3rd Grade
Grammar
Grammar
Which preposition correctly completes the sentence: Put the food ___ the table.
on
What does the beginning of every sentence need to start with?
A capital letter
Daily Double:
What is the name of the nonfiction genre that tells about a person's life?
biography
what is a synonym for cold?
freezing, frigid, frosty, etc
to rap a present spell it correctly
wrap
What is the setting of a story?
Daily Double
Which conjunction correctly completes the sentence:
I like cookies ___ brownies.
and
What is a noun (4)?
A person, place, thing or animal
What is the name of a text made up of lines and stanzas?
poem
What is an antonym for dangerous
safe
spell the past tense of write
wrote
What is the author's purpose of the story if it is written to make you laugh?
entertain
Is this noun singular possessive or plural possessive:
toys'
plural possessive
Daily Double
Give an example of a proper noun
Target, Walmart ect.
What type of story has stage directions?
a play or drama
What word completes these sentences:
I use a ____ to play baseball.
A ___ is the only mammal that can fly.
bat
spell to sew something with needles spelling word
knit
What does sequence of events mean?
The order of events in a story
Where should a comma be added in this sentence: She likes apples but she doesn't like bananas.
before the but; after apples
What should always go at the end of a sentence?
Punctuation. (.!?)
What is the central idea of a book, story, passage?
It is what the story is mostly about.
What is the name of words that have opposite meanings?
antonyms
what you use to cut a piece of bread
knife
What does it mean to make an inference?
It means to figure something out in a story by looking at text evidence and thinking about what you already know to come up with the inference.
What change needs to be made in this sentence:
Lucas rakes the leafs every Saturday.
change leafs to leaves
In an essay, this paints a picture in the reader's mind, asks a question, or makes a bold statement.
the hook
What are some words you use when you are putting a story into sequence order?
First, Next, Last, Then, Finally, In Conclusion, etc.
What is the name of words that have similar meanings with slight differences? For example: pretty, beautiful, gorgeous
shades of meaning
to chew on something
gnaws
What is is called to tell how you feel about something?
opinion
Identify the simple predicate: Santa's reindeer ate all of the candy canes last night.
ate
What is this an example of: crash, bang, boom.
onomonapia
What is the name of an author's opinion in an argumentative text called?
the claim
What story element tells the important parts of the story?
plot
to tap on the door
knock
The reason an author writes a story, text, or passage. For example: persuade, inform, entertain
The author's purpose