TYPES OF WORDS

Question 1

Adverbs

Answer 1

• Words that change verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They describe how or when something is done.
• Eg. Quickly, dangerously, always, never, once, soon, nar.

Question 2

Monosyllabic words

Answer 2

• Words that consist of one syllable.

- Eg. yes, no, cat, dog, food, bat.

Question 3

Adjectives

Answer 3

• Words that describe a noun

- Eg. gorgeous, happy, long, tall, disgusting, green.

Question 4

Onomatopoeia

Answer 4

• When the way the word sounds imitate the sound it’s describing.
• Eg. bang, crash, sizzle

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

• The same letter or sound at the beginning of words next to each other.
• Eg. the beautiful blue ocean blinked at the sun.

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

• When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel but start with different consonant sounds.
• Eg. Although she was frail, she had a grace that trailed her everywhere.

Question 7

Sibilance

Answer 7

• A specific form of alliteration that focuses on ‘s’ sounds.
• Creates wooshing or hissing in the writing.
• Eg. the shark shot through the water, charging towards the shore.