Parts of speech
Write down the NOUNS:
Elves run and jump on a giant trampoline.
elves, trampoline
Who is the protagonist (main character)?
Bud
What is a SIMILE?
comparison using "like" or "as"
How many things do you need in a list before you add commas?
three
example: I need milk, bread, and coffee.
Write this book title correctly:
diary of a wimpy kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Write down the ADJECTIVES
Ten silly reindeer jumped over the broken fence and ran away.
ten, silly, broken
What is a SETTING of a book?
The time and place a book occurs/ Flint, Michigan during the Great Depression
What is personification?
giving human qualities to non human things
Write the following as possessive:
Sarah owns a dog
Sarah's dog
write the poem title correctly:
how do i love thee?
"How do I Love Thee?"
Write down the VERBS
Buddy the Elf chased a yellow taxi, ate twenty cookies, and burped loudly.
chased, ate, burped
Where is Bud living at the beginning of the book?
Foster home with the Amos family/ orphanage
Moo! Buzz! Vroooommmm!
onomatopoeia
Identify the appositive phrase:
My cat, Mr. Jingles, sleeps on my couch.
Mr. Jingles
The names of specific places, people, titles, and events- what are these called?
ex: New York, Mexico, Starbucks, Nike, the Statue of Liberty, Tuesday, October, Mrs. Evans
proper nouns
define a PRONOUN and give 2 examples
replaces a noun (him, it, she, them)
What is a CHARACTER TRAIT?
it describes a character in a book/ a person's personality
Using the same letter sound. Princess Patty plucked some pom poms.
Alliteration
Add the missing conjunction:
I want to eat neither spaghetti _____ tacos.
nor
True or False:
Add a COMMA after an introductory phrase
true
Write down the ADVERB
Mr. Waggoner happily walked down the 6th grade hallway and gave out high fives.
happily
What is the CLIMAX of a novel?
the most exciting part
An exaggerated statement, not possibly true.
Ex: Harris Middle School is the best school in the whole universe.
Hyperbole
i am tired so i am going to bed early?
I am tired, so I am going to bed early.
True or False:
Mrs. Henderson is super cool and awesome and makes ELA fun!
true