Grammar Time
What kind of word is “run”?
VERB!
Which word has a short vowel sound?
a) cake b) pet c) bike
B) PET
Finish the sentence:
The dog ran _____ the yard.
can't say: in, on, by
across, through, around,
more?
What are the 5 parts of our 5-Finger plan for writing a story?
Characters, Setting, Events, Problem, Solution.
Which word is silly (not real)?
a) brag b) blargle c) buckle
B) BLARGLE
Spell the plural form of these words: book, man, bike
bookS, MEN, BIKES
Which word has a long vowel sound?
a) cap b) tape c) hat
B) TAPE
Add, at least, 3 adjectives to this sentence:
A boy saw a dragon on a mountain.
teacher judges.
What are the two types of characters we MUST have in a story?
Hero and Villain
Say this tongue twister 2 times fast:
“Red robots run really fast.”
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Which word is a possessive pronoun?
a) him b) her c) hers
Use it correctly in a sentence.
HERS
The book is hers.
More?
Tell me 3 words that rhyme with LOG.
bog, cog, dog, frog, fog, hog, jog
more?
Where do the commas go?
I like to eat apples oranges bananas and grapes.
I like to eat apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.
Give a sentence to describe a setting using, at least, 2 5-sense adjectives.
sight, touch, hearing, smell, taste
Please read, then act out:
Swimming slowly and calmly, but while being chased by a shark.
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Fix the sentence:
he runned to the park to played.
He RAN to the park to PLAY.
Tell me an antonym and synonym for BIG?
antonym: small, little, tiny...
Add a conjunction to complete these sentences:
I like apples ___ I don’t like bananas.
I ate already ____ i am not hungry.
I have many friends ____ i am very kind.
I have a dog ____ a cat at my house.
BUT
SO
BECAUSE
AND
What is “rising action” in a story?
The part where the problem starts and things get more exciting.
This sentence makes no sense:
The car eats pizza every Monday.
Use the same subject, and fix it.
The car...
Which word is an adverb?
She is loud because she sings loudly in the shower.
LOUDLY
POWERFUL PK!
Each team will take turns saying a word for a specific category. The first team to make a mistake, or not give an answer loses. Each time a team answers, it must be a new person (cycle through the team). Play up to 3x.
Category 1: Animals
Category 2: Adjectives
Category 3: Verbs
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make a sentence that has an:
2 adjectives, 1 adverb, 1 past tense verb, and 1 pronoun
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What punctuation do i need to add to:
Let’s go to the park said Lily so we can play.
"Let's go to the park," said Lily, "so we can play."
Make up a word, tell us what kind of word it is, the defintion and then use it in a sentence.
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