Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, or thing.
What is Noun?
"I'm as hungry as a horse" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
The main idea of a paragraph is usually found here.
What is the first sentence?
You use this punctuation mark at the end of a question.
What is a question mark?
When you guess what will happen next in a story.
What is a prediction?
This part of speech shows action or being.
Verb
"The wind whispered through the trees" uses this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
Supporting details do this for the main idea.
What is support or explain it?
The correct way to write “dont” in a sentence.
What is "don’t" (with an apostrophe)?
The problem in the story is also known as this.
What is the conflict?
This describes a noun and answers "what kind?" or "how many?"
An Adjective
"Time is a thief" is an example of what?
What is a Metaphor
The most important idea in a passage.
What is the main idea?
A sentence must have these two things to be complete.
What are a subject and a predicate?
The lesson or message of the story.
What is the theme?
This part of speech connects words or phrases (like "and," "but," or "because").
A conjunction
"Boom!" "Crash!" and "Buzz!" are examples of this.
What is onomatopoeia?
These help you find the main idea (look for repeated words and topics).
What are key details or clues?
A group of words that looks like a sentence but isn’t.
What is a fragment?
Clues in the text that help you figure out the meaning of a new word.
What are context clues?
A word that replaces a noun, like "he" or "they."
A pronoun
A phrase that has a meaning different from its words, like “break a leg.”
What is an idiom?
This tool helps you organize the main idea and supporting details.
What is a graphic organizer?
The proper noun in the sentence: “Maria and her dog went to the park.”
What is Maria?
When you compare what you already know with the text to understand it better.
What is making a connection or using background knowledge?