Parts of Speech
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
Name on text feature that can be found at the back of a book.
Glossary or Index
what phrase do we use to describe what a text is mostly about?
main idea/main topic
What are synonyms and antonyms?
Synonyms: Words that have the same meaning
Antonyms: Words that are opposite
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb or adjective?
Heading
What other words have the same meaning a a "Lesson"in a story?
theme, moral, central message
Joseph loves to follow all the rules. He walked quickly and quietly in the hallway. His teacher was very proud.
Ashley thinks quickly and quietly are synonyms? Is she correct? Why?
No because they don't have the same meaning
Which word in the sentence is a pronoun?
Michael loves playing football and he has a game today after school.
He
What text feature is like a dictionary?
Glossary
What does compare and contrast mean?
to explain how things are alike or different
Have you ever seen a large, brown bear? My sister has seen one before when she was hiking. She was so excited and nervous at the same time. She was determine to not let the huge creature run her off.
What are the synonyms in the sentence?
large and huge
What is the adverb in the sentence?
My mom and I will go to the store soon.
Soon
What text feature shows the locations of places?
A map
It was time to wake up. Julia woke up with her stomach in pain. She was so confused why it was happening. She thought back to last night. She remember she got first, seconds, and thirds of dinner last night. Julia definitely needed some medicine.
What is the cause and effect in this passage?
Cause: Julia ate too much
Effect: Julia's stomach is in pain
Kids love recess! On one side of the playground, the third graders were running up the slide while playing tag. On the other side the fourth graders were running up and down the football field.
What are the antonyms in the sentence?
Up and Down
I want to eat KFC, but I am trying to eat healthy.
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
But
Which text feature shows information in a visual way?
(Hint: Sometimes it may use bars or lines. You will also see numbers)
Graph
Name three text features that involves a picture of some sort.
Table of Contents and Index
What are homophones? Give an example.
Words that sound the same but have different meanings