PART 13

ENGLISH

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

a block of flats a herd of cattle

a bouquet of flowers a colony of ants

a brigade of firemen a ream of paper

a bunch of grapes a school of whales

a bundle of washing a set of teeth

a group of people a string of pearls

a heap of stone a swarm of bees

a team of players a troop of monkeys

Alliteration and Assonance

Alliteration is when a writer repeats the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. For example, in “My puppy punched me in the eye,” the words “puppy punched” are alliterative because they both begin with “p.”

Assonance is when a writer repeats the vowel sounds in the stressed syllables of words. For example, in the line ”My rabbit whacked my ear,” the words “rabbit whacked” are an example of assonance because they both contain a “short a” sound on the stressed syllable.

Alliteration and assonance do not have to have the same letters; just the same sounds. So for example, “falling phone” is alliterative and “flying high” is assonant, because they repeat the same sounds even though they don’t repeat the same letters.

Activity:

1. Read the following poem.2. Underline the alliterative words in each line.3. Circle the assonant words in each line.4. Draw a block around the rhyming words.

Hint: Sometimes words can be both alliterative and assonant.

My Puppy Punched Me In the Eye

My puppy punched me in the eye.My rabbit whacked my ear.My ferret gave a frightful cryand roundhouse kicked my rear.

My lizard flipped me upside down.My kitten kicked my head.My hamster slammed me to the groundand left me nearly dead.

So my advice? Avoid regrets;no matter what you do,don’t ever let your family petstake lessons in kung fu.

–Kenn Nesbit

Activity:

1. Read the following poem.2. Underline the alliterative words in each line.3. Circle the assonant words in each line.4. Draw a block around the rhyming words.

Hint: Sometimes words can be both alliterative and assonant.

My Puppy Punched Me In the Eye

My puppy punched me in the eye.My rabbit whacked my ear.My ferret gave a frightful cryand roundhouse kicked my rear.

My lizard flipped me upside down.My kitten kicked my head.My hamster slammed me to the groundand left me nearly dead.

So my advice? Avoid regrets;no matter what you do,don’t ever let your family petstake lessons in kung fu.–Kenn Nesbit

ALLITERATION

Write an adjective for each animal below that makes an alliteration. Use the word block below.

For example: Racing rabbit

A) Elephant: ___________________________________________

B) Giraffe: _____________________________________________

C) Hippo: ______________________________________________

D) Cheetah: ____________________________________________

E) Lion: _______________________________________________

F) Buffalo: _____________________________________________

G) Kudu: _______________________________________________

H) Donkey: _____________________________________________

I) Monkey: _____________________________________________

J) Tortoise: _____________________________________________

Ginger lazy daring tame hilarious cheating brave elegant kicking mischievous

Connecting words

a) I walked down the street. I didn’t see the gardens. (but/because)

b) There was an accident in the road. Nobody was hurt. (because/but)

c) The driver of the car did not see the bus. The bus did not have lights. (but/because)

d) We got new books. We could read new stories. (so that/but)

SIMILES

As blind as a mole As light as a feather

As cold as ice As flat as a pancake

As sweet as honey As good as gold

As busy as a bee As hungry as a wolf

As brave as a lion As proud as a peacock

As strong as an ox As straight as an arrow

As deep as the ocean As white as snow

METHAPHORS

Give the meaning for the following metaphors:

1. He is a night owl.

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2. The snow is a white blanket.

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3. He is a shining star.

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4. The clouds are balls of cotton.

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5. Life is a roller-coaster.

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METHAPHOR MEANING

Life is a roller-coaster. Life has up and downs.

The snow is a white blanket. Snow covers the earth like a blanket.

The clouds are balls of cotton. Clouds are puffy like cotton.

He is a night owl. Somebody who regularly stays up late at night.

He is a shining star. Somebody who is very smart.

He is a walking dictionary. Somebody with a very large vocabulary.

DBE p 29: News Paper report

P 80-81: Short story, homophones. (Past in work book)

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P 131: Friendly Letter