Grammar/Vowels
Type the plural form of these words:
family
country
families
countries
Laughter is the music of the soul.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Metaphor!
Bonus 200 points: What two things are being compared?
Laughter is the music of the soul.
Macy is a gardener with many years of plant experience. She has a green thumb and can make any plant flourish.
What is the meaning of the idiom used in this sentence?
Bonus 100: what is the idiom in the sentence?
Larry will not be attending the live lesson tomorrow.
Which set of words is the correct contraction for "will not"?
A. won't
B. wouldn't
C. willn't
D. wasn't
A. won't
Bonus 100: How would you contract the words "must have"
Which one completes the sentence?
______ reaches the top of the mountain after hiking all day.
A. I
B. My sisters
C. Tyler and Abby
D. Hadley
D. Hadley
Bonus 200: If the sentence read, "My sisters reaches the top of the mountain after hiking all day," what word would need to change in order for this sentence to make sense?
What does puppy and story have in common?
A. The y changes to i when an ending is added.
B. The y stays the same when an ending is added.
C. Both words are five letters long.
D. Both words have a long i vowel sound.
A and C!
Bonus 300 points: type out the plural forms of puppy and story.
The old man's beard was as white as snow.
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Simile!
Bonus 200 points: What two things are being compared?
The old man's beard was as white as snow.
She was over the moon when she received the good news.
Is this an example of personification or an idiom?
Idiom!
Bonus 200 points: What part of the sentence is the idiom?
She was over the moon when she received the good news.
How are these two stories the same?
Elijah frantically searched his room for the missing key to the treasure chest. After turning the place upside down, he finally found it under his bed.
Anna desperately looked for the secret note hidden in her room. After a thorough search, she discovered it tucked away inside her favorite book on the shelf.
Both stories have characters looking for something in their rooms.
Neither the teacher nor the students is aware of the surprise.
Does this sentence have subject-verb agreement?
No
Bonus 100: Fix the sentence so there is subject-verb agreement.
Neither the teacher nor the students is aware of the surprise.
Which word has the same vowel sound as the word "fault?"
A. take
B. Mark
C. ball
D. slump
C. ball
Which sentence has a simile?
A. Her laughter was music to my ears.
B. The cat purred like a little engine.
C. The soccer field was a sea of green.
D. The classroom was a beehive.
B. The cat purred like a little engine.
The car engine coughed before finally starting.
Is this an idiom or example of personification?
Personification!
At the kite-flying festival, Julie eagerly ran with her colorful creation. However, her excitement turned to disappointment when she found the string tangled. Her beautiful kite remained grounded, and the other children looked on with sympathy.
What is the main problem in the story?
Julie's kite became tangled and was grounded.
Caught in the rain at the bus stop, Destiny discovered a shivering kitten and share her lunch. Choosing compassion over her plans, she take the kitten to the vet, forging an unexpected friendship.
What two words needs to be fixed in order to make this a subject-verb agreement?
share (shared) and take (takes)
Caught in the rain at the bus stop, Destiny discovered a shivering kitten and shares her lunch. Choosing compassion over her plans, she takes the kitten to the vet, forging an unexpected friendship.
Bonus 100 points: Is this an example of realistic fiction, mystery, fantasy, or informational text?
The correct spelling of copy + ed is:
A. copyd
B. copyied
C. coppied
D. copied
D. copied
What is a metaphor?
Define or give an example.
A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is an idiom?
Define or give an example.
A phrase that means something different from what you would think by just looking at the meaning of each word alone. (Has its own special meaning)
Jarred excitedly prepared for the school's science fair, showcasing his solar system model. A sudden gust of wind swept through, scattering planets in all directions. Jarred gathered his planets, made quick fixes, and presented his project.
How did Jarred respond to the setback?
He gathered his planets, made quick fixes, and presented his project.
Which sentence shows subject-verb agreement?
A. My favorite color is blue, and hers are green.
B. My brother and I is going to the park.
C. The dog barks loudly every morning.
D. The sun and the moon shines brightly in the sky.
C. The dog barks loudly every morning.
Which word has the same vowel sound in the first syllable as the word causing, in its first syllable?
A. bathtub
B. rabbit
C. sunset
D. awesome
D. Awesome
What is a Simile?
Define or give an example.
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is personification?
Define or give an example.
Describing an object as if it were a person.
The pencil is made of lead, but it's not heavy.
Which word in the sentence is a homograph?
Lead
Bonus 100 points: How else can we use this word? Write a sentence as an example.
(Same spelling, different sound, different meaning)
What is subject-verb agreement?
Define or give an example.
The subject and verb agree in number.