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