5th Grade
ELA
ELA
What is a root word?
a word that stands alone - with no prefixes or suffixes.
Bonus- Give an example of a root word then add a prefix or suffix to it
What are these: " "
Quotation marks
What does the Greek root aqua mean?
a. water
b. airA. water
How many weeks are in a year?
52
What is the name of the fishbowl on my window?
Billy Bob Fishstick
-uses the words "he", "she", or "they" to tell a story.
- is told by someone who is not part of the story
Third-person point of view
What is an example of a verb?
run, skip, walk, jump, etc
Some of you are a decade old.
How long is a decade?
10 years
Daily Double
How old is Mr. Bones?
10
October 31, 2013 is his birthday
Identify the error in this sentence:
joey likes to swim, ride bikes and read books
The sentence should be:
Joey likes to swim, ride bikes, and read books.
What word is a verb in the following sentence?
Tony slithered quietly down the hallway.
slithered
If the root -ist means someone who is, what does the word artist mean?
Someone who is skill in art or one who makes art.
What does the suffix -ful mean?
what is the name of the game we have been playing as a class the past couple of weeks?
(*hint - I asked you for nouns, verbs, adjectives...)
Mad Libs
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
Emily assumed her mom washed her shirt because it was missing.
What does the word assumed mean?
suspected or guessed
The text structure what put events in order is know as ___________.
a. compare and contrast
b. sequence or chronological
c. problem and solution
b. sequence or chronological
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
before
What is something silly that Mrs. Guess has said this year in class?
answers will vary
Details that help support a main idea are called____.
Supporting details
An exclamatory sentence ends with a/an....
Exclamation point
I was bending over backwards to please my new teacher. What does the idiom "bending of backwards" mean?
Really trying hard to please.
What does the simile " her heart was a big as gold" mean?
She was really nice.
Name 3 animals Mrs. Guess has worked with at the zoo
Options:
Flamingos, Penguins, Rhinos, Elephants, Tigers, Lions, Black Bears, Cheetah, Sea Lions, Eagles, Porcupines, Chinchillas, Sharks, Bats, Snow Leopards, Prairie Dogs, Sloths...etc.