4th Grade Writing
What is the best revision to make in this sentence?
"They have so much fun on vacation last summer."
"They had so much fun last summer."
-the sentence is past tense, so the word have needs to be changed to a past tense verb.
Which sentence has proper dialogue?
A. "He shouted I am so tired!"
B. He shouted, "I am so tired"!
C. He shouted, "I am so tired!"
C
Choose the onomatopoeia:
A). Eat
B). Hop
C). Sizzle
D). Touch
C). Sizzle
Correct the verb in the sentence:
The bluebonnet usually appear in March or April.
The bluebonnet usually appears in March or April.
Where do you usually find the main idea of a paragraph?
At the beginning or the end of the paragraph
What is a verb?
A word describing an action.
Which word in the sentence is an adjective?
The brown puppy sniffed my shoes.
brown
What is personification?
Giving non-living things humanlike qualities.
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
I saw the cat climb a tree.
I
Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages.
What is the topic? (one or two words)
The topic is West Beach
Correct the grammar mistakes in this sentence:
"They went to burger king for dinner"
"They went to Burger King for dinner."
-Burger King is a proper noun.
-The beginning of the sentence should be capitalized.
-The end of the sentence should have a period
What is the problem, cause, and solution?
Sarah missed the bus. She did not hear her alarm that morning. Her mom had to take her to school.
Problem: Sarah missed the bus.
Cause: She did not hear her alarm that morning.
Solution: Her mom had to take her to school.
Choose the hyperbole.
A.) The kite soared like an eagle.
B.) Bang went the hammer.
C.) The sun shines like a diamond.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
D.) I'm drowning in homework.
Example of a verb.
A. Tom the barber.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
C. Tom cut hair from the brown-haired, old man.
B. Tom ran to the barbershop.
Ran is the verb.
Which sentence does not belong in this paragraph?
"Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The Galveston beach has white sand too. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages."
"The Galveston beach has white sand too."
How do you make this word plural
Penny
Change the y to an I and add es
PENNIES
Example of adjective:
A). Truck
B). Yellow
C). Dog
D). Running
B). Yellow
What form of figurative language is the following phrase?
It's raining cats and dogs.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
B.) Idiom
Example of conjunction.
A). Harry went to platform 9 3/4.
B). Ron did not see Harry at platform 9 3/4.
C). Harry went to platfrom 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
C). Harry went to platform 9 3/4, but Ron did not see him there.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
"Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages."
The main idea is that summer is a wonderful time at West Beach.
How do you make this word past tense?
Buy
Bought
What is the verb in the sentence?
The girl skipped quickly to the playground.
skipped
What is the difference between simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
Find the adjectives in the sentence.
Sam went to the forest and cut down the three, big trees.
Three and big
Summer is a wonderful time to spend at West Beach. It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand. The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it. Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide. This is a fun beach for people of all ages.
What details support the central or main idea?
-It is a beach with light- colored, soft sand.
-The coastline goes on for a long way and many people enjoy walking along it.
-Children like to play in the surf and walk along the rocks that are visible at low tide.
-This is a fun beach for people of all ages.
What is included in a story arc in a narrative story?
Beginning, middle, end
What do the words compare and contrast mean?
Compare: What is the same/similar
Contrast: What is different
Does poetry have to rhyme?
Yes or No
No
Tom quickly cut the man's hair.
Which word is an adverb?
quickly
"Basketball was invented in 1891 by a physical education instructor in Springfield, Massachusetts, by the name of James Naismith. Because of the terrible weather in winter, his physical education students were indoors rather than outdoors. They really did not like the idea of boring, repetitive exercises and preferred the excitement and challenge of a game. Naismith figured out a team sport that could be played indoors on a gymnasium floor, that involved a lot of running, that kept all team members involved, and that did not allow the tackling and physical contact of American-style football."
What is the main idea of this passage?
The origin of basketball