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 " "
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?
3-5 sentences
What is the adjective in the following sentence?
Mrs. Randenburg screamed in excitement when she saw the cute kitten.
cute
Her smile was like sunshine, it made everyone happy. This figurative language is...
What is a simile?
An interrogative sentence ends with a...
Question Mark
??????
What does the prefix un- mean?
not
Give three out of five different text structures a text can be written in.
Description (main idea), Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Chronological (sequence/time order), Cause and Effect
What is the verb in this sentence:
Deputy Loney ran after the hairy dog.
ran
Disney World is such an exhilarating experience, it's fun and and makes me feel so happy. What is the meaning of the word exhilarating?
What is fun, full of thrill and happiness?
Find the 4 problems with this sentence:
without her lunch Emma were very hungry
Without her lunch, Emma was very hungry.
Capital, Comma, Tense, Period
What is the root word in the word "breakable".
break
Third-person point of view will typically have these words in it.
Words like he, she, they, them
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two different things that are not alike.
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?
Capital, spelling, punctuation
What does the suffix -ing mean?
something being done
A first-person narrator uses the words "I, me, we, our, theirs".
True or False?
True!
What word in the sentence is a pronoun?
When my dog's ball rolled into the yard next door, he went to fetch it.
What is "he"?
What can we infer from this sentence?
Suzi walked quickly down the street, gripping her umbrella tightly.
It is raining.
What type of sentence is shown below?
Sally baked a batch of cupcakes for Jack.
A. Interrogative
B. Declarative
C. Exclamatory
B. Declarative
What does the word 'react' mean?
Act again
What 4 things need to be included in a summary?
-Written in your owns words
-needs to be in order
-has to include major events
-must be short and to the point
Which word in the sentence below is an adverb?
It started raining outside so the students quickly ran under the walkway to avoid getting wet.
It started raining outside so the students quickly ran under the walkway to avoid getting wet.
What is quickly?
I bend over backwards to please my teacher. What does the phrase "bending over backwards" mean?
Trying really hard to please someone.
What type of sentence is shown below?
At what time will we go to lunch today?
Interrogative
The prefix quad- in the word: quadruple mean?
four times
What is the theme of this paragraph?
Steven was jogging down the beach and saw a group of older kids picking on a little boy and kicking down his sand castles. He jogged past because he didn't want to interfere but he felt bad knowing the little boy was helpless. He turned around and walked up to the older kids telling them to leave the little boy alone. They threatened him but walked away. Steven helped the little boy build his sand castles again. He learned a valuable lesson that day.
The theme is to...
-help those in need
-don't be afraid to stand up for what's right
-be brave and stand up against injustice
-Don't ignore when someone is in trouble