ELA parts of speech
ELA Misc.
sentences
ELA Roots and Affixes
Writing
100
What is a noun?
a person, place or thing
Bonus: name a noun
100
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
100
What is wrong with this sentence?
james and maggie brang a bag of popcorn to the picnic
James and Maggie brought a bag of popcorn to the picnic.
100
What does the prefix re- mean?
Again
100
When writing a summary, should it contain your opinion? Yes or No
No! Summaries only contain facts
200
What is a conjunction? Name 3 examples?
A conjunction is a word that ties together 2 complete sentences to make a compound sentence.
Examples: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
200
Fact or opinion: "Green beans are gross and taste like boogers."
Opinion
200
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation Point!!!!!!
200
What does the prefix un mean?
not
200
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
300
Make the word Jump past tense
Jumped
300
What does the metaphor "she has a heart of gold" mean?
She is a nice person.
300
Find the 4 problems with this sentence:
without her lunch Emma were very hungry
Without her lunch, Emma was very hungry.
Capital, Comma, Tense, Period
300
What is a root word? Identify the root word for the word "breakable".
A word without a prefix or suffix, base word.
Break (root)
BONUS: What does unbreakable mean?
300
Third-person point of view words in a narrative:
Words like he, she, they, them
400
What is a simile?
Comparing two different things that are not alike using like or as.
400
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible. What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
stopped
400
What is wrong with this sentence?
how do we take a test without letrs or numbers!
How do we take a test without letters or numbers?
Capital, spelling, punctuation
400
What does the suffix -ful mean?
full of
400
A first-person narrator uses the words "I, me, we, our, theirs".
True or False?
True!
500
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
BONUS: Write an adjective for the noun "shoes".
500
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected, inferred, or guessed
500
Two complete thoughts must be combined with a what?
conjunction
500
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
500
Which strategy do you use when writing a short response?
R.A.C.E. strategy
Bonus: What does R.A.C.E. stand for?
600
What is a verb?
What is the verb in this sentence?
The kids in the lunchroom ate pickles and pancakes.
Verb is an action word. The verb in the sentence is ate
BONUS: What are the present and future tenses of this verb?
600
What is the message, moral, or lesson of the story?
THEME
600
What type of sentence is shown below?
Sally baked a batch of cupcakes for Jack.
A. Interrogative
B. Declarative
C. Exclamatory
B. Declarative
600
What does the word 'react' mean?
Act again
600
What figurative language is used here?
Personification
700
What is the verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
700
If I ask you to infer something about what you read, can you find it word for word in the text or do you make an educated guess?
make an educated guess
700
What type of sentence is shown below?
At what time will we go to lunch today? Interogative or Declarative?
Interrogative
700
The prefix quad- in the word: quadruple mean?
four times
700
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty.