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Directions Identify the two words that make up each compound word. Write the words on the lines. 1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________ 6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________ + + + + + + + + + + _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ = = = = = = = = = = sunglasses railroad haircut firehouse popcorn myself greenhouse backyard rainwater sunflower

Directions Choose the compound word to complete each sentence. Write the word on the line. Draw a line between the two words that make up each compound word. ____________________ 11. My (grandfather/uncle) lives on a farm. ____________________ 12. I help him take care of his animals (whenever/when) I visit. ____________________ 13. Last winter I was with him during a terrible (snowstorm/blizzard). ____________________ 14. We had to work (outside/quickly) in the cold and snow. ____________________ 15. Its (sometimes/often) difficult to be a farmer.
Home Activity Your child wrote compound wordswords formed by joining two shorter wordssuch as homework. With your child, read advertisements to find compound words (such as everyday, something, and everyone). Have your child identify the two words that make up each compound word.

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Draw Conclusions
A conclusion is a decision or opinion that makes sense based on facts and details. When you use new information you read or information you already know to make decisions, you are drawing conclusions.

Directions Read the following article.

any people feel nervous when theyre surrounded by clutter. They waste lots of time searching for what they need. If you need to get organized, follow these steps: 1. Discard or give away items you no longer need. 2. Sort the objects that are left into categories. For example, group your shirts,

pants, and shoes and put your homework supplies in a special place. 3. Take a few minutes each day to make sure your belongings are in their certain places. Youll spend less time searching and more time doing what you want to do.

Directions Complete the graphic organizer by using the information from the article to write a conclusion.
Fact or detail from article Fact or detail from article

People surrounded by clutter often waste their time searching for the things they need.

People who organize their belongings usually have more time to spend on activities they enjoy.
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Conclusion:

Home Activity Your child drew a conclusion from information presented in a text. With your child, read a how-to article in a magazine or on the Internet. Have your child draw conclusions about the information and identify the facts and/or details that helped him or her reach those conclusions.

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Persuasive Advertisement

Key Features of a Persuasive Advertisement states why a person would want to go somewhere or buy something gives reasons and details to support statements uses descriptive words and phrases connects with a readers feelings

here can you go to find ribbon collections, plastic lizards, and the most dog hair youve ever seen? You can go to The Prudy Museum of Indescribable Wonderment. It is the most interesting museum in the world. You will never see a collection like the one at the Prudy Museum. Many museums have art or dinosaur bones. This museum is special. You can see amazing collections of gym socks,

The Prudy Museum of Indescribable Wonderment

scarves, souvenir postcards, leaves, and old candy boxes. They have been carefully collected and organized by one young girl. This museum is the biggest tourist attraction in town and even includes a gift shop. A visit to The Prudy Museum of Indescribable Wonderment will put you in a good mood. After your visit, you will see beauty in things you see around your house every day.

1. Read the advertisement. What is one statement made about the museum? What reasons and details support this statement?

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2. How does the advertisement try to connect with readers feelings?

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Vocabulary
Directions Choose the vocabulary word from the box and write it next to its meaning. Check the Words You Know
enormous strain collection shoelaces scattered butterflies

1. spread over a large area 2. a group of similar things a person gets and saves 3. insects with brightly colored wings 4. to stretch too much 5. very big; huge Directions Each sentence has a word missing. Circle the word at the end of each sentence that fits the meaning. 6. She brought new blue 7. My sister 8. We 9. The collection for her old shoes. her leg in the race. enormous the grass seed all over the front yard. shoelaces butterflies strained scattered strained
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dictionary in the library is too heavy to lift. enormous of baseball cards. strain collection

10. My brother has a large

Write an Advertisement
On a separate sheet of paper, write an advertisement describing an item for sale. Tell why a person would want it in a collection. Use as many vocabulary words as possible.

Home Activity Your child identified and used vocabulary words from Prudys Problem and How She Solved It. Ask your child to explain Prudys problem to you and how it was solved. Encourage your child to use as many vocabulary words as possible.

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Irregular Plural Nouns

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Most nouns add -s to form the plural. An irregular plural noun has a special form for the plural. Singular Nouns A goose and a deer ate a leaf. Irregular Plural Nouns Some geese and some deer ate some leaves. Some nouns and their irregular plural forms are child/children, deer/deer, foot/feet, goose/geese, leaf/leaves, life/lives, man/men, mouse/mice, ox/oxen, sheep/sheep, tooth/teeth, and woman/women. Directions Write S if the underlined noun is singular. Write P if the underlined noun is plural. 1. The children had a messy room. 2. Aunt Rose would not put a foot into the room. 3. There were leaves on the floor. 4. Ive never seen such a sight in my life! 5. Mice could make a nest in there. Directions Write the plural nouns in each sentence. 6. The men on the farm had a problem.

7. Deer were eating vegetables from their fields.

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8. The farmers found holes in the lettuce leaves.

