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U.S. $3.99 carsondellosa.com 705318 CO 1.indd 1-2 MADE IN THE USA EAN ISBN: 978-1-4838-5401-4 For 1,000+ FREE educational activities, visit carsondellosa.com/bonus 1/14/19 10:03 AM 705318 CO 1.indd 3-4 1/14/19 10:03 AM SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING 1 Brighter Child® Carson Dellosa Education Greensboro, North Carolina 705318 INT 1.indd 1 1/14/19 10:08 AM Brighter Child® Carson Dellosa Education PO Box 35665 Greensboro, NC 27425 USA © 2019 Carson Dellosa Education. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or distributed in any form or by any means (mechanically, electronically, recording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson Dellosa Education. Brighter Child® is an imprint of Carson Dellosa Education. ISBN 978-1-4838-5515-8 705318 INT 1.indd 2 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. can fan cap The boy is sad . She opened the I like . on my toast. Where is my baseball The jam ? is not working. 3 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 3 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. fish hill lid six The tree is on a . There are crayons. I have a pet . Put the on the jar. Wash your hands in the BEGINNING WRITING sink . 4 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 4 1/14/19 10:08 AM Proper Nouns Underline the proper nouns in each sentence. Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Examples of proper nouns: Alex, Washington, D.C., Thanksgiving You can see pigs at Fay’s Farm. Today is Alex’s birthday. Lilac Lane My house is on Lilac Lane. Beth likes to blow bubbles. 5 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 5 1/14/19 10:08 AM Proper Nouns Circle the proper noun in each group. Write it on the line. planet star Neptune season July month Halloween holiday candy girl Hana friend BEGINNING WRITING 6 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 6 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. jump kick ride Abbie can run walk fast. Ivan can like a frog! Rosa and Nadia in the park. I like to my bike. Cameron will the ball. 7 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 7 1/14/19 1:25 PM Common Nouns Underline the common nouns in each sentence. Common nouns name general people, places, or things. Examples of common nouns: dog, tree, girl My bike is green. Do you like cats? The park is fun. The boy is playing. BEGINNING WRITING 8 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 8 1/14/19 10:08 AM Common Nouns Circle the common noun in each group. Write it on the line. January house dog United States Molly The White House Pat’s Pets store Fay’s Farm Ellis boy Inez 9 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 9 1/14/19 10:08 AM Proper and Common Nouns Circle the proper nouns and underline the common nouns. Omar picked a pumpkin. 63 + 24 ____ 87 Mr. Mesa is a teacher. There is corn in Iowa. My favorite type of apple is Honeycrisp. BEGINNING WRITING 10 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 10 1/14/19 10:08 AM Unscramble the Sentence Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. car a The have girl? is The fun! red. is dog. I that zoo Who was 11 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 11 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. and came I have said the a pet cat. When I found him, he right to me, I that I could picked him up. My mom cat. I love my pet cat! keep BEGINNING WRITING 12 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 12 1/14/19 10:08 AM Singular and Plural Nouns Look at the pictures. Circle the correct singular or plural noun. A singular noun names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one. Hint: plural nouns often end in s. baby babies book books pet pets man men box boxes shoe shoes 13 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 13 1/14/19 10:08 AM Singular and Plural Nouns Look at the pictures. Write the singular or plural form of each picture name below. BEGINNING WRITING 14 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 14 1/14/19 10:08 AM Possessive Nouns Make the nouns below possessive by adding ’s. The first one has been done for you. A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To make a noun possessive you add ’s. Kiara ’s shirt is blue. Have you seen my sister My dad dog? sandwiches are the best! Kamal valentine is for you! 15 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 15 1/14/19 10:08 AM Possessive Nouns Rewrite the underlined phrase to make the noun possessive. Write the rest of the sentence. The first one has been done for you. The mascot of my school is a bulldog. My school’s mascot is a bulldog. Don’t go in the cave of the bear! The hive of the bee makes honey. BEGINNING WRITING 16 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 16 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. man over park ball I went for a walk in the won . I saw a with his friends. playing He hit the ball hard. It went His team the fence! the game. 17 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 17 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. day did do What does school start? What you see? He likes to I rode BEGINNING WRITING down math. the street. 