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Class:____________
definite
disappear
disappointment
discipline
dont
eight
embarrass
embarrassing
every
example
experience
February
first
for
four
friend
government
grammar
grateful
guarantee
guess
hear
height
here
humorous
immediate
its
its
jewelry
knowledge
library
license
lightning
loose
lose
many
medival
might
misspell
mosquito
much
neighbor
no one
onomatopoeia
people
picture
pleasant
principal
pronunciation
receipt
receive
recipe
religious
remember
restaurant
rhyme
rhythm
right
said
salary
sandwich
school
scissors
second
separate
should
sight
some
something
story
their
there
theyre
thought
threw
through
to
together
tomorrow
too
twelfth
two
until
vacuum
weather
weird
when
which
without
woman
women
wont would
write
yesterday
youll
Sizzling Vocabulary
Onomatopoeic
bam
bang
boink
burp
clang
clink
crack
crash
drip
gurgle
kaboom
sizzle
smack
splash
thud
tinkle
twang
varoom
wheee
whizzzz
whir
whoosh
zoom
Said
agreed
argued
asked
begged
cried
demanded
exclaimed
interrupted
moaned
mocked
muttered
questioned
reminded
scolded
screamed
screeched
shouted
threatened
whispered
yelled
Good
awesome
delicious
delightful
enjoyable
excellent
exceptional
extraordinary
fabulous
fantastic
marvelous
phenomenal
stupendous
super
superb
superlative
terrific
the best ever
to die for
wondrous
wonderful
Bad
appaling
atrocious
awful
catastrophic
disgusting
dreadful
evil
foul
frightful
horrendous
horrible
horrifying
nasty
naughty
no good
rotten
shocking
terrible
terrifying
wicked
Ugly
Pretty
disgusting
dog-face
dowdy
frumpy
grotesque
gruesome
hard on the eyes
hideous
homely
loathsome
mousy
mud ugly
plain
repulsive
revolting
skank
unappealing
unattractive
unsightly
vile
wretched
adorable
attractive
beautiful
breathtaking
charming
cute
dazzling
enchanting
exquisite
eye-candy
eye-catching
fetching
foxy
good-looking
gorgeous
handsome
lovely
radient
striking
stunning
Big
Small
astronomical
behemoth
colossal
elephantine
enormous
giant
gigantic
herculean
huge
humongous
immense
jumbo
king size
large
mammoth
massive
monster
monstrous
mountainous
titanic
vast
whopping
dinky
dwarf
eensy weensy
itsy bitsy
itty bitty
little
micro
microscopic
miniature
minuscule
minute
petit
pint-size
pocket-size
puny
shrimp
teeny
tiny
wee
weensy
Hot
blazing
blistering
boiling
broiling
burning
fiery
scalding
scorching
searing
sizzling
spicy
steamy
stifling
suffocating
sultry
sweltering
Cold
arctic
bitter
bone-chilling
brisk
chilly
cool
freezing
frigid
frosty
frozen
icy
nippy
sub-zero
teeth-chattering
wintry
Happy Emotions
appreciated
elated
excited
exhilarated
included
joyful
joyous
jubilant
loved
noticed
overjoyed
proud
relieved
safe
special
successful
Sad Emotions
ashamed
dejected
depressed
disrespected
embarrassed
excluded
frustrated
guilty
lonely
lost
neglected
rejected
sad
shameful
shocked
worthless
Fast
Slow
blitz
careen
fly
hurtle
jet
peel out
race
rip
rocket
scratch off
skyrocket
speed
take off
whiz
whoosh
zip
zoom
barely moving
crawl
creep
edge
inch
meander
move at a snails pace
move in slow motion
shuffle
sidle
skulk
slink
tip toe
Tasty
Yucky
angel food
appetizing
delectable
delicious
divine
finger-lickin-good
flavorful
heavenly
luscious
melt-in-your-mouth
mouthwatering
savory
scrumptious
succulent
to-die-for
yummy
bitter
disagreeable
dreadful
foul
gross
indigestible
inedible
nasty
putrid
rank
repulsive
revolting
rotten
unpleasant
unsavory
wretched
Interesting
Boring
absorbing
appealing
attractive
captivating
curious
enthralling
exciting
extraordinary
fascinating
intriguing
mesmerizing
noteworthy
remarkable
spellbinding
stimulating
thought-provoking
dreary
dull
lackluster
mind-numbing
monotonous
repetitive
tedious
tiresome
unexciting
uninspiring
Strong
beefy
brawny
burly
heavy-duty
intense
made to last
muscular
strapping
study
tough
well-built
Weak
anemic
delicate
drained
exhausted
faint
feeble
flimsy
frail
helpless
puny
scrawny
Happy
Sad
appreciative
blissful
cheerful
content
delighted
ecstatic
elated
glad
joyful
over the moon
overjoyed
pleased
satisfied
thankful
thrilled
dejected
depressed
desolate
despondent
down
feeling blue
gloomy
heartbroken
melancholy
miserable
sorrowful
woeful
Irritating
Angry
aggravating
annoying
bothersome
exasperating
frustrating
getting on my nerves
grating
infuriating
provoking
annoyed
blow my top
boiling over
cross
disgusted
enraged
flip my lid
fuming
furious
mad
outraged
seething
steaming
ticked off
List of Similes
as big as a bus
as big as an elephant
as black as midnight
as brave as a lion
as bright as day
as busy as a bee
as clean as a whistle
as clear as a crystal
as clear as day
as cold as ice
as cunning as a fox
as cute as a button
as dead as a doornail
as delicate as a flower
