4th Grade
Give 3 synonyms for the word happy?
glad, joyful, estatic
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
When you have a silent 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?
Someone who writes a book.
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 are two words that sound the same but have different meanings called?
Homonyms
Tell me three adjectives
Any three describing words!
Examples:
pretty, funny, nice, blue, big, hot, round
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names, very important things)
When two vowels go walking, ________________
The first one does the talking.
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"?
flip becomes...
scrub becomes...
Double the last consonant. For example...
flip becomes flipping
scrub becomes scrubbing
win becomes winning
You should always start your sentences with...
a capital letter
What are the parts of the plot rollercoaster?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
If you want to say someone is the most something, like the most big, what would you add to the end of the word?
Like big becomes...
Fast becomes...
est
big becomes biggest
fast becomes fastest
What is a verb?
An action word
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!
Name 3 book genres that we have recently learned about.
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Drama
What are the FANBOYS?
for and nor, but, or, yet, so
What is one feature of a non-fiction book?
Table of contents, photographs, facts, index, glossary
What is an adverb?
a word or phrase that tells more about an adjective, verb, or other adverb
Write a word for each of the following letters.
ch
th
sh
ch like bunch or chip
th like thick or bath
sh like sheep or bash
She, he, it, hers, mine, and yours are examples of what part of speech?
Pronouns