Short Vowel Words
What word means slightly wet?
Damp
Theme
What word means people?
Folks
What is a sentence fragment?
A group of words that does not express a complete thought
What does relevant mean?
On topic
A synonym for _________ is "sticks out."
Jut
What is the word for mound or pile?
Heap
True or False? Tough makes the short o sound.
False! Tough makes the short u sound!
True or False? A question is a type of sentence.
True!
True or False? An exclamation point is used after an interjection.
True!
Fill is to empty as _________ is to unpack.
Stuff
True or False? Prey makes a long e sound.
False!! Prey makes a long a sound.
Correct the error: I led my friends down the hall to get more led pencils.
The "led" next to "led pencils" should be spelled lead.
Yesterday, she swam in the ocean.
True or false? The italicized word is the simple subject.
False! Swam is the simple predicate.
The 3 text structures in Narrative Nonfiction are...
What are chronological order, cause-and-effect, and problem-and-solution?
What short vowel sound does the word rough make?
Short u!
A synonym for ___________ could be crush or mash.
Grind
___________ is to kind as laugh is to chuckle.
Type
What is a command and what punctuation does a command end with?
A sentence that tells or asks someone to do something. It ends with a period or an exclamation point.
What caused Roosevelt to want to meet Muir and learn from him?
Roosevelt is fascinated by Muir's book.
Foolishness is to _________ as weak is to strong
Sense
The opposite of ___________ is shrink.
Growth
What vowel sound does dove make?
Short u sound!
What part of this sentence is the complete subject?
Ugh, the ferry ride takes almost an hour! Ugh!
Ugh, the ferry ride takes almost an hour!
What strategy should you use to check your understanding of a text or story?