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A word that describes something (a noun) is:

Conjunction
Adverb
Anecdote
Adjective

Fabulous!

Not quite right. 😢

A part of a word that contains a single vowel sound:

Syllable
Suffix
Contraction
Consonant

Nice job!

Not quite.

A word placed in front of a noun to specify quantity:

Parody
Determiner
Synecdoche
Pronoun

Woohoo! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

An imitation of another literary work that mocks, critiques, or makes light of the original:

Homograph
Palindrome
Parody
Paradox

Hooray! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

The 'melody' of spoken language:

Paradox
Rhetorical
Proverb
Intonation

That's the way!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

A seemingly contradictory statement that may be true or false is known as:

Parody
Irony
Paradox
Gerund

Great job!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

A word that expresses a relation to another word or element in the clause can be referred to as:

Pun
Rhetorical
Preposition
Synonym

Perfect! 👊

That was incorrect.

A shortened form of a word is known as:

Abbreviation
Synecdoche
Neologism
Hyperbole

Absolutely right! 👍

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A phrase or opinion that is overused can be referred to as:

Satire
Pronoun
Suffix
Cliché

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Not quite.

A word that is a name of a person, place, or thing and is capitalized is called:

Proper noun
Antithesis
Pronoun
Abbreviation

Amazing! 👍

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

The use of language to convey the opposite of its literal meaning is:

Irony
Proper noun
Gerund
Pun

Sensational!

Not quite right. 😢

A word that modifies (describes) a verb is:

Cliché
Oxymoron
Abbreviation
Adverb

Sensational!

Doh! 🤬

A comparison between two things that are similar in some way is:

Punctuation mark
Analogy
Satire
Verb

Super!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

A word that has almost the same meaning as another is:

Tautology
Synonym
Conjunction
Suffix

Excellent!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

A short, amusing or interesting story is known as:

Simile
Anecdote
Cliché
Adverb

Cool! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning is called:

Suffix
Irony
Euphemism
Paradox

Cool! 👍

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally can be referred to as:

Contraction
Hyperbole
Rhetorical
Adverb

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Nope, sorry. 😢

A statement that represents something as less significant than it really is is known as:

Understatement
Personification
Rhyme
Cliché

That's the way!

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A newly coined word or expression can be referred to as:

Conjunction
Neologism
Pangram
Pun

Right on! 👊

Doh! 🤬

A mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one

Irony
Proper noun
Conjunction
Malapropism

Way to go!

That was incorrect.

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