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Standard 5 · SEA English Language Arts

Words in Context and Figurative Language

Work out hard words from the clues around them, then explain similes, metaphors and phrases that do not mean what they say. Each exercise marks itself as your child goes, explains the answer, and awards stars.

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Choosing the best word for a gapWorking out a word from the sentence around itWords with more than one meaningNaming similes, metaphors and personificationExplaining figurative phrases in plain wordsCompleting analogiesKind words and unkind words (connotation)
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Clues around the gap
Simile, metaphor or personification?
Hard words in a fact text
One word, two meanings
Say it in plain words
Kind words and unkind words
Match the figure of speech
Complete the analogy
Mixed figures of speech
Pick the word, fresh every time

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