Literal language Figurative Onomatopoeia Similes

Language

Dictionary Makes writing Metaphors Alliteration

meaning. Means more meaningful
exactly what it and adds emotion.
says.
Idioms Is a comparison Is a comparison Sparkle like
using LIKE or AS not using LIKE or diamonds
AS. When we use
more than one
word together that
creates a different
meaning that
those individual
words
My baby brother is My sister’s Personification Hungry as a bear
a cute little teddy memory is a
bear camera that
remembers
everything we see
Gives human The sun happily A sound device Splash
qualities to lifeless greeted everyone where the words
objects, animals or “good morning” sound like their
ideas. meaning
Aargh Crack Smack Boing

The howling of the The gun went A sound device – Tim was tickled as
wolves scared bang. the repetition of he tasted the
them consonant sounds tomatoes.
The radio suddenly They fought like He has a heart of Betty bought
stopped singing cats and dogs stone butter but the
and stared at me. butter was bitter
Watching that The burning wood Heart of gold Throw the baby
movie was like hissed and outside the
watching grass crackled bathtub
grow
The test was The sun was a Laughter is the Their home was
murder gleaming pearl. best medicine a prison

Raining cats and His house is a pig Well known Marcy has a
dogs sty expression that green thumb in
makes a point the garden
different than
what it actually
says
The principal Mary lovingly He was as quiet He swam like a
caught us red- tends her babies as a mouse fish
handed. in the garden
Time is money. Possessive Word that The football is
pronoun indicates yours.
possession
The apple is Their work is Don’t forget to Their parents
mine ours give the note to did not receive
your mother the note
The dog is hers Proper noun A word in capital Michelle
letters that
replaces the
name of a
person, place,
thing or idea in a
sentence
Xuanny Africa China Eiffel Tower

Doctor Sam Words for types dog Apple

of things, people
and places and
are not
capitalised
juice author river beer

country Homophones A word that Bare/ bear

sounds the
same as another
word but means
 a different thing
No/ Know Hear/Here Wood/ would There/their

See/sea Right/write He is a giant She is a sunset

Sandra saw Tim tried to Mary made The desk shook

something make Terry’s tin. memories with in anger
standing still her friends
Walls could hear The leaves James was as Bang. The cars
everything they jumped up to strong as a fox crashed.
said greet the day
The green grass Sarah was the Noun Naming word
grew sun. She shone
wonderfully in brightly.
the garden.
Verb Action word Adjective Describes a
noun

Adverb Changes a verb Conjunction Joins two

or adjective. sentences or
Most of the time words.
it usually ends
in “ly”
very Quickly Preposition Where one thing
is in relation to
another
lovely happily Above Between

By Beside Behind Below

Bob is a lion Life is a dream Yellow Pretty

 Interesting Angry

Exciting

Spot the errors in the paragraph below

One mondy evenig, a dark gren sportes car hit a tree and crashd into a gardon.
The man at the wheel break two arms and one leg. He said he did’nt know about the
 bendes on the steep hill and did’nt see the speed limit sign. He left the hospitol on
wednsday with plaster on his arm and legs.

Spot the mistakes

Deer sir,

You asked me to right a letter to Amy for homework so I have. You said I should chews
what I should rite. I could knot decide what two do so I will tell you about my holiday at
the see side. I had a good view of the blue sea from my hotel. It was a long weigh away
from hear. I hope you had a good holiday to.

Punctuating a paragraph

Tim studied all his subjects every day he focused mostly on mathematics but he loved
going over natural sciences he thought that if he did well at school he would never need
to quit soccer tims mom always told him that if he didn’t pass his subjects they would not
allow him to play anymore
At break times the girls play a game called French and English. You pick sides with a