18 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 18 1/14/19 10:08 AM Plural Possessive Nouns Write the possessive form of the plural nouns in the spaces below. If you need to write the possessive form of a plural noun, add ’s. If the plural form of the noun ends in s already, add the ’ after the s. The coats go in the closet. students Can you clean up the The toys? children basketball team won today! women Have you ever seen the teachers 19 lounge? BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 19 1/14/19 10:08 AM Personal Pronouns Circle the best personal pronoun that completes each sentence. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. A personal pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of a person or thing doing the action. Examples of personal pronouns: me, you, he, she, and they (I / Me) like to yo-yo. Can (she / her) come out to play? (They / Them) are excited for the weekend. Can you answer the door for (I / me)? BEGINNING WRITING 20 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 20 1/14/19 10:08 AM Personal Pronouns Replace the underlined word or words with a personal pronoun from the box. Write it on the line. he them it her we My mom and I went to the store. Your brother wants ice cream. I can’t find my backpack. Have you seen my backpack? Tia’s puppy is so cute! Please show Marcus and Nikki where the lunch room is. 21 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 21 1/14/19 10:08 AM Unscramble the Sentence Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. good! That my That see a is What looks friend. I is cake. time BEGINNING WRITING it? 22 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 22 1/14/19 10:08 AM Unscramble the Sentence Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. the beach. go I watch waves. I fun! see Maybe would so She to like to would It to wants the dolphins. be 23 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 23 1/14/19 10:08 AM Possessive Pronouns Circle the possessive pronoun that completes each sentence. A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows ownership. Examples of possessive pronouns: mine, yours, its, and theirs Is that (your / yours) lunch? Yes, that lunch is (my / mine). (Their / Theirs) team always wins! The toys in the backyard are (our / ours). BEGINNING WRITING 24 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 24 1/14/19 10:08 AM Possessive Pronouns Read the sentences. Write the possessive pronoun from the box that best completes each sentence. yours your my theirs sister loves riding her bike. Do you have a swing set at house? I think that scarf is . Allie and Hector’s team came in first. The prize was . 25 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 25 1/14/19 10:08 AM Present Tense Verbs Circle the verbs in the sentences below. Present tense verbs tell us about actions or events happening now. He walks to the car. I jump on the trampoline. We play in the yard. She rides her bike. They run on the track. BEGINNING WRITING 26 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 26 1/14/19 10:08 AM Past Tense Verbs Add d or ed to the verbs below to make them past tense verbs. Past tense verbs tell us about actions or events that happened in the past. To make a regular verb past tense, add ed. If the verb ends in e, just add d. bake open thank smile clean change 27 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 27 1/14/19 10:08 AM Future Tense Verbs Add will before the verbs in the following sentences to make them future tense verbs. Future tense verbs tell us about actions or events that will happen in the future. They are created by adding the helping verb “will.” Helping verbs are used to help change the meaning of the main verb. I throw a party for my birthday. I invite everyone in my class. They eat cake. We have so much fun! BEGINNING WRITING 28 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 28 1/14/19 10:08 AM Past, Present, and Future Verbs Sort the verbs into the correct column, past, present, or future tense. jump smiled will eat will have thanked play Present Past Future 29 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 29 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. hop fox hot log I saw a sneaky . He cleaned with a . The soup was very . The rabbit will Put a mop away. on the fire. BEGINNING WRITING 30 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 30 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Write the full sentence on the line. cup cut rug Sam sat on the . with water. I filled my I can I run fast. the paper. 