Word Analysis
Suffix
Writing Conventions
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Homophones/
Antonyms/
Synonyms
100
Off to the market he went, skittering down the road on his quick little feet. This word means running.
What is skittering.
100
A giraffe is tall__ than a kangaroo. This suffix is added to tall to make the sentence true.
What is "er"
100
My school is in Vista California so our trip took an hour. This is the correct way to write this sentence.
What is My school is in Vista, California so our trip took an hour.
100
In America, I think, life is as good as a clever girl can make it. This word is a SYNONYM for clever?
What is smart.
100
Before I new it, there was hot water shooting up about sixty feet into the air. We could not believe our eyes! Which homophone is spelled incorrectly? (Spell it correctly).
What is new..(knew)
200
Coyote laughed loudly, “Why shouldn’t I help myself to such a tasty morsel?” This word means something to eat.
What is morsel?
200
Marta and her mother were headed homeward. This suffix shows you that they were going to their own home.
What is "ward"?
200
It’s like an amazing african rain forest. This word should be capitalized.
What is "African"?
200
This is the correct way to divide waterproof into syllables.
What is wat-er-proof?
200
This word is an ANTONYM for slow?
What is quick?
300
There were many photographs of past and present family members, some living in the United States and others in Cuba. This word could be spelled differently and have a different meaning.
What is "there"?
300
This suffix can be added at the end of the word travel to make a new word that means “someone who travels”?
What is "er"?
300
The weekend was during our presidents’ day vacation. These word or words should be capitalized.
What is Presidents' Day?
300
I assisted with the cleanup as best I could. This word is a verb.
What is assisted?
300
talk, speak pretend, imagine ocean, sea gentle, fierce Which two words are ANTONYMS?
What is gentle, fierce?
400
The woodchuck watches the enemy coming closer and closer, then POOF! In the sentence above, the author uses this word to show that the enemy is approaching the woodchuck.
What is "closer"?
400
The clay pot could be described as __________ because it has many colors.What word could go in the blank.
What is "colorful"?
400
We arrived when California’s Old Faithful were only a calm pool of water. This is the correct way to write this sentence.
What is "We arrived when California's Old Faithful was only a calm pool of water?
400
She went on a campaign for a tutu that was disgusting. She talked about it morning, noon, and night. This word means "an effort to get something".
What is campaign?
400
There were many photographs of past and present family members, some living in the United States and others in Cuba. Which of the following words from this sentence could be spelled differently and have a different meaning?
What is "there"?
500
table wrapped wax back Which word has the same vowel sound as the "ay" in crayon?
What is table?
500
What is the root word in advancement?
What is advance?
500
For one thing, I would like to see kangaroos hopping around as you go down the highway. Which word is spelled incorrectly? (spell it correctly)
What is hoping?
500
There were lemonade and cookies on the refreshment table. This word means food and drink.
What is refreshment?
500
Her legs felt weak and she thought she might fall. Which word could be spelled differently and mean another word?
What is weak (week)?
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