3rd Grade
Give 3 synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
When you have a super e word and want to add "ing" at the end, what do you have to do first?
Take away the e!
For example...
take becomes taking
smile becomes smiling
Tell me two words that rhyme with play.
pray
pay
tray
okay
may
What is the name of our school?
West Elementary
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
Tell me two words that rhyme with mice.
rice
ice
nice
spice
What is an antonym for the word dry?
wet
Write a word for each of the following letter sounds when you combine them?
ch
th
sh
ch like bunch or chip
th like thick or bath
sh like sheep or bash
Who are the two lovely ladies in the front office?
Alyssa and Sandra
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names, very important things)
When two vowels go walking, ________________
The first one does the talking.
What do you use apostrophes for?
In contractions or to show possession
can't
don't
Sofia's desk
Owen's pencil
What is a synonym
a word that means the same as another word
How many 2nd grade teachers are there?
8 teachers
What is the plot of a story?
What happens in the story/the storyline
If you want to say someone is the most something, like the most big, what would you add to the end of the word?
Like big becomes...
est
big becomes biggest
fast becomes fastest
What is a verb?
An action word
When you have a word with an e at the end like...
name, time, or stone
the vowel in the middle makes what kind of sound? (Long or short?)
Long!
Who is the youngest classroom teacher in our school?
Miss McKenzie
What does Main Idea of a story mean?
What the overall story is about.
What is one feature of a non-fiction book?
Table of contents, photographs, facts, index, glossary
What is a homophone?
two words that sound the same but are spelled differently
When you want to add "ing" to a word that ends with a vowel then a consonant, what do you have to do before you add "ing"?
Double the last consonant. For example...
flip becomes flipping
scrub becomes scrubbing
win becomes winning
When is the last day of school?