“Transported by Language” By: Kari Figgins

Description of Presentation This presentation will be based on the television show Jeopardy, to explore the wonderful world of Language Arts for children. spelling nouns verbs poetry synonyms

SpellingSynonyms PoetryNounsVerbs $ $ $ $1,000.00

$ QUESTION Choose the word that is spelled incorrectly a.river b.lake c.ocean d.brooke ANSWER d. brooke is spelled brook

$ QUESTION Choose the word that is spelled incorrectly a.mouse b.rabbitt c.kitten d.flamingo ANSWER b. rabbitt is spelled rabbit

$ QUESTION Choose the word that is spelled incorrectly a.experiment b.science c.atom d.labratory ANSWER d. laboratory is spelled laboratory

$ 1, QUESTION Choose the word that is spelled incorrectly a.calendar b.decade c.anniversery d.century ANSWER c. anniversery is spelled anniversary

$ QUESTION Choose the best synonym for thorn a.edge b.bramble c.tooth d.sharp ANSWER bramble

$ QUESTION Choose the best synonyms for sweltering a.smoky b.Warm blooded c.fiery d.hot ANSWER hot

$ ANSWER QUESTION Choose the best synonym for willful a.obstinate b.unruly c.persistant d.hesitant obstinate

$ 1, QUESTION Choose the best synonym for considerate a.friendly b.nice c.thoughtful d.happy ANSWER thoughtful

$ "Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme. (True or False) ANSWER QUESTION True

$ An example of: Haiku, Stanza, or Prose. I AM FAST AND FUN by Tasha (Age 9) I am fast and fun. I can dream, dreams that nobody has dreamt before. I would go on adventures all over the world. I want to write out my imagination. I enjoy seeing peace. The Stanza poetry style, in which a group of lines of poetry (usually 4 or more) arranged according to a fixed plan. QUESTION Answer

$ This poem is by what poet: Nothing Gold Can Stay Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold, Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. The Poem Nothing Gold Can Stay is by Robert Frost QUESTION ANSWER

$ 1, Example of limerick poem: There once was a clover named Kate, Who sat on the edge of a plate, The fancy folk dined, On foods of all kind, Then tossed her at quarter past eight. ( Which lines rhyme?) Lines 1, 2, and 5. QUESTION ANSWER

$ Which word is a noun: a.run b.car c.drive d.happily e.red QUESTION ANSWER b. car

$ Which word is a noun: a.exit b.titanic c.enter d.courage e.read QUESTION d. courage ANSWER

$ Which word is a noun: a.student b.studious c.study d.stupefy QUESTION a. student ANSWER

$ 1, Which word is a noun: a. walk b. justice c. giggle d. type QUESTION b. justice ANSWER

$ QUESTION b. read ANSWER Which word is a verb: a. cake b. read c. math d. purple

$ QUESTION Past tenses: a.read b.wrote c.added d.run ANSWER What is the past tense of these verbs: a. read b. write c. add d. ran

$ QUESTION toppled ANSWER In this sentence which word is the verb? The silly baby toppled the large tower of blocks.

$ 1, QUESTION a. These magazines are cheap. ANSWER An example of a linking verb is: a.These magazines are cheap. b.I don’t like those crackers c.You look silly in that wig.