Vocabulary
The stars seemed to twinkle in the night sky.
A.change
B.flow
C.move
D.sparkle
What is "sparkle"?
Directions: Choose the correctly spelled plural form of the word.
knife
A. knifes
B. knives
C. knived
D. knivings
What is "knives"?
I’m afraid of heights, _________ I appreciate the view from the top of this building.
(and, yet, nor)
What is "yet"?
What does the S in SCOOP stand for?
What is "Start with a capital letter."?
What is an illustration?
What is "a picture"?
Visitors saw the lion crouching behind a rock, watching them.
A. bending down
B. jumping high
C. standing tall
D. leaping over
What is "bending down"?
Directions: Look at the suffixes in each item. Then choose the meaning that best describes each word.
muddy
A. full of mud
B. using mud
C. not having mud
D. the state or quality of mud
What is "full of mud"?
Rewrite this sentence using the correct comma placement.
Lydia seems to be a kind considerate girl.
What is "Lydia seems to be a kind, considerate girl."?
What type of essay are you being asked to write?
"Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you explain the significance of paper across history."
What is the "informative essay"?
What does "theme" mean?
What is "the overall message or lesson learned"?
The actor brooded over his role in the play.
A. called
B. laughed
C. looked
D. worried
What is "worried"?
Directions: Choose the word with the same long vowel sound as the boldfaced word.
dislike
A. concrete
B. excite
C. displace
D. keyhole
What is "excite"?
Rewrite the sentence with the correct comma placement.
Oh I forgot to bring the cookies.
What is "Oh, I forgot to bring the cookies."?
What are two things that you should include when writing an essay?
*answers may vary; teacher decides*
A monkey challenged a frog to a race up a tree; the monkey challenged the frog because she was so small. The frog jumped right over the monkey and won the race. What is the theme?
What is "Don't judge a book by its cover."?
The sequence of numbers began with 25.
A. addition
B. combination
C. series
D. subtraction
What is "series"?
Directions: Choose the word with the same VC/V or V/CV syllable pattern as the boldfaced word.
limit
A. button
B. lion
C. robin
D. taken
What is "robin"?
Correct the sentence below:
can I go to the movies with you on saturday?
What is "Can I go to the movies with you on Saturday?"?
What is wrong with this sentence?
I was over their yesterday to look at there new house.
What is "their"?
(It should say "I was over there yesterday to look at their new house.)
What does "resolution" mean in a story?
What is "how the problem is solved"?
What does "solitary" mean?
What is "alone" or "single"?
Which word can be spelled correctly using the diphthong ow?
A. br__n
B. p__nd
C. t__ch
D. p__ch
What is "A"?
"brown"
What are the verbs in the sentence below?
When I wake up, I like to sip on coffee.
What are "wake" and "sip"?
This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.
What is "I"?
What is the small text near a photograph that tells information about the picture called?
What is "caption"?