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Synonyms & antonyms
Suffixes
Main idea & details
Haiku
Conventions
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What is a synonym?
What is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word?
100
What is the proper place for a suffix? At the beginning or end of a word?
What is the END?
100
What is the difference between a main idea and details?
-The main idea is something that is true of the entire paragraph, story, chapter, etc. -Details are smaller pieces of information that support the main idea.
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What is the syllable pattern Haiku follows?
What is 5-7-5?
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What are a few conventions you should check for in something you have written?
What is -capitalization -punctuation -spelling -grammar -spacing between words
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What is a synonym for creative? imaginative or unimaginative
What is imaginative?
200
Luckily the sweater is wash____ and we can get the stain out. What is the missing suffix?
What is... -able?
200
Where is the main idea usually found in a paragraph, for example?
It's usually found at the beginning of a paragraph. The first sentence typically explains the subject being discussed.
200
What is the name of the country Haiku originates from?
What is Japan?
200
What is one way you can check your writing for spelling errors?
-Read your writing backwards, solely focusing on each word (we did this in class!) -Check words you are unsure of in the dictionary -Ask a friend to look over your writing
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What are two antonyms for excited?
What is -bored -calm -unenthusiastic -laid-back
300
The garden__ began planting seeds in May. What is the missing suffix?
What is -er?
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How will you be able to correct yourself if at first you choose a minor detail as your main idea?
If at first you choose a detail as the main idea, you will find out it is incorrect because you won't be able to find any details in the passage to support it.
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What is a kigo for spring?
-blooming -awakening -cherry blossoms -songbirds
300
Correct the sentence: ‘what a mess this closet is!’
What a mess this closet is!
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Happy is to ecstatic as sad is to _________
What is... -depressed -grieved -sorrowful -mournful
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Choose the correct suffix for happy. (ful/ness/est) Spell the final word.
What is -ness happiness
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Every year hungry deer do millions of dollars' worth of damage to young pine trees. Scientists in Washington have found a way to protect the trees. They use a substance called selenium. Selenium produces a bad smell when dissolved. A bit of this element is put in the ground near trees. Rain dissolves the selenium, and the trees absorb it. The bad smell keeps the deer away until the trees are fully grown. The story mainly tells… 1. How much damage deer do to the trees 2. How trees can be protected from deer 3. What selenium is 4. Why deer eat pine trees
What is 'How trees can be protected from deer?'
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What is the reason the Haikus we read in Cool Melons-Turn to Frogs didn't follow the typical syllable pattern?
They were translated from Japanese and the syllables don't match up with English syllables.
400
Correct the sentence: ‘Has anyone seen my purple sneakers.’
Has anyone seen my purple sneakers?
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-For the words in parentheses, put antonyms of each word in their place. "Thursday day was a (fabulous) day! It was my mother's birthday so we had a (scrumptious) breakfast. Then at school I found out that I got (all) of the answers right on my math assignment.
Possibilies: -horrible/awful, -disgusting/nasty/gross -none/zero
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What is the definition for the suffix 'less'? Also, give an example of a word with this suffix.
-lacking/without -fearless, hopeless, shameless, tearless
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Alfred Nobel invented dynamite to help builders, but it was used for war, which made him feel very guilty about the misuse of his invention. He was a rich man, so he set up a $9 million fund. Today the fund is used to reward people who have improved human life. Nobel Prizes are awarded in six fields, including peace, medicine, and chemistry. This story mainly tells… 1. What the Noble Prizes are awarded for 2. Why Noble founded the Noble Prize fund 3. How much money was set aside for rewards 4. What invention Alfred Noble created
What is 'Why Noble founded the Nobel Prize fund?'
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Create a haiku for summer.
Example: Hot air fills my lungs, I feel like I just might melt; In the pool I'll go
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Make any corrections: ‘He and his Cat, blaze, sleep at the fire station.’
He and his cat, Blaze, sleep at the fire station.