Long Vowel Diagraphs: Spelling Words Test on Tuesday 10/12
1. coast
2. feast
3. speech
4. wheat
5. spain
6. paint
7. arrow
8. needle
9. charcoal
10. praise
11. faint
12. maintain
13. crease
14. grain
15. breeze
16. willow
17. appeal
18. bowling
19. complain
20. sneeze
Grammar Concepts:
Complete Subject: the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
Ex: Many families moved west in the 1840’s.
Complete Predicate: the words that tell what the subject is or does
Ex: Many families moved west in the 1840’s.
A nominative is a noun or pronoun that means the same as the subject. It explains or identifies something about the subject.
Ex: Joe was an experienced cowboy.
Nominative= cowboy.
A fragment is a group of words that lacks a subject or a predicate.
Ex: Had to carry everything with them. (missing subject)
Ex: My teacher, Mrs. Brown. (missing predicate)
A run-on is two or more sentences run together.
Ex: The settlers needed food they needed tools.
(missing period between subject/predicate subject/predicate
Correct: The settlers needed food. They needed tools.
Clause: a related group of words with a subject and a predicate.
A clause that makes sense by itself is an independent clause.
Ex: They came to the island in canoes.
A clause that does not make sense by itself is called a dependent clause.
Ex: even though it was a long trip (does not make sense by itself)
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Week of 0907- Quiz on Monday, September 13th
Spelling Words
- distance
- petals
- admire
- shuttle
- method
- enjoy
- comedy
- advance
- anger
- perhaps
- husband
- drummer
- problem
- figure
- tissue
- regular
- butter
- channel
- mustard
- denim
Grammar: Types of Sentences
declarative sentence: makes a statement. It ends with a period
interrogative sentence: asks a question. It ends with a question mark
imperative sentence: gives a command or a request. It ends with a period
exclamatory sentence: shows strong feeling. It ends with an exclamation point
Vocabulary:
homographs: a words that is spelling the same as one or more other words, has different meanings, and may have a different pronunciation
Reference Materials:
- dictionary: lists words in alphabetical order and gives their meanings, pronunciations, and other helpful information, including parts of speech- noun, verb, adjective, or adverb
- glossary: is a list of important words and their meanings that are used in a book. Glossaries are located at the back of a book.
