6th Grade Grammar Review

Front

What is a homophone?

Back

A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Front

Provide an example of a homophone.

Back

Examples include 'to', 'two', and 'too'.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

Give an example of alliteration.

Back

Peter piper picked a pickled pepper.

Front

What is the subject in a sentence?

Back

The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Front

Identify the action verb in the sentence: 'The dog runs fast.'

Back

The action verb is 'runs'.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

Identify a noun in this list: jump, purple, away, pencil.

Back

The noun is 'pencil'.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What does the prefix UN- mean?

Back

The prefix UN- means 'not'.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Front

What is a direct object?

Back

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D