Parts of Speech
Katie was walking under the bridge.
Which word in the sentence is a preposition?
under
The princess is as beautiful as a flower.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
simile
A sentence is made up of two parts. What are those two parts?
subject and predicate
What are the two words examples of
upset / frustrated
a) homophones
b) antonyms
c) prepositions
d) synonyms
d) synonyms
______ are 100 students at this school.
a) they're
b) there
c) their
b) there
Which is the correct way to order adjectives in a sentence?
A) My mother gave me ten, plastic, toy trucks.
B) My mother gave me toy, plastic, ten trucks.
C) My mother gave me plastic, ten, toy trucks.
D) My mother gave me ten, toy, plastic trucks.
A) My mother gave me ten, plastic, toy trucks.
The classroom is a zoo!
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
metaphor
Correct the following sentence.
henry elementary school is located in jacksonville florida
Henry Elementary School is located in Jacksonville, Florida.
Greek / Latin Roots:
What is the common affix?
eastward downward westward
What do you think it means?
ward
ward means direction
Mrs. Malone has ____ much candy on her desk.
a) to
b) too
c) two
b) too
Which relative pronoun correctly fits in the sentence?
(who, whom, whose, which, that)
Jonathan, ________ is a second grader, won the spelling bee.
who
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The design is as colorful as a rainbow.
simile
Is this a declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory sentence?
exclamatory
I was upset when Brittney used my idea for the project, I felt that she stole my thunder.
____ house is right next to ours.
a) Their
b) They're
c) There
a) Their
The cheetah ran swiftly.
Swiftly is what part of speech?
adverb
Hit the road!
What type of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
idiom
"Hit the road" means to leave or exit.
Combine the two sentences to create a compound sentence.
It was raining outside.
We had inside recess.
It was raining outside, so we had inside recess.
Fix the sentence to have correct punctuation.
I can't believe how much you've grown grandmother said
Mrs. Davidson has ____ puppies at home.
a) too
b) to
c) two
c) two
Which modal auxiliary verb would fit best in the sentence to ask permission?
______ I borrow a pencil?
a) can
b) may
c) should
may
Jimmy made a loud bang when he knocked on the front door.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?
Onomatopoeia (bang)
The dog's beautiful collar.
Is this a complete sentence or a sentence fragment? If it is a fragment, tell what part of the sentence is missing.
fragment
It is missing the predicate.
Which reference material should be used to find out the meaning of a word.
a) dictionary
b) encyclopedia
c) atlas
a) dictionary
Which homophone is correct when you are addressing a letter?
a) Deer
b) Dear
b) Dear