Figurative Lang
Uses the terms "like" OR "as"
What is a simile
The beginning of the story where the reader learns about the characters, setting, and problem.
What is the exposition.
The first sentence that tells the main idea of the paragraph.
What is the topic sentence.
Tells the main topic of the section being read.
What is the heading.
Requires a word to be spelled with a "es".
What are words that end in "s", "x", "z", "ch", and "sh".
Compares two things not using "like OR "as"
What is a metaphor
The events that build suspense in the story and make the problem bigger.
What is the rising action.
The second sentence that gives a fact, reason, or example about the topic.
What is the first detail.
Gives smaller topics under the main heading.
What is the subheading
Requires the word to be spelled with a double consonant ending.
Words that are one syllable, ends in one vowel followed by a "f", "l", or "s".
Gives human traits to animals or objects
What is personification.
The most exciting part of the story.
What is the climax of the story.
Adds another fact, detail, or example
What is the second detail sentence.
An image that helps the reader understand the text.
What is a picture or illustration.
Why do we practice reading and spelling "nonsense" words?
What helps us read and spell longer and longer words.
"I am so hungry that I could eat a horse"
What is hyperbole
The events that happen after the climax of the story and the story begins to clam down.
What is the falling action.
The fourth sentence that gives one more supporting detail.
What is detail sentence number three.
Explains the picture or illustration.
What is a caption.
A word that has one vowel immediately followed by a consonant letter and the vowel makes a short sound
What is a closed syllable word.
It is raining cats and dogs
What is an idiom.
Then ending of the story where the problem is solved or the story wraps up.
What is the resolution.
The last sentence of the paragraph that wraps up the paragraph and reminds the reader of the main idea.
What is the concluding sentence.
Words that show the most important words or are dark black and stand out.
What are bold faced words.
Welded sounds such as "ild", "ind", "old", "olt", and "ost" have a long vowel sound and are called?
What are closed syllable exceptions.