Word Study
The number of syllables in the word backpack.
What is two?
This word is the noun in the sentence The black cat runs.
What is cat?
In an informational text this is the subject and what the text says about the subject.
What is main idea?
This is the term for the reason why an event happens.
What is cause?
These are the vowels in the word "homework".
What are "o" and "e"?
This word is the verb in the sentence Gianna was still an excellent chef.
What is was?
These are the words at the top of a text that tell the topic or subject.
What is the title?
The term for a true story that a person writes about his or herself.
What is autobiography?
This is the base word in the word quickening.
What is quick?
This word is the possessive noun in the the sentence Omar completed the assignment with his friend's help.
What is friend's?
This is the name for a text that tells a story.
What is a narrative?
The Latin root struct means this.
What is build?
These are the suffixes in the word thankfully.
What are ful and ly?
This is the type of sentence used in the sentence Although Roy was talking while the teacher was giving directions, Serenity was still able to understand the assignment.
What is complex sentence?
This type of figurative language is used in the sentence The garden was a jungle of weeds.
What is direct metaphor?
The Latin root spect means this.
What is look or watch?
The Greek root word biblio means this.
This word is the subordinating conjunction in the complex sentence The Prairie Middle School volleyball team won the match because Stacy made six indefensible serves.
What is because?
This is the type of conflict when a character has a struggle within their own mind.
What is internal conflict?
This is correct word to fill in the blank for the question
________________ would you like to invite to your birthday party?
What is Whom?