5th Grade
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Spell the last name of your teacher
Clendenin
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
What is the cause and the effect?
The car ran a red light, and got pulled over.
Cause: The car ran a red light
Effect: Got pulled over
What is a conjunction?
A). A word used to show the difference in clauses or sentences (e.g. and, but, or).
B). A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, or).
C). A sentence use to compare and contrast clauses or sentences (e.g. and, but, or).
B). A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, or).
Example of a noun.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
A. Tom the barber.
Tom is a proper noun.
Barber is a thing.
Spell the name of our state
W-i-s-c-o-n-s-i-n
Wisconsin
Ideally, how many sentences are in one paragraph?
About 4-5 sentences
What is the compare and contrast in the sentence?
Both starfish and sand dollars have tube feet to move them along.
Comparison: They both have tube feet
Contrast: Starfish and sand dollars are different animals.
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
I told her to leave, for I was tired.
For
Example of adverb.
A. Tom walked to the barbershop.
B. Tom ate at the barbershop.
C. Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
C. Tom quickly cut the man's hair, so that he could eat his lunch.
Quickly is adverb.
Spell the word you put plates in to clean them
D-i-s-h-w-a-s-h-e-r
Dishwasher
What must you do at the beginning of every new paragraph?
Indent
Example of a adverb:
A). Yellow
B). Dog
C). Swift
D). Truck
C). Swift
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
The weather was cold, yet bright and sunny.
Yet
Example of a adjective.
A). Sam cut down the tree.
B). Sam cut down the three, big trees.
C). Sam chopped down the tree.
B). Sam cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big are adjectives.
Spell the word of a measuring item used in math class
R-u-l-e-r
Ruler
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Example of pronoun:
A). I
B). Tom
C). Tennessee
D). Ford
A). I
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
I have never done the dishes, nor the laundry.
Nor
Example of a pronoun.
A). The cat climbed the tree.
B). I saw the cat climb a tree.
C). The black cat climbed the tree.
B). I saw the cat climb a tree.
I is a pronoun.
Spell the name of the figurative language that compares two things using "like" or "as"
S-i-m-i-l-e
Simile
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea.
What is the problem and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
Steve likes football, but Harvey likes soccer.
But
Example of a verb.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom the brown-haired, old man.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
Ran is the verb.
Spell the word that represent Saturday and Sunday
W-e-e-k-e-n-d
Weekend
Is this word a open, closed, or silent-e syllable
Lazy
Open
An open syllable is when there is no consonant after the vowel. The vowel is not closed in by a consonant.
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What is the conjunction in the sentence?
My knee was still hurting, so I went to the doctor.
So
Example of conjunction.
A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.
B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.
C). Harry went to platfrom 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.