Lion #14

Homophones

 
Directions: 
 
1)  Write the word and its homophone next to it. 
 
2)   Use them in 15 sentences.  You may use them in any combinations.
 
Remember, homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.
 

• buy
• prey
• peace
• die
• due
• blue
• one
• too
• your
• their

Panda #3

Grammar

Read these sentences once.  Then write the corrected sentences on a piece of binder paper.  Check capitalization, spelling, punctuation, verbs.  You may use a dictionary.

1)  she checked ever box for the best fud

2)  what time is the movie over asked the lady.

3)  that familys dog is very cute

4)  how does you make popcorn with out making amess

5)  are you gonna be angry with me

6)  my father once read a book by a author who tot writing

7)  books our maded from trees 

8)  triangles circles and squares are examples of geometric shapes

9)  those woman told me that the restaurant serves excellent food

10)  teaching a dog to sat can be fan


Fact or opinion

Directions: Write on a piece of binder paper, the answer fact or opinion. Write the sentence and the word fact, or opinion.

1) The multipurpose room is the best place to eat lunch.

2) There are exactly 184 tissues in this Kleenex box.

3)  Art is the best subject.

4) Flying in an airplane can be a lot of fun.

5) Eating a good breakfast in the morning is the best for good health.

6) Drinking water directly from the faucet can harm your health.

7) The students kicked the soccer ball so hard, it landed on another field.

8) Your computer is old. It's time for an upgrade.

9) My computer is old, but it still gets the work done.

10) My mom's cooking is absolutely, delicious!

Prefix or Suffix

A prefix is added to the beginning of a root word.
A suffix is added to the end of the word.

Examples:  Redo.  Re is the prefix.  The root word is do.  Walking.  ing is the suffix.  The root word is walk.

Directions: 

1) Write the word once from the list below.
2) Underline the root word. 
3) In blue, circle the prefix. 
4) In red, circle the suffix.
5) Write the part of speech of each root word (noun, adjective, verb, adverb).  Use each root word in a sentence.
6) Write the part of speech of the whole word.  Use the complete word in a sentence.

mouthful, writing, badly, recall, unnatural, revisit, dangerous, wonderful, government, bicycle.

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Panda #2

Soon, you will be doing STAR testing.  Practice.

1)  First, read all of these directions, then follow.
2)  Click on the STAR
3)  Another window will open.
4)  Go down to page 7.
5)  On a piece of binder paper, do math problems #1 - 38.
6)  You may NOT get help.
7)  Do the best you can.

Panda #1

It is important to know the difference between it's and its.
Remember, it's is a contraction. Contract means that something become smaller, or shorter. So if you have two words and put them together, take out a letter, and add an apostrophe, the word becomes shorter. So it contracts.

Examples: it is >> itis >> it's (you took out the second i and put an apostrophe in the place of the i).

The other its is the possessive form. Its color. Its smell is very bad. The student could not see its shape clearly because he forgot his glasses. Its is not a contraction. There is no apostrophe in its.

Please complete these problems:

Directions: Complete the below sentences with either, it's or its.  Write out the sentences.


1) Ice can melt, but ______ fine to eat.

2) The shoe can be repaired, because ___________ not completely broken.

3) Be careful of the stapler, ____________ staples are sharp.

4) _________ true.

5) Over the years, _____________ price has gone up.

6)  ____________ going to rain today.

7)  The teacher said in a calm, soothing voice, "___________ nice to see you today."

8)  The tea cup look sad because _______________ handle fell off.

9)  The doctor in the story, Frankenstein, exclaimed "________ alive!   ________  alive!"

10)  Tommy wore his sun hat every summer.  As a result, _____________ color faded.


In this next assignment, you will practice the homophones by and buy.

Directions: 

1)  On a piece of binder paper, look up the definitions of by and buy.

2)  Use each word in a sentence

3)  Complete the following sentences with either by or buy.  Write out each complete sentence.

             A)  The lady went to the store to ____________ dog food for her pet.

             B)  _____________  the way, you have amazing talent!

             C)  Would you please go __________________ the house and see if anyone is home?

             D)  This book was written ______________  a very creative person.

             E)  If you want to __________ that, you will need five dollars.

Lion #13

The next story in your anthology that you will be reading is called "Carving the Pole."  
It begins on page 146. 

1)  Please turn to that page now.

2)  Count how many pages are in the story.

3)  Preview the story by looking at each picture, and reading the captions.

Comprehension questions from the CAPTIONS.

1)  Who uses a handmade knife to carve fine details into a pole.

2)  What was the box that was made by David's great-great grandfather originally used for?

3)  Where is the completed totem pole located?  (p. 153)

4)  What is David wearing in the caption on page 146?

5)  Why do you think David and his father are looking for a tall straight tree in the woods?  (p. 147)