Vocabulary
The inside of the case was like the color of pitch.
tar
statue
figurine
What is the difference between a complete subject and a simple subject?
The complete subject tells the WHOLE who or what the sentence is about.
The simple subject is ONE or TWO words that tells the who or what.
In this selection, the author's main purpose is to?
entertain readers with a tall tale
What is a homonym? And give an example.
words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
fly, fly bark, bark
The students learned about veins in science class. What are veins?
tubes that carry blood
buildings
structures
What is the COMPLETE subject in the following sentence?
The shiny new car was beautiful.
The shiny new car
Using descriptive words, describe Rose.
fearless
What is a simile? Give an example.
A simile is a comparison using the words like or as.
He became as playful as a kitten.
She skipped daintily across the yard. What is another word for daintily?
gracefully
brings in
imports
What is the difference between the COMPLETE predicate and the SIMPLE predicate?
The complete predicate is the WHOLE what the subject is or does.
The simple predicate is ONE or TWO words that tells what the subject is or does.
Who is the narrator of the story?
someone who is not part of the story
What does the word cantankerous mean?
restless; uncooperative
The workers constructed the bridge. What is constructed?
built
shape
figure
What is the COMPLETE predicate in the following sentence?
The young boy helped his father round up the cattle.
helped his father round up the cattle.
"She caught hold of a mass of clouds and squeezed them hard."
What does this sentence tell us about the story?
It is a tall tale.
What are hooligans?
rowdy people or troublemakers
The cows had been branded. What is another word for branded?
marked
easily carried
portable
What is the simple subject and simple predicate in the following sentence? Label each.
The cow jumped over the moon.
simple subject - cow
simple predicate - jumped
Name an effect for each of the following causes:
1. Rose sang the angry steer a song.
2. A gang tried to steal Rose's herd.
3. Rose lassoed the clouds.
Effects:
1. He became as playful as a kitten and even tried to purr.
2. Rose lassoed them tight and dropped them off at the jail.
3. Rose lassoed the clouds and it started to gently rain.
What is a homograph and a homophone? Give an example of each.
homopgraph - Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and are pronounced differently.
minute-minute
homophone - sounds the same but spelled different and different meanings.
right-write