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A word that is the opposite of another word

These describe something which can be measured and compared with something else. fast and slowsmall and bighot and cold

Here there is no comparison or scale; it is a matter of being either one thing or another. alive and deadsingle and marriedmale and female

These antonyms depend on each other. buy and sellborrow and lendwife and husband

Identify the following antonyms as gradable, complementary, or converse:above and belowabsent and presentclean and dirtyclever and stupiddoctor and patientdry and wetgive and receiveon and offright and wrong

A word to which prefixes and suffixes can be added to form different words

archarch chief; chief; primary; primary; firstfirst

archetypearchetype

biobio lifelife biology biology

gengen birthbirth generategenerate

manumanu handhand manualmanual

pathpath feelingfeeling empathyempathy

protoproto firstfirst prototypeprototype

sectsect cutcut dissectdissect

vacvac emptyempty vacantvacant

Groups of letters after a word used to modify its meaning or change it into a different part of speech

able, ible able, ible capable ofcapable of portable - able to portable - able to be carried, legible be carried, legible - able to be read - able to be read

ac, ic ac, ic like, like, pertaining pertaining to to

cardiac - cardiac - pertaining to the pertaining to the heart, aquatic - heart, aquatic - pertaining to the pertaining to the water water

acious, acious, icious icious

full of full of audacious - full of audacious - full of daring, avaricious daring, avaricious - full of greed - full of greed

ant, ent ant, ent full of full of eloquent - eloquent - pertaining to pertaining to fluid, effective fluid, effective speechspeech

ary ary like, like, connected connected with with

dictionary - dictionary - book book connected connected with words with words

ate ate to make to make consecrate to consecrate to make holy make holy

eer, er, eer, er, or or

person person who who

censor person censor person who deletes who deletes improper improper remarks remarks

ism ism doctrine, doctrine, belief belief

monotheism monotheism belief in one belief in one god god

osis osis condition condition hypnosis hypnosis condition of condition of induced sleep induced sleep

tude tude state of state of certitude state certitude state of sureness of sureness

Information from the reading that identifies or defines a word or group of words

The professor was a favorite among the students at the college. His sagacity was helpful to them as they pursued their degrees. The professor was known to use his experience, insight, and common sense to help students pursue their education.

Using the example clue, the word sagacity in this sentence means   silliness   thoughtlessness   wisdom   negligence

Katie appeared infallible in math class because she had never gotten a problem wrong.

Using the explanation clue, the word infallible in this sentence means   never wrong   mistaken   wrong   incorrect

The man was sent to the penitentiary, or prison, for stealing cars.

Using the synonym clue, the word penitentiary in this sentence means   paradise   hotel   prison   heaven

While Lily was careful not to be seen as she peeked out the window, Phil was not as cautious and was seen!

Using the antonym clue, the word cautious in this sentence means   careful   not careful   risky   trouble

The mother was determined to prove her son's innocence; the father was resolute as well.

Using the comparison clue, the word resolute in this sentence means   wavering   determined   not determined   unsure

After being ill and unable to eat for three days, Beverly had a voracious appetite.

Using the contrast clue, the word voracious in this sentence means   satisfied   quenched   small   big

Write a sentence using each of the methods of context cluesExampleExplanationSynonymAntonymComparisonContrast

Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling

Tools used by an author to enliven and provide voice to the writing

Metaphor and simile.

Personification.

Symbolism.

Irony.

Hyperbole

Rhythm and meter.

Rhyme.  Assonance.

  Alliteration.

Repetition. 

Onomatopoeia.

A comparison of two unlike things using, like, as or resembles

As alike as two peas in a podAs annoying as nails scratching against a chalkboard. As bald as a baby's backsideAs big as a busAs blind as a batAs bold as brassAs brave as a lionAs bright as the sunAs busy as a beaverAs busy as a beeAs busy as a cat on a hot tin roofAs clean as a whistle

As dry as a boneAs dry as dustAs dull as dishwaterAs easy as A.B.C.As easy as pieAs fit as a fiddleAs flat as a pancakeAs hairy as an apeAs happy as a clownAs hard as nailsAs hard as rockAs cold as iceAs cool as a cucumberAs crazy as a loonAs cunning as a foxAs cute as a button

What happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry uplike a raisin in the sun?Or fester like a sore-And then run?Does it stink like rotten meat?Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sagslike a heavy load. Or does it explode?

                            

“Jimmy Smith was moving through the room like an enormous trained mole collecting the empty cans.” Suttree by Cormac McCarthy.

“Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed toward me like towers of Pisa.” Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

“Lithe brown arms encircled him like a legion of snakes.” The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini.

1.  pearls as big as

2.  The kids are as busy as a/n

3.  The light is as bright as

4.  skin as smooth as

5.  rocks sharp as

6.  The class was wild like

7.  He was big like

8.  The fish was small as

9.  I am hungry like a

10. Her face was round as

Her teeth are pearls.  "The fog comes in on little cat feet" "Men's words are bullets, that their enemies

take up and make use of against them." "A man may break a word with you, sir, and

words are but wind.“ "The rain came down in long knitting

needles.“ "Memory is a crazy woman that hoards

colored rags and throws away food."

Autumn is a season of dust.  Into the dust crumble memories of powerful ocean tides hitting a sea of sand, early morning walks on a white crescent of beach, and sun scorched hills where the beauty of the summer slowly unfolds.  But autumn, too, will bring her own memories.  The foliage is a painting come to life and the music of the falling leaves will serenade us into winter.