31 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 31 1/14/19 10:08 AM Punctuation Write the correct punctuation to end the sentences below. Period (.) end a sentence Exclamation Mark (!) show strong feelings like surprise or excitement Question Mark (?) ask a question Lee is in first grade Watch out Pizza is my favorite food Are you going to finish your ice cream When are we leaving You scared me BEGINNING WRITING 32 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 32 1/14/19 10:08 AM Unscramble the Sentence Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. dad mom pretty. My I and the flowers. some were thought went my We She 33 store. to bought they BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 33 1/14/19 10:08 AM Commas Add commas where they belong in the sentences below. The first one has been done for you. Use commas (,) if you’re listing three or more things Remember to bring your coat, hat, and gloves. I will camp swim and play this summer. I have a bird cat and fish for pets. I saw a cow chicken and goat at the farm. My siblings are four eight and ten. BEGINNING WRITING 34 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 34 1/14/19 10:08 AM Commas Add commas where they belong. Commas are also used for places and dates. Use a comma between a city and a state: Chicago, Illinois Use a comma to between the day and year when writing a date: July 4, 1776 Columbus Ohio Nashville Tennessee October 31 2022 July 31 2018 Phoenix Arizona Indianapolis Indiana May 28 2015 April 12 2012 Denver Colorado Boston Massachusetts March 14 2010 August 24 2000 35 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 35 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. cow farm barn swim You will see a lot of animals if you go to a . Horses sleep in a . Ducks like to in a pond. Would you like to milk a BEGINNING WRITING ? 36 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 36 1/14/19 10:08 AM Complete the Sentence Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. bed jet leg pen I wrote with a . I fell and hurt my . I sleep in a . I saw a fast I got wet in the sky. in the rain. 37 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 37 1/14/19 10:08 AM Adjectives Choose the adjective from the box that best fits each noun below and write it on the line. An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Example of adjective use: The house is old. big sweet cute hot cold fast cookies elephant sun kitten winter rocket BEGINNING WRITING 38 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 38 1/14/19 10:08 AM Adjectives Add an adjective to each blank space below. Today I went to the zoo. I saw The animals! lions chased each other. I liked the penguins, they were The . elephants ate so much! By the end of the day, I was I had a . time! 39 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 39 1/14/19 10:08 AM Contractions Write the correct contraction from the word box to complete each sentence. Contractions are the shortened form of two or more words, where letters are replaced by an apostrophe. can’t I’m it’s that’s they’re won’t going for a walk in the park. I need a coat because warm outside. My sisters come with me because too busy. I think BEGINNING WRITING sad. 40 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 40 1/14/19 10:08 AM Synonyms Draw a line to connect the synonyms. Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings, like small and little. clean pal happy correct fast big large quick friend tidy right glad 41 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 41 1/14/19 10:08 AM Synonyms If the two words in the picture are synonyms, color the picture. small loud tiny quiet hot pretty cold beautiful smile light grin dark BEGINNING WRITING 42 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 42 1/14/19 10:08 AM Antonyms Draw lines to connect the antonyms. Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning, like in and out happy small big out under sad full over in empty 43 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 43 1/14/19 10:08 AM Antonyms Draw lines to connect the antonyms. up hot night short tall day fast down cold slow BEGINNING WRITING 44 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 44 1/14/19 10:08 AM Answer the Questions Answer each question about a pretend pet. Draw your pet at the bottom of the page. If you could have any pet, what would it be? What would you name it? What would you feed it? 45 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 45 1/14/19 10:08 AM Answer the Questions Answer each question about yourself below. When is your birthday? Where do you live? What is your favorite color? What is your favorite food? BEGINNING WRITING 46 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 46 1/14/19 10:08 AM Answer the Questions Write a complete sentence to answer each question. Can a dog fly? Can a cow read? Can a cat talk? Can you write with an apple? 47 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 47 1/14/19 10:08 AM Question & Answer Write a question and answer based on the picture. Question: Answer: BEGINNING WRITING 48 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 48 1/14/19 10:09 AM Question & Answer Write a question and answer based on the picture. Question: Answer: 49 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 49 1/14/19 10:09 AM Writing Sentences Write two or three sentences about what you see in the picture. BEGINNING WRITING 50 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 50 1/14/19 10:09 AM Writing Sentences Write two or three sentences about what you see in the picture. 