3rd Grade
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
what does the word rewrite mean?
to write again
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
What are our three house teams?
Oryx, Leopard, Wolf
Correct or incorrect
The boy's shoes are red.
[if incorrect, name at least one correction]
correct
What is a pronoun? (provide examples)
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun, often to avoid the need to repeat the same noun over and over. Like nouns, pronouns can refer to people, things, concepts, and places.
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 is the Japanese poetic form that uses 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second, and 5 syllables in the 3rd and final line?
Haiku
An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond.
Splash! Silence again.
What is a verb?
An action word
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb or adjective. Often ends in ly.
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 literary device that uses the same consonant sound in 2 or more consecutive words?
example: Rosemary rotated the red rose.
Alliteration
What do we call words that require capitalization (besides words that begin sentences)?
Proper nouns
What do good writers use in their introductions to engage their readers and influence them to keep reading?
A hook
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 literary device in which a word "looks" like the sound it makes?
example: Zap! Belch! Splat!
Onomatopoeia
Name two strategies for fixing a run-on sentence
Use a comma and conjunction
Use a period to split into 2 sentences
Use a semicolon
Add a transition word and a comma
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