Compound words are made up of TWO words joined together with no letters left out.
Examples: sail + boat = sailboat
butter + fly = butterfly
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Describe the ending of a FABLE.
the characters learn an important lesson
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Provide 2 examples of ARTICLES.
a, an, the
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Explain CAUSE and EFFECT. Give one example.
The CAUSE is the reason something happens.
The EFFECT is what happens.
CAUSE: It snows.
EFFECT: School is cancelled!
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What is the PLOT of Aladdin?
The plot is what the story is about (main events).
Aladdin finds a genie in a lamp. The genie gives him three wishes!
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Which sentence is correct? Why?
I have two students in my class: Bob and Mary.
I have two students in my class; Bob and Mary.
I have two students in my ELA class: Bob and Mary.
The COLON (:) can be used to make a list.
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Describe FANTASY stories.
In fantasy, things happen that could not possibly happen in the real world.
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Write these 4 verbs in PAST TENSE: walk, spell, is, are, eat
walked, spelled, was, were, ate
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Find the ROOT WORDS.
1. unhealthy
2. preschool
3. dislike
A ROOT WORD has a prefix or suffix.
1. healthy
2. school
3. like
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What is the MAIN IDEA of the book, "One"?
The MAIN IDEA is what a story, poem, or paragraph is all about.
The main idea of the book, "One," is that it is important to stand up to bullies.
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What is an ABBREVIATION? Give 2 examples.
A short way of writing a word.
Examples: Mon. (Monday)
MA (Massachusetts)
TLC
PC (Peace Corps)
Feb.
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In _______, ideas are based on real or imagined information from the area of science or technology.
science fiction
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Describe a PROPER NOUN. Give 2 examples.
A PROPER NOUN is a name of a person, place, or a day or month.
Examples: Zora, Whole Foods, November, Wednesday
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What are HOMOPHONES? Give 1 example.
Words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
Examples: hear, here
dear, deer
bare, bear
sale, sail
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What is the SETTING of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"?
The setting is WHERE and WHEN the story happens.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears takes place in the bears' house in the forest.
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What are the three types of punctuation that can be used at the END of a sentence?
1. period (.)
2. question mark (?)
3. exclamation mark (!)
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What is the difference between a BIOGRAPHY and an AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is the story of a person's life that is written by that (same) person.
A BIOGRAPHY is the story of a person's life written by another person.
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on, under, in, to, beside, between, and across are all examples of ________?
prepositions
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Look/book, duck/luck, and food/mood are all examples of _______.
Answer: rhymes
Words that RHYME have endings that sound the same!
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COMPARE the telephone and VP
COMPARE: what is the same and different between things, places, people, or ideas.
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When do you use an APOSTROPHE? Give 2 examples.
1. to make a contraction (don't, can't, we're)
2. to show ownership (Kyle's ball, Tyler's friend)
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In this type of story, the characters are exaggerated, larger than life.
tall tale
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What is an ADVERB? Give 1 example.
An ADVERB describes a verb. It tells you how, when, or where something is done.
Examples: slowly, fast, hard, sadlt, loudly, high
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What is the difference between SUFFIX and PREFIX?
Give an example of a PREFIX.
A PREFIX is added to the beginning of a word.
A SUFFIX is added to the end of a word.
Examples:
PREFIX: triangle, disappear, redo
SUFFIX: thankful, homeless, careless