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  • an action word or a state of being, like "is" or "are"
    verb
    adverb
    noun
    pronoun
  • a word made up of two words
    contrast
    synonym
    compound word
    alphabet
  • a short, well known, wise saying (e.g. don't judge a book by it's cover)
    proverb
    simile
    idiom
    metaphor
  • when one event produces another event (e.g. 2 hands applauding produce the sound of clapping)
    metaphor
    cause and effect
    main idea
    vowels
  • The people, animals or even things in a story.
    spaces
    period
    glossary
    characters
  • to show how to things are different
    synonym
    compare
    contrast
    characters
  • This goes at the end of a word and makes a new word (e.g. higher, hottest)
    netflix
    pronoun
    prefix
    suffix
  • Two words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g. bat, trunk)
    homographs
    possessive noun
    homophones
    metaphor
  • an exaggeration (e.g. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse for lunch)
    idiom
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    verb
  • to show how 2 things are similar
    contrast
    plot
    word
    compare
  • giving human characteristics to non-human things (e.g. the leaves danced through the lawn)
    idiom
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
  • Using what you know to reason about what you do not know.
    prose
    prediction
    infer
    proverb
  • This is what someone believes about something.
    fact
    subject verb agreement rule
    simile
    opinion
  • when 2 or more people work together to solve a problem
    metaphor
    party
    collaboration
    possessive noun
  • a guess about the future
    metaphor
    homographs
    prediction
    inference
  • a word that describes a noun
    adverb
    adjective
    noun
    pronoun
  • This goes at the beginning of a word and makes a new word (e.g. unhappy, unknown)
    prefix
    suffix
    idiom
    netflix
  • comparison of 2 unlike things WITHOUT using the words like/as/than (e.g. life is a roller coaster,time is money)
    metaphor
    singular noun
    hyperbole
    idiom
  • a group of words that does not make sense but has meaning (e.g. it's raining cats and dogs).
    verb
    idiom
    hyperbole
    simile
  • a word that changes an adjective by telling us how, where, and when and often ends in "ly".
    adjective
    noun
    verb
    adverb
  • a part of speech which expresses emotion
    verb tense
    adage
    inflection
    interjection
  • a word that connects to words, phrases or clauses (e.g. but, and, for)
    connection
    homograph
    pronoun
    conjunction
  • when several words in a row start with the same letter (e.g. big busy bee)
    obliterate
    antonym
    alliteration
    abbreviate
  • Two words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings (e.g. son/sun)
    homophones
    homographs
    collaboration
    fantasy
  • A memorable statement handed down from one generation to another (e.g. where there's smoke, there's fire)
    adage
    idiom
    antonym
    synonym
  • two words with opposite meanings (e.g. hot and cold)
    alliteration
    antonym
    adverb
    synonym