Contractions
I did not steal the cookies!
did not changes into __________
What is didn't?
Find the error and correct it:
I have rode my horse all day; I am exhausted.
What is had ridden?
ride, rode, had ridden
What type of figurative language?
The slippery snake slithered down the sidewalk.
What is alliteration?
alliteration= repeating of beginning consonant sound.
Do you need an apostrophe? If yes, why and where?
The boys kite flew right out of hid hand.
What is yes!
The boy's kite flew right out of hid hand.
The kite belongs to the boy= possessive
Fill in the blank- spelling counts
fall, fell, have ______________
What is fall, fell, have fallen
She will ask for help if she needs it.
She will changes into _____________
What is she'll?
Find the error and correct it:
The boy sinked under the water when it was time ti get out of the pool.
What is sank?
sink, sank, had sunk
What type of figurative language?
I felt as light as a feather when I jumped out of the plane.
What is a simile
simile= comparison using like or as- comparing the person to a feather
Do you need an apostrophe? If yes, why and where?
It doesnt make any sense!
What is yes!
It doesn't make any sense!
does not changes to doesn't when it becomes a contraction
fly, ________, have flown
What is fly, flew, have flown?
The mountain has not had snow on it for years.
has not changes into _____________
What is hasn't?
Find the error and correct it:
The wind keeped blowing all night long.
What is kept?
keep, kept, has kept
What type of figurative language?
We ran 1,000 miles at PE today!
What is hyperbole?
hyperbole= exaggeration for impact
It is impossible to run 1,000 miles in 40 minutes:)
Do you need an apostrophe? If yes, why and where?
I hope that we get to visit the mountains in Maine this summer.
What is NO!
I hope that we get to visit the mountains in Maine this summer.
mountains is PLURAL- no apostrophe needed
hit, hit, ___________
What is hit, hit, hit?
Others that don't change: SET, PUT, LET
The teacher should have given us all 100%.
should have changes into ____________
What is should've?
Find the error and correct it:
The sun has rosed in the east every day.
What is has risen?
rise, rose, has risen
What type of figurative language?
My mom, an angel, always looks out for me no matter where she is at the moment.
What is a metaphor?
metaphor= comparison
mom to angel
Do you need an apostrophe? If yes, why and where?
The childrens waiting room is always crowded.
What is YES!
The children's waiting room is always crowded.
**This possessive is tricky- remember- when it is already plural- it is apostrophe s- women's, men's deer's, etc.
Go, ________, have _________
What is go, went, have gone?
I will not bother you any more!
will not changes into _________
What is won't?
Find the error and correct it:
He has wore that coat before.
What is worn?
wear, wore, has worn
What type of figurative language?
The seaweed trapped me and captured me in its grip.
What is personification?
personification= giving an object human qualities
Do you need an apostrophe? If yes, why and where?
The elephant just waved its trunk at me.
What is NO!
The elephant just waved its trunk at me.
its trunk is a possessive; it's means it is
forget, forgot, have _________________
What is forget, forgot, have forgotten?