Parts of Speech
What is a common noun?
a person, place, or thing
What do all sentences begin with?
A capital letter
Which word is spelled wrong:
borough, guy, que, gesture
que - queue
apple, zebra, film, desk
apple, desk, film, zebra
Write the contraction for has not.
hasn't
What is a proper noun?
What do all sentences end with?
A punctuation mark
What word is spelled wrong:
built, buzy, clapping, euphoric
busy
apple, auto, bridge, axle
apple, auto, axle, bridge
Write the contraction for they are.
They're
What is a verb?
An action word
What punctuation mark goes at the end of a question (interrogative) sentence?
?
Explain the f,l,s,z rule.
When these letters follow a short vowel they are usually doubled.
(buzz, pill, boss, cliff)
shimmer, shine, shining, shape
shape, shimmer, shine, shining
Write the contraction for will not.
Won't
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
How many errors are in this sentence:
today we are going to the fare
3 (Today, fair, .)
What special endings of a root word require an -es to make it plural?
ch, sh, x, s, z
brought, bought, bows, baggage
baggage, bought, bows, brought
What words make up the contraction I'll?
I will
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. (he, she, it, they, etc.)
What are the 4 types of sentences?
Declarative (statement)
Interrogative (question)
Exclamatory
Command
drip to dripped
shop to shopping
think, thin, thing, time
thin, thing, think, time
What words make up the contraction haven't?
have not