Reading
Which text feature helps the reader know what each paragraph is about?
Section headings
What is the suffix in the word happiness?
-ness
Which of the following is an interrogative sentence?
1. A poet named Walter.
2. Why is Walter's work so popular?
3. Walter was the most famous Greek poet!
4.A Greek poet named Walter wrote poems.
2. Why is Walter's work so popular?
What word contains a VCe syllable pattern?
absence, escape, distance, people
Escape
What is a synonym for gigantic?
huge, enormous, or massive
What is a topic sentence?
A sentence at the start of a paragraph that states the main idea.
What does the root geo mean in geology?
Earth
Which of the following words is a collective noun?
team, coach, players, trainers
team
What is the vowel sound of the last vowel of the word microphone?
Long o
What is a synonym for polite and often used to describe good manners?
Courteous
What key words are used in first person?
I, me, my, we
Which suffix can be added to the word defensive to make a word that means "doing something to defend"?
-ic, -ive, -ism, -able
-ive
Which of the following is an independent clause?
1. after the sun rises
2. because my grandma told me
3. he arrives on tomorrow’s train
4.when we got up yesterday morning
3. he arrives on tomorrow's train
Which word contains a vowel team?
Happy, Root, vent, gate
root
What is a synonym for shy and am often used to describe someone who is easily frightened?
timid
Why is a conclusion important to a story?
It summarizes the main idea and wraps up a story
The meaning of the word chron in chronological is?
Time
Which sentence contains both a dependent and an independent clause?
1. While the teachers met, the school board talked with the principal.
2.The board members voted to build a new library.
3. The parents were excited, but the students were very happy.
4.The principal made the announcement, and he told the local newspapers about the new library
1. While the teachers met, the school board talked with the principal.
What vowel team is pronounced the same?
break/instead, yellow/down, choir/voyage, believe/retreat
believe/retreat
Which two words are synonyms?
rare/common, blunt/sharp, calm/peaceful, humble/proud
calm/peaceful
The simile he is as wise as an owl means that...?
The boy is very smart and has good advice.
If the suffix -ible is added to the word digest, what is the new word?
Digestible
In the sentence below, find and underline the word that is a proper noun and should be capitalized.
Today our teacher showed us amazing photographs of the rings of saturn taken by the space probe.
Saturn
Which vowel team is pronounced the same as a short e?
Beach, great, early, already
already
In the sentence, "Our long voyage to the moon was a great experience," the word voyage is a synonym for...?
journey