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Give 2 synonyms for the word happy?
glad, joyful, excited, etc...
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
When you have a super e word and want to add "ing" at the end, what do you have to do first?
Take away the e!
For example...
take becomes taking
Tell me two words that rhyme with play.
pray, pay, tray, okay, may, etc...
What is an author?
Someone who writes a book.
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
Tell me two words that rhyme with mice.
rice, ice, nice, spice, etc...
What is an antonym for the word dry?
wet
How many syllables is in the word Wednesday?
3
Tell me three adjectives
Any three describing words!
Examples:
pretty, funny, nice, blue, big, hot, round
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names, very important things)
What is the adjective in the sentence?
She is wearing a gorgeous dress!
Gorgeous
What do you use apostrophes for?
In contractions or to show possession
example: can't or Sofia's desk
What is a synonym
a word that means the same as another word
You should always start your sentences with...
a capital letter
What is the plot of a story?
What happens in the story/the storyline
If you want to say someone is the most something, like the most big, what would you add to the end of the word?
Like big becomes...
est
big becomes biggest
What is a verb?
An action word
When you have a word with an e at the end like...
name, time, or stone
the vowel in the middle makes what kind of sound? (Long or short?)
Long!
*** DOUBLE JEOPARDY ***
Which of these is NOT an element of drama?
Setting, Characters, Stage Directions, Maps
Maps!
What does Main Idea of a story mean?
What the overall story is about.
What is one feature of a non-fiction book?
Table of contents, photographs, facts, index, glossary, time lines, captions, maps, etc...
What is a adverb?
a word that describes a verb
When you want to add "ing" to a word that ends with a vowel then a consonant, what do you have to do before you add "ing"?
example word: flip
Double the last consonant. For example...
flip becomes flipping
She, he, it, hers, mine, and yours are examples of what part of speech?
Pronouns