51 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 51 1/14/19 10:09 AM Writing Stories Write a story about the picture. BEGINNING WRITING 52 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 52 1/14/19 10:09 AM Writing Stories 53 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 53 1/14/19 10:09 AM Writing Stories Write a story about the picture. BEGINNING WRITING 54 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 54 1/14/19 10:09 AM Writing Stories 55 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 55 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence Proper Nouns Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Underline the proper nouns in each sentence. can fan cap sad The boy is I like jam jam . can She opened the sad fish hill lid hill The tree is on a Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Examples of proper nouns: Alex, Washington, D.C., Thanksgiving You can see pigs at Fay’s Farm. crayons. Today is Alex’s birthday. fish I have a pet on my toast. sink . six There are . six . Lilac Lane cap Where is my baseball fan The BEGINNING WRITING 4 5 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING Page 5 Proper Nouns Complete the Sentence Common Nouns Circle the proper noun in each group. Write it on the line. Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Underline the common nouns in each sentence. planet star July July holiday Halloween Hana Ivan can Rosa and Nadia I like to Cameron will run My bike is green. Do you like cats? walk in the park. The park is fun. ride my bike. kick The boy is playing. the ball. 6 7 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING Common nouns name general people, places, or things. Examples of common nouns: dog, tree, girl like a frog! SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 6 walk fast. jump candy friend ride run Abbie can month Hana BEGINNING WRITING kick Neptune Neptune Halloween girl Beth likes to blow bubbles. . Page 4 jump season sink BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 3 My house is on Lilac Lane. on the jar. Wash your hands in the is not working. 3 lid Put the ? BEGINNING WRITING Page 7 BEGINNING WRITING 8 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 8 56 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 56 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Common Nouns Proper and Common Nouns Unscramble the Sentence Circle the common noun in each group. Write it on the line. Circle the proper nouns and underline the common nouns. Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. car Omar picked a pumpkin. January dog dog house United States The White House house Pat’s Pets store a Mr. Mesa is a teacher. boy dog. I The 9 BEGINNING WRITING that Who fun! zoo was The zoo was fun! 10 11 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING Page 9 is Who is that girl? Inez SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING Page 10 Page 11 Complete the Sentence Singular and Plural Nouns Singular and Plural Nouns Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Look at the pictures. Circle the correct singular or plural noun. Look at the pictures. Write the singular or plural form of each picture name below. came have have said the A singular noun names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one. Hint: plural nouns often end in s. a pet cat. When I found him, he came right to me, picked him up. My mom the keep have girl? There is corn in Iowa. My favorite type of apple is Honeycrisp. I is I have a dog. boy and red. Fay’s Farm store Ellis 63 + 24 ____ 87 The The car is red. Molly BEGINNING WRITING and said baby babies book books fox pigs pet pets man men watches butterflies box boxes shoe shoes I that I could cat. I love my pet cat! 12 13 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 12 BEGINNING WRITING Page 13 57 drum BEGINNING WRITING cloud 14 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 14 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 57 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Possessive Nouns Possessive Nouns Complete the Sentence Make the nouns below possessive by adding ’s. The first one has been done for you. Rewrite the underlined phrase to make the noun possessive. Write the rest of the sentence. The first one has been done for you. Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To make a noun possessive you add ’s. Kiara ’s My dad Kamal ’s ’s My school’s mascot is a bulldog. shirt is blue. Have you seen my sister ’s valentine is for you! park ball park man I saw a with his friends. Don’t go in the bear’s cave! won . ball playing over He hit the ball hard. It went the fence! The hive of the bee makes honey. The bee’s hive makes honey. Page 15 His team won the game. 16 17 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 16 BEGINNING WRITING Page 17 Complete the Sentence Plural Possessive Nouns Personal Pronouns Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Write the possessive form of the plural nouns in the spaces below. Circle the best personal pronoun that completes each sentence. If you need to write the possessive form of a plural noun, add ’s. If the plural form of the noun ends in s already, add the ’ after the s. A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. A personal pronoun is a pronoun that takes the place of a person or thing doing the action. Examples of personal pronouns: me, you, he, she, and they day did do down The day What does school start? did What He likes to students Can you clean up the you see? The do students’ down BEGINNING WRITING coats go in the closet. chilrdren’s children women’s toys? basketball team won today! women (I / Me) like to yo-yo. Can (she / her) come out to play? (They / Them) are excited for the weekend. math. Have you ever seen the I rode over I went for a walk in the Don’t go in the cave of the bear! dog? sandwiches are the best! 15 man The mascot of my school is a bulldog. teachers’ teachers lounge? Can you answer the door for (I / me)? the street. 18 19 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 18 BEGINNING WRITING BEGINNING WRITING Page 19 BEGINNING WRITING 20 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 20 58 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 58 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key he Personal Pronouns Unscramble the Sentence Unscramble the Sentence Replace the underlined word or words with a personal pronoun from the box. Write it on the line. Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. them it her we good! We My mom and I went to the store. He I can’t find my backpack. Have you seen my backpack? it Her Tia’s puppy is so cute! Please show Marcus and Nikki where the lunch room is. 21 them BEGINNING WRITING the looks That friend. waves. is a I I cake. What time fun! it? What time is it? Page 21 to I watch like to see Maybe would to wants the dolphins. would so It be It would be so fun! 22 23 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL She Maybe I would see dolphins. I see a cake. is go I like to watch the waves. That is my friend. see beach. She wants to go to the beach. That looks good! my Your brother wants ice cream. That Page 22 BEGINNING WRITING Page 23 Possessive Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Present Tense Verbs Circle the possessive pronoun that completes each sentence. Read the sentences. Write the possessive pronoun from the box that best completes each sentence. Circle the verbs in the sentences below. A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that shows ownership. Examples of possessive pronouns: mine, yours, its, and theirs yours My Is that (your / yours) lunch? your my theirs sister loves riding her bike. Do you have a swing set at Yes, that lunch is (my / mine). I think that scarf is your yours Present tense verbs tell us about actions or events happening now. He walks to the car. house? . I jump on the trampoline. We play in the yard. (Their / Theirs) team always wins! Allie and Hector’s team came in first. The toys in the backyard are (our / ours). The prize was theirs She rides her bike. . They run on the track. BEGINNING WRITING 24 25 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 24 BEGINNING WRITING Page 25 59 BEGINNING WRITING 26 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 26 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 59 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Past Tense Verbs Future Tense Verbs Past, Present, and Future Verbs Add d or ed to the verbs below to make them past tense verbs. Add will before the verbs in the following sentences to make them future tense verbs. Sort the verbs into the correct column, past, present, or future tense. Future tense verbs tell us about actions or events that will happen in the future. They are created by adding the helping verb “will.” Helping verbs are used to help change the meaning of the main verb. Past tense verbs tell us about actions or events that happened in the past. To make a regular verb past tense, add ed. If the verb ends in e, just add d. jump smiled will eat will have thanked play Present bake open baked opened thank I will throw a party for my birthday. I will invite everyone in my class. smile thanked smiled will They will We clean Past smiled thanked eat cake. Future have so much fun! will eat will have change cleaned changed 27 28 29 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 27 Page 28 BEGINNING WRITING Page 29 Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence Punctuation Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Write the full sentence on the line. Write the correct punctuation to end the sentences below. hop fox hot log mop cup . He cleaned with a mop The soup was very hot hop log BEGINNING WRITING rug . . with water. I filled my . away. on the fire. I fast. 30 31 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING Lee is in first grade Watch out . ! Pizza is my favorite food . Are you going to finish your ice cream When are we leaving