ELA Review
What is a synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction we'll make up?
We will
When you have a super e word and want to add "ing" at the end, what do you have to do first?
Take away the e!
For example...
take becomes taking
smile becomes smiling
Tell me two words that rhyme with play.
pray
pay
tray
okay
may
What is an author?
BONUS 200 points: Who is the author of Watsons go to Birmingham?
Someone who writes a book.
Christopher Paul Curtis
What kind of punctuation do you use when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamation point
Tell me two words that rhyme with mice.
rice
ice
nice
spice
What is an antonym for the word dry?
wet
What is a homophone for the word Night?
Knight.
Tell me three adjectives
Any three describing words!
Examples:
pretty, funny, nice, blue, big, hot, round
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
Tell me 3 verbs that you can think of?
A verb is an action.
What do you use apostrophes for?
In contractions or to show possession
can't
don't
Sofia's desk
Owen's pencil
When you want to add "ing" to a word that ends with a vowel then a consonant, what do you have to do before you add "ing"?
Double the last consonant. For example...
flip becomes flipping
scrub becomes scrubbing
win becomes winning
You should always start your essay with...
There are many...
What is an antonym for the word sad ?
Antonym for sad is happy.
If you want to say someone is the more of something, like the most big, what would you add to the end of the word?
Like big becomes...
er
big becomes bigger
fast becomes faster
Correct this sentence:
mrs Scarberry likes to go shoping
Mrs. Scarberry likes to go shopping.
When you have a word with an e at the end like...
name, time, or stone
the vowel in the middle makes what kind of sound? (Long or short?)
Long!
What transition should you start your last paragraph of an essay with?
What do you use a dictionary for?
To find out the meaning of a word you don't understand.
Correct the sentence:
I reely like to ride my bik in summer
I really like to ride my bike in summer.
What text structure tells us why things happen?
Cause and Effect
What text structure tells us an order things happen?
Chronological or Sequence
What 2 types of hair styles did Byron get in Watsons go to Birmingham?
First the Conk
Then shaved by dad