Is a word that describes or tells us more about a noun
What is an adjective
100
This is the second stage of the writing process
What is drafting stage
100
Are words that have similar meaning
What are synonyms
100
This type of main idea is not easily found as it is not directly stated.
What is implied main idea
100
Is another name for quotation marks
What is speech marks or inverted commas
200
These adjectives tell us how much or how many
What are adjectives of quantity
200
The writing process has _______ stages
What is five (5)
200
Are words that have opposite meaning
What are antonyms
200
Is another name for main idea
What is topic sentence
200
Complete the following sentence by placing speech marks in the correct places.
Stop! shouted the police.
What is "Stop!" shouted the police.
300
When we use adjectives to compare two people or things, we use the adjective in the ______ degree
What is comparative
300
The mnemonic C.U.P.S stands for
What is Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling.
300
The word pair swift and sluggish are
What are antonyms
300
It is usually more specific than the topic sentence. It usually talks about one single idea.
What is detail sentence
300
When giving directions, use this to tell the person what to look out for. Some examples include a post office and a school.
What is a landmark
400
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate adjective.
That movie is the ______ I've ever seen.
(bad, worse, worst)
What is worst
400
At this stage of the writing process, writers make changes to improve their writing. It involves adding and removing details, ideas, sentences and paragraphs.
What is Revising.
400
The words baffle and confused are
What are synonyms
400
This skill involves an individual using what they already know plus what the text tells them
What is drawing conclusions/ making inferences
400
This element of a story has 5 components. They are exposition, rising action,climax, falling action and resolution.
What is plot
500
For adjectives of three syllables and some of two syllables, we form the comparative by putting ______ before them and the superlative degree by putting _______ before them.
e.g. Honest
What is more and most.
500
This element of a story tells us the perspective in which the story is told
What is Point of View
500
The antonyms for some words can be formed by the addition of this _______ or _________.