th
9
Grade
Warm-Ups
Spring Semester
2010
Warm-Up 1
1/5/2010


THINK and WRITE one question about the painting.
PAIR – Read your question to your partner. Discuss possible
responses.
Warm Up 2
1/6/10
Say
What?
What
When
Where
Who
Why
How
is/are
was/were
do/does
did
can
could
will/would
What
is/are/was/were
2 points
What
do/does/did
2 points
What can/could
What will/would
4 points
4 points
When or Where
is/are/was/were
2 points
When or Where
do/does/did
2 points
When or Where
can/could
4 points
When or Where
will/would
4 points
Who
is/are/was/were
4 points
Who
do/does/did
4 points
Who can/could
Who will/would
4 points
4 points
Why
is/are/was/were
8 points
Why do/does/did
Why can/could
Why will/would
8 points
8 points
8 points
How
is/are/was/were
8 points
How do/does/did
How can/could
How will/would
8 points
8 points
8 points
Warm Up 3
1/7/10
Commonly Confused Words
Select ONE set of commonly confused words
from the list below. Draw a picture or write a
silly poem/rap/song to teach someone else the
difference between the two words. (This will also
be tonight’s homework activity; it will be due
tomorrow!)
cite/ site / sight
witch / which
Capitol / capital / capitol
flour / flower
Warm Up 4
1/8/10
Academic Vocabulary
Select ONE of the academic vocabulary
words from the list below. Draw a picture
or write a silly poem/rap/song to teach
someone else the word. (This will also be
tonight’s homework activity; it will be due
tomorrow!)
Allegory
Cause/Effect
Symbolic
Paraphrase
Warm Up 5
1/11/10
Commonly Confused Words
Select ONE set of commonly confused
words from the list below. Draw a picture
or write a silly poem/rap/song to teach
someone else the difference between the
two words. (This will also be tonight’s
homework activity; it will be due
tomorrow!)
break, brake
still, steel, steal
ware, wear, where, were
Warm Up 6
1/12/10
Academic Vocabulary
Select ONE of the academic vocabulary words
from the list below. Draw a picture or write a
silly poem/rap/song to teach someone else the
word. (This will also be tonight’s homework
activity; it will be due tomorrow!)
Purpose
Audience
Supporting Details
Plagiarism
Thesis
Warm-Up 7
1/13/10
 Based on the picture & the
 Based on the picture & the
sentence below, define the
following word: Alternative
sentence below, define the
following word: Criterion
Warm-Up 8
1/14/10
 Based on the picture & the
 Based on the picture & the
sentence below, define the
following word: Blathered
sentence below, define the
following word: Misnomer
Warm-Up 9
1/15/10
Write 1 Antonym & 1 Synonym for each word.
Warm Up 10
1/19/10
Commonly Confused Words
Select ONE set of commonly confused words
from the list below. Draw a picture or write a
silly poem/rap/song to teach someone else the
difference between the two words. (This will also
be tonight’s homework activity; it will be due
tomorrow!)
road / rode
our / hour
weight / wait
soar / sore
Warm Up 11
1/20/10
Academic Vocabulary
Select ONE of the academic vocabulary words
from the list below. Draw a picture or write a
silly poem/rap/song to teach someone else the
word. (This will also be tonight’s homework
activity; it will be due tomorrow!)
Epic
Myth
Warm-Up 12
1/21/10
 Based on the picture & the
sentence below, define the
following word: Glutton
 Based on the picture & the
sentence below, define the
following word: Precarious
Warm Up 13
1/22/10
Commonly Confused Words
Write one sentence for each set of words.
Your sentence must be a complete sentence &
must correctly use the word in the sentence.
This is to be completed RIGHT NOW…NOT
FOR HOMEWORK! So, you should have a total
of 4 sentences within the next 4-6 minutes.
road / rode
our / hour
weight / wait
soar / sore
Warm Up 14 & 15
1/25/10 & 1/26/10
Commonly Confused Words & Academic Vocabulary
Select ONE set of commonly confused words &
ONE Academic Vocabulary Words from the lists
below. Draw a picture or write a silly
poem/rap/song to teach someone else the
difference between the two words. (This will also
be tonight’s homework activity; it will be due
tomorrow!)
