Daily Edit
Language Arts
June 4-6
Horizonte
Monday June 4
1st
poetry terms review
Alliteration is two or more stressed syllables of a word group either of the same consonant sound or
sound group. For example, the “t” sound used repetitively in William Blake’s poem: “Tyger, tyger,
burning bright, In the forest of the night, “
Identify the alliteration sound used in the following:
Suddenly, she shouted, “Stop you spleen suckers!” Screaming sadistically, she sent a smattering of
shellfish toward them.
2nd
spelling review
Select the correct spelling of the word in the following:
I don’t know _____________ or not you can make it, but we’d love you to come to dinner, Tanner.
a. weather
3rd
b. wheather
c. whether
d. whethear
Spelling review
Select the correct spelling of the word in the following:
Josh is always great at predicting the ______________; he had an umbrella today, knowing it would rain.
a. whether
4th
b. weather
c. wheather
d. whethear
alliteration
Identify the alliteration sound used in the following:
Magical sunrays misted down through the munificent sky, melting mountains of sunbathers into
mounds of might, murky-watered minions.
5th
spelling review
Select the correct spelling of the word in the following:
If you think that you’re going to come to the seminar, Michael, _________ make sure you pick up a copy
of the handout and read it in advance.
a. then
6th
b. than
c. when
d. thene
alliteration
Identify the alliteration sound used in the following:
They were going to thwart all attempts to thrive; there was no way they could thrash the thrice-ridden
warriors who were thoroughly trained.
7th
spelling review
Select the correct spelling of the word in the following:
David was determined to do better _____________Alex on the final exam.
a. then
b. than
Answers for Monday June 4
1st
alliteration sound---s
2nd
C—whether
3rd
B—weather
4th
alliteration sound—m
5th
A---then
6th
alliteration sound--th
7th
B—than
Tuesday June 5
1st
spelling review
c. thane
d. there
Identify the correctly spelled word for the following sentence:
I don’t think Braxton is going to find the missing ___________ of your puzzle, Laura, but he will certainly
try.
a. peace
2nd
b. pease
c. piece
d. piese
poetry terms
Consonance---words that have the same consonant sound within them; for example “some mammals
are clammy” the m sound is predominant in some, mammals and clammy
Identify the consonance sound in the following:
“So dawn goes down today amid the affordable sway”
3rd
spelling review
Identify the correctly spelled word for the following sentence:
Austin tried to broker ___________, but Adam and Suzana were still debating the argument hours later.
a. piece
4th
b. pease
c. piese
d. peace
poetry terms
Consonance---words that have the same consonant sound within them; for example “some mammals
are clammy” the m sound is predominant in some, mammals and clammy
She said the pitter patter of tiny feet was going to be a welcome sound to her muted ears.
5th
spelling review
Identify the correctly spelled word for the following sentence:
Yes, Jennifer, that is correct; however, you’ll have to come up with 5 more points _________ Desiree in
order to win this review round.
a. thene
6th
b. then
c. than
d. their
spelling review
Identify the correctly spelled word for the following sentence:
Tao and Baylee, if you’ll take a break now, and __________ come back to finish today’s reading.
a. than
7th
b. thene
c. then
c. their
poetry terms
Consonance---words that have the same consonant sound within them; for example “some mammals
are clammy” the m sound is predominant in some, mammals and clammy
From the song Zealots by the Fugees: "Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile/Whether Jew or
gentile I rank top percentile."
Answers for Tuesday June 5
1st
C—piece
2nd
consonance sound= d
3rd
D--peace
4th
consonance sound==t
5th
C--than
6th
C--then
7th
consonance sound=j
Wednesday June 6
1st
Spelling review
Select the correctly spelled word that fits in the following sentence:
Do you really think Fernando will _____________ that apology?
a. eksept
2nd
b. accept
c. except
d. exksept
spelling review
Select the correctly spelled word that fits in the following sentence:
Jeremy and Yodany have just finished __________ amazing science project.
a. there
3rd
b. theire
c. they’re
d. their
poetry review
Assonance==words that have the same vowel sound—but do NOT rhyme; for example ‘from the
molten-golden tones in the bells”----the o sound in molten and golden
Identify the assonance vowel sound in the following:
“Her early leaf’s a flower”
4th
assonance
Identify the assonance vowel sound in the following:
“But only soulful resonant sound can optimally open ears”
5th
Onomatopeia
Onomatopeia---words whose sounds suggest their meaning---example “oink’ or ‘meow’ relate to animal
sounds; ‘bam’ is an action-sounding word; ‘sizzle’ suggests the sound it is meaning;
Identify the onomatopoeia in the following:
Kapow! Bam! The crashing metal bounded down onto the garage floor.
6th
Onomatopeia
Identify the assonance vowel sound in the following:
I heard the buzz of the bees.
7th
spelling review
Select the correctly spelled word that fits in the following sentence:
Amariles is going to go stand over ______________ to try and get the best light to photograph the
flowers.
a. their
b. they’re
c. theire
d. there
Answers for Wednesday June 6
1st
C--accept
2nd
D—their
3rd
assonance sound—e
4th
assonance sound---o
5th
kapow, bam—both onomatopoeia words
6th
buzz---sounds like the bees themselves
7th
D—there