7th Gr. Language Arts Unit 9 Flash Cards

an author's pen name

having first letters or sounds alike

sentence that states central idea of paragraph

involves sounds made and syllables accented

form of humorous verse, usually five lines

two or more sentences joined by a comma

suggested, not stated

logical progression of facts or ideas

in order of time or occurance

author's name is unknown or not given

True/False?

In the English language each letter of the alphabet has only one sound

True/False?

When you read aloud from the Bible, you should be able to pronounce all of the words correctly

True/False?

When you read silently, whether you can pronounce the words correctly does not matter

True/False?

Edward Lear's name is often associated with the limerick

True/False?

"Tongue twisters" are not only fun, but they are also a helpful aid to correct pronunciation

True/False?

"Nonsense" literature is especially associated with the English language

True/False?

The same word will be pronounced the same way, regardless of its meaning or part of speech

True/False?

Adding many irrelevant facts to a paragraph makes it ore interesting

True/False?

A word that is commonly mispronounced is frequently misspelled as well

True/False?

Scattering exclamation marks through your writing makes it more exciting

fragment

function

interrogation

auxillary

climax

anecdote

persuade

flaw

irrelevant

coined

The pseudonym of Charles L. Dodgson is ________________

An imperative sentence may be punctuated by _________, __________, and ___________

The topic sentence is usually the first sentence in a __________ paragraph.

A form of humorous verse, probably named after a city in Ireland, is the __________

Lines that repeat the same first letter or sound are _________

Lines that have the same ending sounds

Lines with a strong beat or accent have

When the author's name is not known or given, the written item is

The most serious and most common sentence errors are
(Hint: there are 3)