Challenge English Language Arts

1. List 10 common nouns and 10 proper nouns.

2. List 20 verbs.

3. List 20 adjectives.

4. Read a fictional story and complete a.

5. Write 15 statements (telling sentences).

6. Write 15 questions.

7. Write 15 commands.

8. Write 15 exclamations.

9. List 10 pairs of synonyms (same).

10. List 10 pairs of antonyms (opposites).

11. List 5 pairs of homonyms and write a sentence for each word. (10 sentences total).

12. Write 15 contractions and the two words that make them up.

13. Write 10 similes.

14. Write the months in ABC order.

15. Cut out 20 words from a magazine/newspaper that have a silent final e (dime, name, tube…)

16. Cut out 10 words from a magazine/newspaper that describe a setting (outside, spring, in the house…)

17. List five words for each of the /er/ sounds (ir, er, ur and ear). You should have 20 total words.

18. Write a rhyming poem with at least eight lines.

19. Write a topic paragraph about an animal. Include a main idea and at least four supporting/detail sentences.

20. Read a story and write a summary for it.

21. Write 10 words that have every letter in ABC order. (example: elm, bet)

22. List 20 things that fit in the category of "Things that Roll".

23. List 10 ways you could use a piece of string (be creative).

24. Write a list of at least 10 animals. Each animal you list must begin with the last letter of the previous animal. You may not use an animal more than once in your list. (example: gorilla-ape-eagle)

25. Read a book. Write and answer 5 comprehension questions.