Synonyms/Antonyms
What are synonyms?
Different words that mean the same thing
What is the difference between a long and short vowel?
Long vowels say their names and short vowels say the sound (or various other responses)
How many beats per word or breaking a word up into sections (various other responses)
What is a noun?
What do you need to make a complete and proper sentence?
*Hint - there are 3 things
Start with a capital
End with punctuation
Contain a noun/verb
What do you call words that mean opposite things?
Antonyms
Choose the word that contains a long vowel:
Mask
Rate
Rate
How many syllables are in this word:
Regular
3
An action word is what part of speech?
Verb
Is this a complete sentence:
Ran to the store for groceries.
No, it is a sentence fragment.
What is an antonym for:
Up
Down (or various synonyms)
What is a vowel?
A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y
What is a prefix or suffix (explain both)?
A group of letters added to the beginning or the end of a word
Which is the adverb in the following sentence?
The little boy ran home quickly.
Quickly
Is this a complete sentence, why or why not:
Many chickens in the barn
No it is a sentence fragment because it is missing the verb
What is a synonym for:
Happy
Glad (or various other synonyms)
Give an example of a word with 2 syllables.
Rabbit, Carrot, Robot (various other responses)
Change this sentence using pronouns:
*Hint - you will need to use 2 pronouns
Michael went to the store and Michael bought a soda. The soda was good.
Michael went to the store and he bought a soda. It was good.
Here are 3 sentences. Why are they improper sentences?
1. the rabbit raced to the shed.
2. The big fluffy bunny had claws
3. The abandoned baby bunnies
1. no capital
2. no period
3. no verb
What is an antonym for advocate?
Get (or various other synonyms)
Quiet individual (or various other synonyms)
Categorize the following words into long and short vowels:
Block, Taste, Ten, Fume, Bike, Risk,
Long Vowels: Taste, Fume, Bike
Short Vowels: Block, Ten, Risk
Break this word down and explain the meaning as well as the meaning of the prefixes and suffixes?
Unhelpful
Example: Un - prefix - not
help - base word - to assist
ful - to be full of
Unhelpful - to not be full of assistance
What part of speech goes in the blank?
The ______ bear ate all of the fish out of the pond.
Adjective
Why is this sentence improper and how would you fix it?
The girl had long brown hair she did not like to get it cut her hairdresser was mad at her.
It is a run-on sentence.
The girl had long brown hair. She did not like to get it cut. Her hairdresser was mad at her.