 14 lines with specific rhyme scheme

Proverbs

Known saying showing a common truth

Postal Abbreviation: Iowa

IA

Postal Abbreviation: Florida

FL

Florida, New Mexico, South Dakota

Postal Abbreviation: New Mexico

NM

Postal Abbreviation: South Dakota

SD

Almanac

Reference for statistics, moon phases, sunrise/sunset times

Autobiography

Personal story of one's life

Fantasy

A make believe story

Paraphrase

Saying someone else’s idea in your own words

Comparative Forms

A word used to compare two things

Roots: Biblio

A Greek word which translates to book or scroll

Roots: Sub

A Latin root word that means under, below, beneath

Words: Abhor

Means to ‘shudder at’

Words: Noxious

Physically harmful, toxic, or unpleasant