Academic Vocabulary
It is what the sentence is about, usually the who or what.
What is the subject of a sentence?
Name the part of speech of the bold word.
The DOG ran down the street.
What is a noun?
The part of speech for the 2nd definition in the dictionary entry below.
lap: [lap] 1. noun. The front part of a seated person. 2. verb. To lie partly over another. 3. verb. To drink a liquid by lifting it up with the tongue.
What is a verb?
The meaning of Non-.
What is not?
Write the possessive noun phrase that replaces the phrase in parentheses.
(The dog that belongs to the boy) ran down the street.
What is boy's dog?
This part of the sentence tells you the action.
What is the predicate?
Name the part of speech of the bold word.
The dog RAN down the street.
What is a verb?
The number of definitions in the following dictionary entry.
lap: [lap] 1. noun. The front part of a seated person. 2. verb. To lie partly over another. 3. verb. To drink a liquid by lifting it up with the tongue.
What is 3?
The meaning of pre-.
What is before?
Write the possessive noun phrase that replaces the phrase in parentheses.
(The computers that belong to the girls) needed to be charged.
What is girls' computers?
This type of word shows that something belongs to someone or something.
What is a possessive?
Name the part of speech of the bold word.
The SHAGGY dog ran down the street.
What is an adjective?
The number of the definition used in the following sentence:
The baby crawled onto his mother's lap.lap: [lap] 1. noun. The front part of a seated person. 2. verb. To lie partly over another. 3. verb. To drink a liquid by lifting it up with the tongue.
What is 1?
The meaning of -ly.
What is "in a ______way."
Write the following on the board with correct punctuation and capitalization.
the teacher said grab your coats on the way to recess
What is:
The teacher said, "Grab your coats on the way to recess."
These parts of speech tape two words, phrases, or sentences together.
What is a conjunction?
Name the part of speech of the bold word.
The shaggy dog ran FRANTICALLY down the street.What is an adverb?
The number of the definition used in the following sentence:
The cat lapped up the milk from its dish.
lap: [lap] 1. noun. The front part of a seated person. 2. verb. To lie partly over another. 3. verb. To drink a liquid by lifting it up with the tongue.
What is 3?
The meaning of -ian.
What is "person who is skilled in."
Write the following on the board with correct punctuation and capitalization:
we love learning new skills said the childrenWhat is:
"We love learning new skills," said the children.
This part of a dictionary entry tells you how to say the word. It may be found in brackets.
What is pronunciation?
Name the part of speech of the bold word.
The dog ran down the street, because a man was chasing him.
What is a conjunction?
Write the pronunciation as it is written in the following dictionary entry.
lap: [lap] 1. noun. The front part of a seated person. 2. verb. To lie partly over another. 3. verb. To drink a liquid by lifting it up with the tongue.
What is [lap]?
The meaning of -ous.
What is "full of?"
The way you say something. It can be found as part of a dictionary entry.
What is pronunciation?