Reading Skills
The most important point of the story.
A word that names a person, place, or thing.
Noun
A word that means the same as another word.
Synonym
Clue: Which is spelled correctly?
A. different
B. diferent
C. differant
A. different
"As fast as a cheetah."
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Simile
What is it called when you give more information that SUPPORTS the main idea?
Details
A word that shows an action.
Verb
A word that means the opposite?
Antonym
Clue: Which is spelled correctly?
A. happyness
B. happiness
C. happines
B. happiness
Change the 'y' to an 'i'
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to a non-human object.
The dog was drinking a cup of coffee.
The crayon said, "please give me a break."
Fiction
Clue: Which shows that one dog owns a toy?
A. dogs toy
B. dog’s toy
C. dogs’ toy
B. dog’s toy
Give a synonym for the word "joyful"
happy, cheerful
Clue: Which is spelled correctly?
A. teacher
B. techer
C. teachar
A. teacher
The classroom was a zoo.
Is this a simile or metaphor?
A metaphor
A genre that is true, real, and gives facts.
Nonfiction
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
Give an antonym for the word "tiny"
large, big, giant
Clue: Which is spelled correctly?
A. untill
B. untel
C. until
C. until
This type of figurative language repeats the same beginning sound in words, like “Silly snakes slither.”
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Alliteration
C. Sequence
B. Alliteration
The words all start with the same sound!
This tells the order that events happen in a story.
Sequence
The beginning of a sentence should always start with a _____________ and end with a _______________.
Start with a capital letter.
End with a punctuation mark.
The students were whispering to each other in class.
What does the word "whispering" mean in the sentence above?
Talking quietly
Clue: Which is spelled correctly?
A. carryed
B. carried
C. caried
B. carried
Change the 'y' to an 'i'
Onomatopoeia is a type of figurative language that spells out natural (real) sounds. Which of the following is an example of an onomatopoeia?
A. bat
B. drive
C. buzz
C. Buzz
This spells out the literal sound that a bee makes... BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