How figurative language affects the tone and meaning in Chapter Three of Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy is the focus of a series of exercises that ask readers to locate, record, and analyze Curtis' word choices.

The difference between an average and an unforgettable writing can lie in the author's word choice. The figurative language in Chapter 2 of Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Medal Winner, Bud, Not Buddy, is the focus of a series of...

If you need to brush up on antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms check out this game. Practice identifying these three tricky types of words by matching the identified words on the frog with the words on the correct flies.

Work through links to activities, assessments, websites, and videos to learn about connotation and denotation.

Use the activities on this site to review an understanding of synonyms and practice alphabetizing.

Rules and examples for words ending in the suffixes -able and -ible.

This is a glossary entry for the term "Consonance" including the defintion and an example.