Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
A Person, place, thing, or idea
what are all the vowels?
a,e,i,o,u
What kind of letter does the first word in a sentence start with?
A capital letter
give 2 examples of a pronoun
she ,her ,he ,him ,they ,them, me, us, ours
what letter combination makes a sound like an F?
ph or gh
words like phonics or enough
How many sentences are in a typical paragraph?
5 sentences
a describing word
What letters make similar sounds?
k and c like kite and cake
j and g like giraffe and joke
c and s like celery and snake
What 2 things does a good sentence need?
A subject and an action.
Example: She went to the store.
she is the subject and going to the store is her action.
What is a conjunction?
conjunction words connects a sentence together
Words like: and, because, and or
what 2 ways can you pronounce the th- sound?
sound examples like the words
this and three
why or why not
the answer is yes
you can start a sentence with "because" as long as it is followed by a complete thought
"Because it was raining, we decided to stay inside."
give 5 examples of a verb.
Verbs are action words such as
dancing ,running, walking
give 3 words with a silent e
When a word ends in the letter "e" and the syllable before it has only one vowel, the first vowel is usually long and the "e" is silent. For example, "sale" or "inside"
What famous sentence contains every letter of the alphabet?
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"