8th Grade ELA
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
Writing
8th Grade
200

Words in a sentence that look like verbs but are not, and act as nouns, adjectives, and adverbs

Verbals

200

        *   FIRE, FIRE, MULIPLITPLIER!  (10X)  *

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Words that mean the same as another are called these

synonym

200

What is mood?

The overall feeling a passage gives off. 

200

Name the four parts of the RACE strategy.

Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite your Evidence, & Explain your Answer

200

Name three purposes author's write for

Inform/Explain, Entertain, Argue/Persuade

400

   Name the three types of Verbals

Gerund, Participle, Infinitive 

400

      *   ON TIME TRIPLE!  (3X)   *

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What word has the worst connotation?

bad or horrible

Horrible

400

Identify the gerund

Lacey turned off her phone and shut the door so she could focus on studying.

Studying

400

        *   FIRE, FIRE, MULIPLITPLIER!  (5X)  *

------------------------------------------------------Name 3 types of writing.

Narrative, Informational/Explanatory, Argumentative/Persuasive

400

Complete the analogy:

Commence :: end as Brevity :: ____________.

a. begin    b. humor   c. short      d. long

d. long 

(antonyms)

600

         *   Daily Double  (2X)   *

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Is the following sentence in active or passive voice?

An estimated 258,000 people were injured in alcohol-related crashes.

Passive ("were injured" is the passive verb).

600

The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence

Inference

600

Is the following sentence active or passive?

Every two weeks, Amazon delivers my body armor drinks.

Active 

600

What are the 3 parts to a debate?

Introduction/Claim, Rebuttal, Conclusion

600

      *   ON TIME TRIPLE!  (3X)   *

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Name three crucial parts of a body paragraph 

Topic Sentence

Supporting Details

Evidence

Explanation

Concluding Sentence

800

Name three of the five verb moods.

Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Conditional, & Subjunctive 

800

The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning 

Context Clues 

800

               *   Daily Double  (2X)   *

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What is the VERBAL in the sentence below.  Tell which word is a verbal in the sentence, and tell what kind of verbal it is. 

Amazingly, the man climbed out of the burning vehicle unharmed.

Burning - Participle

800

Name two verbs

Thomas and Alfred abused Harold, the doll, and spoke mean things to him. 

abused & spoke

800

What figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Fridays feel fantastic for Fred and Frank.

Alliteration

1000

What is the verb mood of the following sentence?

I suggest you be on time to class today.

Subjunctive (wishes, suggestions, hypotheticals).

1000

Complete the Analogy

Happy::Laughter as Sad: ____________

a. giggles    b. crying    c. temper    d. sleepy

b. crying

1000

Where should the dash go in the following sentence? After what word? 

The American flag has three colors red, white, and blue  

colors--red

1000

What is the difference between a constructed response, extended response, and an essay?


Paragraph Answer, 2-3 Paragraphs, and 5 or more paragraphs

1000

What is tone?

the author's attitude towards a subject