Parts of Speech
I picked up a woozle and turned it around. It was slippery, wiggly, and goopidy goopy. What part of speech is a "woozle"? How do you know?
Woozle is a nonsense word used as a NOUN. Nouns have an article (a, an, the) before it and the sentence states that it can be touched and manipulated. For these reasons, I know it's a noun.
Where is a suffix located on a word? Beginning, middle, or end?
What is the End of the word
Fix the two errors in the sentence.
I can't decide whether I want Tom and Jerrys' ice cream, or a Snickers ice cream bar.
Jerry's
No comma before or
Read the sentence. Say what figurative language is found here.
"The flower was soft as silk."
Simile
In order to know that a character is dynamic, what do you need to see?
What is: the character's traits need to have changed and be different from the beginning of the book.
Read the sentence below. Which words in this sentence are VERBS?
"Where are you going?"
are, going
True or False: All roots of words are words that can stand alone.
False- "hair-less" - hair is the root word that can stand alone "aud-ible" - aud is the root word that CANNOT stand along
Fix the two errors in the sentence.
I am going to talk to mom about the missing remote, batteries and directions.
Mom and comma after batteries
Read the sentence. Say what figurative language is found here.
"The clouds rolled in ominously. The sky looked angry."
personification
How do you write a main idea? What 5 things do you need?
What is Who, What, Where, Why, When?
I am getting awfully hungry mom! What word in this sentence is an ADVERB?
Awfully
What is the meaning of the prefix: un-
Un- means NOT
Fix the two errors in the sentence.
The boy, and his friend are heading to her car that the boy bought for himself last week.
her->his
no comma after the boy
Read the sentence. Say what figurative language is found here.
"The salsa was so hot, my tongue began to melt."
hyperbole
In order to create a summary, what ten things do you need? (Name all ten to get the points.)
What is START + Main Idea: Source, Title, Author, Right Verb, and Topic + Who, What, Where, Why, When
Read the sentence below. What part of speech is the word "obnoxious"?
"I woke to an obnoxious sound outside my window."
ADJECTIVE
What is the meaning of the suffix: -ess Examples: actress, lioness
-ess means something is female
Fix the two errors in the sentence.
There was a huge hot dog laying in Francines pool.
huge, hot
Francine's
Read the sentence. Say what figurative language is found here.
"Oh no....AH-CHOO! Sniffle, I need a tissue please."
onomatopoeia
How do you write a TDA? What are the 15 parts that make up an essay outline? (Name all fifteen to get the points.)
What is Fantastic 15:
Hook, Background Information, Thesis Statement
Restate Thesis 1, Implicit/Explicit/So What 1
Restate Thesis 2, Implicit/Explicit/So What 2
Restate Thesis 3, Implicit/Explicit/So What 3
Restate Thesis Statement, Restate Main Points, Connection to Audience
Using context clues and word parts to help you, what part of speech is the following word: ominous
"The blackened sky appeared ominous and we all ran inside for cover."
Ominous is an adjective. Ominous is describing the sky, a noun, which makes this describing word an adjective.
Identify the root, suffix, and prefix in the word below: Biography
Prefix: bio- meaning life Root: graph - meaning to write Suffix: -y - means - quality of
Fix the two errors in the sentence.
Jim and me are going to the store with Tommy. Yesterday, my mom took Sam and I there.
Jim and I
Sam and me
Read the sentence. Say what figurative language is found here.
"Could you please put a sock in it? I'm trying to focus!"
idiom
What two things do you need to make an inference?
What is background knowledge and information from the text/evidence?