Synonym/ Antonym
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Name the spelling error.
Mrs. Crow teachs math at my school.
Teaches.
What does a main idea mean?
What the whole text is mainly about
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like grass."
Opinion
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
Metaphor figure of speech that compares two unrelated things.
What does a topic sentence do?
Explains what the whole paragraph with be about.
What is a synonym for big?
large, gigantic, etc
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
_____
What do context clues mean?
clues to help readers figure out what words mean
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony walked quietly down the hallway.
walked
What does every opinion writing have?
Opinion, 3 reasons and examples, opinion again
What does theme mean?
A lesson the author is trying to teach you about life
What is a synonym for small?
petite, tiny, etc.
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
(example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Sequence Words
What does inform mean?
Give information
What is a compound word?
two words that make up one word
What is an antonym for fast?
slow
Every good writing starts with an interesting sentence to grab the reader's attention/.
A hook
What does entertain mean?
To make someone laugh or tell them a story, to amuse them.
What is the prefix in this word? rereading
re
What is an antonym for healthy?
sick
My new pants were on (sale/sail) at the store.
My soccer team (beet/beat) our rivals.
Sale / beat
What does persuade mean?
To try and get someone do to something or to make them think a certain way.
What is the suffix in the word encouraging?