Word Study
What suffix do you add to a verb to make it past tense?
-ed
This part of speech is a person, place, thing.
Noun
What do we call "what a passage is mostly about?"
Main Idea
What is an internal trait?
The qualities that a character has on the inside?
Daily Double - What is an external trait?
What is needed at the beginning of a perfect paragraph?
indent
What does the prefix re- mean?
again
Daily Double - tell my two words that have the prefix re-?
This part of speech is an action.
Verb
synonym, antonym, defintion, etc.
What is a setting?
Time and Place
What do you do to the letter at the beginning of a sentence?
Capitalize
Where do you break the syllables of the word: hibernation?
hi-ber-na-tion
What is the adjective in this sentence?
He had two cookies in his room.
two
What text feature tells where information is in a text?
Table of Contents
Daily Double - What text feature gives definitions of key words?
What is a historical fiction?
A story set in a specific time period about a real event but has fake elements in it.
What is the last paragraph in a writing called?
Conclusion
adding -tion to a verb does what to it?
It makes it a noun.
What does a adverb do in a sentence?
What are the three things that text features do for you in a text?
visual. more, locate information
What is a Traditional Tale?
A story that was orally passed down from generation to generation. Usually told to teach a lesson or explain nature.
In an essay, how many paragraphs should there be?
3-5
Daily Double - What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Where is the schwa sound(s) in the word: inconsistent
o and e
What is a root word verse a base word?
base words are words by themselves, root words are not words by themselves.
Daily Double - What is the base word of multisyllabic?
What is a text structure a nonfiction text can have?
cause and effect, description, time order, etc.
What is a theme?
The feeling and lesson of a story.
Edit this sentence: john said I want to go to the park
John said, " I want to go to the park."