Grammar
Content Knowledge
Comprehension skills
Morphology
Grammar Continued
100

Melody plays with Leo afterschool.  She likes to feed Sol treats. 

Can you make the sentences above into a compound sentence?

What is...

Melody plays with Leo after school, and she likes to feed Sol treats.

100
Name characteristics to describe sound.

What is pitch, volume, and intensity?

100

The old man next door is so grumpy.  He never says hello and avoids all of the neighbors.  He is such a curmudgeon. 

What does curmudgeon mean in the sentence?

100

What does the er mean in painter?

What is ...

Someone who paints.

100

Would the word crumb be on the dictionary page with the following guide words?

center and charge

What is yes?

200
Is this a compound sentence?

The girl went to the store and bought tomatoes. 

What is No!

200

The speed of vibration determines this in sound.

What is pitch?

200

Would the word crater be on the dictionary page with the following guide words?

center and charge

                               

What is no?

200
What does the ist mean in the word organist?

A person who plays the organ.

200

What is the verb in the sentence?

I played tennis with my friend today.

What is played?

300

What is the adverb in the sentence?

The boy rode the bus here.

What is here?

300

This tells what the paragraph is mostly about.  It is usually found in the first or last sentence. It is not typically a detail but a general statement.

What is the main idea?

300

My dog was sitting in the hot sun and had spilled his water.  My neighbor noticed and refilled his pail.  What could you infer could have happened if she hadn't noticed?

What is gotten thirsty, gotten sick, or possibly died.

300

What is the root word in the following sentence?

Teacher

What is teach?

300

What is the adjective in the sentence?

The smelly dog jumped on the couch.

What is smelly?

400

What is the adverb in the following sentence:

I always drive my car to school.

What is always?

400

 True or False

The faster an object vibrates, the higher the pitch.

What is true?
400

What does the word venue mean in the following sentence?

The concert took place at a small venue in town.

What is a place where something happens? Usually a concert.
400

Someone who draws funny pictures in a newspaper might be called a ______________________.

Cartoonist

400

What is a synonym for yelled?

What is hollered or shouted?

500

Name the adverb in the following sentence:

The man spoke quietly.

What is quietly.

500

Who is credited for inventing the incandescent light bulb?

Thomas Edison

500

What does the word censured mean in the following sentence?

The newspaper censured, or expressed disapproval of the man who stole money from the local charity.

scolded formally or to express severe disapproval

500

Someone who grows fruit in an orchard would be called an __________.

Orchardist

500

What is an example of an adverb that describes where?

Here, there, everywhere, back, behind, below, down, above, far, away, inside, outside

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