ADJECTIVESAdjectives describe the qualities

of people, places or things.

A mouse ran under the chair.A small, brown mouse ran

under the blue chair.

VERBSVerbs are action words or “doing”

words.

I ran to the finish line.I asked her name.

ADVERBSAdverbs describe and add extra detail

to the verb.

He played football skilfully.We arrived yesterday at the

hotel.She regularly goes swimming.

ONOMATOPOEIAWords which imitate (copy) or suggest

the sound of what they describe.

Buzz

Bang Whizz

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.

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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.

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COMMON NOUNCommon nouns name a kind of person

or thing. The name is ‘common’ to all things.

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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?

AFFECT / EFFECTAffect = a verb which means to

‘cause a change in something.’

Rain affected the rugby match.

Effect = a noun which means the result or

consequence of something.

The rain had a terrible effect on the rugby match.