the paper. SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 30 Period (.) end a sentence Exclamation Mark (!) show strong feelings like surprise or excitement Question Mark (?) ask a question run rug Sam sat on the rug. cup I filled my cup with water. run I can run fast. cut I cut the paper. I can The rabbit will cut Sam sat on the fox I saw a sneaky Put a jump play You scared me BEGINNING WRITING Page 31 ? ? ! BEGINNING WRITING 32 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 32 60 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 60 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Unscramble the Sentence Commas Commas Unscramble each group of words to form a sentence. Write the sentence on the line. Add commas where they belong in the sentences below. The first one has been done for you. Add commas where they belong. Commas are also used for places and dates. Use a comma between a city and a state: Chicago, Illinois Use a comma to between the day and year when writing a date: July 4, 1776 Use commas (,) if you’re listing three or more things dad My I and the went store. to My dad and I went to the store. mom flowers. some my We bought We bought my mom some flowers. pretty. were thought She Remember to bring your coat, hat, and gloves. 33 BEGINNING WRITING Nashville Tennessee , , October 31 2022 July 31 2018 , , , , Phoenix Arizona Indianapolis Indiana May 28 2015 April 12 2012 Denver Colorado Boston Massachusetts I saw a cow chicken and goat at the farm. My siblings are four eight and ten. , , , , March 14 2010 Page 33 August 24 2000 34 35 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 34 BEGINNING WRITING Page 35 Complete the Sentence Complete the Sentence Adjectives Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Write the correct word from the word box to complete each sentence. Choose the adjective from the box that best fits each noun below and write it on the line. cow farm barn swim bed jet leg pen wet An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Example of adjective use: The house is old. big You will see a lot of animals if you go farm to a , Columbus Ohio I have a bird cat and fish for pets. they She thought they were pretty. , , , ,, , , , , I will camp swim and play this summer. Ducks like to swim Would you like to milk a . elephant . I sleep in a bed I saw a fast jet sun . in a pond. cow kitten in the sky. ? winter I got BEGINNING WRITING cookies leg I fell and hurt my wet in the rain. rocket 36 37 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 36 sweet . . barn Horses sleep in a pen I wrote with a BEGINNING WRITING Page 37 61 cute hot cold fast sweet big hot cute cold fast BEGINNING WRITING 38 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 38 BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 61 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Adjectives Contractions Synonyms Add an adjective to each blank space below. Write the correct contraction from the word box to complete each sentence. Draw a line to connect the synonyms. Today I went to the zoo. Contractions are the shortened form of two or more words, where letters are replaced by an apostrophe. can’t animals! I saw The Answers will vary. . elephants ate so much! The By the end of the day, I was I had a . I BEGINNING WRITING that’s they’re won’t going for a walk in the park. won’t need a coat because clean pal happy correct fast big it’s warm outside. My sisters large quick can’t come with me because friend tidy right glad they’re time! 39 it’s I’m lions chased each other. I liked the penguins, they were I’m Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings, like small and little. too busy. I think Page 39 sad. 40 41 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING SKILLS FOR SCHOOL that’s Page 40 BEGINNING WRITING Page 41 Synonyms Antonyms Antonyms If the two words in the picture are synonyms, color the picture. Draw lines to connect the antonyms. Draw lines to connect the antonyms. small loud tiny quiet hot pretty cold beautiful smile light grin dark BEGINNING WRITING Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning, like in and out happy big out under sad full over in empty 42 43 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL BEGINNING WRITING hot night short tall day fast down cold slow small SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 42 up BEGINNING WRITING Page 43 BEGINNING WRITING 44 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL Page 44 62 SKILLS FOR SCHOOL 705318 INT 1.indd 62 1/14/19 10:09 AM Answer Key Answer the Questions Answer the Questions Answer the Questions Answer each question about a pretend pet. Draw your pet at the bottom of the page. Answer each question about yourself below. Write a complete sentence to answer each question. Answers will vary. Answers will vary. If you could have any pet, what would it be? Can a dog fly? No, a dog can’t fly. When is your birthday? What would you name it? Can a cow read? No, a cow can’t read. Where do you live? What would you feed it? 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