Reading Skills
Sarita was excited to get out of the car. She had been waiting for today for weeks and it was finally here. She skipped as she went up the walkway to the house, and her mom opened the door. Suddenly, everyone shouted, “Surprise!”
What's the author's purpose?
To entertain you with a story about a surprise party.
What is the complete subject in the following sentence?
My younger brother serves in the army.
My younger brother
Which word contains a consonant digraph?
1. fell
2. graph
3. arrange
2. graph
Which is an example of the VCe syllable pattern?
1. deli
2. justice
3. bake
3. bake
The United States has five branches of the military. The Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines are the five branches. Each branch serves an important role for the country. The country relies on the people who serve in order to protect freedom.
What's the author's purpose?
To inform you about the 5 branches of military in the United States.
How could you fix the following fragment sentence?
Decided to go home and play with his brother.
**** decided to go home and play with his brother.
This suffix is used to show an action is happening in the present
-s
Which word contains a vowel team?
1. silence
2. lamp
3. train
3. train
Hurry! This house will not be available for long. It has four huge bedrooms, a beautiful kitchen, and an awesome playroom. The best part of this house is that there is a pool in the backyard. Did I mention that the backyard is massive, too? Hurry! Buy it before someone else does!
What's the author's purpose?
To persuade you to buy the house
How could you fix this run-on sentence?
Leslie and Jan made the salad Leslie's mom made the soup.
Leslie and Jan made the salad, and Leslie's mom made the soup.
Leslie and Jan made the salad. Leslie's mom made the soup.
The two suffixes that are used to make a comparison are....
-er and -est
Which is an example of the VCe syllable pattern?
1. hive
2. purpose
3. asked
1. hive
When something is in chronological order, it means what?
the arrangements of events according to the time they occurred (from first to last).
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence?
The dogs were barking loudly.
were barking loudly
This suffix is used to show an action is happening now
-ing
The prefix -mis, like in mistaken, means
1. without care
2. wrongly identified
3. correct in belief
2. wrongly identified
To make an inference means you...
draw a conclusion
Which sentence contains both a complete subject and a complete predicate?
1. The sun was shining brightly.
2. The girl in the red shirt.
3. Tasted like chicken.
1. The sun was shining brightly.
This suffix is added to a word to show "the act" of doing something
-ment
The prefix -en, like in enlarge, means
1. to move
2. to cause to be
3. to give less to
2. to cause to be