Language Work Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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Compares two unlike things using like or as

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Similie

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2
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Metaphor

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Compares to unlike things and states one is the other

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3
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To exaggerate

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Hyperbole

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4
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Noun

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A naming word

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5
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What does a noun name

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A person, place ,animal,state or thing

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6
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Proper noun

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Special place person or thing

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7
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Ordinary things

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Common noun

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8
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Concrete

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Name of something you can feel see or touch

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9
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A group

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Collective noun

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10
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Abstract noun

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A feeling/idea/quality which u can’t see feel or touch

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11
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Adjective

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Describes a noun
Somethings known as a describing word

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12
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Describes a verb

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Adverb

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13
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What is commonly added to a verb to make it an adverb

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L’y or if the word ends in y ily

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14
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What must all sentences have

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Begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark

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15
Q

Two or more words with the same pronunciation but different spelling

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Homophones

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16
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Give an example of a homophone

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Your and you’re
There their they’re
Are and our

17
Q

Which is right
a)I went to there house for dinner
b)I went to their house
c) I went to they’re house

18
Q

What apostrophes for

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To contract a word /shorten it

19
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What can apostrophes show

20
Q

What do you do if the word ends in s

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You just add an apostrophe

21
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Often introduces an explanation, can come before a list,question or answer

22
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Semi-colons

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Helps to join closely connected sentences in and idea

23
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Dashes

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Creates pause.replaces semicolons in informal writing, can be used to add dram and surprise

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Our

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Are
Part of the verb to be
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Whose
Belonging to them
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Who’s
Who is
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Where
What place
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Wear
To have something on one’s body for clothing ,decoration or protection
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What is ware
Your goods
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When using speech marks what should you always include
A form of punctuation after the text Make sure u do it inside the speech marks
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What is alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
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What is assonance
Repeated vowel sounds in words that our closely connected
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What is personification
Giving something non human the characteristics of a human
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What is foreshadowing
A narrative way in which shuttle suggetions and hints are givin about something
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What is a verb
a doing word