Year 8

Question 1

Superlative adjective

Answer 1

A superlative adjective is one that states the subject is the most or least of something
E.g prettiest

Question 2

Adverb

Answer 2

An adverb is a word that modifies or adds description to a verb, an adjective or another adverb. They often end in ‘ly’ but not always
E.g quickly

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

An adjective is a word that describes the object or the thing that you are talking about.
E.g smelly

Question 4

Comparative adjective

Answer 4

A comparative adjective is one that states the subject is more or less than others.
E.g prettier, faster.

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Personification is a specific type of metaphor, which describes a non human object with human features.

Question 6

Oxymoron

Answer 6

An oxymoron is when two opposite/contrasting words are put together for affect.

Question 7

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 7

Pathetic fallacy is when you use the weather/environment to reflect the mood

Question 8

Metaphor

Answer 8

A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying the object is something else

Question 9

Simile

Answer 9

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Question 10

Describing verb

Answer 10

A describing verb is a verb that gives more detail as to how the action is being done. Such as rather than ‘he ran’ you could say ‘he skipped’ or ‘he rushed’