Parts of Speech
Listen: "The new caliph opened his grand palace." Say one noun and one adjective from that sentence.
Nouns: caliph, palace
Adjectives: new, grand
Name the sentence type: "What time does the caravan arrive?"
Interrogative
What does the root graph- mean?
Something written or drawn
Which is word is a synonym of the word unusual? Special, ordinary, broken, or similar.
Special
What is this sentence fragment missing, subject or predicate? "studied in Baghdad during the Classical Age."
Subject
"The new caliph opened his grand palace to rich and poor people." Name two nouns and two adjectives you hear.
Nouns: caliph, palace, people
Adjectives: new, grand, rich, poor
Name the sentence type: "I ate a banana yesterday."
Declarative
Give one word that uses the root bio and say what word means?
Example responses:
biology- the study of life
biography- book about someone's life
Give an antonym of the word unusual.
Ordinary, regular
Turn the run-on sentence into two sentences. "King Richard the Lionheart led the crusaders his goal was to recapture Jerusalem."
King Richard the Lionheart led the crusaders. His goal was to recapture Jerusalem.
"Give me a saddle for my camel." Say the verb and then say the subject in this sentence.
Verb: give
Subject: me
Name the sentence type: "It's freezing in here!"
Exclamatory
What is the definition of the word ensure.
To make something certain
Complete the sentence: "I took all the _____ things out of my pack so it would be lighter."
Choices: violent, nonviolent, essential, nonessential.
nonessential
Use the words marched and slowly in a complete sentence.
Example: The crusaders slowly marched towards Jerusalem.
"King Richard the Lionheart led the crusaders." Say the main verb and then name a noun from the sentence.
Verb: led
Nouns: King Richard the Lionheart, crusaders
Name the sentence type: "Give me a saddle for my camel."
Imperative
What is the meaning of the word matriarch? male leader of a church; female leader of a church; male leader of a family; female leader of a family.
Female leader of a family.
Give a synonym for the word unpleasant.
Potential answers: Awful, gross, etc.
Name the subject and predicate in this sentence: The new caliph opened his grand palace to rich and poor people.
Subject: The new caliph
Predicate: opened his grand palace
"I took all the nonessential things out of my pack." Say every noun you hear, then say all the adjectives that describes the nouns.
Nouns: I, things, pack
Adjectives: nonessential
Rephrase the imperative sentence as an interrogative sentence: "Pack water for the trip."
Did you pack water for the trip?
Give one word using the prefix non- and give the meaning of the word.
Example answers: nonessential- not essential
nonfiction- not fictional, true
Give an antonym for the word unnecessary.
Necessary, needed
"The caravan arrived late. We were tired." Say one sentence out loud that combines them correctly using "when" or "because."
The caravan arrived late because we were tired.