Flag Words!!!

Flag words are important because they let you know .....

• the state and the name of a flag

• what you are about to hear is REALLY important

• when the story is over

• when to stop listening

Flag words help you with what skills

• Speaking

• Listening

• Running

• Answering

True or false. If you don't hear a flag word it's OK not to listen.

• True

• False

Examples of Flag words are:

• main, foremost, major, needed

• candle, wax, highlighter, windshield

• town, city, state, country

• important, milestone, primary, prime

More examples of Flag words are:

• hot, cold, warm freezing

• critical, chief, priority, essential

• urgent, significant, crucial, valuable

• handy, helpful, mean-spirited, beautiful

Last one!!! More flag words are.....

• hearty, tall, enormous, chubby

• jovial, happy, nice, kind

• vital, noteworthy, landmark

• necessary, cardinal, fundamental

Pick out the flag word:"Our state has several valuable natural resources."

• several

• valuable

• resources

• Our

Pick out the Flag Word: "A prime example of a crustacean is a lobster."

• prime

• example

• crustacean

• lobster

Pick out the Flag Word:"It is necessary to have a conductor for electricity to flow."

• necessary

• conductor

• electricity

• flow

Pick out the Flag Word:" Sunlight is vital to plant growth."

• sunlight

• vital

• plant

• growth