Parts of Speech
Which word is a noun?
a) cat
b) clean
c) cute
a) cat
Which word is a synonym for "kind?"
a) rude
b) responsible
c) friendly
c) friendly
Context clues help us to
a) determine the meaning of a word
b) know the setting
c) find the problem in a story
a) determine the meaning of a word
Context clues are hints found within a sentence, paragraph, or passage that a reader can use to understand the meanings of new or unfamiliar words.
What is wrong with this sentence?
next year we will be sixth graders.
This writer forgot to capitalize the first letter of the sentence. NEVER FORGET TO DO THIS! ALWAYS CAPITALIZE THE FIRST LETTER OF A SENTENCE! ALWAYS! FOREVER! FORRRRREEEEEEEVVVVEEEEERRRRRR!!!!!!!
funny, bland, loud are all ____
adjectives-descriptive words
Which word is an adjective?
a) skies
b) sunny
c) clouds
b) sunny
Which word is antonym for "muscular?"
a) strong
b) lazy
c) weak
c) weak
Which term means "things that happen?"
a) key details
b) events
c) problems
d)solutions
b) events
What is wrong with this sentence?
We are learning a lot in fifth grade this year We will learn a lot in the 6th grade too!
This writer forgot the period after the word "year."
dog, Tom, house, are all______
nouns-person, place animal or thing
Which word is a verb?
a) ask
b) serious
c) strong
a) ask
A prefix is at the beginning, middle or end of a word>
beginning of a word
Which part of STORY refers to attempts to resolve?
a) point of view
b) there is a problem
c) Yes, a solution
d) how characters try to fix the problem
d) how characters try to fix the proble
S=setting
T=talking characters
O=oops there is a problem
R=attempts to resolve
Y=yes, there is a solution
What is wrong with this sentence?
I want people tosay i am a goodperson.
The I need to be capitalized and spacing between, to and say and good and person
When the letter Ii is alone in a sentence or a contraction like I am=I'm or I will= I'll it is ALWAYS capitalized.
WOW!
Bravo!
these are called
interjections show emotion and often have an ! mark
Which word is an adverb?
a) secret
b) secretive
c) secretly
c) secretly
Gravity is a force that pulls you down towards the Earth. What is antigravity?
A force that pushes you away from the Earth and makes you fly or float (prefix anti, against, opposite)
(antigravity is not real)
The setting helps us to know _______ and ________ a story takes place.
when and where
What is wrong with this sentence?
All the way back in the year 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupt.
This writer forgot to use past tense. The word "erupt" should say "erupted" because this happened in the past.
run
walk
drink
exit
These words are___
verbs-show action
Is this word a verb?
"am"
Yes.
It is a "being" verb.
What does the word "transcontinental" mean?
Goes across the continent
Prefix trans+across, through or over
In STORY the T stands talking character. What is a talking character?
The people, animals and things that talk in a story
What is wrong with this sentence?
This summer I will read books, and play outside.
This sentence should not have a comma. Compound sentences need commas, but this sentence is not a compound sentence.
and, or, but are _____
conjunctions, they join phrases and words