G6 Vocabulary Lessons 17 and 18 ELL

Grandfather is fond of the PROVERB "A penny saved is a penny earned."

"The sea was as smooth as glass" is an example of a SIMILE. SIMILE means words that imitate a sound.

Tonight the orchestra will play a famous ___ by Mozart.

In some restaurants, performers SERENADE couples as they eat at their tables.

Saying that she has "a heart of stone" is an example of a ___.

Uncle Frank, a tenor, practices with his ___ group every Thursday evening.

I have read ___ of Jackie Robinson by different authors.

The program ended with a long, dramatic BALLAD.

The author used a ___ near the end of the story to explain how the main characters first met long ago.

Mom can hardly wait to go to the ___ next weekend.

"The bees BUZZED" is an example of ___.

The former president wrote an interesting AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

As the band played, the dancers moved RHYTHMICALLY.

A loud, SHRILL scream during the movie made me jump right out of my seat.

I like this author's style of PROSE.

Some musicians write both music and LYRICS, but others write only music.

Well-known stories such as "Little Red Riding Hood" are part of our ___.

The sound from a saxophone is beautiful and RESONANT.

You need to be more ___ if you want your views to be heard.

All sixth-grade students must read five books from different GENRES.