ELA
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
This is located beneath headings to explain more about what each section will be about
Subheadings
The ship captain's name in Treasure Island
Spell the word that completes this sentence: It's almost time for summer _________
vacation
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
Sarah
Spell the word: a mountain with hot lava inside
volcano
Jack found putting the dishes away every night to be a tedious job. He was getting so bored of it.
What does the word "tedious" mean?
Boring, uninteresting, unexciting.
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Simile or metaphor?
I am as hungry as a horse.
Simile
Name for a story you write about yourself
Autobiography
Spell the word for an 8 sided polygon
Octagon
What is it called when we put together what we already know about something together with what we read to make an educated guess?
An inference
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
Simile or metaphor?
The sky is an ocean.
Metaphor
This process is caused by wind, water, and melting/moving ice
Erosion
Spell the word: What has the dates, months, and days of the week on it?
Calendar
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
This part of speech describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
An adjective
Simile or metaphor?
When I heard about the party being cancelled, I felt as deflated as an old balloon.
Simile
What does the Greek root "geo" mean?
Pertaining to the earth
Spell the last month of the year.
December
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.
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
My mom's spaghetti is very filling. The school's spaghetti leaves me with an empty feeling.
The underlined words in the sentence above are examples of which of the following? (Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms)
Antonyms
Melting ice is an example of chemical change or physical change?
Physical change
Spell the word that we have been investigating that is the opposite of literal.
Figurative
Words or phrases that help make connections between phrases, sentences, or paragraphs
(example: First, Next, Then, Last)
Transition words
My new pants were on (sale/sail) at the store.
My soccer team (beet/beat) our rivals.
Sale / beat
Figurative Heart
The name of the pirate Jim kills in self-defense
Israel Hands
Spell the word that we have been talking about that means exact or real.
Literal