Sentence Structures
What are the three types of sentences that we have learned this year?
Simple, compound, complex.
What does the word "blissful" mean?
Happiness
What part of speech is the word "cumbersome" ?
adjective
Insert the correct form of their/they're/there.
______ never going to win the game if they keep missing shots.
They're
"The boy was a truck during the football game" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
What type of sentence is the following an example of?
Larry ran to the store after school.
Simple
Examples will vary
What part of speech is the word "receptacle" ?
noun
Insert the right form of too/two/to.
Yesterday we ate _____ much food and felt sick.
too
Find the mistake in the following sentence.
"My favorite thing to do after school is run a round in the mud. "
around is one word
What type of sentence is the following?
I really didn’t like the movie even though the acting was good.
Complex
What does the word "daunting" mean?
Challenging, intimidating, overwhelming.
What part of speech is the word "blunder" ?
noun
Which type of then/than would make the sentence correct?
We ran faster ____ them in the race.
than
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence:
"Joan's house was howling due to the high winds outside."
personification
What type of sentence is the following an example of?
Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
Complex
What does the word "rash" mean?
Careless, reckless, without thought.
What part of speech is the word "allow"
verb
Insert the correct type of whole/hole in the sentence.
I made a ______ in one while golfing today.
hole
List all of the nouns in the following sentence:
"Lisa loved riding her bike to the library after school."
Lisa, bike, library, school
The following sentence is an example of?
Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone.
Compound
What are the three vocabulary strategies that we have learned in class? Must be listed in order.
Prefix/suffix, context clues, outside source.
List the adjectives in the following sentence.
Randy ran to the old blue building in the freezing rain.
old, blue, freezing
Insert the correct form of peace/piece to make the sentence correct.
He offered me the _____ sign as a way of letting me know he was friendly.
peace
What is wrong with the following sentence?
Landon laughed at his friend and said "Do you really think that's going to work?"
no comma after said