Parts of Speech
What are verbs? Give an example.
Verbs are doping words, like "sit" or "run".
When do we use a period?
"."
At the end of a telling sentence.
The article "a" tells about...
It tells about one thing!
a book = 1 book
What are the 3 tenses?
Past, present, future
What is a vowel?
Vowels are the letters ...
A, E, I, O, U
What are nouns? Give an example.
Nouns are naming words like people, places, or things.
Examples: teacher, school, book
When do we use exclamaition points?
"!"
At the end of a yelling sentence.
The article "the" tells about...
It tells about a specific thing.
Make a sentence in the present tense.
"Now, I ..."
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"Now I sit in my chair."
What is a consonant?
*Hint: There are MANY!
Consonants are all the letter except for vowels.
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, W, Z
What are adjectives? Give an example.
Adjectives are describing words, they tell how something is.
Examples: pretty, small, orange, soft
What do we use question marks?
"?"
At the end of an asking sentence.
Fix the sentence below...
"She eats the banana. A banana is delicious."
"She eats a banana. The banana is delicious."
Make a sentence in the past tense.
"Yesterday, I ..."
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"Yesterday, I ate rice"
How do you spell your teacher's name?
K-Y-L-I-E
Ms. Kylie :)
Tell me the nouns, verbs, and adjectives in this sentence:
"The kind young man sits in a big chair."
Nouns: man, chair
Verbs: sits
Adjectives: kind, big
When do we use quotations?
""
When someone is talking.
What is different between "a" and "an"?
"A" is for vowel starting words and "an" is for consonant starting words.
An apple, a banana
Make a sentence in the future tense.
"Tomorrow, I ..."
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"Tomorrow, I will fly a kite."
What is your best memory from writing class?
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Tell why this sentence is wrong then correct it.
"The baker kind is bread making."
The words are not in the right order.
"The kind baker is making bread."
When do we use a comma?
","
To join two sentences together.
OR
To make a list.
Fix the sentence:
"I ride my bike in the circle."
"I ride my bike in a circle."
Fix the sentence: (there are 4 errors)
"Yesterday is my birthday. I get so many presents. I eat cake and pizza. I never forget that day!"
"Yesterday was my birthday. I got so many presents. I ate cake and pizza. I will never forget that day!"
What are you excited for in elementary school?
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