Parts of Speech
This part of speech is a person, place, thing, or animal
A noun
This type of sentence tells you something and ends with a period.
A statment
What letters make the long "ee" sound in "tree"?
ee
What do we call the person or animal a story is about?
The main character
What is a word that means the same as another word?
synonym
This word describes an action, like "run" or "jump."
Verb
What kind of sentence asks a question?
An interrogative sentence?
What silent letter is in the word "knight"?
k
What do we call the place and time a story happens?
The setting
What is a word that means the opposite of another word?
antonym
This describes a noun. For example: "blue" in "blue sky."
An adjective
Name the two things every sentence needs to have.
A subject and a predicate
Which two letters make the “sh” sound?
sh
What is the problem in a story called?
The conflict
What does the word “gigantic” mean?
very big
This word replaces a noun. Example: he, she, it, they.
A pronoun
What punctuation mark ends a question?
A question mark
What’s the vowel sound in the word “boat”?
Long o
What do we call the big idea or lesson of a story?
The theme
What do we call a word that sounds like the noise it makes (like “buzz”)?
onomatopoeia
This connects words or parts of sentences. Example: and, but, or.
A Conjunction
What do we call a sentence that shows excitement?
An exclamatory sentence
What do we call two letters that make one sound, like "ch" or "th"?
A digraph
What is it called when you guess what will happen next in a story?
A prediction
What do you use to find the meaning of a word?
dictionary