Daily Edit
Week 34
April 30-May 4
Language Arts
Horizonte
Monday April 30
1st
quotation marks review
Quotation marks are used to indicate dialogue/conversations; they are also used to set off titles of movies, tv shows,
plays, and other elements. Quotation marks are used to indicate phrases or words meant to have special emphasis.
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
Hey! shouted Kevin, Do you want to come with us?
2nd
root word review
‘trib’
Latin meaning to pay
example words: tribute, tributary, retribution, contribute, distribute, attribute
Use one of the ‘trib’ root words correctly in a sentence.
3rd
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
I love watching The Simpsons but my mom always wants to turn on the Extreme Makeover Home Edition show.
4th
root word review
Select the correct ‘trib’ root word for the following sentence:
I think that he is going to play the song he wrote about her as a _____________ to her legacy.
a. tributary
5th
b. attribute
c. traction
d. tribute
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
We’ve enjoyed reading The Merchant of Venice in our class.
6th
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
I really don’t think she said Shut up! to her college professor.
7th
root word review
Select the correct ‘trib’ root word for the following sentence:
I think loyalty can be one of the strongest _____________________ to look for in a friend.
a. attributes
b. retribution
c. tributes
d. tribunal
Answers for Monday April 30
1st
“Hey!” shouted Kevin, “Do you want to come with us?”
2nd
**sentences will vary
3rd
I love watching “The Simpsons” but my mom always wants to turn on the “Extreme Makeover Home Edition”
show.
4th
D—tribute
5th
We’ve enjoyed reading “The Merchant of Venice” in our class.
6th
I really don’t think she said “Shut up!” to her college professor.
7th
A—attributes
Tuesday May 1
1st
quotation marks review
Quotation marks are used to indicate dialogue/conversations; they are also used to set off titles of movies, tv shows,
plays, and other elements. Quotation marks are used to indicate phrases or words meant to have special emphasis.
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
My father always said, Be careful what you wish for.
2nd
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
My mother's favorite quote was from Shakespeare: This above all, to thine own self be true.
3rd
root word review
‘vita’
Latin meaning life
example words: vitality, vital, revitalize, vitamin
Use one of the ‘vita’ example root words correctly in a sentence.
4th
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
The phrase lovely, dark and deep in the poem begins to suggest ominous overtones.
5th
root word review
Select the correct ‘vita’ root word for the following sentence:
My little brother loves to eat his chewy, purple, daily____________ every morning at breakfast.
a. vitalize
6th
b. vitamin
c. revitalize
d. vital
root word review
Select the correct ‘vita’ root word for the following sentence:
I think the new City Creek shopping center will help to _________________ the downtown economy.
a. vibrant
7th
b. revitalize
c. vital
d. vitality
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
I don't care, she said. What do you think?
Answers for Tuesday May 1
1st
My father always said, “Be careful what you wish for.”
2nd
My mother's favorite quote was from Shakespeare: "This above all, to thine own self be true."
3rd
**sentences will vary
4th
The phrase “lovely, dark and deep” in the poem begins to suggest ominous overtones.
5th
B—vitamin
6th
B—revitalize
7th
"I don't care," she said. "What do you think?"
Wednesday May 2nd
1st
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
What do you think of Robert Frost's poem Design?
2nd
root word review
‘vore’ Latin meaning to eat greedily
example words: voracious, carnivorous, devour, omnivorous, herbivore
Use one of the ‘vore’ root words correctly in a sentence.
3rd
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
Don’t you think that guy at the Trax station looks like the actor who is on the CSI: Miami show?
4th
root word review
Select the correct ‘vore’ root word for the following sentence:
Most of the boys were so hungry that they _________________ the split pea soup in under 2 minutes.
a. voracious
5th
b. devoured
c. herbivore
d. carnivore
root word review
I don’t know; I think we determined in science class that all animals who eat leaves have to be ____________________.
a. Carnivores
6th
b. omnivores
c. devours
d. herbivores
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
Have it your way, Alberta added, if that's how you feel.
