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The prefix mis- means to not. What does misbehave mean?
to not behave
When someone is talking in a text, you must use what kind of punctuation to show that?
Quotation marks " "
Find the noun.
A.) swim
B.) Joe
C.) purple
D.) wet
B.) Joe
Which is an example of an onomatopoeia?
a) How
b) Swoosh
c) Yep
d) Nope
b) Swoosh
What are the nouns in this sentence?
John ate two popsicles.
John
popsicles
When you add the suffix -ing, it means it is happening when?
in the present, now
Every sentence must start with what?
capital letter
What is the correct way to use a comma?
a) Asher loves pineapples, and cherries.
b) Jay got upset so, he called his mom.
c) I bought a new pair of socks, shoes, and sweat pants.
d) Decemeber, 14 is Ms. Pryor's birthday.
c) I bought a new pair of socks, shoes, and sweat pants.
The person (who or what) in a sentence is called the ___ and the action in a sentence is called the ____.
subject and predicate
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
Sabrina was mad that she would have to stay after school.
she
The singular version of sheep is
sheep
When you write a book about yourself it is called a what?
autobiography
Chronological order means the story is told how?
in timeline order, beginning middle end
What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Life is a highway.
a) Similie
b) Hyperbole
c) Metaphor
d) Onomatopoeia
c) Metaphor
What is the adverb in the sentence?
Suri quietly rocked the baby to sleep.
quietly
Which is an example of a homophone?
a) home, house
b) mice, mouse
c) jump, jumped
d) ate, eight
a) home, house
b) mice, mouse
c) shoe, shu
d) ate, eight
The first paragraph you write for a paper is called what?
introduction
Which word is a verb?
1. car
2. teacher
3. jump
4. playground
3. jump
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
Simile uses like or as and metaphor does not.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For and nor but or yet so
What does the root thermo means?
heat, hot
How do you make this word plural?
Leaf
leaves
The suffix -ful means full of
So the word hateful means ...
Full of hate
What is an example of alliteration?
a) Billy ate two hot dogs.
b) peter piper picked a pepper
c) Bang! Clap!
d) Welcome to school!
b) peter piper picked a pepper
What is the pronoun in the sentence?
I ate four, cheesy slices of pizza.
I
If you have two or more things, it is plural. If you only have one, it is ...
singular
How do you make this word plural?
Mouse
Mice
What 2 adjectives are used?
Noah sang a long, beautiful song at the talent show.
long beautiful
What form of figurative language is the following phrase?
Jamie heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
A.) Personification
B.) Idiom
C.) Metaphor
D.) Simile
A) Personification
Example of conjunction being used properly.
A). Harry went outside to play and, slept.
B). Ron did not see Harry at school so he was angry.
C). Jake and Josh enjoy playing together, but Jake likes to play with Rob more.
C). Jake and Josh enjoy playing together, but Jake likes to play with Rob more.