Grammar
Which sentence uses an apostrophe that shows possession?
"(1) My dog's name is Buzz. (2) He is very energetic. (3) I can't catch him when he runs. (4) He does not love playing with cats."
🐶Sentence 1, 🦴Sentence 2, 🥣Sentence 3, 💜Sentence 4
🐶Sentence 1
What does the word "audience" mean?
🐼a group of people watching/listening to something, 🐧a group of people at a restaurant, 🐯actors in a play, 🐵animals at the zoo
🐼a group of people watching/listening to something
What does the word "attention" mean?
🎪accomplished something, 🏆watching/listening/concentrating, 🎬know how to do something special, 🧩believe in yourself
🏆watching/listening/concentrating
What is a "simile"?
🎃comparison using "like" or "as", 👻direct comparison, 🍁giving human traits to objects, 🎠exaggeration for effect
🎃comparison using "like" or "as"
What does "impatient" mean?
🎢not typical, 🎭early morning, 🐭not willing to wait, 🚀constant
🐭not willing to wait
What is the correct way to write sentence 4 with a contraction for does not?
"(1) My dog's name is Buzz. (2) He is very energetic. (3) I can't catch him when he runs. (4) He does not love playing with cats."
🐱He doesnot love playing with cats. 🐟He does'nt love playing with cats. 🍼He don't love playing with cats. 🧶He doesn't love playing with cats.
🧶He doesn't love playing with cats.
What would be an example of a "talent"?
🎺walking, 🎸breathing, 🎹blinking, 🪈playing an instrument
🪈playing an instrument
Read the dictionary entry below.
noun 1. a sense of trust or faith in a person or thing, or in oneself.
Which selection vocabulary word matches the dictionary entry?
🛞achievement, 🏈attention, 🛝confidence, 😄talents
🛝confidence
Which is an example of a "simile"?
😎Bittersweet memories. 🎓The fire station burned down. 👑Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 💰Her smile was as bright as the sun.
💰Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a "hyperbole"?
👽comparison using "like" or "as", 🎃direct comparison, 💀giving human traits to objects, 🤠exaggeration for effect
🤠exaggeration for effect
What is the correct way to write sentence 3?
"(1) My sister loves to play the piano. (2) "Where did you learn to play?" I asked her. (3) "I dont' remember," she said. (4) I love hearing my sister play on my grandma piano."
🥎"I don't remember," she said. 🏐"I do'nt remember," she said. 🎹"I d'ont remember," she said. 🪈No change needed in sentence 3.
🥎"I don't remember," she said.
If you have "achieved" something, you have
⛽accomplished it. 🏕️not completed it. 🏖️took a long time to do it. 🚙needed directions to finish it.
⛽accomplished it.
When is someone MOST likely to "apologize"?
🤣holding the door, 😇complimenting someone, 🎲bumping into someone on accident, 📱giving someone a treat
🎲bumping into someone on accident
What does "unusual" mean?
☕not typical, ☀️early morning, 💤not willing to wait, ⏰constant
☕not typical
Which is an example of a "hyperbole"?
🦊Time is a thief. 🐻The wind whispered through the trees. 🐷I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 🐸The bees buzzed in the garden.
🐷I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is the correct way to write sentence 4?
"(1) My sister loves to play the piano. (2) "Where did you learn to play?" I asked her. (3) "I dont' remember," she said. (4) I love hearing my sister play on my grandma piano."
🎡I love hearing my sister play on my grandmas piano. ⛪I love hearing my sister play on my grandma's piano. 🛣️I love hearing my sister play on my grandma is piano. 📽️No change needed in sentence 6.
⛪I love hearing my sister play on my grandma's piano.
What does the word "realized" mean?
🤡discussed, 🥶memorized, 🏀questioned, 🎮understood
🎮understood
What word does NOT mean "embarrassed"?
❄️shy, ⛄ashamed, 🎂confident, 🎅uncomfortable
🎂confident
What does "predawn" mean?
🌙not typical, 🌠early morning, 🏔️not willing to wait, 🕶️constant
🌠early morning
What does "nonstop" mean?
🌭not typical, 🍔early morning, 🍟not willing to wait, 🍕constant
🍕constant