7th
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
Are you going to watch The River on television tonight?
Answers for Wednesday May 2nd
1st
What do you think of Robert Frost's poem "Design"?
2nd
**sentences will vary
3rd
Don’t you think that guy at the Trax station looks like the actor who is on the “CSI: Miami” show?
4th
B—devoured
5th
D—herbivores
6th
"Have it your way," Alberta added, "if that's how you feel."
7th
Are you going to watch “The River” on television tonight?
Thursday May 3rd
1st
root word review
‘ad’ Latin prefix for ‘to’
example words: adhesive, adapt, addendum, addition, addict, advocate, advent, adhere
Use one of the ‘ad’ root words correctly in a sentence.
2nd
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
Although Mr. Johnson has seen odd happenings on the farm, he stated that the spaceship certainly takes the cake when
it comes to unexplainable activity.
3rd
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
Did you like reading the short story The Eclipse in English class last week?
4th
root word review
Select the correct ‘ad’ root word in the following sentence:
If you don’t want to _____________ to the rules, that’s fine, but you won’t be allowed to play in the rest of the game.
a. addition
5th
b. addendum
c. addict
d. adhere
root word review
Select the correct ‘ad’ root word in the following sentence:
I can always ______________ the assignment so that you can get credit in your history class as well.
a. addendum
6th
b. addict
c. adhere
d. adapt
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
You have got to be kidding me; no way is Star Trek cooler than Star Wars.
7th
root word review
Select the correct ‘ad’ root word in the following sentence:
I didn’t even read that part of my cell phone contract; it was such a long __________ and I didn’t want to take the time.
a. adapt
b. addendum
c. addict
d. advocate
Answers for Thursday May 3rd
1st
**sentences will vary
2nd
Although Mr. Johnson has seen odd happenings on the farm, he stated that the spaceship "certainly takes the
cake" when it comes to unexplainable activity.
3rd
Did you like reading the short story “The Eclipse” in English class last week?
4th
D—adhere
5th
D—adapt
6th
You have got to be kidding me; no way is “Star Trek” cooler than ” Star Wars.”
7th
B—addendum
Friday May 3rd
1st
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
The quarterback told the reporter, It's quite simple. They played a better game, scored more points, and that's why we
lost.
2nd
root word review
Match the following root words correctly with their meaning.
1.
2.
3.
4.
3rd
_______________ trib
_______________ vita
_______________ vore
_______________ ad
a. Latin meaning to eat greedily
b. Latin prefix meaning ‘to’
c. Latin meaning to pay
d.Latin meaning life
root word review
Select the correct root word for the following sentence:
I think David Chavez and David Martinez are great _________________________ for students who are really working
hard.
a. addicts
4th
b. advertisements
c. advocates
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
d. attributes
Can you believe the Utah Jazz guard who said, We’ll catch them the next time around?
5th
quotation marks review
Write in quotation marks where necessary for the following sentence:
I really hate horror movies, especially in a series like Saw or Scream.
6th
root word review
Select the correct root word for the following sentence:
I really don’t feel like you _________________ very much to the project and therefore don’t deserve the same grade as
the rest of us.
a. attribute
7th
b. distribution
c. contributed
d. tribute
root word review
Select the correct root word for the following sentence:
I have not seen such a ______________________ appetite in someone for a long time; you ate everything in sight!
a. carnivore
b. voracious
c. devoured
d. herbivore
Answers for Friday May 4th
1st
The quarterback told the reporter, "It's quite simple. They played a better game, scored more points, and that
why we lost."
2nd
1. Trib C to pay; 2 vita D life; 3 vore A eat greedily; 4 ad B prefix meaning ‘to’
3rd
C—advocates
4th
Can you believe the Utah Jazz guard who said, “We’ll catch them the next time around?”
5th
I really hate horror movies, especially in a series like “Saw” or “Scream.”
6th
C—contributed
7th
B--voracious