Spelling and Grammar Daily Practice:
Volume 5
Name: _______________________
Day One:
Circle the appositive in each sentence. Underline the noun that it renames.
My school, San Elijo Elementary, has the happiest students.
My youngest brother, Bobby, is a real toy-wrecker.
California, the golden state, has a mix of beautiful coastlines, rugged mountains, scenic deserts and world-famous
agriculture.
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Fill in the bubble next to the sentence that contains the correctly used homophone.
⃝ The stationary was personalized with my name.
⃝ I like to collect hotel stationary.
⃝ The car remained stationery while the engine was running.
⃝ The stationary bike is great exercise.
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Circle the correct subject/verb agreement.
The children (jump/jumps) on the trampoline for hours at a time.
Fifth graders (ride/rides) on the bus to their field trip to the Museum of Music.
The school (has/have) lots of new playground equipment.
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Sentence Combining: Without changing the meaning, combine the following to create one SUPER sentence:
Erin is taking her mother to a restaurant. It is her favorite. It is her mother’s birthday.
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Proofread and correct the sentences below for spelling, punctuation, and grammar above each sentence:
whos compus will we use on our expidition asked the boats captin.
the teme will altirnat which field they play there games on.
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Write your own sentence with an appositive for the following subjects.
My best friend: ______________________________________________________________________________________
My teacher:__________________________________________________________________________________________
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fire: 1. noun: a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is
ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame
2. verb 1: to set on fire.
3. verb 2: to be laid off from one’s job.
Which of the above definitions fits the sentences below?
The art teacher fired up the kiln to finish the pottery pieces.
⃝ Definition 1 ⃝ Definition 2
⃝ Definition 3
Put the kettle on the fire to heat the water.
⃝ Definition 1
⃝ Definition 3
⃝ Definition 2
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Sentence Combining: Without changing the meaning, combine the following to create one SUPER sentence:
A solid is a type of matter. A liquid is a type of matter. A gas is a type of matter.
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Day Three:
Fill in the correct subject/verb agreement in each sentence.
The family’s car _______________(break/breaks) down all the time.
In the morning, the birds ___________________(tweet/tweets) very loudly outside my window.
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Fill in an appositive and correct punctuation for each sentence.
My favorite restaurant __________________________________________
has the best food in town!
If I could be my favorite superhero __________________________________________ I could get through anything!
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Multi-Meaning Words: Use the dictionary entry to answer the questions:
power: 1. noun: the possession of control or command over others; authority
2. verb: to supply with electricity or other means of power
3. adjective: operated or driven by a motor or electricity
Which of the above definitions fits the sentences below?
Did you see that battery-powered scooter?
The determined quarterback powered his team to victory.
⃝ Definition 1 ⃝ Definition 2
⃝ Definition 1
⃝ Definition 2
⃝ Definition 3
⃝ Definition 3
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Proofread and correct the sentences below for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar above each sentence:
the artikulat antreprenewer Jerry Billings recieved praise for his unique ideas.
the conkistador juan rodriguez cabrillo fel during a battle and later died from this injury
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Fill in the bubble next to the sentence that contains the correctly used homophone.
⃝ Students who live the Eagle Way know better than to steel.
⃝ I couldn’t decide between the stainless steal refrigerator or the black one.
⃝ The steel wire cable was tied in a loop to fasten it.
⃝ None of these
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Circle the correct homophone in each sentence.
The boat remained (stationary/stationery) as the captain wrote letters on his new nautical (stationary/stationery.)
“Please don’t (steel/steal) my new set of (steel/steal) drums,” I said to my brother.
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Write your own sentence with an appositive for the following subjects.
The book I’m reading: _________________________________________________________________________________
The main character: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Sentence Combining: Without changing the meaning, combine the following to create one SUPER sentence:
Ben will give his sister a necklace for her birthday. The necklace is gold. The necklace has three pearls on it.
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Day Five:
Use the following homograph correctly in a sentence. Please note the part of speech! (Refer to Day 2 above for help.)
1. fire (NOUN):
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2. fire (VERB 1):
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3. fire (VERB 2):
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Fill in an appositive and correct punctuation for each sentence.
My favorite dessert __________________________________________
is what I want to eat every day.
______________________ the day I have _______________________________________ is my favorite day of the week.
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Review: A Dependent Clause is not a complete thought.
An Independent Clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and has a complete thought.
Underline the Dependent clause with one underline and the Independent clause with two:
Because he’s so strong, Tom has won many wrestling matches.
When the ball bounced over the fence, it was lost.
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Directions: Circle the correct subject/verb agreement.
The customers at the coffee shop (don’t/doesn’t) want to wait in a long line.
The curious cat (stare/stares) intently at the unsuspecting goldfish swimming in the bowl.
Everyone in the book club (has/have) a book recommendation.
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Use the following homograph correctly in a sentence. Please note the part of speech! (Refer to Day 3 above for help.)
1. power (NOUN):
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2. power (VERB):
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3. adjective (ADJECTIVE):
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Proofread the following sentences and fix the capitalization.
stranje as it may sound lines of latitood and lonjitood help us locate places on earth
pleez always be an advikit to you’re peers the mother said in a serius tone
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Write the correct homophone on the blank lines in the sentence. (stationary vs. stationery & steal vs. steel):
When I was a child, I was afraid someone would _________________ my ______________________ collection.
The ______________________ machinery had to remain ______________________________ while it got repaired.
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Day Seven:
Underline the Dependent clause with one underline and the Independent clause with two:
While Cindy was laughing, she wasn’t paying any attention.
Bill wanted to jump up and down because he was so excited.
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Fill in an appositive and correct punctuation for each sentence.
The insect ____________________
kitchen floor!
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(describe the insect)
is crawling across the
______________________ who is a professional ___________________________ was spotted at my local grocery store.
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Sentence Combining: Without changing the meaning, combine the following to create one SUPER sentence:
Pia lives on Rainbow Avenue. She lives in an apartment complex. Tim lives in the same apartments.
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Write your own sentence using one homograph, two spelling words, and an appositive.
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Directions: Bubble in the answer that uses a subject/verb correctly, or choose none of these.
⃝ The school of fish were a beautiful array of colors. ⃝ The print on the documents are too small to read.
⃝ The wild dog pack was charging toward us.
⃝ None of these
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A student was answering the following questions, but you need to double check their work. Did they pick the correct
dictionary entry that goes with their sentence?
fire: 1. noun: a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is
ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame
2. verb 1: to set on fire.
4. verb 3: to apply heat to
3. Verb 2: to be discharged (as in a job or gun)
When the man was fired, he decided to travel the United States with all his free time.
Students Answer: Verb 3
Is the student correct: yes/no
If they are incorrect, which dictionary entry is the correct one (circle the best answer)
Verb 1
Verb 2
Verb 3
Noun 1
When the campers finally started their fire, they hoped it would burn all night to keep them warm.
Students Answer: Verb 1
Is the student correct: yes/no
If they are incorrect, which dictionary entry is the correct one (circle the best answer)
Verb 1
Verb 2
Verb 3
Noun 1
The science experiment included heating the compound, so my teacher asked me to fire up the Bunsen burner.
Students Answer: verb 1
Is the student correct: yes/no
If they are incorrect, which dictionary entry is the correct one (circle the best answer)
Verb 1
Verb 2
Noun 1
Noun 2