Language Arts 1
What should every proper noun begin with?
A capital letter
Give an example of a noun?
Various answers
Give an example of an adjective
The fat cat sat on the mat
Which word is the proper noun?
I brought my friend to Disneyland.
Disneyland
What is a compound word?
Give an example.
putting two whole words together to make a new word.
ex: sunshine
What is a homophone?
Two words that sound the same but have different meanings
Give an example of a homophone
See-->Sea
Find the adjective in the sentence
The lazy dog crawled under the bed
The fat dog sat quietly in the shade
quietly
What is the opposite of "bright"
DULL
What is a verb?
An action word
Give a different example of a homophone
Saw-->saw
The slimy fish swam away.
Find the adjective
Slimy
When something goes wrong for the characters of the story, it's called the...
problem
What is a setting of a story?
Where the story takes place
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adverb?
a word that modifies a verb
Find the adjective
The slow turtle waddled away
slow
Find the adverb
The child ran fast.
fast
What is it called when the problem of a story is solved?
solution
What is a noun?
A person, place, animal, or thing
In the following sentence, which is the adverb?
Lucy ran home quickly to feed her dog.
quickly
Find the adjective
The old man loved to read ancient books.
old, ancient
What is a narrator?
The person telling the story
When two characters are talking, what is it called?
a dialogue/conversation