GENRE
A make believe story with characters and a plot.
What is fiction?
Shelly ______ (won/one) the soccer game yesterday.
What is won?
Rex is a very smart dog. He is able to follow many commands like "sit" and "stay". He barks to warn me if someone is at the door. Rex also knows when to leave Mittens, the cat, alone so he won't get hurt by her claws.
What is Rex is a very smart dog?
Holly sat with her feet in the water. Earlier she had built a sandcastle and played in the waves. Her dad was still out surfing. Tell the setting of this story.
What is the beach?
What type of syllable is /op/ in "operate (open, closed, silent -e)
closed
A newspaper article with facts and information.
What is nonfiction?
This is a synonym for pretty.
What is beautiful?
Jillian walked through the back door and left a track of mud in the living room. She had been playing in the yard after the rain had stopped. She then munched on some crackers and left crumbs all over the couch. Finally, Jillian forgot to pick up her toys after playing with them.
What is Jillian is very messy.
Fozzy Bear was reading a joke book. He tried a few new ones on Kermit but got no laughs. Fozzy worried that his act had gone flat. Fozzy then checked www.hahaha.com. He found a few really good ones. He yelled for Kermit to come over to him. Tell what Fozzy will likely do next.
What is tell Kermit the new jokes?
How many syllables are in "conclusion"?
3
A story in which the characters act like real people even though it is a made up story.
What is realistic fiction?
How many syllables are in the word information?
What is four?
Dogs bark and cats meow when hungry. A wolf will howl to "speak" with his pack. Deer raise their tails to let the other deer know that an enemy is near.
What is animals communicate in different ways?
Jack was playing in his first soccer game. The ball was passed to him and he swung his leg hard to kick the ball. Jack closed his eyes and hung his head low. His coach said that he'd get it next time. The score remained 2 to 2. Tell what happened when Jack kicked the ball.
What is Jack missed the goal?
What type of syllable is /ate/ in "operate"? (r-controlled, open, closed, silent-e)
A story of a real person's life written by that person.
What is an autobiography?
Pick the homophone that fits both sentences and spell both correctly.
Dad bought a _______ car.
Patrick ______ the answer to the question.
What are new and knew?
Paul's mom wasn't feeling very well. She had a fever and stayed in bed all day. Paul tried to make her feel better by giving her cool drinks and sitting by her side. He also cooked dinner and cleaned up the bathroom.
What is Paul tried to help his sick mother?
Sophie has beautiful golden hair. She loves to play with chew toys and chase her tail. Her yard is large enough to run, dig, and play in. Tell what kind of pet Sophie is.
What is a dog?
What type of syllable is /a/ in "banana" (open, schwa, r-controlled, closed)?
schwa
A fictional story with magic, events that happen in three's, good and evil, royalty, and often starts with "Once upon a time".
What is a fairy tale?
What does the prefix in mean in ineffective? For example, "Most medicines are ineffective against viruses."
Not
Beehives have about 20,000 bees that live in them. There are three types of bees and each one has a specific job. There is one queen, drones, and worker bees. The bees work together to make everything work well.
What is bees have different jobs?
Ms. Sorenzella and Ms. Diervine looked on as their students sat in a large group watching someone read to them. In another corner of the room, a few people were studying. Little Joshie was at the check out area. Tell where this story is happening.
What is a school library?
Break the word "investigate" into syllables.
in-vest-i-gate