Parts of Speech
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
This word should always be capitalized, no matter where it appears in a sentence.
What is “I”?
This literary device involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words
What is alliteration?
This punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence to show excitement or strong feeling.
What is an exclamation point?
Who tells the story “Everyday Use”?
What is Mama (Mrs. Johnson)?
This part of speech shows action or a state of being.
What is a verb?
This should always be capitalized at the beginning of a sentence
What is first letter of a sentence?
In the phrase "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers," the repeating sound is represented by this letter.
What is the "P" sound?
This punctuation mark connects two closely related independent clauses without using a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
What new name does Dee choose for herself?
What is "Wangero"?
In the sentence, She quickly ran to class, what part of speech is the word "quickly"?
What is an adverb?
You must capitalize this type of noun when naming specific people, places, or things.
What are proper nouns?
True or false? Is this statement, "Mommy made me mash my M&M's." an alliteration?
What is True
This punctuation mark is used to show possession, as in: ‘That is Maria___ book.’
What is an apostrophe?
What are the quilts made from?
Scraps of old family clothes/fabric from relatives
This part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun and often answers "which one," "what kind," or "how many."
What is an adjective?
Days of the week, months of the year, and holidays require capitalization, but these do not.
What are seasons?
This is a soda brand name that uses alliteration
What is Coca-Cola?
These punctuation marks are used to set off a direct quotation within another quotation.
What are single quotation marks?
What does Maggie plan to do with the quilts?
What is use them every day in her life?
This part of speech joins words, phrases, or clauses together.
What is a conjunction?
You should capitalize these in titles of books, movies, or songs, but not short words like "a","an","or", "the"( unless they are the first word).
What are important words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs)?
While often focused on consonants, alliteration can also involve the repetition of these sounds at the beginning of syllables.
What are vowel sounds?
This punctuation mark can be used to set off extra information inside a sentence, like: ‘My dog (who is very playful) loves to chase tennis balls.’
What are parentheses?
What do the quilts represent in the story?
What is family history and heritage?