Parts of Speech
A word that describes a person, place, or thing
Noun
The people or animals in a story are called...
CHARACTERS
A word that takes the place of a noun (ex. he, she)
PRONOUN
Two words put together to make a new word, inserting an apostrophe where letters are taken out is called...
CONTRACTION
How many syllables are in "INTERMEDIATE"?
in-ter-me-di-ate
5
A word that describes a noun
Adjective
WHERE and WHEN a story takes place is called the ...
SETTING
Find the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE:
He is the biggest hit at the circus.
AT THE CIRCUS
Is this sentence correct?
He will have to buy shoes, a uniform, and a ball.
CORRECT
Which is correct:
I need to lie down.
I need to lay down.
I need to LIE down.
A, an and the are all....
articles
The underlying meaning of a story is the...
THEME
The bat is a very useful creature.
The underlined word is what part of speech?
ADJECTIVE
What is the complete predicate of the following sentence?
He fell down the stairs and broke his arm.
fell down the stairs and broke his arm.
Give the comparative and superlative forms of "SMALL"
Smaller
Smallest
A word that describes a verb
Adverb
The pattern of events in a story is called the...
PLOT
Replace the underlined words with a possessive pronoun:
Dad and I love to have honey on Dad's and my toast.
OUR
What is the complete subject of the following sentence?
The girl and her dog enjoy cuddling on the couch.
The girl and her dog
Give the comparative and superlative forms of "well".
BETTER
BEST
And, but, and or are all...
Conjunctions
The ________ is what makes something happen. An ________ is what happens as a result of it.
CAUSE
EFFECT
Find the adverbs, adjectives, and prepositional phrases in the following sentence (hint, there are 3):
Concerned people in Austin want to save the shrinking bat population.
Concerned
in Austin
shrinking
Is this sentence correct?
"Do you like to fly," asked Aaron, "or would you rather take the train?"
CORRECT
Is this sentence correct?
Well son, you could do more chores around the house.
NO. Here's the correct sentence:
Well, son, you could do more chores around the house.