Exploring Key Concepts in 4th Grade Language Arts

What is a metaphor?

• A word that sounds the same as another

• A connecting word in a sentence

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What makes a simile different from a metaphor?

• Not using any comparison words

• Using 'like' or 'as' in the comparison

• Comparing two unrelated things

• Describing actions instead of states

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which example is a metaphor?

• The snow was like a white blanket

• He runs as fast as a cheetah

• Life is a journey

• She sings like an angel

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What are homophones?

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings

• Words that have no relation to each other

• Words that are spelled the same but sound different

• Words that have similar meanings

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which pair of words are homophones?

• Cat and Kat

• Bear and Bare

• Two and Too

• Both A and C

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Which of the following is a preposition?

• Happiness

• Beautiful

• Under

• Quickly

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Which sentence uses a preposition correctly?

• She is beautiful than her sister

• The cat sleeps on the bed

• They laughed of the joke

• He quickly runs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What do action verbs describe?

• The time something happens

• What a noun does

• The state of being of a noun

• The location of a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Identify the action verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly at the stranger.'

• Stranger

• Loudly

• Dog

• Barks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is a sentence fragment?

• A group of words missing a subject or a verb

• A sentence without any verbs

• A detailed description of an action

• A complete sentence with a subject and verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F