Prefixes
It is unsafe to go out at night. What does the word unsafe mean?
a. Something that is safe
b. very safe
c. not safe
c. not safe
Which is a compound word?
a. unhappy
b. butterfly
c. beautiful
a. butterfly
Why are pictures added to non-fiction books?
What is to help the reader see and understand what is being talked about in the text.
"The tires screamed as the race car wound around the curve."
What is personification?
Which word has the same vowel sound as pain?
a. pan
b. sleigh
b. group
b. sleigh
The boy decided to retell the story. What does retell mean?
a. not tell
b. tell again
c. sing
b. tell again
What does the word sunlight mean?
a. light from the sun
b. hot
c. bright
a. light from the sun
Which of these is an example of personification:
a. The cat screamed at me
b. The girl sang a song
c. The boy ran as fast as he could.
a. The cat screamed at me?
"Her hair glimmered like sunlight off of a slow stream."
What is a simile?
Which word has the same vowel sound as why?
a. me
b. my
b. may
b. my
The children were uninterested in the story. What does uninterested mean?
a. not interested
b. very interested
c. somewhat interested
a. not interested
What does the word cupcake mean?
a. cups
b. sweet
c. cake in a cup
c. cake in a cup
What is meant by the saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"?
Eating fruits and vegetables with keep you healthy
"Bam!"
What is onomatopoeia?
Which word has the same vowel sound as go?
a. grow
b. good
c. pop
a. grow
If you are dishonest, then you are...
a. very honest
b. not honest
c. somewhat honest
b. not honest
Think of two compound words we haven't used yet.
Answers may vary.
What type of genres includes things that can't happen in real life, like animals talking or dragons and wizards.
What is fantasy genre?
"His eyes were the color of trees on a rainy day."
What is a metaphor?
Which word has the same vowel sound as key?
a. tea
b. hen
c. tie
a. tea
If you are unorganized then you probably need help with what?
a. Cleaning your room
b. Keeping track of your homework
c. All of the above
c. All of the above
Which word is a compound word?
a. desire
b. retell
c. jumping
d. none of the above
d. none of the above
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
It is an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
A figure of speech where you are stating something that cannot be true if it was realistic. For example: It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
Which word has the same vowel sound as flew?
a. she
b. run
c. fuel
c. fuel