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Groundhog Analogies
Complete the following analogies. For analogy help, click here.
Dromedary is to camel as marmot is to celebrate groundhog rodent family pet .
Bethelehem is to Christmas as Punxsutawney is to autumn Groundhog Day winter library .
Shadow is to winter as shadowless is to spring rain lair swamps .
Tweety is to bird as Punxsutawney Phil is to camel woodchuck roadrunner Pennsylvania .
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Groundhog Day Alliteration
Alliteration is a lot of fun and great for long car rides. For alliteration help, click here.
Example: Wiley waffling wailing woodchucks wallowed while walking. Galloping greedy garish groundhogs grated garden garlic.
Do your own Groundhog Day Alliteration for woodchuck, marmot, America, Canada, shadow, hibernation
Hint: If you have difficulty creating alliteration phrases, try the formula below ...
Ground Hog Day Onomatopoeia Activities Remember: Onomatopoeia = Words that imitate sounds or sounds that are linked with objects. In short, literary sound effects. (from Greek = name-making)
Pronounced: on-o-mat-o-PEE-a
Quick ... what sound ...
— What sound do you hear on when a groundhog digs? — What sound is heard when family members see a woodchuck for the first time? — What sound do you hear when a groundhog runs away from people? — What sound is heard when a crowd witnesses a groundhog run away? — What sound do you hear when a family hears there will be six more weeks of winter? — What sound is heard when the family hears in six more weeks spring will come?
Groundhog Day Analogy Answers Dromedary is to camel as marmot is to groundhog; Bethelehem is to Christmas as Punxsutawney is to Groundhog Day; Shadow is to winter as shadowless is to spring; Tweety is to bird as Punxsutawney Phil is to woodchuck.
Ground Hog Day Word Power (Anagrams)
Anagrams = An anagram is a rearrangement of the letters of one word to form another word or phrase.
Get a three minute egg timer.
See how many three, four , five and six letter words can you make out of the following words in three minutes ...
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