Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
Person (teacher), place (school), thing (soccer ball), animal (dog), idea (freedom)
What does comprehension mean?
understanding something
What is a synonym? What is an antonym?
Synonym: word that means the SAME
Antonym: word that means the OPPOSITE
Fill in the blank: I _____ a lot of water yesterday.
I DRANK a lot of water yesterday.
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
What is a verb?
Describe an action (tasted), feeling (hopeful), state (am painting), or belief
Name one strategy you can use to increase your comprehension?
-Visualization
-Chunking
-Summarizing
-Predicting
-Questioning
-Connecting
-Evaluating
What is a synonym for the word fast?
Quick, speedy, rapid, brisk
There (was, were) fifteen pieces of candy in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
There WERE fifteen pieces of candy in that bag. Now there IS only one left!
Sheep
Identify one or more nouns in the sentence: "All schools are closed next Monday."
Nouns: Schools, Monday
Before you put on that skeleton costume and rove door-to-door pandering for candy, take a minute to reflect on this tradition. Halloween is believed to have come from an ancient Celtic festival dating back some 2,000 years. November 1st was the Celtic New Year and marked the end of summer to the Celts. They celebrated on its eve by wearing costumes made of animal skins and dancing around bon fires. Over the next two millennia, this primitive celebration grew to be the candy fueled costume ball that we know today.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The origins of Halloween
What is an antonym for the word fast?
Slow
Name a conjunction. What does a conjunction do?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
A conjunction joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences together.
Which president is on the penny?
Abraham Lincoln
Identify the verb in the sentence: "Nakayla tasted the cake."
Verb: tasted
Flamingos start with white feathers. If they eat a lot of shrimp, they turn pink. If they stop eating shrimp, they turn white again.
Why do you think this happens?
Something in shrimp turns the flamingo's feathers pink.
Use context clues to determine the meaning for the word: alter
Grandpa didn't know Suzie was coming on the fishing trip, and now he had to ALTER his plans.
Use 'alter' in your own sentence
change, usually in a small but significant way
The mall has plans to ALTER the food court.
I need to ALTER my dress to fit better.
Give two or more meanings for the word: left
A direction (She turned left at the corner)
Past tense of "to leave" (He left his book on the table)
What is the name for Japanese paper folding?
Oragami
Identify the noun and verb in the sentence: "The dog barks loudly."
Noun: dog
Verb: barks
Dave is excited because today he is going to the Red Sox Game with his uncle! The Red Sox are playing the Yankees. Dave wants the Red Sox to win. Dave’s uncle drives to Boston. When they get to the field they find their seats behind home plate. The game starts and Mookie Betts hits a homerun! During the eighth inning, the Yankees score two runs. The final score of game is 2-1. The Red Sox lose the game. Dave is sad, but he still had fun with his uncle.
What team does Dave want to win?
The Red Sox
What is an affix?
An affix is a small word part added to a root word to change it's meaning or grammatical properties.
Use the subordinating conjunction 'since' in a grammatically correct sentence
I haven't eaten since breakfast.
Since the party, she has not spoken to him at all.
What is my name?