Grammar
Find the error:
Yesterday I walked my dog to the park, and played on the monkey bars. I also drink from the water fountain.
drink should be drank.
What is a summary?
An overview of the MAIN details of a story. It does not include all of the small details.
She was without care when completing her math homework, so she missed several questions.
What word means “without care”?
Careless
What figurative language is being used? What does it mean?
I am a night owl!
Metaphor
I am very awake during the night hours.
What is a synonym for fatigue?
tired, exhaustion
Which sentence has an apostrophe error?
The men’s choir sang beautifully.
Our girls’ team won the soccer game.
The boys’ hat blew off in the wind.
He pulled the cat’s tail.
3. The boys' hat blew off in the wind.
What is theme?
The life message from a story.
Amanda loved chronology because stories from the past are so interesting to her.
The prefix chron- helps the reader know that “chronology” means
a: The study of time.
b: The study of rocks.
c: The study of life.
a: The study of time.
His heart started beating like a drum as he raced to pick up his art supplies.
What figurative language is used in the sentence?
Simile
What is an antonym for myth?
truth, real, nonfiction
Choose 2 Capitalization errors
Michael Jordan was a Famous basketball player. He played for the Chicago Bulls. He won many awards. He was so good that he was on the cover of Sports illustrated many times!
Illustrated and famous
True/False
The theme is the same as the main idea of a story.
False
Read the sentence and answer the question.
The train tracks intersect with East Street.
The prefix inter- means between. What is the meaning of the word “intersect” in the sentence?
to cut through
to cut against
to cut twice
to cut before
1. To cut through
What figurative language is being used in the following sentence? What do I mean?
Sorry Bill, I let the cat out of the bag.
Idiom
I told the secret.
What is a synonym for perish?
die, be destroyed, pass away
Find the 2 errors:
You’re Invited!
Please come to Sam’s party this Sunday at 2:00 p.m. It may be hot so bring your bathing suit. Well be swimming!
444 main Street
Happyville, IN 46345
Well should be We'll
main should be Main
Correctly edit the following verb tenses.
Yesterday I look for new shoes, but I never find any.
Yesterday I looked for new shoes, but I never found any.
What does the word audiology mean?
The study of hearing/sound.
What figurative language is being used?
Bobby bussed busy tables.
Alliteration
What is an antonym for industrious?
idle, lazy, inactive
Choose the sentence with the correct use of a subordinating conjunction.
I stayed home because it was raining, because I didn’t want to get wet.
Since she was tired, when she decided to take a nap.
Because I didn’t study, since I failed the test.
He left early, since he had an important meeting.
4. He left early, since he had an important meeting.
Correctly punctuate the following:
my mom screamed go clean your room right now
My mom screamed, "Go clean your room right now!"
What do microbiologist study?
very small/tiny organisms
What figurative language is being used?
The wind howled through the night.
Personification
What is a synonym for stroll?
amble, go for a walk, wander