Grammar
What's the difference between these nouns?
Gil's Chinese Restaurant and the restaurant and cafe
The capitalized nouns are proper nouns
Spell the word given by Ms. Tamara.
frighten
What are the people or animals in a story called?
Characters
In what month is Christmas?
December
What is the difference between meet and meat?
meet = the first time you get to know someone
meat = is a food from an animal, like steak (beef, chicken, pork)
Add an adverb to this sentence:
He ran to the store.
quickly, quietly, fast, slowly, etc.
Spell the word given by Ms. Tamara.
Europe
If you don't mention the capital "E", you only earn 1/2 of the points.
What is the lesson, or author's message called?
Theme
What is the date for Valentine's Day?
February 14th
Define the word: EMBARRASSED
When someone has been called out on something or they feel surprised/ashamed, or they've made a mistake in front of someone; usually they turn red in the face and blush
What are the three different articles in English?
the, a, an
Name one spelling rule for a word that pronounces the vowel long (the vowel says its name)
CVCe - the magic 'e' makes the vowel long
two vowels together, usually the first one is long (When 2 vowels go walking, the first does the talking.)
In a story mountain, or what is the top of the point, the highest point of the story (before the falling side) called?
Climax
What is the pumpkin called that is carved out for Halloween?
a Jack-o-Lantern
Explain these three homonyms and what each means:
they're
their
there
they're = is a contraction of the two words: they are
They're at my house right now.
their = possessive pronoun, it's their house
there = location, my house is over there
Give 2 examples of a compound word.
a compound word is made up of two words put together:
highway, icecream, sunshine, baseball, sunflower, sunshine, rainbow, toothpaste, toothbrush,
What is the rule for making these words plural?
puppy, library, military
puppies, libraries, militaries
The y drops, i is added before es. = ies
Name what PEEL stands for.
Point (claim), Example, Explanation, Link (conclusion)
What is the holiday called (that we had off) on May 1st?
May Day, or Labour Day (is a holiday celebrating all the labor/work people have done for the year.)
Explain what the 'pavement' is around school and the city
Pavement is where the cars drive, its the covering of the streets
Name at least 4 pronouns
I, you, we, they, he, she, it, them,
Explain the different rule for these words and what they have in common, in our new sort:
surprise and frighten
They both have two syllables and the long 'i' vowel; however
surprise - the long 'i' is in the 2nd syllable and
frighten - the long 'i' is in the 1st syllable
What is the objective (point) of including a conclusion when writing?
It's to wrap up the ending of your idea/story. Usually the point is restated in a new way. It's the last idea that you leave your reader thinking about or reflecting on.
Name your favorite holiday and explain why its important to you and how you celebrate it with your family.
open ended
What is a globe?
It's a replica, or an object, that represents the world; usually there is a globe in Humanities classrooms for teaching about geography