+ Kindergarten Language Arts Conventions of Grammar Kali Petty 6/8/14

+ Menu Uppercase Letters Lowercase Letters Nouns & Plural Nouns Interrogatives Post-Test Feedback Citations

+ Uppercase Letters Uppercase letters are big letters They are used to start sentences, names, places, etc. Follow the link below to learn how to form the uppercase letters: uppercase-letters.html uppercase-letters.html Continue

+ Lowercase Letters Lowercase letters are the smallest letters They are used more often than uppercase letters We use lowercase letters in almost every word Follow the link below to learn to form the lowercase letters: letters.html letters.html Continue

+ Nouns and Plural Nouns A noun is any person, place, thing, or idea. The word “plural” means more than one. To make a noun plural, you add “s” or “es” to the end of the word. Examples: Noun: Duck Plural: Ducks Noun: Beach Plural: Beaches Continue

+ Question Words (Interrogatives) Interrogatives are words that begin a question Interrogatives include: who, what, where, when, why, and how Examples of questions: Who did their homework today? Why is it raining? How many pets do you have? Where is my teacher? When is school out? What is your favorite color? Continue to Test Go Back To Main Menu to Review if Necessary

+ Let’s See What You Learned! Post-Test (Click on the correct answer) 1. Uppercase letters are the large letters: a) True b) False 2. Uppercase letters end sentences and names: a) True b) False 3. Lowercase letters are the large letters: a) True b) False Continue

+ Post-Test Continued… 1. The word “plural” means: 1. One 2. More than One 3. Zero 4. Nice 2. To make a singular noun plural you add ____ to the end of the word: 1. ‘s’ or ‘es’ 2. ‘z’ or ‘ez’ 3. ‘c’ or ‘ec’ 4. ‘k’ or ‘ek’ Continue

+ Post-Test Continued… 1. Interrogatives are words that begin & ask a question: a) True b) False 2. Which of the following is an interrogative: a) Five b) How c) Pretty d) Ten To Citations

+ Great Job! You are correct! Uppercase letters are in fact the large letters that begin sentences. Keep up the great work Click Here to go Back To The Test

+ Not Quite! Let’s think about this question a little more… Uppercase letters are not small, they are large! They may be used to begin sentences, names, and places. Keep practicing and next time you’ll have it! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Great Job! You are correct! Lowercase letters are the small letters in the alphabet! Keep up the good work! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Not Quite! Let’s think about this question a little more… Lowercase letters are the small letters, not the large letters A good trick to remembering this would be to look at the word “lowercase” and you can see the word “low” in it. Low means close to the ground and small, just like the size of a lowercase letter! Keep practicing! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Great Job! You are correct! “Plural” does mean more than one! This could be 2, 3, 4, 5, etc, as long as it is more than 1! We use ‘s’ and ‘es’ to make nouns plural! Keep up the great work! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Not Quite! Let’s think about this question a little more… Plural means larger than one We use ‘s’ and ‘es’ to make a singular noun plural Try sounding it out to see that the letters we add are ‘s’ or ‘es’ Keep practicing! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Great Job! You are correct! Interrogatives do in fact begin and ask a question! The interrogatives include: who, what, where, when, why, and how Keep up the great work! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Not Quite! Let’s think about this question a little more… Interrogatives are the question words of a question It is the word that asks you what you’re looking for It begins the sentence like this: How many pets do you have? Examples of interrogatives are: who, what, where, when, why, and how Keep practicing! Click Here to go Back to The Test

+ Citations "English Language Arts Standards » Language » Kindergarten." Common Core. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June "Write Lowercase Letters." Lowercase Letters Game. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June "Write Uppercase Letters." Learn to Write. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 June