ELA Milestone Review

Parts of Speech

100

This is a person, place or thing.

Noun

200

This part of speech describes verbs and often ends in "ly"

Adverb

300

The OLD dog is lazy. What part of speech is the word old?

Adjective

400

An action word that can be in the past, present, or future tense

Verbs

500

He gave the cookie to me after football practice. What are the two pronouns?

He, me

Capitalization

100

Fix the capitalization error(s): 

i never forget to feed my dog.

I never forget to feed my dog.

200

Fix the capitalization error(s):

can we go to mcdonald's next week?

Can we go to Mcdonald's next week?

300

Fix the capitalization errors:

ms. thompson teaches 4th grade at statham elementary school, but she lives in watkinsville, ga.

Ms. Thompson teaches 4th grade at Statham Elementary School, but she lives in Watkinsville, GA.

400

Fix the capitalization errors:

whenever i go to the shoe store, i always buy nike or adidas shoes.

Whenever I go to the shoe store, I always buy Nike or Adidas shoes.

500

Fix the capitalization errors:

i live at 452 friendly lane, winder, georgia, and grandma lives at 431 tiger trail, statham, georgia. 

I live at 452 Friendly Lane, Winder, Georgia, and Grandma lives at 431 Tiger Trail, Statham, Georgia.

Punctuation

100

Fix the sentence: Target is the best store but I also like Walmart

Target is the best store, but I also like Walmart.

200

Fix the sentence:

My grandma aunt and sister are all coming over today

My grandma, aunt, and sister are all coming over today.

300

Fix the sentence:

 Although we are tired we can still have fun

Although we are tired, we can still have fun.

400

Fix the sentence:

A few hours later the dog went back home and the owner was so relieved

A few hours later, the dog went back home, and the owner was so relieved.

500

Fix the sentence:

I like dogs and cats but I also like horses and I really enjoy rabbits as well

I like dogs and cats, but I also like horses, and I really enjoy rabbits as well. 

Dialogue

100

Fix the mistakes: Anna replied Please help me get out.

Anna replied, "Please help me get out."

200

Fix the mistakes: Here you go dad said.

"Here you go," dad said.

300

Fix the mistakes: Let's go to the store so I can get a toy said my little sister.

"Let's go to the store so I can get a toy," said my little sister.

400

Fix the mistakes: Mom said I would like for you to finish your homework first before you play.

Mom said, "I would like for you to finish your homework first before you play."

500

Fix the mistakes: The Milestones are next week said Mrs. Negley.

"The Milestones are next week," said Mrs. Negley.

Milestones Writing Tips

100

Always capitalize what letter when it is used by itself?

I

200

These are all examples of what type of words that you should use in your writing?

First, second, last, also, for example, additionally

Transition Words

300

This type of writing should include characters, dialogue, a setting, and a beginning, middle, and end.

Narrative Writing/a story

400

When you see the words extended response, essay, or story, you need to write at least how many PARAGRAPHS?

3

500

Imagine you are writing an informational essay about panda bears based on 2 different passages. You want to copy a sentence from one of the passages to use in one of your paragraphs. The passage is called All about Pandas. The sentence says "Panda Bears eat about 84 pounds of bamboo a day." How can you do this?

Write: According to All about Pandas, "Panda Bears eat about 84 pounds of bamboo a day."