Grammar/Writing
What is an adverb?
A word used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is the 1-1-1 rule?
When adding a vowel suffix to a one syllable, one vowel, one consonant, double the last consonant.
What are the names of the four children?
Peter, Susan, Lucy, Edmund
What does the Latin root "viv" mean?
To live
What was the major theme in Heidi?
Home is where you make it; mountains are best for health
With a base or root word, what is the word you attach to the front?
prefix
What is narrative writing?
When you make up or tell a story
What is a muffler?
a scarf
What does the Latin root "cred" mean?
To believe
What is 3rd person Point of View?
When the narrator uses: he, she, they
What are the general guidelines for writing a paragraph?
Topic Sentence, Reasons/Examples, Concluding Sentence
Spell the word that is a synonym for yummy?
delicious
A mantle is a cloak or a robe, what did it symbolize in the book?
authority, power, and protection
Give me an example of a word that has the Latin root "lum / luc"
(light) luminous, translucent
List the 7 types of figurative language.
Simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom
What is this called: write - is writing - wrote?
Irregular Verb
What does the sound "su" make (the unusual pattern)? Give an example.
/sh/, sugar, sure
What was one of the turning points in the book?
When Edmund makes the choice to betray his siblings and follow the white witch.
What is the Latin root in the word susceptible?
cept
What second person point of view?
When the narrator uses the word "you"
What is the type of writing called when you share your opinion and give reasons why someone should agree with you?
Persuasive Writing
Give me 4 irrgreular nouns - singular to plural
goose - geese, child - children, man - men, deer - deer, sheep - sheep
What gift does Lucy receive from Father Christmas?
Cordial and a dagger
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What is an inference?
Using what you already know and the book to make a prediction