Sentence correction
the scientist wrote all of his notes in his notebook
no capital, no period
This suffix is used to compare one thing to another.
She is fast than her sister.
suffix -er
What is the word for two words that have been put together and shortened using an apostrophe?
A contraction
Which of the following does NOT get a capital letter?
Month names, people's names, store names, pet names, book titles, crayon names, or holidays.
crayon names
What is the rule about adding a suffix to a word that ends in a silent e?
Drop the e, and -ing, or -ed
Oh my goodness Where did that snake go?
Exclamation point
This prefix means "not"
Prefix un
A funny sentence that says one thing, but means another.
"It is raining cats and dogs!"
An idiom
This suffix is used when something happened in the past.
Suffix -ed
What is the rule about adding a suffix to a word that ends in a y?
change the y to an i, and add-ing, -ed
Dr watsons lab is nearby in the medical building.
This suffix means that something is happening right now.
Suffix -ing
The punctuation marks that we write when someone is speaking.
" I like your carrot cake, Mom!"
Quotation marks
These verbs do NOT show action. They are a special group of verbs.
am, is, are, was, were
being verbs
The noun part of the sentence and all of the words that go with it.
Subject
grab your back pack
lock the door
get your lunch box
get the keys
put on your clothes.
out of order
prefix re-
A noun that shows ownership. It has an apostrophe.
possessive noun
What is wrong with the following date?
On April 25 2019, we will be taking our MAP Language test.
needs a comma after the day
The verb part of the sentence and all of the words that go with it.
predicate
The bee buzzs around the flowers in the large field.
suffix -es
Which of the following prefixes means "two"?
re-, pre-, bi-, un-, tri-
Prefix bi-
Change the word berry into its plural form. Spell it!
berries
What is wrong with this sentence?
Me and my dad went fishing at Lake Proctor.
It should say:
My dad and I went fishing.
A group of words that tell the position of a noun.
The boy found his cap by the tree
under some leaves.
Prepositional phrases