Nouns
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person/place/thing/idea.
Examples: Fred, school, bus, etc.
What is a verb? Give an example.
Action or being.
ex: run, swim
What is a synonym? Give an example
Two or more words that mean almost the same thing.
ex: mad, angry
What is the subject of a sentence?
Who or what the sentence is about.
True or False:
The word 'yesterday' is in the past.
True.
What is a proper noun?
A noun with a capital letter.
ex. Ryan, Mexico.
What is a helping verb? Give an example.
a verb that helps the main verb.
ex: was, were, have
True/False:
The words 'tired' and 'sleepy' are antonyms.
False. They are synonyms.
True/False:
"The blue car" is an example of a sentence.
False, it's a fragment.
What is the present tense of 'swim'?
Today I am swimming.
What is a common noun? Give an example.
noun without a capital letter.
ex. meatball, book
Give an example of a being verb.
am, is, are, be, being, been.
Two words that are spelled the same, but they mean different things.
ex: wound, wound
bow, bow
Give an example of a full, complete sentence.
Answers will vary.
The big brown dog ran away from us last night.
What is the future tense of 'fly'?
will fly
California is an example of a ______ noun.
Proper
True/False:
The word 'will' in the sentence "I will work on my homework tonight" is a helping verb.
True
The words 'know' and 'no' are homophones.
True
A sentence that asks a question; ends with a question mark.
ex. What time is it?
What is the past tense of 'jump'?
jumped
True/ False:
The word 'dream' is a noun.
True.
True/False:
The word 'can' in the sentence "I can help clean up if you want me to" is a being verb.
False
What is an antonym for the word 'cold'?
What is an imperative sentence? Give an example.
ex. Sarah brought her puppy to school today.
grew