6th Grade Vocabulary
Read the dictionary entry.
stun \ stən \ verb 1. knock unconscious 2. daze 3. astonish or shock 4. unable to react
Which definition best matches the meaning of stunned in the following sentence?
His pink, peaked nose and peculiar hairstyle emerged as the only visible features. This surreal sight left her momentarily stunned
A Definition 1
B Definition 2
C Definition 3
D Definition 4
Definition 4
What kind of punctuation do you need for dialogue?
" " Quotation Marks
Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers is an example of...
What is alliteration
Correct the spelling...
Febuary
February
What month is it?
April
define simile
What is comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
"Ouch! "Boom!" "Pow!" are all examples of what?
onomatopoeia
What is a verb?
a word that describes the action.
correct the spelling...
persavere
persevere
What is the complete subject of this sentence:
My sister and I took turns looking out the window.
My sister and I
Read this information about the word perplexed.
from Latin per-, meaning “through,” and plexus, meaning “interwoven”
This information helps the reader understand that the word perplexed in the following sentence means-
Perplexed by the mention of Kansas, the Witch of the North wondered, "I do not know where Kansas is. I have never heard that country mentioned before. But tell me, is it a civilized country?"
A worried
B unusual
C complicated
D confused
D confused
What is the first sentence of a paragraph called?
What is a topic sentence?
What part of speech describes a verb?
Adverb
fix the error...
I told them to wash there hands.
their
Who has a birthday this month?
Adriano, Jane Goodall, Charlie Chaplin, Jackie Chan, Leonardo di Vinci
what is a synonym for persuade
What is any word that means getting someone to do something
Fix the sentence... (2 mistakes)
Me and Ericka are going to canada next weekend.
Canada (proper nouns are capitalized)
Ericka and I are going to Canada next weekend.
Fix the error...
The water spilling over was the affect of the children horse-playing.
effect
When writing a story what do we call it when we reach the top of the mountain?
What is the climax or turning point
Define falling action
The part of the plot where the conflict is solving.
a synonym of a book
what is a novel
Identify the 3 adjectives in this sentence:
The path behind the abandoned barn is overgrown, but it is the quickest way to get to the meadow.
What is abandoned, overgrown, quickest
What is the correct spelling of exaust?
exhaust
What major event happened yesterday?
What is an eclipse.