Adjectives
A part of speech that describes or modifies a noun
What is an adjective?
What do we call the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem?
What is a rhyme scheme?
When you show how two things are the SAME, you are doing this.
What is comparing?
In cause and effect, this is WHY something happened.
What is the cause?
A solution is the answer or fix to this.
What is a problem?
This time-order word means "at last" or comes at the end of a sequence.
What is "finally"?
This pronoun is ALWAYS capitalized, even in the middle of a sentence.
What is "I"?
To make most nouns plural, you add this letter.
What is "s"?
Abstract nouns are things you cannot do this to them.
What is "see" or "touch"?
This punctuation mark is used to show possession or ownership.
What is an apostrophe?
Name the three articles in English.
What are "a," "an," and "the"?
In the sentence "Seven playful puppies jumped over the fence," which words are adjectives?
What are "seven" and "playful"?
If a poem's lines rhyme like this: play/
day/
night/
light
What is the rhyme scheme?
What is AABB?
Both dogs and cats are pets, but dogs bark while cats meow. Which word signals a DIFFERENCE?
What is "but"?
"The power went out because lightning struck the transformer." What is the CAUSE?
What is "lightning struck the transformer"?
Read this:
The school playground was covered with litter, making it unsafe and unpleasant for students. The student council organized a cleanup day with volunteers.
What was the main problem?
What is "the playground was covered with litter"?
Put in order: brush teeth, eat breakfast, wake up.
What is: wake up, eat breakfast, brush teeth?
True or False: You should capitalize the names of months and days of the week.
What is true?
What is the plural form of "child"?
What is "children"?
Which is an abstract noun: table, happiness, or school?
What is "happiness"?
Fix this: "The dogs bone was in the yard." (one dog)
What is "The dog's bone was in the yard."?
Which is correct: "a elephant" or "an elephant"?
What is "an elephant"?
Write the correct form of the adjective to fill in the blank: "This test is _____ than the last one." (hard)
What is "harder"?
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
ABAAB
Read this passage:
"Both butterflies and moths belong to the order Lepidoptera and have wings covered in tiny scales. However, butterflies are typically active during the day and have thin, club-shaped antennae. Moths, on the other hand, are usually active at night and have feathery or thread-like antennae."
Based on this passage, if you saw an insect with feathery antennae flying at night, what would it most likely be?
What is a moth?
Complete this: "Maria forgot her lunch money, so _____." What is the EFFECT?
What is "she couldn't buy lunch" or any reasonable effect?
Read this:
"The school playground was covered with litter. The student council organized a cleanup day. They recruited volunteers and provided trash bags and gloves. After three hours of work, the playground was clean and safe again."
Which detail shows that the solution was effective?
What is "the playground was clean and safe again"?
Which word fits best? "First we mixed the ingredients. _____ we poured it into a pan."
What is "Next" or "Then"?
Fix this sentence: "on monday, i visited new york with my friend sarah."
What is "On Monday, I visited New York with my friend Sarah."?
Change these nouns to plural: lady, tomato, knife.
What are "ladies, tomatoes, knives"?
In the sentence "Her kindness and patience helped the child," name both abstract nouns.
What are "kindness" and "patience"?
How do you write the possessive form when MULTIPLE students own backpacks?
What is students' (apostrophe after the s)?
Which demonstrative is correct? "_____ books on the shelf are mine." (books are close to you)
What is "These"?