Literacy 1
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a verb?
A verb can be an action word or a state of being.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
Name the vowels in the alphabet.
A, E, I, O, U, and Y (when it sounds like one)
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
Example:
Preview
Before
What is a plural noun?
More than one. Ex. cats, dogs, apples...
Put these words into ABC order:
noodle, rice, steak, lentil
lentil, noodle, rice, steak
What punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence:
Today is a cloudy and cold day
A period / full stop
What are the consonants in this word:
dictionary
d, c, t, n, r, y
What does the prefix "sub" mean?
Submarine
Under
Which one is correct for this sentence:
They went to ______ cousins house for lunch on Sunday.
there, their, they're
their
How many syllables are in this word:
whiteboard
Give one synonym for this word:
large
big, huge, gigantic,...
What type of punctuation mark goes at the end of this sentence:
What are you doing after school today
?
What is the root word in "cooperate"?
Adjectives are used to describe what?
Nouns
Verbs
Adverbs
Nouns
Spell the plural noun of person.
people
What type of sentence uses this punctuation mark
!
Exclamation Mark
What is a homophone?
Words that sound exactly the same, but are spelled differently.
air/ear
there/their
bear/bare
Where should the full stop go in this sentence?
"Meet and Compete is cancelled today the rain is too heavy.
Meet and Compete is cancelled today. The rain is too heavy.
What is a proper noun?
A noun that names a particular person, place, or thing. It needs a capital letter.
List 5 examples of adverbs
Example: quickly, slowly, loudly, carefully
Give an synonym for the word scared.
afraid, frightened, worried ...
Spell the month that comes after January.
February
What are the FOUR areas of Literacy?
Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening