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Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms, and Homographs
Word Parts
Sentence Parts
Story Parts
Figurative Language
100
Synonym, Antonym, Homonym, or Homophone?


1. Words that mean the same thing. Happy and Cheerful

2. Words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings. Example: blue (color, sad)

3. Words that mean opposite things. Fast and Slow

4. Words that sound the same but have different spellings. Example: pear and pair

1. Synonym

2. Homonym

3. Antonym

4. Homophone

100
Letters added to the beginning of a word. 

Letters added to the end of a word.

Prefix, Suffix
100
What are the three types of punctuation? When do you use them? 
Period, Exclamation, Question Mark


Statement/Demand, Emotion, Question

100
The ______ is what the passage or book is mostly about. It is the most important idea in a passage. 
Main Idea
100
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Simile


Bonus: give an example of a simile

200
Next _____ my family is taking a ______ trip to Florida.


Which pair of words makes this sentence correct?

A. weak, road

B. week, rode

C. weak, rode

D. week, road

D.


Bonus: what are weak and week? 

200
What are the root words in:

unfinished, misspell, lovable

finish, spell, love
200
A person, place, or thing.
Noun
200
What are...

the people in a story, where the story takes place, and what happens in a story


characters, setting, plot
200
Comparing two things saying on "is" another.
Metaphor


Bonus: give an example of a metaphor

300
My mother asked me to tidy my room.

Which word is a synonym for tidy?

A. leave

B. enter

C. clean

D. find

C. clean


Bonus: what is an antonym for tidy?

300
What does the prefix mis- mean in miscount?

What does the prefix pre- mean in preheat?

wrong and before


Bonus: what is another prefix?

300
An action.
Verb


Bonus: give an example

300
What are the four types of sentences?
Interrogative, Imperative, Declarative, Exclamatory


Bonus: What punctuation does each one use?

300
BOOM! SLAM! POP! are examples of...
Onomatopoeia
400
Which two words are antonyms?

A. old, new

B. hard, thick

C. pail, pale

D. kid, child

A. old, new


Bonus: kid and child?

400
What is the suffix in the words:

faster and careless

-er and -less


Bonus: what do those suffixes mean?

400
Describes a verb.
Adverb


Bonus: what do most adverbs end in? 

Double Bonus: what three things do they describe about a verb?

400
What are the three reasons authors write for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain



400
"It's soooo fluffy I'm gonna die!!" is an example of...
Hyperbole


Bonus: create your own hyperbole

500
I am going _____ the school to _______ my new teacher.

Which pair of words makes this sentence correct?

A. two, meat

B. too, meat

C. to, meet

D. two, meet

C. to, meet


Double Bonus! what are the three ways you can spell "to" and what are they used for?

500

"She stated it again to make sure the students understood." Which of the following has the same meaning as the italicized words?


A. constated

B. overstated

C. unstated

D. restated

restated


Bonus: Name two suffixes and two prefixes

500
Indicate whether the verb is past/present/future tense.


1. He is washing his hands before eating.

2. My sister will be four next week.

3. She kicked the winning goal.

Present, Future, Past
500
What 5-word strategy can we use to summarize a story?
Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then
500
Simile, Metaphor, or Hyperbole

1. It was as hot as boiling water outside.

2. She's so tall she could touch the sky.

3. My mom is a teddy bear.

1. Simile

2. Hyperbole

3. Metaphor