Academic Vocabulary
CCW______
Simile
since/sense/cents
Imagery
aloud/ allowed
its/it’s
accept/except
Warm-Up 16 & 17
1/27/10
&
1/28/10
Facilitate: to make easier; to help
Countenance: a person’s face,
bring about
Mode: a way or method
of doing something; type,
manner, fashion
especially the expression
Lesion: wound, injury;
espcially one created by
disease
Warm Up 18
1/29/10
TIRED,WORN OUT WORDS
Write the following words down on your warm
up. Come up with 3 better, “not-so-used”
words. So, you should have a total of 15
words written down (NOT INCLUDING THE
WORDS ON THIS SLIDE).
bad
and
so
happy
good
Warm-Up 19
2/1/10 or 2/2/10
Write the following sentences
inserting the correct quotation
marks.
1. John said, That's my coat.
2. Jack said, I have a coat like
yours.
3. Is the pizza here? asked
Hillary.
4. I love extra cheese, said
Jamie.
5. Grandmother asked, Did
you plant beans, peppers,
and melons in your
garden?
Answers:
1. John said, “That's my
coat.”
2. Jack said, “I have a coat
like yours.”
3. “Is the pizza here?” asked
Hillary.
4. “I love extra cheese,” said
Jamie.
5. Grandmother asked, “Did
you plant beans, peppers,
and melons in your
garden?”
Warm-Up 20
2/3/10 or 2/4/10
Copy down the following dialogue adding the correct quotation marks Where necessary.
Pay attention to indention.
Tony and Lola were driving home from the movies when they saw a man
staggering along the street.
I wonder if he’s all right, Tony said.
Let’s stop and find out, Lola suggested.
They caught up to the man, who was leaning against a tree.
Are you OK? Lola asked. Is there anything we can do?
There’s nothing the matter, the man answered. I guess I had a few too many
after work. Now I can’t seem to find my front door.
Tony steadied the man and asked, Do you live anywhere near here?
He responded, Yes, if this is Forrest Avenue, I live at 3619.
Tony and Lola walked the man to his door, where he fumbled in his pockets, took
out a key, and began to stab wildly with it at the lock.
Let me hold your key and I’ll let you in, Tony offered.
The man refused, saying, Oh, no, I’ll hold the key – you hold the house.
Warm-Up 21
2/5/10
Copy down the following dialogue adding the correct quotation marks Where necessary.
Pay attention to indention.
When Martin found a large dent in his new Datsun, he took it back to the
agency.
We can fix that, the smiling mechanic said. Just leave it for a few days.
Martin waited three days and then called. Is my car ready yet? he asked.
Not yet, the mechanic said. Try the end of the week.
The following Monday, Martin called again. Is my car ready?
The mechanic sounded apologetic. Not yet. We’ll have it Friday for sure.
On Friday, when Martin picked up his car, he noticed a new cigarette burn in
the upholstery.
We’ll fix that, but it takes a week to match the material, the manager said.
Martin took the bus home, fuming. A few minutes later, the phone rang.
It was the mechanic. You left your owner’s card here. Want us to mail it?
Martin said, You may as well keep it. You’re using the car more than I am.
Warm-Up 22
2/8/10 or 2/9/10
Write the following sentences
inserting the correct quotation marks.
1. God Save the Queen and
America have the same
melody.
2. Two of Jack’s favorite
programs are The Today
Show and Hill Street Blues.
3. We read the novel The Call
of the Wild and the short
story Brown Wolf by Jack
London.
4. Old Man River is a song
from the musical Showboat.
5. My favorite poem is The
Revolt of the Machines by
Stephen Vincent Benet.
Answers:
1. “God Save the Queen” and
“America” have the same
melody.
2. Two of Jack’s favorite
programs are The Today
Show and Hill Street Blues.
3. We read the novel The Call
of the Wild and the short
story “Brown Wolf” by Jack
London.
4. “Old Man River” is a song
from the musical Showboat.
5. My favorite poem is “The
Revolt of the Machines” by
Stephen Vincent Benet.
Warm-Up 23
2/10/10 or 2/11/10
Rewrite the sentences in the
space provided, adding quotation
marks where necessary. If a
sentence is correct, write correct.
1.
Which of these poems by Edgar
Allan Poe do you prefer—The
Bells or The Raven?
2. I’m going to call my essay How to
Proceed to Succeed.
3. Never, shouted Morgan, will I
agree to such terms!
4. Am I Blue? was a popular song in
my great-grandmother’s youth.
5. Did Stephen Crane write a short
story called The Open Boat?
Answers:
1. Which of these poems by
Edgar Allan Poe do you
prefer—“The Bells” or “The
Raven”?
2. I’m going to call my essay
“How to Proceed to Succeed.”
3. “Never,” shouted Morgan,
“will I agree to such terms!”
4. “Am I Blue?” was a popular
song in my greatgrandmother’s youth.
5. Did Stephen Crane write a
short story called “The Open
Boat”?
Warm-Up 24
2/12/10
1st: Write down each statement below
2nd: List the likely effect of each
cause below:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Answers:
1. Clothes I can find
and a floor I can see.
One hour spent
2. A temporary break
cleaning up my
from driving
room.
3. A tired back, a
Two speeding
happy grandma, and
tickets in two weeks
maybe a little bit of
Three hours mowing
money
my grandma’s yard
4. A lowered grade
Four forgotten
homework
assignments
Warm-Up 25
02/17/10 or 2/18/10
Instructions: Identify the
subject and verb in the
following sentences.
1. Karen went to the mall.
2. Carl didn't help his dad.
3. Mom cooks breakfast
every morning.
4. I want a new bike for
Christmas.
5. Ann has had a new
baby girl.
Answers:
1. Karen - subject, went verb
2. Carl - subject, did help verb (verb phrase using
a helping verb did)
3. Mom - subject, cooks verb
4. I - subject, want - verb
5. Ann - subject, has had verb (verb phrase using
a helping verb has)
Warm-Up 26
2/19/10
Complete each sentence by writing the
correct present-tense form of the verb
indicated. You must write out the sentence.
Example: Both Anya and Kareem
like the new teacher. (like)
1. Either flowers or candy ______
a nice gift. (make)
2. Many a man, woman, and child
_____hunger every day. (feel)
3. Neither the steers nor the cow
________ wandered far. (have)
4. Both robins and blue jays
_____ my backyard. (frequent)
5. Neither my sister nor my
brothers ________ willing to
lend me five dollars. (be)
Answers:
1. Either flowers or candy
_makes__ a nice gift.
2. Many a man, woman, and
child feel_ hunger every
day.
3. Neither the steers nor the
cow _has____ wandered
far.
4. Both robins and blue jays
_frequent__ my backyard.
5. Neither my sister nor my
brothers _are____ willing to
lend me five dollars.
Warm-Up 27
2/22/10 or 2/23/10
Complete each sentence by writing the
correct present-tense form of the verb
indicated. You must write out the sentence!
Example: A few of my friends
_like__ anchovies. (like)
1. Some of the puppies _________
constantly. (whine)
2. Everybody in the two towns
_______ about the rivalry.
(know)
3. Somebody in the bleachers
_________ constantly. (scream)
4. Neither of the boys _______ the
key to the house. (have)
5. Most of the band ________
regularly. (practice)
Answers:
1. Some of the puppies
_whine______ constantly.
2. Everybody in the two
towns _knows__ about the
rivalry.
3. Somebody in the bleachers
_screams_____ constantly.
4. Neither of the boys
_have____ the key to the
house.
5. Most of the band
_practices_ regularly.
Warm-Up 28
2/24/10 or 2/25/10
Write the verb in parentheses that best
completes each sentence. You DO NOT
have to write the complete sentence.
Answers:
1. passes
1. The herd (passes, pass) through
the orchard on the way to the
pasture.
2. Mumps sometimes (requires,
require) quarantine.
3. Eight dollars (is, are) too much to
pay for that hat.
4. Statistics (is, are) a branch of
mathematics.
5. The flock (is, are) preening their
feathers.
6. Mark’s favorite pants (is, are)
faded blue denim.
7. Several hours (was, were) wasted
while we waited for Tasha.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
require
is
is
are
are
was
Warm-Up 29
2/26/10
Write the verb in parentheses that best
completes each sentence. You DO NOT
have to write the complete sentence.
Answers:
1. need
1. The scissors (needs, need)
sharpening.
2. Three months (is, are) the waiting
period for a license.
3. Women’s gymnastics (has, have)
been dominated by adolescents for
several years.
4. The class (is, are) finishing their
assignments.
5. Measles (is, are) still a dangerous
disease in many parts of the world.
6. Ten yards (is, are) the minimum
distance for a first down.
7. Optics (deals, deal) with the changes
and properties of light.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
is
has
are
is
is
deals
Warm-Up 30
3/01/10 or 3/02/10
Write the verb in parentheses that best
completes each sentence. You DO NOT
have to write the complete sentence.
1. I still think six hours (is/are) a long time
to play video games every day.
2. The office staff (make/makes) a large
donation to charity every year.
3. Twelve Angry Men (remain/remains)
popular among movie fans to this day.
4. When even a few quarters (is/are)
jingling in my pocket, I feel good.
5. Neither the fans nor the air conditioner
(was/were) working.
6. Many a chair, table, and sofa
(was/were) destroyed in the
warehouse fire.
7. The videocassette recorder and the
camcorder (has/have) become popular
items.
Answers:
1. is
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
makes
remains
are
was
were
have
Warm-Up 31
3/03/10 or 3/04/10
Each of the following sentences contains
an error in subject and verb agreement.
Rewrite each sentence correctly.
1. Scalloped potatoes goes
well with both ham and
meat loaf.
2. The staff is arriving one at
a time.
3. Politics are always more
widely publicized during
major election years.
4. Peaches-and-cream
describe a clear, healthylooking complexion.
Answers:
1. Scalloped potatoes go
well with both ham and
meat loaf.
2. The staff are arriving one
at a time.
3. Politics is always more
widely publicized during
major election years.
4. Peaches-and-cream
describes a clear, healthylooking complexion.
Warm-Up 32
3/05/10
Write the verb in parentheses that best completes
each sentence. You DO NOT have to write the
complete sentence.
1. Lynn gave me two poems. Each
(was/were) good.
2. Two students are presenting reports
today. Neither (seems/seem) nervous.
3. While mowing the lawn, I found two
toys. Neither (belongs/belong) to my
sister.
4. The waiter wants to know whether we
want rice or potatoes. Either (is/are)
fine with me
5. Bill’s stamp collection includes six
stamps from China. Each (is/are) in
mint condition.
6. Kirk talked to his worried crew
members. Each (was/were) concerned
about the ship’s fate.
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
was
seems
belongs
is
is
was
Warm-Up 33
3/08/10
Instructions: Choose the correct
form of the pronoun. You DON’T
have to write the sentences.
1. Mom thinks this book must
be (yours, your's). (Its, It's)
not mine.
2. Is that (your, you're) car or
(theirs, their's)?
3. (Its, It's) their turn, not (ours,
our's).
4. Take all the clothes that are
(yours, your's), but do not
touch (theirs, their's).
5. (Its, It's) (hers, her's) not
(ours, our's).
Answers:
1. yours / it's (it is)
2. your / theirs
3. it's (it is) / ours
4. yours / theirs
5. it's (it is) / hers / ours
Warm-Up 34
3/09/10
Instructions: Find the subject and verb
in these interrogative sentences.
You DON’T have to write the
sentences!
1. Has James left for home?
2. When did the noise
begin?
3. Where is Jeanne
attending college?
4. Did Jeff eat any dinner?
5. Will you return on
Sunday?
Answers:
1. James - subject, has
left - verb phrase
2. noise - subject, did
begin - verb phrase
3. Jeanne - subject, is
attending - verb phrase
4. Jeff - subject, did eat verb phrase
5. you - subject, will
return - verb phrase
Warm-Up 35
3/10/10

Using Apostrophes in
Contractions: The following song
titles each contain two words that
should be combined and written as
contractions. Write the contraction
ONLY!
1. “I Have Got You Under
My Skin.”
2. “A Hard Rain Is Gonna
Fall”
3. “For What It Is Worth”
4. “She Is Funny That Way.”
5. “There Is a Small Hotel.”
Answers:
1. I’ve
2. Rain’s
3. It’s
4. She’s
5. There’s
Warm-Up 36
3/11/10 or 3/12/10
Identify the subject. Choose the
correct verb in parentheses that
agrees with the subject in the context
of the sentence. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
WRITE THE SENTENCE!!!
1. The band ______ school songs at
halftime. (plays, play)
2. Congress ______ to adjourn early this
session. (plans, plan)
3. Measles ______ no longer the dread
disease it once was. (is, are)
4. The six months ______ since my best
friend moved. (has dragged, have
dragged)
5. The orchestra _____ in black for
concerts. (dresses, dress)
6. My family _____ sick with the flu. (is,
are)
7. Your binoculars ______ a big help at
our star party. (was, were)
Answers:
1. Subject: band
Verb: plays
2. Subject: Congress
Verb: plans
3. Subject: measles
Verb: is
4. Subject: months
Verb: have dragged
5. Subject: orchestra
Verb: dress
6. Subject: family
Verb: are
7. Subject: binoculars
Verb: were
Warm-Up 36
3/16/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun
and tell why you chose it.
1. (I, Me) went to the movie.
2. (Him, He) is my best friend.
3. (They, Them) will be here
soon.
4. (She, Her) ran happily down
the street.
5. There (we, us) went.
6. (Who, Whom) is it?
Answers:
1. I - subject
2. He – subject
3. They – subject
4. She - subject
5. we - subject
6. Who - subject
Warm-Up 37
3/17/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun
and tell why you chose it.
1. (Who, Whom) did you
send?
2. The man saw (them, they)
outside.
3. Had the girls met (he, him)
before?
4. The boss helped (we, us),
Tom and (I, me).
5. I saw (she, her) at the door.
Answers:
1. Whom - direct object
2. them - direct object
3. him - direct object
4. us - direct object,
me - appositive to a direct
object
5. her - direct object
Warm-Up 38
3/18/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the
pronoun and tell why you
chose it.
1. It could have been
(them, they).
2. Yes, it was (us, we).
3. The runaway girl was
(her, she).
4. This is (him, he).
5. The winner was (me, I).
Answers:
1. they - predicate nominative
2. we - predicate nominative
3. she - predicate nominative
4. he - predicate nominative
5. I - predicate nominative
(Predicate nominatives give us the
most trouble; therefore, these may
all sound strange to you, but they
are correct.)
Warm-Up 39
3/19/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun
and tell why you chose it.
1. Yes, it was (him, he).
2. (We, Us) girls went together
to shop.
3. (Who, Whom) is on the
phone? It is (me, I).
4. Jim met Pam and (me, I) at
the movie.
5. The noise outside awakened
(us, we).
Answers:
1. he - predicate
nominative
2. We - subject
3. who - subject, I predicate nominative
4. me - direct object
5. us - direct object
Warm-Up 40
3/22/10 or 3/23/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun
and tell why you chose it.
1. Where were you and
(she, her)?
2. No, it was not (us, we).
3. The writer is (he, him).
4. The group was not
expecting (I, me).
5. The winners were (they,
them), John and (him,
he).
Answers:
1. she - subject
2. we - predicate
nominative
3. he - predicate
nominative
4. me - direct object
5. they - predicate
nominative,
he - an appositive to the
predicate nominative
Warm-Up 41
3/24/10 or 3/25/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun
and tell why you chose it.
1. (Whom, who) can (we, us)
get to do the job?
2. (They, them) saw (we, us)
at the horse races.
3. (She, Her) was not
answering (him, he) at that
time.
4. The captains will be Paul
and (me, I).
5. The women saw (us, we)
boys at the store.
Answers:
1. Whom - direct object,
we - subject
2. They - subject, us direct object
3. She - subject, him direct object
4. I - predicate nominative
5. us - direct object
Warm-Up 42
3/26/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun
and tell why you chose it.
1. Did (we, us) choose (them,
they) for our dates?
2. The teacher wants one
person, (her, she).
3. (We, Us) boys, Bob and (me,
I) captured those two girls,
Emily and (her, she).
4. It certainly must be (them,
they).
5. (Who, Whom) invited (him,
he) to the party?
Answers:
1. we - subject, them - direct
object
2. her - appositive to the direct
object
3. We - subject, I - appositive
to subject, her - appositive
to direct object
4. they - predicate nominative
5. Who - subject, him - direct
object
Warm-Up 43
3/29/10 or 3/30/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun.
1. Our dog wagged (its, it's)
tail for dinner.
2. (Your, You're) answer is
right.
3. (Its, It's) been foggy all
week.
4. This is (their, they're) first
win.
5. (Your, You're) here on
time!
Answers:
1. its
2. Your
3. it's (it has)
4. Their
5. you're (you are)
Warm-Up 44
3/31/10 or 4/1/10
Instructions: Choose the
correct form of the pronoun.
1. Mom thinks this book must
be (yours, your's). (Its, It's)
not mine.
2. Is that (your, you're) car or
(theirs, their's)?
3. (Its, It's) their turn, not (ours,
our's).
4. Take all the clothes that are
(yours, your's), but do not
touch (theirs, their's).
5. (Its, It's) (hers, her's) not
(ours, our's).
Answers:
1. yours / it's (it is)
2. your / theirs
3. it's (it is) / ours
4. yours / theirs
5. it's (it is) / hers / ours
Warm-Up 45
4/2/10
Instructions: Tell how
each italicized pronoun
is used in these
sentences.
1. It must have been he.
2. Can you see her?
3. Whom did they send?
4. The drivers were we,
Carl and I.
5. I gave it to my son.
Answers:
1. it = subject, he = predicate
nominative
2. you = subject, her = direct
object
3. whom = direct object, they =
subject
4. we = predicate nominative, I
= appositive to a predicate
nominative
5. I = subject, it = direct object
Warm-Up 46
4/5/10 or 4/7/10
Complete each sentence by adding a
personal pronoun that agrees with the
antecedent. Underline the antecedent. YOU
MUST WRITE THE COMPLETE SENTENCE!
1. Did your grandparents tell you all about
___________ trip to Hawaii?
2. A girl on the soccer team has to buy
__________own soccer shoes.
3. The large sugar maple in the park by
the school lost one of _________limbs
in the storm last night.
4. Soldiers are expected to obey
___________commanding officer’s
orders.
5. My father is going to _________twentyfifth high school reunion this Saturday.
Answers:
1. Did your grandparents tell you all
about their trip to Hawaii?
2. A girl on the soccer team has to buy
her own soccer shoes.
3. The large sugar maple in the park
by the school lost one of its___
limbs in the storm last night.
4. Soldiers are expected to obey
_their_____ commanding officer’s
orders.
5. My father is going to _his___
twenty-fifth high school reunion this
Saturday.
Warm-Up 47
4/6/10
Complete each sentence by adding a
personal pronoun that agrees with the
antecedent. Underline the antecedent. YOU
MUST WRITE THE COMPLETE SENTENCE!
1. The wild horse refused to allow
anyone onto ____________ back.
2. The fifty protesters formed a human
chain by locking ____________ arms.
3. My mother sometimes forgets
___________ briefcase.
4. Mike is thinking of selling
_______________ old bike.
5. The boys have memorized all
__________ lines for the upcoming
play.
6. The local citizens voted against the
plan to raise _______________
taxes.
Answers:
1. The wild horse refused to allow
anyone onto ___its_______ back.
2. The fifty protesters formed a human
chain by locking __their______
arms.
3. My mother sometimes forgets
_her________ briefcase.
4. Mike is thinking of selling
__his__________ old bike.
5. The boys have memorized all
__their______ lines for the
upcoming play.
6. The local citizens voted against the
plan to raise __their__________
taxes.
Warm-Up 48
4/8/10
Fill in the blanks in the following passage w/ the pronouns them, they,
he, his, & me. Use each pronoun once. Then circle the antecedent of
each pronoun you supplied.
The first native Gambian I could locate in the U.S. was
named Ebou Manga, then a junior attending Hamilton College
in upstate Clinton, N.Y. ______& I flew to Dakar, Senegal,
then took a smaller plane to Yundum Airport, & rode a van to
Gambia’s capital, Bathurst. Ebou & his father assembled eight
Gambia government officials. I told _____Grandma’s stories,
every detail I could remember, as _____ listened intently, then
reacted. “ ‘Kamby Bolong’ of course is Gambia River!” I
heard. “But more clue is your forefather’s saying ____ name
was Kinte.’” Then they told me something I would never even
have fantasized—that in places in the back country lived very
old men, commonly called griots, who could tell centuries of
the histories of certain very old family clans. As for Kintes,
they pointed out to____ on a map some family villages, KinteKundah, & Kinte-Kundah Janneh-Ya, for instance.
