4th Grade
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What is a root word?
a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. air
A. water
Who is the best teacher ever?
Mrs. Mungo
Fix the sentence: 4 errors.
my dog was barkin all knight long
My dog was barking all night long!
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
Cheryl celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
on Sunday is the prepositional phrase
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans are gross!!!"
Opinion
What is the meaning of the word react?
act again
What does the prefix un mean?
not
Fix the sentence: 4 errors
i thought i saw a rat it was a hamster
I thought I saw a rat, but it was a hamster.
Or
I thought I saw a rat. It was a hamster.
DAILY DOUBLE
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story
Third-person point of view
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
Fix the sentence: 2 errors.
cried when he fell and hurt his knee
___________ cried when he fell and hurt his knee.
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
Someone who is skill in art or one who makes art.
What does the suffix -ful mean?
Fix the sentence: 4 errors.
a big green plant was left on mi front porch step
A big, green plant was left on my front porch step.
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
What is an example of Author's Purpose?
Why the Author wrote the story or passage. For example: Inform, Persuade, Entertain
You can have more than one purpose of a story, article, or passage. You may also have more than PIE as the author's purpose such as explain, describe, express.
DAILY DOUBLE
The text structure where you put events in order is known as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
Fix the sentence: 3 errors
the puppy you got for your birthday
The puppy you got for your birthday is cute.
A writer would most likely write an article about how steam engine trains were invented and designed in order to:
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
b. inform readers about how many steam engines are still in use.
a. inform readers about the history of the steam engine.
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read?
An inference
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible.
What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
b. stopped
Main Idea tells where the story takes place.
True or False
False: Main Idea is what the story is mostly about.
Fix the error: 5 errors
george like to swim at his aunt mary house
George likes to swim at his aunt Mary's house.
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Supporting details
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation point
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What type of figure of speech is that?
idiom
What kind of figure of speech is " her heart was a big as gold"? What does it mean?
It means she is really nice
DAILY DOUBLE
Fix the errors: 7 errors
im goin to make 3 wishs on my bday
I'm going to make three wishes on my birthday.