Vowels
Which two words have short vowel sounds?
trip
teacher
nest
slope
three
Trip and Nest
Is this sentence simple, compound, or not a sentence?
Likes to go to Dollywood on his day off from school.
Not a sentence
Stacy felt remorse that she never visited her friends in Texas. She was sad she would not see them until next year.
What does remorse mean? Use context clues.
I would like to go ____ the store.
Which should go in the blank- two, too, or to?
To
I would like to go to the store.
Give an adjective to describe a mouse.
Small, grey, tiny, little, squeaky
Which two words have long vowel sounds?
whichever
simple
weigh
candy
scrub
weigh and candy
Is this sentence simple, compound, or not a sentence?
Marie and John loved going on the roller coaster during their Spring Break.
Simple
What is the main idea of this short story?
James and his sister, Anna, went to the carnival on Saturday. They rode the merry-go-round, the ferris wheel, and the bumper cars. James had popcorn and a hot dog. Anna drank a lemonade and ate a caramel apple. They watched exciting shows. When they got home, they were tired.
James and Anna did many things at the carnival.
Give adjectives to complete the sentence.
The ______ shark swallowed the _____ fish.
Large, tiny
Mean, scared
Fix this sentence.
Shelia telled her friends a secret.
Shelia told her friends a secret.
Give two long vowel words and two short vowel words from this sentence:
"The shape that is on my paper is a rectangle."
Short vowel words: the, that, is, on, is
Long vowel words: shape, my, paper, rectangle
Combine these sentences to make this a compound sentence.
Michael likes basketball.
Sean likes hockey.
Micheal likes basketball, but Sean likes hockey.
If you read a text and it has a glossary, should you read it?
What is it AND how will it help you?
Yes, you should read it.
It is a part of the text that gives definitions of words, usually at the end of the text.
It will help you if there are words that you don't know what they mean.
What collective noun is a group of bees?
A swarm of bees
What pair of homophones is one word that means "you are" and one word that shows ownership?
Make sure to spell them correctly.
Your and You're
"At the pond, we saw a beever."
Beever is spelled incorrectly, which vowel team should actually be used to spell the word correctly?
ea
Beaver
Is this sentence compound? Why or why not?
Alicia draws with markers in her notebook and writes with pencil in her binder.
This sentence is not compound because it does not have 2 COMPLETE thoughts or a comma before the conjunction.
For more points, how can you make this sentence compound?
Trevor felt elated when his team won the championship game. He went and celebrated with his teammates after and he could not stop smiling for days!
What does elated mean?
Happy, excited
Make this sentence contain a singular possessive noun.
The fur of the dog is soaking wet.
The dog's fur is soaking wet.
What is the past tense of the verb know?
Knew
Give an example of a word that uses the same spelling pattern as the word float.
examples could include:
boat, loaf, toast, goat, foam, load, oak, soap, loan, coat
Write a compound sentence using these details.
Miranda
the grocery store
apples
candy
example:
Miranda went to the grocery store to get apples, but she got candy instead.
The tortoise and the hare is about a race being run by a turtle and rabbit. The tortoise ends up winning the race, even though the hare was ahead all of the race.
What is the moral of this story?
Slow and steady wins the race.
We don't need to be too proud and look down on others.
Make this sentence use a plural possessive noun.
The cages of all of the animals were dirty.
All of the animals' cages were dirty.
What do you call a group of frogs?
An army of frogs