3rd Grade
Word knowledge
Word knowledge
What are words that have the same meaning are called?
synonyms
When should you use this punctuation mark (?) in writing?
To ask a question
The name of a book is called the __________.
title
What do we call the people or animals in a story?
Characters
Spell the word: The color of grass
green
Using clues in a text to help you discover what is NOT directly said in the story is a prediction or an _____?
Inference
What is a verb? Give me an example.
It is an action word. Examples: hop, run, jump, swim, kick etc.
What do we call the person who draws the pictures in a book?
illustrator
What do we call the person telling the story?
Narrator
Spell the word: opposite of sad
happy
Words that sound like the noise they make are _____?
Onomatopoeia
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing--dog, school, car, etc.
The 'people' who are in a story are called the ________ .
characters
If the main character is telling the story, what point of view is it being told in?
1st person
Spell the word: the name of the building where we are right now
School
Which word is a noun?
Run, Fluffy, Car
car
What are two things that most sentences should have?
A capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end.
What is the setting in a story?
Where and when the story happens
What is the theme or moral of a story?
The lesson learned.
Spell the word: an animal that says "moo"
Cow
Words that show action or state of being are called what?
verb
What goes at the end of every sentence?
. ? or !
What does non-fiction mean?
A real story
What is the main idea?
What the story is mostly about.
Spell the word: the opposite of big
small
Words that describe a noun are called what_____?
adjective
What is the name of the punctuation you put at the front and end of something someone says.
quotation marks
What is another word for small?
little, tiny, microscopic.
What is wrong with this sentence?
did the boy lose his pencil
Did the boy lose his pencil?
Spell the opposite of light
dark