All About Hurricanes
Vocabulary
Suffixes
Homophones
Their, there, or they're
100
How does the rotation of the earth affect hurricanes?
It causes hurricanes to spiral
100
Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word: The ______________ winds messed up her hair.
whirling
100
What is the suffix that means "full of?"
-ful
100
What change should be made in the sentence below: The soccer team one the championship game in the morning.
change ONE to WON
100
I went over to _________ house on Saturday.
THEIR
200
When low pressure areas of air go over warm oceans, this can happen.
the making of a hurricane
200
Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word: The _______ of the stream is melting water from a mountain.
source
200
What is the word that means to be without harm?
harmless
200
What change should be made in the sentence below? There house is on the left side of the street.
change THERE to THEIR
200
See those girls over there? _______ my best friends!
THEY'RE
300
The heading that would explain what a barometer is: "World Names" "Some Weather Instruments" "Into the Eye of the Storm"
"Some Weather Instruments"
300
What is the vocabulary word that means to change from a gas to a liquid form?
condense
300
What word means the opposite of careless.
careful
300
What change should be made in the sentence below? The car went down the rode to their house.
change RODE to ROAD
300
Will you please go get the stapler for me? It is over __________ by the window.
THERE
400
The graphic feature that is the MOST helpful in showing the reader the size of the storm and its growth. A- a map B- a photo C- a satellite image D- a diagram
C- a satellite image
400
The vocabulary word that means to show some kind of information, as on a scale or other device.
register
400
What is the opposite of useful?
useless
400
What change should be made in the sentence below? The window pain broke when the baseball flew through it.
change PAIN to PANE
400
__________ sister is going to be coming over to my house for a picnic.
THEIR
500
The kind of text structure that the following sentences show? "No one can study weather without measuring what is happening. So people invented instruments to help them measure wind speed, temperature, and humidity." A- cause and effect B- order of importance C- problem and solution D- compare and contrast
A- cause and effect
500
The vocabulary word that is the opposite of only being around for a little bit of time; very young.
ancient
500
What is the word that means to have the action or process of enjoying something?
enjoyment
500
What change should be made in the sentence below? Stand over there by the for trees so I can take your picture.
change FOR to FOUR
500
It is hard to tell when _________ going to arrive at the party because ______ always late.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE