SPELLING WORDS
3d Cnade
On a separate sheet of paper, do the following.
l. Write the definition of each word.
2. Write a sentence for each word
1. jabber
2. Jawnry
3. juvenile
4. jealous
5. jumpsuit
6. joumal
7. iittury
8. jackal
9. jaywatk
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jewelry
l. jellyfish
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jostle
13.
jubilant
14. jambalaya
15. Jupiter
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Skill: Recognizing adjectives
Find the Adiectives!
An adjective is often found
in front of the noun it describes.
Draw an orange circle around the adjective of each boldfaced
noun. Write a new sentence using each adjective-noun pair.
A Counting Contest
The three boys walked over to the square table. They each placed a
shiny quarter on it. A friendly woman tied green towels around their
necks. She placed a slice of red watermelon in front of each of them.
Then she said, "Eat your watermelon. Save the black seeds. The one with
the most seeds wins $2.00. Begin!"
The happy boys quickly ate the watermelon and counted the seeds.
George had 10, Hernando had 1 2, and Len had 15.
"Hooray! I win!" shouted lucky Len. "Let's celebrate! I'll buy all of us big
ice cream cones."
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Brainwork! Find the total number of seeds the boys counted.
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Skill: Adding er and est to
adjectives
Pick an Ending!
Many adjectives end in er or est. The endings show how two people or
things compare. Use er to compare two people or things. Use est to
compare more than two.
Janine is
young
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Janine is younger than Robert.
Janine is the youngest child
in the family.
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Choose the right adjective to finish each sentence.
1.
warmer
The room is
2. My room is
than my brother's room.
warmest
3. My room is the
room in our house.
warm
4. Georgia is
than Juanita.
tallest
5. Georgia is the
girl in her class.
tall
taller
6. Georgia is
7. Dad has the
8. My dad has a
9. His voice is
voice in the family.
soft
softest
votce.
than my mom's voice.
softer
Brainwork! Write and illustrate three sentences like the ones above. Use
the words short, shorter, and shortest.
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Skill: Comparing nouns using
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more and most
More or Most?
Write more or most before nouns to compare the amounts the nouns
stand for. Use more to compare the amounts two nouns stand for. Use
most to compare the amounts three or more nouns stand for.
Brandon has more pencils than Kara.
Brandon has more pencils than Denise.
Brandon has the most Pencils.
Brandon Kara
Denise
Read each sentence. Write either more or most to finish it.
Tina took
Denise took the
William ate
John read
William won the
time than Allison to finish the test.
time and finished the test last.
pizzathan John did.
books than Brent.
word games of all the students.
canaries than rabbits.
The pet store sold
My dog eats
food than my cat does.
Julio read the
books of all.
magazines of all the students.
Wendell sold the
Angelo drinks
milk at breakfast than at lunch.
Brainwork! Copy the first sentence. Write two reasons why you think Tina
took more time than Allison did to finish the test.
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ABBREVIATIONS
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Drow q line from eqch word to its qbbreviotion. Like this:
I. bushel
fr.
6. foot
qt.
2. dozen
pt.
7. pint
mi.
3 quort
bu.
8. pound
in.
4. gollon
lb.
5. yord
doz.
f.
inch
gol.
I0. mile
yd.
Write the obbreviotion of eoch word on the line beside it.
l. bushel
2. dozen
3. quort
4. gollon
5. yord
6. foot
7. pint
8. pound
f.
inch
10. mile
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2. Jon.
( 6 ) Mister
19. Feb.
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22. Sot.
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23. Gov.
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24. Mqr.
) November
) Tuesdoy
25. Fri.
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26. Copt.
) Februory
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27. Nov.
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5. Tues.
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13. Wed.
14. Apr.
15. bu.
16. Dr.
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This page wlll be easler if you read the sentences
out loud before you punctuate them.
Put a capltal at the beglnning of each sentence.
Number I is done for you.
1. My dog is a poodle. What kind do you have ?
2. is that a cat no, it is a skunk
3. bob can't find his cake did Ann eat it
4. why did you miss school were you sick
5. do you like to play hopscotch i think it's fun
6. when did you get that toy can I play with it
7. they must go home at 4:30 what time is it now
8. grandma is coming today she will stay a week
9. how old are you i am 10
10. i am going to the movies can you come
Gircle perlods wlth red.
Box question marks wlth green'
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Punctuation
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Punctuate these gentences.
o Put a capital at the beginning of each sentenee.
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? I need helP.
2.my pet mice escaped can you help me catch them
3. where do you think they went did they get outside
4. look out one iust ran under your feet
5. did it go under that chair let's move it and see
6. i got him where is the cage
7. how many mice do you have we've found three
8. that is all lock the cage carefully
9. would you like to feed them they like sunflower seeds
10. thank you for helping you're a good friend
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SUBSTITUTIONS
Directions: A contraction may be used in place
of the italicized words in each sentence below.
Decide which contraction may be used. Write that
contraction in the puzzle spaces. Be sure to place
the apostrophe correcily.
2.
I cannot play today.
I do not think it will hurt our
3.
There is not any reason for Sue not to play.
4.
Thatis the reason Sue has practiced so hard.
5.
There is no way for Sue to make a mistake.
6.
She has not ever had any problems before.
7.
We could nof have a better relief catcher.
B.
She
9.
Hurry-if is almost
1.
razil/
chances.
nof make a single error.
game time.
10.
You have still got to get suited up.
11.
You certainly do not want to be late.
12.
Don't worry about Sue. She witt do a good
iob.
13. The girls are not on the field yet.
14. They are waiting for the other team.
15. There is Sue. She is ready to play.
16. lf Ann doesn't come, you are going to play.
17. She was not al practice yesterday.
18. Someone said she had been ill.
19. You had better get onto the field since Ann
is not
B.
here.
Directions: Write out the message spelled by the boxed-in letters.
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A SIMPLE SEPARATION
Directions: Decide which one
or
two
words each contraction stands for. Write
those words in the space following the
contraction. Then write the words in the
proper puzzle spaces. Do not leave a
space between the words in the puzzle.
Be sure the puzzle words fit together
correctly.
Across
Down
1.
you're
3.
wouldn't
didn't
2.
wasn't
4.
shouldn't
3.
don't
7.
weren't
5.
they're
10.
we'rg
6.
couldn't
11.
can't
7.
won't
12.
doesn't
8.
aren't
9.
isn't
2.
Early in the summer, Mark got a new skateboard for
his birthday. Sirrce then, he had been on the skateboard
every day. He did nothing but practice every hour that
he was awake.
Mark's parents made sure
that he learned to skateboard on
their driveway, where it was
safe. They told him that he must
always wear long pants and
shoes. They also gave him the
right safety equipment. He had
a helmet, knee pads, elbow
pads, and gloves.
Mark was good at sports.
ln no time, he was better at
skateboarding than his friends.
"l can't wait around for you
snails to learn! l'm too good!"
boasted Mark. "l'm going to the
skateboard bowl where there are
high rampsJ'
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Soon Mark no longer saw his
old friends. He was too busy at
the ramp talking to the older boys
and learning new tricks. The big
boys taught him "kick turns,"
"wheelies," and "lip tricks."
Mark got better and better
at skateboarding. Everyone said
that he would be a champion
some day.
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But Mark was not a champ at home. He never
helped with any of the work around the house oL yard.
He never answered when his parents talked to him. He
acted as if his little sister Julie was not even there. He
did not look at her, help her, or say a word to her.
His school friends did not want to be around Mark.
He always boasted about how great he was on the
skateboard. He made fun of them all the time because
they were not as good as he was.
Mark was so busy thinking of himself' that he forgot
his family was going to the beach for a week. When Dad
reminded him to pack his swimsuit and fins, Mark was
upset. "l am not going to that stupid beach!" he
shouted. "l do not want to do anything but skateboard!"
Mom shut her ears. She packed Mark's things, but
she did not put in any of his skateboard equipment. 'We
are going to the beach, and so are you;' she told Mark.
Once he got to the beach, Mark started to have fun
swimrning, fishing, and learning to dive. He did not think
much about skateboarding until the family went to a mall
to shop. Mark saw that a smooth sidewalk went down a
hill from the mall to the parking lot. "That hill is perfect
for skateboarding," he thought. r
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Then one day, Eric, a friend Mark had made at the
beach, showed 'Mark his skateboard. Mark grabbed the
board from Eric and headed toward the mall.
Eric tried to get his board back. 'You can't
skateboard," he said to Mark. "You don't have any
equipment. You are not even wearing shoes."
But Mark kept going. When they got to the mall, he
jumped on the board. He did not even look down the
hill to see if there was anything or anyone in the way.
ZOOM! ZOOM! Down he went! People jumped out of the
way as Mark raced past.
There were some tiny stones on the sidewalk. Mark
did not see them. BANG! The skateboard wheels hit the
stones! Mark did a backward flip and smashed down on
the sidewalk.
It was an awful day for Mark. When he came to, he
was at the hospital. He had two broken bones in his left
arm, three broken bones in his right arm, and mashed
toes on both his feet. The doctor told Mark that toes that
get mashed from skateboarding without shoes are called
"hamburger toes."
The doctor also said that many skateboarders break
their elbow bones. These breaks are called "skateboard
elbows." "You're the champion!" the doctor said to Mark.
"You've got not one, but two skateboard elbows."
Underline the right answer to each question.
1. What do we know about Mark?
a. He helped his sister all the time.
b. He boasted a lot.
c. He liked to work in the garden.
d. He did good work in school.
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