Parts of Speech
NOUN
To compare means to tell how things are the same. True or False?
TRUE
What point of view uses the words I, me, my?
FIRST PERSON
What are the three main reasons an author writes?
(Answer: To persuade, inform, or entertain)
Spell the plural word for baby
B A B I E S
VERB
Fill in the blank: To _______ means to tell how things are different.
CONTRAST
What point of view uses he, she, they?
THIRD PERSON
A commercial trying to get you to buy shoes is written to…?
Persuade
Which word is spelled correctly?
A) recieve
B) receive
B) RECEIVE
The fluffy cat slept.
What part of speech is fluffy?
Adjective
Which clue word usually shows you are using a comparison: however, both, but, unlike?
BOTH
In “You must study hard for the test,” what point of view is being used?
SECOND PERSON
A recipe book is written to…?
INFORM
Spell the word that means “a piece of writing in a newspaper.”
(Answer: A-R-T-I-C-L-E)
Conjunction
Compare a dog and a cat. Give one example.
Both are pets / animals / have fur, etc.
If a narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character, what is it called?
Third-person limited
A funny comic strip is written to…?
What is the correct spelling?
A) definitely
B) definately
A) DEFINITELY
Identify the part of speech of the word quickly in this sentence: “She ran quickly to the bus.”
Adverb
Contrast fiction and nonfiction.
(Answer: Fiction is made up, nonfiction is factual.)
If a story is told by a character inside the story, what point of view is it?
FIRST PERSON
A newspaper article about a new law is written to…?
INFORM
Spell the word that means “to compare differences.”
C O N T R A S T