Parts of Speech
What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
Which is a complete sentence? “Ran to the store” or “She ran to the store.”
She ran to the store.
What is a synonym?
A word with a similar meaning.
What type of figurative language compares using like or as?
Simile
What punctuation ends a statement?
Period
“The tall boy jumped high,” what part of speech is tall?
Adjective
Which sentence is complete?
A) Went to the store.
B) She went to the store.
B) She went to the store.
What does the prefix “un–” mean in “unhappy”?
Not
What do we call giving human traits to nonhuman things?
Personification
Add the correct punctuation: “Where are you going”
Where are you going?
In the sentence “The students worked carefully,” what part of speech is carefully?
Adverb
What kind of sentence has two independent clauses joined by a conjunction?
Compound sentence
What does the root “tele” mean in “telephone”?
Far or distant
Identify the figurative language: The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
What punctuation is used around dialogue?
Quotation marks
What part of speech connects words or phrases, like and, but, or because?
Conjunction
What kind of clause cannot stand alone as a sentence?
Dependent clause
What does the suffix “-ful” mean in hopeful?
Full of
What does this idiom mean: Break a leg!
Good luck
Fix this sentence: “She said lets go home.”
She said, “Let’s go home.”
In “She ran under the bridge,” what part of speech is under?
Preposition
Identify the type of sentence: “If it rains, we’ll stay inside.”
Complex sentence
What does “photosynthesis” mean using its roots “photo” (light) and “synthesis” (put together)?
The process of plants making food using light
Identify the type of figurative language: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
What’s the difference between revising and editing in writing?
Revising = improving ideas/organization; Editing = fixing grammar/spelling.