1st Grade Writing
When should you use an exclamation mark (!) in writing?
To show excitement/yelling
The name of a book is called the __________.
title
To show ownership you'd use
1. they’re
2. there
3. their
What is #3. their?
The correct spelling of the contraction cannot is
1. can't
2. cant
3. ca'nt
What is #1. can't?
What is a verb? Give me an example.
It is an action word. Examples: hop, run, jump, swim, kick etc.
The person who writes a book is the _____
What is the author?
The antonym (opposite) of horrible is ______
What is great/good/awesome?
A describing word is an _______
What is an adjective?
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing--dog, school, car, etc.
The 'people' who are in a story are called the ________ .
characters
The correct spelling of this word is _____
1. place
2. plase
3. plasce
What is #1. place?
Add __ to make a word plural (if it doesn't have a special ending)
What is -s?
A complete sentence must ____
What is make sense?
What the story is mostly about.
What is the main idea?
Which of the following is correctly spelled?
1. rit
2. rigth
3. right
3. right
This takes the place of a noun in a sentence
What is a pronoun?
What are two things that every sentence should have?
Capitalize the first letter in a sentence and punctuation at the end.
Where the story takes place
What is the setting in a story?
Which of the following is correctly spelled?
1. calld
2. called
3. callet
2. called
The contraction for will not is ____
What is won't?