Answers:
1. He
2.
3.
4.
5.
them
they
his
me
Warm-Up 49
4/9/10
Read the model sentences to
yourselves:
 He is taller than I am.
 He is taller than I.
Use the model above to complete
each sentence. Use a pronoun to
stand for the noun in parentheses.
 Irene is older than ______.
(Helen)
 Scott shoots better than
______. (Bill)
 We are here earlier than
_____. (Laura and Logan).
Answers:
 Irene is older than she is.
 Irene is older than she.
 Scott shoots better than
he does.
 Scott shoots better than
he.
 We are here earlier than
they are.
 We are here earlier than
they.
Warm-Up 50
4/19/10 or 4/20/10
Write the following sentences & fill in the
blank with a personal pronoun that agrees
with the antecedent. Then underline the
antecedent.
1. The students should have
________ books by Friday.
2. Every person must bring
________ own towel to the
gym.
3. Many older Americans
know the exact date
______started _______
first jobs.
Answers:
1. The students should
have their books by
Friday.
2. Every person must
bring his or her own
towel to the gym.
3. Many older
Americans know the
exact date they
started their first jobs.
Warm-Up 51
4/21/10 or 4/22/10
Write the following sentences & fill in the
blank with a personal pronoun that agrees
with the antecedent. Then underline the
antecedent.
1. Only three club members
paid _______ dues by the
deadline.
2. If you think the colors clash,
we will change _______ .
3. When my mom & her four
sisters were children,
_____all shared one big
bedroom.
Answers:
1. Only three club
members paid their
dues by the deadline.
2. If you think the colors
clash, we will change
them.
3. When my mom & her
four sisters were
children, they all
shared one big
bedroom.
Warm-Up 52
4/23/10
Write the following sentences & fill in the
blank with a personal pronoun that agrees
with the antecedent. Then underline the
Antecedent.
1. Claude and Norman practice
_______ sidestrokes every
day.
2. Gloria works for two hours
every day after _________
leaves school.
3. Sometimes people without
experience are intimidated by
computers ________ needn’t
be.
Answers:
1. Claude and Norman
practice their
sidestrokes every day.
2. Gloria works for two
hours every day after
she leaves school.
3. Sometimes people
without experience are
intimidated by
computers who needn’t
be.
Warm-Up 53
4/26/10 or 4/27/10
Imagery
Language that appeals to the
senses. Descriptions of people or
objects stated in terms of our
senses. • Sight
• Hearing
• Touch
• Taste
• Smell
Warm-Up 54
4/28/10 or 4/29/10
Simile
A figure of speech which involves
a direct comparison between two
unlike things, usually with the
words like or as.
Example: The muscles on his brawny
arms are strong as iron bands.
Warm-Up 55
4/30/10
Metaphor
A figure of speech which involves an
implied comparison between two
relatively unlike things using a form of
be. The comparison is not announced
by like or as.
Example: The road was a ribbon wrapped
through the desert.
Warm-Up 56
5/3/10 or 5/4/10
Alliteration
Repeated consonant sounds occurring
at the beginning of words or within
words.
Example: She was wide-eyed and wondering
while she waited for Walter to waken.
Warm-Up 57
5/5/10 or 5/6/10
Personification
A figure of speech which gives the
qualities of a person to an animal, an
object, or an idea.
Example: “The wind yells while blowing."
The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can
yell.
Warm-Up 58
5/7/10
Onomatopoeia
The use of words that mimic
sounds.
Example: The firecracker made a
loud ka-boom!
Warm-Up 59
5/10/10 or 5/11/10
Hyperbole
An exaggerated statement used to
heighten effect. It is not used to
mislead the reader, but to emphasize a
point.
Example: She’s said so on several million
occasions.
Warm-Up 60
5/12/10 or 5/13/10
Idiom
An idiom or idiomatic expression refers to
a construction or expression in one
language that cannot be matched or
directly translated word-for-word in another
language.
Example: "She has a bee in her
bonnet," meaning "she is
obsessed," cannot be literally
translated into another language
word for word.