Common and Proper Nouns
Is this word a common or proper noun? Why?
Washinington Junior High School
PROPER
Specific name of a school
Logan ran in the race
ran
What has hands, but can’t clap?
What is Again and Again?
A word is repeated over and over again in the story.
Do you find a prefix at the beginning or end of a word?
Beginning
Is this word a common or proper noun? Why?
desk
COMMON
Not a specific name
Jayden built a model car
built
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear
What is Words of the Wiser?
the advice or insight a wiser character, who is usually older, offers about life to the main character.
Do you find a suffix at the beginning or end of a word?
End
Find the proper noun in this sentence:
Mrs. Zimmerman loves to teach science.
Mrs. Zimmerman
Selah sang in the choir.
sang
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What is Tough Questions?
A character asks himself or a trusted friend a tough question or tough questions that reveal concerns (internal conflict) the character has.
What does prefix dis- mean?
"not"
Find the common nouns in this sentence:
The classroom was full of books
classroom, books
Find the verb in this sentence:
Mrs. Warner calls parents on the phone during school.
calls
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A Window
What is a contrast and contradiction?
When a character does or says something unexpected.
What do suffixes -ful \mean?
full of
Find the proper nouns in this sentence:
Sam, Ben, and Dennis played games and watched a movie
Proper nouns: Sam, Ben, Dennis
Find the nouns, verbs, and adjectives in this sentence:
Kaenon and Rron ran and jumped in the pool.
Nouns: Adelyn, Kylee, Renee, letter
Verbs: write
Adjectives: caring, loving, happy
David’s parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what’s the name of the third son?
David
What is an Ah-Ha moment?
When a character realizes something important
Give me a word using prefixes dis-.
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