Vocabulary Skill
He let the cat out of the bag means what?
He told the secret
What is the complete subject in the following sentence?
My sweet mom likes to read her book at night.
My sweet mom
What type of diagram would you use when you are comparing and contrasting?
Venn Diagram
Identify the misspelled word.
Jessie is Keisha's brother. He adopted a strai cat that pretends it is in the jungle. Keisha is afraid that the cat will break her plant.
Stray
What are the following words called that can be used to describe people and characters?
Annoyed
Hard-working
Talented
Athletic
Character Traits
Give an example of a multiple meaning word!
Bat
Store
Train
Mold
What is an incomplete sentence that is missing the subject or the verb called?
Sentence Fragment
When you compare two things, you look for ways that they are ________.
Identify the misspelled word.
Chad looked very grimm. He had taken Biscuit home last night. He planned to bring the hamster back, but he had left it at home.
Grim
What are the details called that help you determine what the paragraph is about?
Supporting Details
What is a word part placed at the END of a base word called?
Suffix
Compound Subject or Compound Predicate?
My mom, my cousin, and I went to the store together.
Compound Subject
The point the author is trying to get across in a passage is called the what?
Main Idea
Took without permission.
1. Sole
2. Stole
3. Chose
2. Stole
A sentence that has two or more sentences written as though they were a single sentence is called a what?
Run-On sentence
Funny + (suffix - er) = What?
Funnier
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
F
A
N
B
O
Y
S
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
How many supporting details should you have to support a main idea?
Three
A payment or fee.
1. Mole
2. Quote
3. Toll
3. Toll
What type of sentence is this?
Because I didn't study, I failed.
What are multiple meaning words called?
Homonyms
In which situation is a comma needed?
1. Independent clause followed by a dependent clause.
2. Dependent clause followed by an independent clause.
Identify the problem.
John didn't know what to take to school for Show and Tell. He asked his mother for an idea. She suggested he take the ribbon his dog won at the pet parade.
John didn't know what to take for Show and Tell.
There are many things to do in your home if your goal is to help. You can clean your room and sweep the floors. You can even rake the lawn. Rather than grone and act as if you are filled with woe, why not have some fun while you do it?
Groan
What are the three different ways to fix a run-on sentences?
1. Separate sentences
2. Comma + Conjunction
3. Semicolon