6th Grade Grammar Review

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What is a homophone?

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

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Provide an example of a homophone.

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

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What is alliteration?

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

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Give an example of alliteration.

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Peter piper picked a pickled pepper.

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What is the subject in a sentence?

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

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

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The action verb is 'runs'.

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What is a noun?

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

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

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The noun is 'pencil'.

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What does the prefix UN- mean?

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The prefix UN- means 'not'.

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What is a direct object?

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