adjectives adjectives describe the qualities of people, places or things. a mouse ran under the...
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ADJECTIVESAdjectives describe the qualities
of people, places or things.
A mouse ran under the chair.A small, brown mouse ran
under the blue chair.
ADVERBSAdverbs describe and add extra detail
to the verb.
He played football skilfully.We arrived yesterday at the
hotel.She regularly goes swimming.
ALLITERATIONAlliteration is when the same sound or
letter is repeated at the beginning of several words.
Terrifically tasty!Fred frantically tried to flee.
SIBILANCESibilance is when a ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sound is
repeated at the beginning of several words.
She sat sipping soda in the sizzling sunshine.
SIMILEA simile is when one thing is compared
to another using ‘as’ or ‘like’.
As light as a feather.He was like a child at
Christmas.
METAPHORA metaphor is when something is
described by saying it is something else.
She’s a wizard at maths.He is a pig when it comes to
eating his dinner.
PERSONIFICATIONPersonification is when things or ideas
are given human characteristics.
The sun hid nervously behind the dark clouds.
The pencil sprang to life in her hand.
SOLILOQUYA soliloquy is a speech spoken by an actor
alone on stage. It is designed to reveal the character’s innermost thoughts and
feelings.
‘To be or not to be– that is the question...’
SUPERLATIVEA type of adjective which is used to
refer or compare at least three people or things.
She makes the best roast dinner money can buy.
That is the smallest dog I’ve ever seen.
PROPER NOUNProper nouns have capital letters and they refer to the name of a particular
person or place.
William ShakespeareParisBrigshaw
COMMON NOUNCommon nouns name a kind of person
or thing. The name is ‘common’ to all things.
manwomancountry
COLLECTIVE NOUNCollective nouns describe a group of
people or things.
An army of soldiersA bunch of flowers.A swarm of bees.
ABSTRACT NOUNAbstract nouns describe things that cannot actually be seen, heard, smelt
or tasted.
LoveFearHatred
WHO’S / WHOSEWho’s = the
shortened form of ‘who is’ or ‘who
has’.
Who’s the owner of this house?
Whose = this word shows ownership
in two ways.
This is the man whose house it is.
ORWhose house is this?