Vowels and Articles
What are the five vowels of the alphabet?
a, e, i, o, u
Identify all the nouns in the following sentence:
"Kenny usually wears a hat."
Kenny, hat
Fill in the blank:
Izzy __________ during P.E.
Possible answers: plays, runs, jumps, skips
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is a noun?
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea
In the word "find," does the vowel "i" have a short vowel sound or long vowel sound?
A long vowel sound.
Identify the proper noun in the following sentence:
"Mr. Bob likes to go snowboarding."
Mr. Bob
Read the sentence: "Bob works at the post office."
Is the verb in a sentence an action verb or a linking verb?
Action verb
"red" and "sparkly"
What is a verb?
A word to describe an action, state of being, or occurrence
Name an article.
"the," "a," or "an"
Identify the compound nouns in the following sentence:
"Sasha's favorite fruits are pineapple and watermelon."
pineapple, watermelon
Read the sentence: "Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States."
Is the verb in a sentence an action verb or linking verb?
Linking verb
Identify the noun being used as an adjective in the following sentence:
"I like chicken salad for lunch."
Chicken
What is an adverb?
(really, quickly, silently)
Which article is placed in front of a noun with a vowel sound? (a, an)
"an"
Name a pronoun.
Possible answers:
I, you, he, she, they, we, it, me, her, him, them, their, your, its, my, etc
"She is playing soccer at the park."
Is
"I speak the language of Russia."
How would you rewrite the underlined part so that it has a proper adjective?
I speak the Russian language.
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins clauses or sentences
(For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
What comes after an article?
A noun
Which of the following is an abstract noun?
apple school
love Italian
herself sweater
love
Change the following sentence so that it is in the past tense.
"I speak to my teacher about my math test."
I spoke to my teacher about my math test.
Identify all the adjectives:
"The group moved slowly through the green, steamy Amazon rainforest."
(BONUS if you can identify the adverb!)
green, steamy Amazon
(slowly)
What is a preposition?
A word that links a noun to another word
(At, in, of, on, above, under, after)