True or False: A collective noun describes a group of people, animals, or things.
True. Examples: Crowd of people, swarm of bees, collection of books
Which of these is NOT a complete sentence?
A. The dog barked loudly.
B. Running in the park.
C. We had fun at recess.
B. Running in the park
Which is not one of the 3 types of communication?
a. oral b. flying c. pictorial d. written
b. Flying
The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I? (Hint: you may see me outside)
A hole
a. feet
Which 2 words have short vowel sounds?
a. kite b. bag c. nail d. bug e. row
b. bag- short a
d. dug- short u
Irregular Plurals: Which is the correct plural of the word mouse?
a) mouses b) mice c) mices d) micen
B) Mice
Which words are nouns? (Select all that apply)
A. Teacher
B. Run
C. Happiness
D. Chair
a. teacher and d. chair
Mystery Object: You can hold it in your hand. It tells the 4 different directions. Lots of campers use it so they don't get lost.
Compass
Solve this mad gab riddle: Remember it's not about the words but it's what they sound like together.
Ace Tray Taste Who Dent
A Straight A Student
did
Which word is spelled incorrectly in the sentence?
The boat saild smoothly on the lake.
Reflexive Pronouns: Give me the reflexive pronouns that match the following:
he, you, my, they
he- himself
you- yourself
my- myself
they- themselves
Which sentence uses the adverb correctly?
A. She sings beautiful.
B. She sings beautifully.
C. She beautifully sings good.
B. She sings beautifully.
Global Location: What is your global location: Continent, country, state, city
North America, United States, Tennessee, Memphis
Daily Double!!!
Upset Stomach
She stayed up late practicing her answers. She pulled out her suit for the next morning. She could hardly believe she had this great opportunity! She gave herself 1 last pep talk right before bed, "You've got this, there's no one more qualified than you."
What inference can you make about what she is preparing for?
An interview!
Chose the contraction for are and not.
a. alright
b. can't
c. aren't
d. arenot
Irregular Past Tense Verbs: Find the mistakes in the sentence. (There are 3 mistakes)
Yesterday she buyed a ticket to the movie Bad Guys 2. She think she sawed it already but was surprised by how good it was.
buyed should be bought, think should be thought, and sawed should be saw
Brain Break!!!!!!
Excellent Dance Skills
How many continents do we have? Bonus 100 points can you name them all?
7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
If cowboy Jim rode into town on Friday and stayed there for 3 days before leaving, how could he leave town on Friday?
His horse is named Friday. He rode into town on Friday the horse not Friday the day.
What inference can we make about Sue's job
She's a dog walker
Brain Break!!!
Great Job
Adjectives and Adverbs Stretching the Sentence: Come up with 3 adjectives to describe the noun in this sentence. Then add an adverb to each verb.
The puppy ate then went to sleep.
Students answers may vary
Stretch the sentence: The sentence below is missing details. Rewrite it to make it a complete thought:
The boy ran.
Answers will vary
Drawing time: Draw an island then draw a peninsula next to it. Be ready to explain how they are different from each other.
An island is a body of land with water surrounding it on all sides, while a peninsula has water only on 3 sides and it's connected to land on the fourth side.
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
The number 7. If your take away one letter in seven it becomes even
Watch the video to determine the character's motivation?
What is Scar's motivation
To be king himself. He wants to trick Simba
Which word has 2 closed syllables?
a. picnic
b. robot
c. computer
d. bat
a. pic-nic