as different as night and
day
as dry as a bone
as dull as a dishwasher
as easy as A.B.C
as easy as pie
as fit as a fiddle
as flat as a pancake
as free as a bird
as fresh as a daisy
as gentle as a lamb
as happy as a lark
as hard as nails
as hoarse as a crow
as hungry as a bear
as hungry as a wolf
as innocent as a lamb
as large as life
as light as a feather
as light as air
as mad as a hatter
as mad as a hornet
as neat as a pin
as nutty as a fruitcake
as old as the hills
as pale as death
as plain as day
as poor as a church
mouse
as poor as dirt
as pretty as a picture
as proud as a peacock
as quick as lightening
as sensitive as a flower
as sharp as a tack
as sharp as a razor
as sick as a dog
as silly as a goose
as slow as molasses
as slow as a snail
as smooth as silk
as snug as a bug
as solid as a rock
as tight as a drum
chatters like a monkey
cooks like a chef
Idioms
Idioms are expressions that we use to make our
speech and our writing more colorful. They are phrases
that are not true but are used to entertain.
Idioms for really good
7th heaven
a little piece of heaven
a little slice of wonderful
all that and a bag of chips
apple of my eye
beyond imagination
beyond my/your wildest dreams
crme de la crme
off the chain
off the charts
on cloud 9
out of the world
the absolute be all and end all
the be all and the end all
the cats meow
the cats pajamas
the genuine article
the gold standard
the mack daddy
the real deal
the top of the world
world class
burning the
midnight oil
burning the
candle at both
ends
going full speed
ahead
not pretty
pretty ugly
that smells trouble
the last straw
the straw that broke the camels back
train wreck
up the creek without the paddle
youre asking for it
youre asking for trouble
youre barking up the wrong tree
youre in deep water
youre in hot water
youre in the dog house
youre standing on my last nerve
youre toast
your goose is cooked
Idioms for easy
a snap
as simple as pie
easy breezy
like falling off a log
like taking candy from a baby
piece of cake
Until then...
When all said and done...
When I found out the truth...
When I realized what actually happened...
When we finally got home...
You need to know that...
You wont believe what happened next.
Conclusions
A conclusion wraps up your writing piece using
the most important points and makes a statement
based on those important points.
Good conclusions typically start with:
Because of this, we can agree...
Based on this evidence, I can say...
Evidence shows...
For these reasons...
My experiment proves...
Now you can see...
These things all add up to the conclusion that...
These things lead us to believe...
This experience leads me to believe...
Punctuation Rules
It is important to check your writing for correct punctuation.
Periods: Happens at the end of the sentence. It shows
that an idea has finished. (.)
Exclamation point: An exclamation at the end of a
sentence shows feeling. (!)
Question mark: If you are asking a question, you use a
question mark. (?)
Quotation marks: When you want to show dialogue, use
quotation marks at the beginning and end of the sentence
(....)
Indentation: When you start a new paragraph, you should
always indent the paragraph.
Commas: Use a comma between words in a series of
nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs etc. (,)
Capital Letters: Always begin a sentence with a capital
letter. Use a capital letter for proper nouns, names, a book
title, a movie title, name of a city, state, or country etc.
Traits of Writing
Voice
I show my personality in my
writing.
You show your unique self in writing.
Match your voice to your audience.
Match your voice to the purpose of your writing
The tone describes the emotions of the writer or
characters.
Write about how you feel and what you think
Be a risk taker! Try something new.
Write from a different point of view.
Set the mood with your setting description.
Experiment with different types of print.
Find YOUR WAY of saying familiar things.
Traits of Writing
Organization
I arrange my writing so
readers can understand it.
Hook the reader with a bold beginning
Sequence details in time or in order
Develop a MIGHTY middle.
Finish with an EXCELLENT ending.
Grad the readers attention with a snazzy title.
Your piece has a beginning, middle and end.
Experiment with different organizational structures
Use graphic organizers to plan your writing.
Group similar thoughts together.
Use time order words to sequence writing.
Read aloud to check your writing makes sense.
Add clear transition words to connect ideas.
Traits of Writing
Ideas
Traits of Writing
Conventions
Traits of Writing
Word Choice
Traits of Writing
Sentence Fluency
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