Grammar
Melody plays with Leo afterschool. She likes to feed Sol treats.
Can you make the sentences above into a compound sentence?
What is...
Melody plays with Leo after school, and she likes to feed Sol treats.
What is pitch, volume, and intensity?
The old man next door is so grumpy. He never says hello and avoids all of the neighbors. He is such a curmudgeon.
What does curmudgeon mean in the sentence?
What does the er mean in painter?
What is ...
Someone who paints.
Would the word crumb be on the dictionary page with the following guide words?
center and charge
What is yes?
The girl went to the store and bought tomatoes.
What is No!
The speed of vibration determines this in sound.
What is pitch?
Would the word crater be on the dictionary page with the following guide words?
center and charge
What is no?
A person who plays the organ.
What is the verb in the sentence?
I played tennis with my friend today.
What is played?
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The boy rode the bus here.
What is here?
This tells what the paragraph is mostly about. It is usually found in the first or last sentence. It is not typically a detail but a general statement.
What is the main idea?
My dog was sitting in the hot sun and had spilled his water. My neighbor noticed and refilled his pail. What could you infer could have happened if she hadn't noticed?
What is gotten thirsty, gotten sick, or possibly died.
What is the root word in the following sentence?
Teacher
What is teach?
What is the adjective in the sentence?
The smelly dog jumped on the couch.
What is smelly?
What is the adverb in the following sentence:
I always drive my car to school.
What is always?
True or False
The faster an object vibrates, the higher the pitch.
What does the word venue mean in the following sentence?
The concert took place at a small venue in town.
Someone who draws funny pictures in a newspaper might be called a ______________________.
Cartoonist
What is a synonym for yelled?
What is hollered or shouted?
Name the adverb in the following sentence:
The man spoke quietly.
What is quietly.
Who is credited for inventing the incandescent light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What does the word censured mean in the following sentence?
The newspaper censured, or expressed disapproval of the man who stole money from the local charity.
scolded formally or to express severe disapproval
Someone who grows fruit in an orchard would be called an __________.
Orchardist
What is an example of an adverb that describes where?
Here, there, everywhere, back, behind, below, down, above, far, away, inside, outside