DAILY DAZZLE This PowerPoint will show you examples of how to do each type of Daily Dazzle question.

1. singular/plural If the word is SINGULAR (ONE), make it PLURAL. man… men If the word is PLURAL (MORE THAN ONE), make it SINGULAR. women… woman

2. correct verb Read the sentence. Which verb (action word) is correct? Circle or underline it. (Lay, Lie) the book on the table, please.

3. roots and affixes Divide the word into three parts: the prefix, the root, and the suffix. Label each part. incredible in cred ible P R S

4. figurative language/sound devices Answer the question. Metaphor: comparison without “like” or “as” Simile: comparison with “like” or “as” Personification: giving non-human things human traits (The sun smiled on us.) Onomatopoeia: sound words (SCREECH!) Hyperbole: exaggeration (a million times) Idiom: expression that does not mean the same as what the words say (raining cats and dogs) Alliteration: same consonant sound repeated (Beth Busby baked brownies.)

5. fact/opinion Can the statement be proved or disproved? Yes? It’s a fact (either correct or incorrect). There are 13 boys in Mrs. Busby’s first period class. No? It’s an opinion. I think this assignment is easy.

6. correct word Choose the spelling of the word that fits the meaning of the sentence. Underline it. Put your homework over (their, there).

7. analogy Choose a word that makes the first 2 words show the same pattern or relationship as the second 2 words. Teacher:Ms. Busby::principal: _____ Teacher:Ms. Busby::principal: Ms.Mitchem MORE HELP: PAGE R55 (BACK OF TEXT)

8. simple subject/simple predicate Underline and label the simple subject (who or what the sentence is about). Underline and label the simple predicate (what he is or does). The brown dog wagged its tail. SS SP

Choose the word that is the OPPOSITE of the top word. 9. antonyms Choose the word that is the OPPOSITE of the top word. happy sad glad thirsty smile

10. simple sentence/compound sentence Write “S” for simple sentence and “C” for compound. Simple sentence: one complete thought Compound sentence: more than one complete thought

11. edit Correct the capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar. he seen a beeg dog so he started yelling help me He saw a big dog, so he started yelling, ”Help me!”

Use the textbook page R38 to determine the correct verb tense. 12. Verb tenses Use the textbook page R38 to determine the correct verb tense. Present: jump Present participle: (is) jumping Past: jumped Past participle: (has/have) jumped

The cute kitten purred and rubbed my leg. 13. parts of speech See page 121 in your agenda for a list of parts of speech. Identify the part of speech of the underlined words. The cute kitten purred and rubbed my leg. adj. conj. (adjective) (conjunction)

14. alphabetical order Look at the dictionary guide words. Which word would be on that dictionary page? (Which word would be between the two guide words in ABC order?) calendar----Celtic cat center cable

“Synonym” starts with “S.” happy dirty serious hand “Same” starts with “S.” Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings. Choose the word that is a synonym for the top word. grimy happy dirty serious hand

Correctly spell the misspelled word. combination experiance special

the locker of the student See back of textbook page R58. 17. possessive Rewrite the phrase using a possessive with an apostrophe in the correct place. the locker of the student the student’s locker See back of textbook page R58.

(Lion does not belong because the other animals are common pets.) 18. doesn't belong Choose the word that doesn’t belong and be prepared to explain why it does not. dog cat lion hamster (Lion does not belong because the other animals are common pets.)

19. comparative/superlative Write the correct form of the word. comparative of smart smarter superlative of smart smartest