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The kids’ were all ready for thebig test.

kids – plural noun – Plurals vs. Possessives

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Jill tried to _________Frank from singing karaokeand ruining the party with

his tone deaf voice.

a. dissuade b. procure c. insinuate

Dissuade

1,3

When two or more words soundthe same but have different

meanings and different spellings,they are called: ___________.

Homonyms/Homophones

1,4

What is the difference betweenan autobiography and a

biography?

Autobiography – the story of your life written by you

Biography – the story of a person’s life written by someone else

2,1

“We missed you she said.

Place comma and end quote marks after the word you.

2,2

Adam refused to ride his bikewith Jason because Jasonwanted to race instead of

ride ___________.

a. Abruptly b. reluctantlyc. Leisurely

Leisurely

2,3

This word describes theauthor’s message or

moral.

theme

2,4

When events are described in the order

in which they took place,from earliest to most recent,

this is called…

Chronological order

3,1

The winter concert would beperformed in the harrys. truman high school

auditorium.

Capitalize Harry S. Truman High School

3,2

What is a synonym for Procure?

To get, to obtain…

3,3

Plural or Possessive Noun?1. Sneakers

2. Fish’s3. Lenore’s

1. Plural noun

2. Possessive noun

3. Possessive noun

3,4

Name 3 hooks that writersof biographies could use.

“Who am I?”, Paint a Picture/Visualization, Question, Quote, Fact/Statistic

4,1

Libby hat fell onto the snow. Two of her friends’ reached

down to grab it for her.

Libby’s hat – possessive noun

friends – plural noun

4,2

Create an original sentencethat correctly uses the word

mirth and shows your knowledge of the word’sdefinition and part of

speech.

Answers will vary

4,3

What is a bibliography?Name 1 rule of bibliography

format.

Bibliography – list of the sources an author used for research

Rules – Alphabetical order, indent line 2 and beyond, number each source, underline or italicize titles, etc.

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What is a transitionalword or phrase? Give 2 examples.

A word or phrase that helps an author move smoothly from one sentence/idea/topic to the next.

Answers will vary.

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This is two much food. I couldnot possibly eat it all. Let’s takesome of it over to there house.Put some of this food on the

girls plates.

Too – more than enough

Their house – belongs to them

The girls’ plates – plural possessives

5,2

Create an original sentencethat contains the words

interrogate and abruptly.Show that you understand

the meanings of both wordsby giving context clues.

Answers will vary

5,3

Plagiarism is…

copying the work of another writer without quoting the author and giving him/her credit

5,4

What is a thesaurus? Whymight a biographer use this?

Thesaurus – a book of synonyms

Biographers use interesting and new vocabulary to spice up their writing.