What do you do in adjectives that end with a y when comparing two or more objects?
ex. happy
change the y to i and add -er or -est
100
Which word correctly completes each sentence? Is it an adverb or adjective?
John Glenn is a (great, greatly) American hero.
great, adjective
100
What is personification?
giving human characteristices to an animal or thing
100
What is the correct way to combine these two sentences?
Jane watched the ants. They were busy ants.
Jane watched the busy ants.
200
What does an adjective tell?
what kind or how many
200
What do you do in adjectives that end in e when comparing two or more objects?
ex. safe
drop the e and add -er or -est.
200
Which word correctly completes each sentence? Is it an adverb or adjective?
He (cheerful, cheerfully) prepared for the flight.
cheerfully, adverb
200
What is Assonance?
the repetition of a vowel sound.
200
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
It searched the sky for birds. The birds are hungry.
It searched the sky for hungry birds.
300
What is an example of an article?
a, an, the
300
What do you do to adjectives that have a single vowel before a final consonant when comparing two or more objects?
ex. hot
double the final consonant and add -er or -est
300
Which word correctly completes each sentence? Is it an adverb or adjective?
In 1998, he volunteered to fly a (second, secondly) mission.
second, adjective
300
What is a moral?
the lesson that a fable teaches
300
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
She cleared her throat. She cleared it nervously.
She cleared her throat nervously.
400
What is an adverb?
a word that tells more about a verb
400
What sentence has an adjective that compares:
a. Wilbur sleeps in the barn.
b. He keeps warm in the straw.
c. It is darker in the barn than outside.
d. The moon and stars light the sky.
c. It is darker in the barn than outside.
400
Which word correctly completes each sentence? Is it an adverb or adjective?
The shuttle flew (speedy, speedily) across the blue sky.
speedily, adverb
400
What is a suffix?
word parts with specific meanings that are added to the end of base words.
ex. -ful, -less, -ly, -y
400
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
The butterfly moves its wings. The wings are strong.
The butterfly moves its strong wings.
500
What questions can an adverb answer?
Where, when, how an action takes place
500
What is the correct way to write the sentence?
She spun the longer thread Wilbur had ever seen.
She spun the longest thread Wilbur had ever seen.
She spun the longest thread Wilbur had ever seen..
500
Which word correctly completes each sentence? Is it an adverb or adjective?
Crowds cheered (loud, loudly) during takeoff.
loudly, adverb
500
What is the difference between a problem and solution?
A problem is the challenge that a character in a story faces. The solution is the way a character solves his or her problem in a story.
500
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
The butterfly's wings echo through the room. They echo softly.
The butterfly's wings echo softly through the room.