Homophones
____ dog is in our yard again.
their, there, and there?
Their dog is in our yard again.
"Ally arrived to her third store to buy a gallon of milk. When she walked to the dairy section, she saw that this store was also out of milk. Feeling frustrated, she left the store and drove back home. Her breakfast will not be the same without her glass of milk."
What point of view was this text written in?
Third Person POV
The neighbors were gone for the whole summer and they hired me to take care of their goldfish, and to keep the plants watered. Their goldfish was doing well, but I was worried about one of the potted plants. Its leaves were turning yellow and were starting to droop. I hoped it would stop deteriorating and would make a comeback.
The word deteriorating means:
A. improving
B. becoming worse
C. rotting
B. becoming worse
What is the verb in this sentence? Sam rushed to the nearest window.
"rushed"
What is a noun? State the definition.
Nouns are people, places, and things.
It ____ like you have given up.
seams or seems?
"Did you know that the tiger population has shrunk at least 95% over the last 150 years? It is estimated that there are less than 4,000 tigers left in the wild. What could you and your friends do to save the tigers?"
What point of view was this text written in?
Second Person POV
I love books but usually don’t have time to read for long periods of time. Last week, I bought Divergent, thinking I would read it at a leisurely pace, whenever I had time. The story was so interesting to me though, that I couldn’t put the book down and finished it in one weekend.
The word leisurely means:
A. very quickly
B. free time
C. without hurry
C. without hurry
What are the two adjectives in this sentence? One cage holds colorful birds.
"one" and "colorful"
Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.
I warned him not to ______ the vase.
brake or break?
I warned him not to break the vase.
"I just heard the scariest sound a child could hear. My mom was calling out my full name. “Jeremy Bryson Smith, get down here this second!” she said. Oh man… what did I do now? I hope she doesn’t ground me."
What point of view was this text written in?
First Person POV
As I walked into the house, my arms were overloaded. Not only did I have my backpack, which weighed a ton, but I also had my Egyptian project and the poster that went with it. As soon as I got near the kitchen, I deposited my project on the table and walked upstairs to my room.
The word deposited means:
A. to add something (dirt/salt) to a pile
B. to set something down
C. to put money in the bank
B. to set something down
What are the adjectives in this sentence? He swallowed the hot and sweet donuts.
"Hot" and "Sweet"
"She went to the park with her mom"
Can you rewrite the sentence in first person point-of-view?
"I went to the park with my mom"
I want ___ get popsicles for dessert.
two or to?
I want to get popsicles for dessert.
"Hi my name is Sam, and I would like to tell you about my morning. When my new alarm clock went off, I got so scared I fell off my bed. I hit the ground so hard, that I now have a bruise on my forehead. Man, I wish you could see how purple it currently is."
What point of view was this text written in?
First Person POV
Sam had many responsibilities. Besides school, he practiced trumpet every day and went to baseball practice two times a week. He also had a newspaper business and got up each morning an hour early to deliver the papers. Sam was an industrious person.
The word industrious means:
A. hard working
B. steady
C. lazy
A. hard working
What does busy describe in this sentence? Speedy jets arrive at the busy airport.
It describes "airport"
What are the nouns in this sentence? During the hot summer she plays at the beach.
"summer" and "beach"
_____ way did she go?
witch or which?
Which way did she go?
List two pronouns that you use when writing in the first person point of view.
I, me
Fables are stories that were originally written to teach lessons about life. Fables usually have a good and bad character and these characters are animals that behave like humans do. At the end of the fable, the moral may be stated or it may be implied.
The word moral means:
A. a lesson
B. a person's beliefs of rights and wrongs
C. a good person
A. a lesson
Sam, Sally, and Sue attend Van Bokkelen Elementary School. In the sentence above Van Bokkelen Elementary School is an example of .....
A proper noun
When one of the characters in the story reports on the events and other characters, what point of view is this?
First Person Point of View