4th Grade
Give 3 synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
Is this sentence declarative, imperative, interrogative or exclamatory?
Class, enjoy your weekend
Imperative
Tell me two words that rhyme with sight.
fight, flight, bite, kite, might, tight, right, write
What is an author?
Someone who writes a book.
What kind of sentence is it when you are saying something exciting?
Exclamatory
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)
How can you restate a sentence?
The author said
On page...
According to the text
For example
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 sentences with...
a capital letter
What is the plot of a story?
What happens in the story/the storyline
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...
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!
Where do the quotations go in this sentence?
I love to swim, Sally said.
"I love to swim," Sally said.
Persuasive
Inform
Entertain
What is one feature of a non-fiction book?
Table of contents, photographs, facts, index, glossary
What is a adverb?
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb
Say a word for each of the following letter sounds when you combine them
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