Sentence Types
Parts of Speech
Elocution
Synonym/Antonym
Fables
100

My brother and I climbed over the hill to pick strawberries

Declarative 

100

Mason hurt his hand when he was playing baseball.

Noun

100

When you are reciting a poem or reading a story out loud, you wan tot speak in a way that the audience can hear you ____  ___  ________.

loud and clear

100

under-over

Antonym 

100

What is a good moral for The Lion and the Mouse?

A kindness is never wasted (or something similar)

200

Throw the ball

Imperative

200

Please hand me that cookie.

Verb

200

Make sure you are _______________________. This means you are making each word sharp and crisp instead of blending them together and mumbling.

pronouncing all of your words clearly

200

funny-humorous

Synonym 

200

What animal wanted grapes until they couldn't reach them and then said they were probably sour anyways?

A Fox (from the fable The Fox and the Grapes)

300

Wow, that was a long time ago

Exclamatory

300

A popular food in the Dominican Republic is the chimichurri, which is somewhat like a burger.

Adjective

300

_________ is also important to being able to speak loudly and breathe well. So stand up straight and tall.

Good posture

300

tiny-enormous

Antonym

300

In The Mice in Council, what was the plan from the young mouse to deal with the cat?

Hang a bell around the Cat's neck.

400

Have you finished your homework

Interrogative

400

It is under the book.

Pronoun

400

If you __________, it will help your listeners know that you are a confident speaker.

look directly into their eyes

400

chilly-warm

Antonym

400

In The Dog and Her Reflection, the dog sees her reflection in the water and what appears to be a bigger bone than hers. She wants that bone so springs at the water and drops her bone and found herself swimming for dear life. What is a fitting moral for this fable?

It is foolish to be greedy (or something similar)

500

Don't eat that until after lunch

Imperative

500

We played chess and checkers today.

Conjunction

500

Don't speak too quickly. It's hard to understand a recitation that blasts off like a rocket ship. You will want to ______________ and pause every now and then to let your words sink in.

speak at a good pace

500

old-antique

Synonym

500

In the Tale of the Chinese Farmer, what does the Farmer say when people commented on the happenings of his day?

"How do you know it is a good/bad day?"