Homophones - sound the same, but have different spellings and different meanings (definitions)
Examples: hoarse, horse.....night, knight.....eight, ate
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Which word is spelled correctly?
worryed
worried
worryed
worreid
worried
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What is the root word of.... prettiest?
pretty
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What does it mean if there are "double negatives" in a sentence?
Give an example
two words that mean no/negative
We don't need no education.
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What is the simple subject of the sentence?
The house at the end of the street is bright blue.
house
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What is the simple predicate of the sentence?
All my friends are coming over this evening.
are coming
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What is the simple subject of the sentence?
Jacob's cranky poodle barks all night!
poodle
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What is the simple predicate of the sentence?
The temperature outside is warm.
is
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Fact or opinion?
Apples are the best fruit.
opinion
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What type of sentence?
Tom went to the park to play.
declarative
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What type of sentence?
Did you see that bird swoop down and grab that fish?
interrogative
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What type of sentence?
Sit down in your seat.
imperative
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What type of sentence?
That was the best cake I have ever had!
exclamatory
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What type of sentence?
When will we leave to go on vacation?
interrogative
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This resource is the best to use when you are looking up the definition to a word.
dictionary
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What is the best resource to use if you are looking for the synonym or antonym of a word?
Thesaurus
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What is the best resource to use if you are researching facts about a person, place, or thing?
encyclopedia, online website, or informational books
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What resource is best to use if you need to look up something on a map?
Atlas
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What is a compound word? Give an example.
Compound word - two words combined to form a new word... Example: grapejuice, basketball
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This genre of story is fiction and is passed on from generation to generation.
folktale
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This type of folktale has animal characters and explains a moral or lesson.
fable
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This type of folktale has heroes and explains the way things were created in nature.
myths and legends
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This type of folktale ends with happily ever after, has magic, and good vs. evil.
fairy tale
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This type of folktale has exaggeration and characters with super-human strength.