Language Devices
Homophones, Analogies, Similes, Group Words, and Anagrams
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.
ferry fairy
or oar
rode road
wail whale
bawl ball
bare bear
tale tail
vain vane
son sun
dear deer
chilly chili
burrow burro
you ewe
yoke yolk
hair hare
Analogies compare two pairs.
Fins are to fish as legs are to people. Chair is to sit as bed is to lie. Freeze is to cold as boil is to hot. Princess is to prince as queen is to king. Today is to present as yesterday is to past. Eight is to sixteen as nine is to eighteen. Grass is to ground as rug is to floor. Black is to gray as red is to pink. Scissor is to cut as hammer is to pound. Bat is to baseball player as computer is to writer. Engine is to go as brake is to stop. Artist is to painting as author is to novel.
Similes compare two things using like or as.
as busy as a bee
as cold as ice
as green as grass
as light as a feather
as hungry as a bear
as dark as night
as dry as a bone
as loud as thunder
as cute as a bug
as hard as a rock
as quick as a bee
as smooth as silk
as white as snow
as sweet as honey
strong as an ox
quiet as a mouse
stubborn as an mule
swims like a fish
sly as a fox
Group words
a flock of birds
a team of baseball players
a chest of drawers
a deck of cards
a colony of ants
a bed of flowers
a heap of dirt
a fleet of ships
a herd of cows
a crowd of people
a school of fish
a pack of gum
An anagram is a word that can switch letters to make another word.
share horse
lump plum
owns snow
pea ape
stool tools
sore rose
notes stone
swap wasp
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