Grammar
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What does the suffix -s mean?
more than one
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Spell the opposite of day
night
Night
What is conflict and resolution?
the problem and how it got fixed
What is a prefix?
a word part that goes at the beginning of a word
What is a noun ?
A person, place, thing.
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What does the prefix re mean?
Spell the opposite of go
stop
What type of text is a make-believe story?
fiction
What is a suffix?
A word part that goes at the end of a word
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What is an adjective?
A word that describes something
Speak
Spell the opposite of ugly
pretty
Billy the dog was always into trouble. When Ivy's mom put breakfast on the table, Billy ate all of it before anyone else got a chance to eat it. When Ivy got a new pair of shoes, Billy destroyed the first day she got them. When he went outside in the yard, he dug a bunch of holes and gnawed on the fence.
What is the main idea of this reading?
a). Ivy has a dog named Billy.
b.) Billy the dog gets in a lot of trouble.
c.) Billy the dog was sent to obedience school to learn better behavior.
b.)
What is the past tense of hope?
hoped
What word has the same beginning sound as stand?
a.) best
b.) something
c.) stop
c.)
What part of the reading is the last paragraph and wraps it up. Usually starts with: This is why...
conclusion
Spell the opposite of outside
inside
Sam went to the park with his family. They had a picnic and a squirrel was nearby so Sam decided to feed the squirrel some bread. Then Sam went to play basketball with his friends. Later, they went up to the reservoir, and had a race around the water. It was a great day at the park.
What is the main idea of this story?
a.) Sam had fun at the park.
b.) A squirrel ate some of Sam's family's food.
c.) Basketball is a tiring sport.
a.)
What is a verb?
An action word!
Period, question mark, and exclamation marks are known as _________ marks.
punctuation
What does speechless mean?
Not able to speak.
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Spell the homophone that means, "I went over (Ms. Brewington says mystery word) to Eleanor's house to play Nintendo Switch."
there
What is the main idea of a text?
What are words that sound the same but are spelled different?
homophones
What is the part of a sentence containing a verb?
the predicate
What genre is a book about the life cycle of a butterfly?
nonfiction
Spell the homophone that means, "Luna and Caroline got pizza. I want pizza, (Ms. Brewington fills in mystery word)."
too
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What is a prediction?
An educated or informed guess about what will happen next in the story.