Punctuation
What marks make written conversations easier to follow?
Quotation marks
"I would like to go to the party," said Mrs. Ivie.
What do you always do at the start of a sentence?
Capitalize the first word.
What do you need to do when you add a prefix to a word?
mis + trust =
dis + appear =
Nothing!
mistrust
disappear
What two things can be added to make a word plural?
s
es
Which correctly capitalizes the word?
saturDay
saturday
Saturday
SaturDay
Saturday
What must be used to set the quotation marks apart from the rest of the sentence?
A comma.
"You did not," Becky said.
Which should be capitalized?
dog
nemo
harry potter
Nemo
Harry Potter
What must you do before adding a suffix if the root word ends with e?
move + able=
dare + ing=
Drop the e
movable
daring
Add es
Do you know (who's/whose) going to be in the school talent show this year?
Who's: who is
When the second part of a compound sentence stars with "and, but, nor, or, so, for", what do you put before the conjunction?
A comma.
I love the talent show, but I'm not sure what my talent is.
Which should be capitalized?
doctor
prince william
king
Prince William
What must you do if you are adding a suffix to a word that ends with e?
hope + ful=
time + less=
Keep the e if the suffix starts with a consonant
hopeful
timeless
If a word ends in a consonant plus the letter y, what do you have to do before adding s.
fairy: make it plural
kitty: make it plural
Change the y to i and add es.
fairies
kitties
How long does it take a space shuttle (to/too/two) circle Earth?
to
Correct the sentence:
mrs. ivie asked when do we go to biztown
Mrs. Ivie asked, "When do we go to Biztown?"
Which should be capitalized?
mom
my mom
Mom
Make the word:
like + ness=
likeness
I before E, except after C or when saying A as in neighbor and weigh.
Which is spelled correctly?
chief or cheif
chief
Scientists learn about animals that lived long ago (by/bye/buy) studying fossils.
By
Correct the sentence:
easton yelled my dog ate my homework
Easton yelled, "My dog ate my homework!"
What is not capitalized?
days
months
holidays
seasons
seasons
believe + able=
believable
Orville and Wilbur Write successfully flew (there/their/they're) airplane for the first time in 1903.
their-the plane belongs to them
breifcase
briefcase
Briefcase