All sentences start with...
... a capital letter.
This animal lives in a house and says meow.
CAT - Short a
You get this dessert on your birthday.
CAKE- Long a
What letters are missing: Du_ _
Duck
Who are characters in a book?
The people or animals in a story.
All sentences end with ...
... a period.
A spider makes this.
WEB - Short e
When you play sports, you are called this.
ATHLETE - Long e
What letters are missing: _ _ eep
Sheep
What is the setting in a book?
It is where and when a story takes place.
All sentences have ...
a subject (who is the sentence about) and a predicate (what are they doing).
This animal lives on a farm and is pink.
PIG - Short i
You fly this on a windy day.
KITE - Long i
What letters are missing: Be_ _
Bell
Most fiction books have what 3 parts?
Beginning, Middle, End
What is a noun?
A person, place, animal or thing.
This animal lives in a house and barks.
DOG - Short o
Your house is also called this.
HOME - Long o
What letters are missing: _ _ eese
Cheese
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction - Not Real
Nonfiction - Real
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes a noun.
Use the five senses - look, sound, touch, smell, taste
This object is in the sky and shines bright during the day.
SUN - Short u
A 3D square
CUBE - Long u
What letters are missing: Ba_ _
Bath
What is the difference between a main idea and theme in a story?
The main idea is what a story is mostly about. The theme is a lesson you can learn from a story.