ELA Review

Conventions

100

Every sentence must start with this.

A capital letter.

200

This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.

I

300

Every sentence must end with a mark. What are three possible end marks?

A period, question mark and exclamation mark.

400

What are 2 reasons that you capitalize a letter in a sentence?

proper noun

beginning of sentence

letter I

Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )

500

Explain what a paragrah is.

A group of sentences working together to make one key point about the subject of the paragraph.

Fix the Mistakes

100

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

My mother taked me to the Museum of Science yesterday.

My mother took me to Museum of Science yesterday.

200

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

We goes to the movies last friday.

We went to the movies last Friday.

300

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

What did i do wrong.

What did I do wrong?

400

Fix the mistake in this sentence:

I were walking to the store yesterday and something funny happened. 

was

500

Fix the mistakes in this sentence:

I hope we will go to new york soon.

I hope we will go to New York soon.

Which word?

100

The pencil lost it's/its eraser.

its

200

I bought too/two/to many pairs of shoes at the store. 

too

300

I invited my friends to go to the mall. They're/There/Their going to be so surprised when they realize I am actually throwing them a party.

They're (They Are)

400

Their/there/they're house is white with blue shutters.

Their

500

I love the New Hampshire campgrounds. We are going they're /their/ there next weekend. 

there

Scrambled Animals

100

npngieu

penguin

200

uqrisrle

squirrel

300

eaapctrlril

caterpillar

400

gnoeld rrteeveri

golden retriever

500

aelelliwrkh (2 words)

killer whale

Miscellaneous

100

I don't want to lose/loose the basketball game.

Which is correct?

lose

200

Give me an example of a proper noun

Ms. Varone (real person)

New England Patriots 

New York City

300

Correct the sentence.

Your definately my best friend, lily.

You're definitely my best friend, Lily. 

400

In 58 B.C. Julius Caesar __________ his army into Gaul.

A) lead

B) led

C) leads

B

500

I need some advice/advise. Which is correct?

advice

Riddles

100

There are three apples, and you take two, how many do you have?

2

Credit: 37 Riddles for Teens with Answers | Reader's Digest  

200

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

A deck of cards

300

You go at red and stop at green. What am I?

A watermelon

Credit: https://www.rd.com/article/short-riddles/#short-%e2%80%9cwhat-am-i%e2%80%9d-riddles

400

I have keys, but no doors. I have space but no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

A Keyboard

Credit: https://www.rd.com/article/short-riddles/#short-%e2%80%9cwhat-am-i%e2%80%9d-riddles

500

What thrives when you feed it but dies when you water it?

A fire

Credits: https://www.womansday.com/life/entertainment/a39225370/riddles-for-adults/#logic-riddles-for-adults