Grammar
What is a sentence that asks something called?
A question
What punctuation goes at the end of a question?
A question mark
What part of speech names a person, place, or thing?
Noun
What do you call the people or animals in a story?
Characters
Is "sad" a synonym for “happy”?
No
What do you call the word "is" in this sentence: "She is happy"?
A verb
What punctuation shows someone is speaking?
Quotation marks
What part of speech describes a noun?
Adjective
What do you call the place and time a story happens?
Setting
Is "hot" an antonym for “cold”?
yes
What kind of sentence shows excitement or strong emotion?
Exclamatory
What punctuation separates items in a list?
Comma
What part of speech describes an action or state?
Verb
What is the problem in the story called?
Conflict
What does “gigantic” mean?
Very big
Combine these two sentences: "I love cake. I love ice cream."
"I love cake and ice cream."
Does this sentence use the correct punctuation: "Where is my pencil."
no
What part of speech connects words like “and” or “but”?
Conjunction
What do we call the message or lesson of a story?
Theme
What do we call two words joined together to make a shorter word, like “can’t”?
A contraction
What kind of sentence give a command or instruction?
Imperative
What punctuation is used to show surprise or strong emotion?
Exclamation mark
What part of speech tells when or where something happens?
Adverb
What do you call a short summary that tells what a story is mostly about?
Main idea
What do you call words that sound the same but have different meanings?
Homophones