3rd Grade
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
What does the word rewrite mean?
to write again
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
What the story is mostly about is called the ________ idea.
Main or Central
Correct or incorrect
The boy's shoes are red.
[if incorrect, name at least one correction]
correct
What is a pronoun? (provide examples)
He, him, his, they, she, hers etc.
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing or idea
What do we call words that have similar meanings?
Correct or incorrect
Lets eat grandma! "I said".
[if incorrect, name at least one correction]
incorrect
"Let's eat, grandma!" I said.
What does the setting of a story refer to?
Where the story takes place.
What is a verb?
An action word
What is a prefix? Give an example.
Something that goes at the beginning of words that change the meaning.
Examples: re-, dis-, mis-, un-, pre-, etc.
Correct or incorrect
I like the colors blue red and green.
[if incorrect, name at least one correction]
incorrect
I like the colors blue, red, and green.
What does nonfiction mean?
A genre of writing that is "not fake". It contains real, informational text
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is an antonym?
Words that have opposite meanings.
Correct or incorrect
My favorite book is wild robot.
[if incorrect, name at least one correction]
incorrect
My favorite book is Wild Robot.
What do we call the poetic technique that uses the same consonant sound at the beginning of words?
example: Rosemary rotated the red rose.
Alliteration
What do we call nouns that name specific people, places, things, or ideas that require a capital letter?
Proper nouns
What are the THREE parts of an essay?
Introduction, body, conclusion
Correct or incorrect
I live at 10965 Whipple St Los Angeles ca
[if incorrect, name at least one correction]
incorrect
What do we call the poetic technique in which a word "looks" like the sound it makes?
example: Zap! Belch! Splat!
Onomatopoeia
What is figurative language? Give an example.
"Silly sayings" that don't literally mean what they say.
Example: "raining cats and dogs" (idiom)
What story structure shows first, next, then, last?
Sequence
Correct or incorrect?
My dog is so cute however he likes to bite my fingers!
[name at least one correction if incorrect]
Incorrect
comma after cute AND however