🏛 Greek / Latin Roots
This word part comes at the end of a word and changes its meaning.
What is a suffix?
Capitalize this correctly: “i went to target with mom.”
“I went to Target with Mom.”
This kind of sentence has one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.
What is a simple sentence?
This punctuation mark shows ownership.
What is an apostrophe?
Name a transition word that signals that something happens next.
second, next, then, etc.
The Latin root scrib/script means this.
What is “to write”?
This word in a title should always be capitalized, even if it’s short.
What is the first and last word?
This sentence type has two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (like and, but, or so).
What is a compound sentence?
Fix the error: “The students locker was broken.”
“The student’s locker was broken.”
Add a time-order word: “_____ we packed our bags, we left for school.”
After
If bio means “life” and logy means “study of,” this word means “the study of life.”
What is biology?
Identify the capitalization error: “We visited the grand canyon last summer.”
Grand Canyon
Combine these simple sentences into a compound one: “The dog barked. The cat hissed.
The dog barked, and the cat hissed.
Explain the rule for using a colon.
“Use a colon after a complete sentence to introduce a list, explanation, or example”?
Identify the transition in this sentence: “Finally, the team celebrated their victory.”
Finally
The prefix pre- means this, as in preview or preheat.
What is “before”?
Explain the difference between a proper noun and a common noun.
a proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and is capitalized, while a common noun is general and isn’t
The punctuation mark is needed to join two independent clauses with a conjunction.
What is a comma?
Identify the error: “I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight.
What is there is no error; the semicolon correctly joins two independent clauses?
Explain how transition words improve writing.
they guide the reader and show how ideas are connected or sequenced
The root ject means “to throw.” Name a word with this root and explain how it connects to throwing.
What is “project,” “eject,” or “reject,” because each involves “throwing” something outward or away.”
Write a correctly capitalized title for an email subject: “how to survive sixth grade.
How to Survive Sixth Grade
Create a complex sentence using the word because.
Possible example: I stayed inside because it was raining.
Revise this sentence for correct capitalization, punctuation, and tense:
“me and my friend runned to the park we was late for the game”
What is “My friend and I ran to the park; we were late for the game.”
Write three transition words that would fit a narrative about a problem and solution.
At first, after that, in the end, etc.