Grammar
a compound sentence
Which sentence has a mistake?’
A. We saw two airplanes in the sky.
B. The sheeps walked across the field.
C. Becky will eat lunch with her cousins.
D. Please turn off the lights before you leave.
B) the sheeps walked across the field.
Read the line from a story:
“The birds migrated to someplace warm.”
What is the meaning of the word migrated as it is used in the story?
A. lived for a long time
B. enjoyed the summer weather
C. traveled from one place to another
D. planned to ask others
c) traveled from one place to another
An appropriate definition for inferencing is:
A) a comparison using like or as
B) the main idea
C) a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
D) a non-living thing having human-like characteristics
C) a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Read the sentence.
The sun __________ very bright to us yesterday because there were no clouds in the sky.
Which verb or verb phrase completes the sentence?
A. is looking
B. looks
C. will look
D. looked
D) looked
a complex setence
Suffix
Which two words are most alike in meaning?
A. climbing – falling
B. scooping – hanging
C. doing – hopping
D. gobbling – eating
D) gobbling - eating
SIMILE
The meaning of the prefix “dis-” helps the reader know that the word “disagreement” means
A. full of agreement.
B. not in agreement.
C. two in agreement.
D. between an agreement.
B) not in agreement
a possessive noun
a prefix
Read the sentence from the passage.
The carpenter hoisted his toolbox onto his shoulder and started to leave.
What does the word hoisted mean as it is used in the passage?
A. lifted
B. studied
C. closed
D. locked
A) hoisted
The meaning of the suffix “-or” helps the reader know that the word “conductor” means
A. one who conducts.
B. able to conduct.
C. conducts first.
D. conducts again.
A) one who conducts
To inform readers about what happened in Pittsburgh
My friends and I went to the store.
What point of view is this sentence written in?
1st person
a homophone
I don't like when it rains because I get all wet and my hair frizzes!
"Hit the road."
An idiom (non-literal)
It was so windy on Wednesday that the power flickered out 3 times at school!
Cause and Effect
He loves chocolate ice cream.
What point of view is the sentence written in?
3rd person
What is the correct way to write this sentence:
David, I love your shirt! said Chelsea.
"David, I love your shirt!" said Chelsea.
Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, order and sequence, and compare and contrast.
Non-fiction / Informational
Read the sentence:
Music filled the air.
What is the meaning of this sentence?
A. The musicians blew very hard to play their instruments.
B. The music was soft and hard to hear.
C. The musicians ran out of breath while playing their instruments.
D. The music could be heard in the theater.
D) The music could be head in the theater
*Challenge: What is "music filled the air" an example of?