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Give 3 synonym for the word happy?
glad, joyful, content
What two words does the contraction can't make up?
Can not
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
The lesson or moral of a story is called?
theme
The time and the place of the story.
What is the setting.
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
The message that is in the story or what the story is about.
What is the theme.
What does the root "geo" mean?
earth
What kind of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper nouns (people's names, place names, very important things)
There are about 2,000 kinds of bats. They come in many sizes. bats are rather strange looking animals. They are soft and furry with large ears. Bats cannot run or walk. They usually eat insects. Bats are the only mammals that fly.
What is the main idea? A. Bats are unusual mammals. B. Bats move by running and flying. C. Bats look like many other animals.
a. Bats are unusual mammals.
What do you use apostrophes for?
In contractions or to show possession
can't
don't
Sofia's desk
Owen's pencil
What is the possessive noun in the sentence below?
"I am going to my grandma's house this weekend"
Grandma's
You should always start your sentences with...
a capital letter
Plural form of Child.
Children
How do we call words that show actions?
Verbs
Peter walked quickly down the dark street. It was quiet. Suddenly, a dog howled. Peter walked even faster after that.
Cause: A dog howled. What was the effect? A. Peter went inside. B. Peter walked even faster. C. Everything was quiet.
b. Peter walked even faster.
There are so many people in the city who sell things. Some merchants sell food. Some sell cloths. I like the merchants who sell toys best.
What is a merchant? A. people who sell things
B. people who buy things
C. people who throw things
a. people who sell things
This is the plural of puppy.
What is puppies
The prefix in the word "unkind" is:
Un-
What an author thinks or feels about a topic (opinion) is called?
Authors' perspective
Kitty and her friend decided to take a trip. "We'll go to the beach," said Kitty. "The beach is nice in the autumn. It's cool, so there won't be many people there. It won't be crowded at all."
Cause: The weather is cool. What is the Effect? A. There won't be many people at the beach. B. Kitty will take a long trip. C. The beach will be very crowded.
a. There won't be many people at the beach.
A word used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun. (Ex: I, you, he, etc.)
What is a pronoun.
The crop that gives the most food to humans and animals in the United States is corn. Most of the corn grown is for use as animal feed. The farmers of the United States produce about one half of all the corn grown in the world.
What is the main idea? A. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals. B. Corn is grown all over the world. C. Corn is important as it is used for many things.
a. Corn is grown as feed for humans and animals.