4th Grade
ELA parts of speech
ELA parts of speech
What is a noun?
a person, place or thing
Bonus: name a noun
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What is wrong with this sentence?
james and maggie brang a bag of popcorn to the picnic
James and Maggie brought a bag of popcorn to the picnic.
What does the prefix re- mean?
Again
How many sentences should be in a paragraph?
3-4 sentences
What is a conjunction?
Name 3 examples.
A conjunction is a word that ties together 2 complete sentences to make a compound sentence.
Examples: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Fact or opinion: "Green beans are gross and taste like boogers."
Opinion
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation Point!!!!!!
What does the prefix un mean?
not
What are the five different text structures that a text can be written in?
Description, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Sequence (time order), Cause and Effect
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
Cheryl celebrated her birthday on Sunday.
"on Sunday"
What does the simile "she has a heart of gold" mean?
She is a nice person.
Find the 4 problems with this sentence:
without her lunch Emma were very hungry
Without her lunch, Emma was very hungry.
What is a root word?
What is the root word in "breakable"?
What prefix would work added to breakable?
A word without a prefix or suffix.
Break
unbreakable
BONUS: What does unbreakable mean?
First-person point of view in a personal narrative:
A) Words like "he, she, they"
B) Words like "I, me, we"
C) Both A and B
B
What is a simile?
Comparing two different things that are not alike using like or as.
My mom terminated my phone contract because I was not responsible.
What is a synonym for terminated?
a. paid b. stopped c. grew
stopped
What is wrong with this sentence?
how do we take a test without letrs or numbers!
How do we take a test without letters or numbers?
What does the suffix -ful mean?
A first-person narrator uses the words "I, me, we, our, theirs".
True or False?
True!
What is an adjective?
A describing word.
BONUS: Write an adjective for the noun "shoes".
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure that puts events in order is known as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
When writing, you need to make sure you have...
1. a topic sentence and introduction paragraph
2. supporting details
3. transition words
and ...........
a conclusion!!!
What is a verb?
What is the verb in this sentence?
The kids in the lunchroom ate pickles and pancakes.
an action word
ate
What can we infer from this sentence?
Suzi walked quickly down the street, gripping her umbrella tightly.
It is raining.
What's wrong with this sentence?
skool is way more better than disneyland?
School is way better than Disneyland!
or
Disneyland is way better than school!
:)
What does the word 'react' mean?
Act again
True or false:
A personal narrative is a made up story about someone involved in the events being described.
False. A personal narrative is a TRUE story told in 1st person by someone who was involved in the events being described.
What is the verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending over backwards" mean?
Trying really hard to please someone.
What text structure asks you to define a problem and then find the solution?
Problem/solution
The prefix quad- in the word: quadruple mean?
four times
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Sadie was kicking a soccer ball in the house and broke her mom's expensive vase. The vase was shattered into a million pieces. She went to her mom and told her what she had done even though she knew she'd be punished.
The theme is honesty.