"Summer Grass" by Carl Sandburg

Summer grass aches and whispersIt wants something: it calls and sings; it pours out wishes to the overhead stars.The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is

slowcoming; the rain wets the face of the grass.

Underline the non-human thing and circle the human quality.

1.  The winter wrapped its icy claws around Northeast Pennsylvania.

2.  The alarm clock screeched that it was time to get up.

3.  Fear grabbed me as I heard footsteps behind me.

4.  The washer sputtered and groaned as it removed the mud from the knees of my old jeans.

5.  The printer spit out more copies than I needed.

6.  The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirt road.

7.  The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.

8.  The stars winked at us from the night sky.

9.  Listening to the piano sing its happy tune made me want to dance.

10.  That carrot cake with the cream cheese icing is calling my name.

"Fly away, my fine feathered friend!"

1.  The two turtles...

2.  A horrible house...

3.  The dirty dog...

Idiom                                                       Actual Meaning

Cross that bridge when you come           Don't worry about problemsto it.                                                    until they actually happen.

hit the hay                                            go to bed

raining cats and dogs                            raining hard

on cloud nine                                       very happy; joyous

once in a blue moon                              almost never; not very often

1.  If you don't hand in your report, you will miss the boat for an "A".

2.  Tomorrow is Jack's surprise party, so don't let the cat out of the bag when you see him.

3.  When Erin didn't do her homework and failed the quiz, her mom hit the roof.

4.  Joe is down in the dumps since his friend moved away.

5.  Mary wasn't paying attention and seemed out in left field when the teacher called on her.

6.  George said I would lose, but since I didn't, he will have to eat his words.

7.  You shouldn't spend an arm and a leg on a foolish video game!

8.  He went out on a limb and asked the principal if he could miss class to go to the party.

9.  All I said was I didn't feel like doing my work and the teacher jumped down my throat.

10.  When Sara didn't turn in her project, her "A" went down the drain.

The use of words whose sounds express or suggest their meaning

achooahembaabahbambangbarkbashcluckfizz

bonkbooboombubblebumpbuzzchattercheepchirpclang

(verb) To make an overstatement or stretch the truth

Factual Statement:Aesop Elementary School had many items

inits lost and found box. Exaggeration:

“The place looked magical—almost likeAladdin’s cave. Instead of heaps of gold andmountains of jewels, however, there wereheaps of snow boots and mountains of beanbag animals.”

Factual StatementDana, a student at Wayside School, had

beautiful eyes. Exaggeration:

“And if she had a hundred eyes, all over her face and her arms and her feet, why, she would have been the most beautiful creature in the world.”

The Crucible:  Betty's illness.  People immediately start leaping to witchcraft the second one girl in town starts acting a little strange?  Once the witch card is thrown, everyone seems to lose all reason.

My Dad is tougher than your dad.He wrestles alligators every morning just to get his heart pumping.Instead of eating toast and coffee for breakfast, he eats the toaster and the coffeemaker.He doesn't drive to work, he runs to work--ten miles a day.When he gets home from work he relaxes in a hot bath of boiling water.He prefers chewing nails to chewing gum.And when he sees someone for the first time, he says "Hello, nice to meet you," so loud and fearsome people run away and hide.My dad is tougher than your dad.

--Bruce Lansky

An exaggeration or overstatement

"she broke a chisel trying to get it off last night!"

"Marilyn Manson freaked out when he saw her!"

"when she takes it off, my mom doesn't recognize her." Ashley, from Knoxville, Tennessee

"when she smiles, cracks the size of the Grand Canyon form in the surface."

"when she takes it off she loses 30 pounds!" "she could pass as a clown at the circus." "you could scrape off just the outer layer

and put it on five other girls."

These books weigh a ton. (These books are heavy.)

I could sleep for a year. (I could sleep for a long time.)

He beat him into a pulp. (He beat him up very harshly.)

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. (I'm very hungry)

I'm doing a million things right now. (I'm busy.)

My teacher is so old… Our new house is so big… That movie was so boring… Her hair was so long… His muscles were so big… The book was funny. Paige Turner liked being a librarian. Mr. Jupiter enjoyed reading to his

students. Mrs. Gorf was a mean teacher. Myron was a good class president.

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event

"As the cave's roof collapsed, he was swallowed up in the dust like Jonah, and only his frantic scrabbling behind a wall of rock indicated that there was anyone still alive".

"Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities".

"Like the prodigal son, he returned to his home town and was welcomed by all who knew him".

"Marty's presence at the dance was definitely a 'Catch 22' situation; if he talked to Cindy she'd be mad at him, but if he ignored her there'd be hell to pay. His anger bubbled to the surface. He realized that by coming to the dance he had brought his problems with him like a Trojan Horse, and he could only hope he would be able to keep them bottled up".

Hamlet was a character from Shakespeare who had a difficulty making a decision.

Falstaff was another of Shakespeare's characters who was a large jovial man with a keen wit.

The Three Stooges were a comedy team of not-too-bright buffoons.

Benedict Arnold was an American traitor.

The 'cowardly lion' from the Wizard of Oz was a coward.

Judas betrayed Jesus.

Mother Teresa was a nun who selflessly devoted her life to caring for the poor and sick.

Don Quixote was a fictional hero; a dreamer who was always going on quests to try to accomplish impossible tasks.

Your assignment is to write a few sentences or a short paragraph (or poem) that contain an allusion to three of the characters above.