ELA
What is a synonym for fast?
Quick, speedy, etc.
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
Name the spelling error.
Mrs. Webb teachs reading at my school.
Teaches.
How many days are in a week?
7
Spell the word that Mr. Michael will say.
personification
What is an antonym for cold?
Hot, warm, etc.
Fact or opinion: "I think green beans taste like grass."
Opinion
Bonus x3:
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare using "like" or "as"
Metaphor figure of speech that compares two unrelated things.
What is Mr. Michael in school for?
Electrical Engineering
Spell the word: a mountain with hot lava inside
volcano
What two words make the contraction "hasn't"?
Has + not
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Simile or metaphor?
I am as hungry as a horse.
Simile
Bonus: x2
What is Miss Trunchbull’s first name?
Agatha
Spell the word: the month Thanksgiving was in
November
Which verb tense is correct?
There ______ 16 cows in the barn.
(Is / Are)
Are
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
BONUS x2:
Simile or metaphor?
The sky is an ocean.
Metaphor
BONUS: x2 List 4 characters from James and the Giant Peach?
James, Aunt Spiker, Aunt Sponge, Old Man, Centipede, Miss Spider, Earthworm, Old Greengrasshopper, ladybug, silkworm, glow worm, cloud men
Spell the word: What has the dates, months, and days of the week on it?
Calendar
Bonus x3:
What is the word for copying someone else's work or claiming someone else's work as your own?
Plagiarism
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
Simile or metaphor?
When I heard about the party being cancelled, I felt as deflated as an old balloon.
Simile
How many days of school are there?
176
Spell the last month of the year.
December
What is a word that describes a verb?
Adverb
BONUS x3 What does the prefix "un" or "non" mean?
not
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
Bonus: x2 What was Michael Jackson’s most popular song?
Thriller
Spell the word for this shape
trapezoid
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
Unscramble the letters to discover a word that means "to make into small pieces"
r a g e t
grate
5 years
Spell the word for a shape that looks like a diamond
rhombus