Sentence Types
My brother and I climbed over the hill to pick strawberries
Declarative
Mason hurt his hand when he was playing baseball.
Noun
When you are reciting a poem or reading a story out loud, you wan tot speak in a way that the audience can hear you ____ ___ ________.
loud and clear
under-over
Antonym
What is a good moral for The Lion and the Mouse?
A kindness is never wasted (or something similar)
Throw the ball
Imperative
Please hand me that cookie.
Verb
Make sure you are _______________________. This means you are making each word sharp and crisp instead of blending them together and mumbling.
pronouncing all of your words clearly
funny-humorous
Synonym
What animal wanted grapes until they couldn't reach them and then said they were probably sour anyways?
A Fox (from the fable The Fox and the Grapes)
Wow, that was a long time ago
Exclamatory
A popular food in the Dominican Republic is the chimichurri, which is somewhat like a burger.
Adjective
_________ is also important to being able to speak loudly and breathe well. So stand up straight and tall.
Good posture
tiny-enormous
Antonym
In The Mice in Council, what was the plan from the young mouse to deal with the cat?
Hang a bell around the Cat's neck.
Have you finished your homework
Interrogative
It is under the book.
Pronoun
If you __________, it will help your listeners know that you are a confident speaker.
look directly into their eyes
chilly-warm
Antonym
In The Dog and Her Reflection, the dog sees her reflection in the water and what appears to be a bigger bone than hers. She wants that bone so springs at the water and drops her bone and found herself swimming for dear life. What is a fitting moral for this fable?
It is foolish to be greedy (or something similar)
Don't eat that until after lunch
Imperative
We played chess and checkers today.
Conjunction
Don't speak too quickly. It's hard to understand a recitation that blasts off like a rocket ship. You will want to ______________ and pause every now and then to let your words sink in.
speak at a good pace
old-antique
Synonym
In the Tale of the Chinese Farmer, what does the Farmer say when people commented on the happenings of his day?
"How do you know it is a good/bad day?"