Reading
What is another name for story?
Passage or Text
When should you use this punctuation mark (?) in writing?
To ask a question
The name of a book is called the __________.
title
Words that have the same sound and/or spelling but different meaning
Homonyms
example: produce
Spell the word: The color of grass
green
Using clues in a text to help you discover what is NOT directly said
Inference
What is a verb? Give me an example.
It is an action word. Examples: hop, run, jump, swim, kick etc.
What do we call the person who draws the pictures in a book?
illustrator
Words that sound the same but different meaning
Homophones
sea-see, sun-son, pair-pear, won-one, blue-blew, right-write
Spell the word: opposite of sad
happy
Give me 3 examples that make the long A sound.
ai, ay, a, ei, ey, ea
rain, pay, bake, vein, they, great
What is a noun? Give an example.
A person, place, or thing--dog, school, car, etc.
The 'people' who are in a story are called the ________ .
characters
The letters that make the long O.
oa, oe, O
Spell the word: of the building we are in
School
Which word is a noun?
Run, Fluffy, Car
car
What are two things that most sentences should have?
A capital letter at the beginning and punctuation at the end.
What is the setting in a story?
Where the story happens or takes place
The definitioin of a digraph
2 letters that make 1 sound
Spell the word: an animal that says "moo"
Cow
The letter "Y" makes 3 sounds.
/y/ /E/ /I/
What goes at the end of every sentence?
ending punctuation . ? or !
What does non-fiction mean?
A real story
The definition of a blend. Give an example.
2 letters that make 2 sounds
bl, pl, fl, mp, nd
Spell the word: the opposite of big
small
Give me an example of a digraph.
ch, sh, th, dge, tch, wh, ph
A story about a real persons life, written by someone else?
a biography
Words that have the same sound and spelling but different meaning
Homographs
What is a "proper noun"?
a name used for a specific person, place or thing
examples: Mrs. Jennifer Griffin
Miller Elementary School, Mexico, Chicago Cubs
Spell the opposite of light
dark