Parts of Speech
Which word is an adjective?
The hungry students couldn't wait for lunch time to begin.
hungry
Which of the following should be capitalized?
a) school
b) tuesday
c) teacher
b) tuesday
Tuesday
What punctuation belongs at the end of this sentence?
Did you see the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie_
The setting describes which two things about a story?
where and when
Name one of the five main characters recruited for the Adventurers Guild in The Adventurers Guild.
Brock, Zed, Liza, Jett, or Micah
Which part of speech is used to describe a verb or another adjective? example: quickly
adverb
Which word(s) should be capitalized in the following sentence?
Mr. wenhart teaches math at Ashland elementary school.
Mr. Wenhart, Ashland Elementary School
Where do quotations marks belong in this sentence?
Mr. Jones said, It's time for recess.
Mr. Jones said, "It's time for recess."
What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?
Fiction is made up; nonfiction is real information.
Chocolate is there/their/they're favorite ice cream flavor.
their
Replace the nouns with pronouns in the following sentence.
Mrs. Lindberg gave a test to the students.
What do we call nouns that name specific people, places, or things and need to be capitalized?
proper nouns
Where does a comma belong in this sentence?
After practicing for many weeks Mark was ready for the big game.
After practicing for many weeks, Mark was ready for the big game.
A cultural story passed on through time that often explains why something came to be is called what?
folktale
What is the last day of school this year?
June 14th
conjunctions
Which one-letter word should always be capitalized?
I
Where do the commas belong?
Susan bought milk eggs and bread at the grocery store.
Susan bought milk, eggs, and bread at the grocery store.
When you're reading, you should make connections from the text to the world around you, to other texts, and to what?
yourself
What is the name of the book by Andrew Clements that we read for read-aloud earlier this year about Mark and Mr. Maxwell?
A Week in the Woods
Give an example of a preposition in a sentence.
Multiple answers accepted.
Which words should be capitalized?
George said, "wow! there are so many people here!"
George said, "Wow! There are so many people here!"
Where do the commas belong in this sentence?
Mary my little sister is going on a field trip today.
Mary, my little sister, is going on a field trip today.
What visual tool can we use to compare and contrast two topics? (hint: overlapping circles)
a Venn diagram
Name one of Mrs. Lindberg's cats.
Fonzie or Finnigan