AdverbsA word thatdescribes a verb

OnomatopoeiaWords that imitate sounds.

SimilesCompares something with another using ‘as’ or ‘like’.

PersonificationGiving human characteristics to non-living objects.

TensesPast or present words

AlliterationSounds similar at the beginning of most words in your sentence.

PrepositionsWords that specify place, direction and time.

ConjunctionsJoin sentences together

MetaphorsWords to describe how something resembles another.

HyperboleOver- exaggeration of your actions.

IronySaying the opposite of what you meant.

RhymeSounding the same at the end of your sentences.

Rhyme

Sounding the same at the end of your sentences.

Adverbs

A word thatdescribes a verb

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate sounds.

Prepositions

Words that specify place, direction and time.

Conjunctions

Joins sentences together

Tenses

Past or present words

Metaphors

Words to describe how something resembles another.

Similes

Compares something with another using ‘as’ or ‘like’.

Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-living objects.

Alliteration

Sounds similar at the beginning of most words in your sentence.

Hyperbole

Over- exaggeration of your actions.

Irony

Saying the opposite of what you meant.

Rhyme

Jack and JillWent up the hillTo fetch a pail of water.Jack fell downAnd broke his crownAnd Jill came tumbling after.

Five little ducks went out to playOver the hill and far away The mother duck said Quack, Quack, quack, quackAnd four little ducks came waddling back

Jack be nimbleJack be quickJack jump overThe candlestick.

Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was he;He called for his pipe in the middle of the nightAnd he called for his fiddlers three.

Little Bo peep has lost her sheepAnd doesn't know where to find them.Leave them alone and they'll come home,Bringing their tails behind them.

Hickory Dickory DockThe mouse ran up the clockThe clock struck oneThe mouse ran downHickory Dickory Dock

Adverbs

QuicklyQuietlySlowlyPatientlySilentlyHappilyNeatlyTremendouslyAbruptlyBadlyHurriedlyRapidlyViciouslyUnknowingly

The killer dog viciously and badly bit some of the mysterious leg off wish his razor sharp teeth.

The well disguised detective, Sherlock Holmes, slowly and mysteriously followed the huge footprints to the end of the murky street.

CalmlyPainfullyMysteriouslyWonderfullyNoisilyInconspicuouslyConspicuouslySpitefully

Onomatopoeia“Boom!”

“Crash!”

“Bang!”

“Clang!”

Slurp

Gulp

Burp

Pfft

Achoo

Meow Caw, caw

Woof Neigh

Moo hee haw

Baaa tweet

Ssss oink

Braaaaak

Slap Pop

Crack drip

Boing rrrr

Snap chug

Crackle beep

Honk

Gong

Brrrp

Hum

glug

SimilesLaughs like a hyenaAs agile as a monkeylike two peas in a podAs beautiful as natureAs big as a busAs big as an elephantAs black as coalAs blind as a batAs blind as a moleAs bold as brassAs brave as a lionThey fought like cats and dogs.As bright as dayAs bright as the sun

As busy as a beaverAs busy as a beeAs calm as a millpondAs clear as a bellAs clean as a whistleAs clear as crystalAs clear as mudAs cold as iceAs cool as a cucumberAs crazy as a loonAs cunning as a foxAs cute as a babyAs cute as a cup cake

As damp as the spongeAs dead as a doornail

As deaf as a postAs delicate as a flower

His skin was as cold as ice.As dense as a brick

As dry as a boneAs dry as dust

As dull as dishwaterAs easy as ABC

As easy as pieAs fast as a race car

To eat like a horseAs strong as an oxTo drink like a fish

To soar like an eagleTo work like a dogAs wise as an owl

Personification

Conjunctions

HoweverThereforeSoBut

BecauseSo thatAlas

and, but, for, or, nor, yet, and so

Metaphors

You are the sunshine of my life

The world is my oyster

Keep your eyes peeled.

# His head was spinning with ideas.# Her home was a prison.# She has a heart of gold.# It is raining cats and dogs.# You had better pull your socks up.# The noise is music to her ears.# You light up my life with your presence.# My memory is a little cloudy about that incident.# Keep your eyes peeled.# Take a moment to digest the info.# A rainbow of flavors.

Prepositions

aboardaboutaboveacrossafteragainstalongamidamongaroundasatatopbeforebehind

belowbeneathbesidebetweenbeyond

ininsideintolikenearofoff

A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

sincethanthroughthroughouttilltotoward

onontooutoutsideoverpastregardinground

bydespitedownduringforfrom

underunlikeuntilupuponwithwithinwithout

Shall I buy tickets for/to the concert. The Sahara is one of the most remote parts of/in the world. There are two sides to/for/of every story.

The dog was picked up off/from the street. She put her hands over/on her eyes.

I was with two aunts on/from my mother's side.

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Tenses

AteSleptThoughtRanHidSmeltWroteBoughtShoneGrewBlewFlewDrewDrawnLivedKnittedKnewBegan

SwamPlayedSangRangPlannedStoppedSteppedShippedHoppedCuppedShiftedSwungRode

Alliteration

Mississippi got lost in the misty, mucky, muddy land of mud.

Mille’s magic muffins moved magically.

Mille made magic marshmallow muffins.

She sells sea shells on the sea shore.

HyperboleMy brother’s so fat, when he hops on the scales it says “One at a time, please!”

My brother’s so short, that half a garden gnome is like a giant to him!

I’m so tired, I could sleep for a year!

You’re so ugly, every time I look at you, my eyes pop out!

Your momma is so old, she farts out dust!

My Aunty’s so fat, it takes two trains and a bus to get on her good side.My sister uses so much make-up, she leaves a colour trail when she walks!

My dog is so ugly, we have to pay the fleas to live on him!

It’s so cold, chickens are running to KFC to use the deep-fryer!

My Aunty’s so fat, when she puts on her yellow dress, everyone yells out “TAXI!”

My teacher’s so old, she showed us a year book from 1500BC!

My Aunt’s so fat, the elephants throw peanuts at her!

The town I live in is so isolated, it makes ghost towns look popular!

Your mum must have been a thief because she stole the stars and put them in your eyes!

Your mama is so fat, when she jumps in the pacific ocean she says “Look, I’m in the kiddies pool!”

Your mama is so fat, when she puts on a red dress, everyone thinks the warehouse is moving!

Your Mum is so dumb, she got locked in the supermarket and died of starvation!

Your Mum is so dumb, she tripped over a cordless phone!

My Aunty is so hairy, it looks she’s got Bob Marley in a headlock!

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room."

Irony

Is it ironic that...... The worlds largest ice cream cone is made by a factory called Tiny Dairies

Is it ironic that...... You move your wedding inside because it's going to rain, and a pipe bursts

An ambulance driver rushes to the scene of an accident, only to run the victim over, because the victim crawled into the middle of the street in the darkness of night.

It was ironic that the fire station burned down.

Three kinds of irony are commonly recognized:Verbal irony - which the intended meaning of a statement differs from the meaning that the

words appear to express.

Situational ironyinvolves an incongruity between what is expected or intended and what actually occurs.

Dramatic irony is an effect produced by anarrative in which the audience knows more about present or future circumstances than a character in the story.

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