9. The women tried to think of clever solutions.

Home Activity Your child learned about irregular plural nouns. Say the words goose, mouse, and child and have your child say the plural form of each word.

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Compound Words
Missing Words Write the missing list word. 1. I squeezed toothpaste onto my 2. Do you like . 4. Our teacher asked us to turn in 5. She felt her ear and discovered she had lost an . 6. A good pair of your eyes. 7. The will protect wore an old straw hat. . . muffins?

Spelling Words
sunglasses football homework haircut popcorn railroad snowstorm earring scarecrow blueberry butterflies lawnmower campground sandbox toothbrush

3. School was cancelled because of the

Combinations Underline the two words in the sentence that should be combined into a compound word. Write the compound word. 8. Carries mom gave her a hair cut. 9. I ate pop corn at the theater. 10. The lawn mower needs to be fixed. 11. Look at the big blue butter flies! 13. Do you want to play foot ball after school? 14. A train blocked the rail road crossing. 15. We set up our tent at a great camp ground. 8. 9. 11. 13. 14. 15.
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12. We should take our pails out of the sand box. 12.

Home Activity Yourchildwrotecompoundwords.Remindyourchildthatnolettersaredropped fromthetwowordsthatarecombinedtomakeacompoundword.

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Title
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Compound Words

Sometimes you may come across words you do not know. You can look to see if the word is a compound word, a word made up of two small words. Each word can stand on its own and still have meaning.

Directions Read the sentences and underline each compound word. Then write the words that make the compound word on the lines. 1. My grandmother lives in Florida. 2. Floridas nickname is the Sunshine State. + + + 3. Gram always wears sunglasses when she goes out. 4. She is teaching me to waterski. 5. She says I should be careful not to get a sunburn. 6. Gram makes me put on sunscreen, too. 7. After supper we watch videotapes. 8. Sometimes we make popcorn. + + + + + +

Directions Read the clues. Think of a compound word that matches the clue and write it on the line. 9. You use it to cut the grass.
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10. These keep your sneakers on your feet. 11. Some caterpillars turn into these. 12. This is jewelry you wear in your ear. 13. You use this to keep your teeth clean. 14. You sit in this to take a bath. 15. This berry is small and blue, and good to eat.
Home Activity Your child identified and used compound words. Give your child words that are part of compounds, such as sun, snow, and butter. Have your child list as many compound words as possible that can be made from those words.

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Magazine
Directions Read the magazine article. Use it to answer the questions below.
Collectors Monthly

How to Manage Your Collectibles by Sara Vega

We all love our collectibles, but often there are too many items to manage. Here are some suggestions: Set a goal or purpose for your collection. Get rid of items that dont meet this goal or purpose. Buy or make storage containers. You want to be able to view each item. Make a list of each item in your collection. Add and remove items from the list as needed. You may want to keep your list on a computer.

FOR SALE
Action Figures More than 100 favorites. Call Mike 430-1874. Rare Coins Many hard-to-find U.S. coins. 555-7372 Ask for Marcia.

1. What is the title of the magazine?

2. What is the title of the article?

3. What is the article about?

4. Who might buy this magazine?

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5. If you were looking for a rare coin or action figure, how might you use this magazine?

Home Activity Your child read a magazine page and answered questions about it. Look through a childrens magazine. Ask your child to point out the different parts. Have him or her suggest other articles or materials that might be found in a magazine like this.

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Compound Words

Spelling Words Proofread a Description Ann wrote about a family sunglasses reunion. Underline two words that should have been football a compound word. Circle three other spelling mistakes. homework Write the words correctly. Add the missing comma. haircut Allmyrelativesmetatacampground. Thegrownupstalkedwhilethekids playedfootballandchasedbutterflys. Thenevryoneatechickenpopcorn, blueberypie,andothergoodfood. Nobodywantedtosaygoodnight.
popcorn railroad snowstorm earring scarecrow blueberry butterflies lawnmower campground sandbox toothbrush
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Proofread Words Fill in the circle to show the correctly spelled word. 5. Our family always has popcorn 6. Manuels grandma has a scarecrow 7. I do my homwork scarcrow right after school. home work . sandbocks homework on Sunday night. pop corn in her garden.

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8. Lets build a castle in the sandbox sand box

Home Activity Yourchildidentifiedmisspelledcompoundwords.Haveyourchilddrawalineto divideeachlistwordintoitstwoparts.

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Irregular Plural Nouns

Directions Read the selection. Then read each question that follows the selection. Decide which is the best answer to each question. Mark the space for the answer you have chosen.

Different Collections
(1) All the child collect something. (2) Carlo has 20 foot of string. (3) Jo has 8 stuffed mouse. (4) Nick has all his baby tooth. (5) Jake has 100 toy army man. (6) Maria has 20 plastic sheep. (7) Nan has 15 pictures of fall leaf. 1 What is the plural form of the underlined noun in sentence 1? childs children childe childen 4 What is the plural form of the underlined noun in sentence 5? manen mans men manes

What is the plural form of the underlined noun in sentence 2? foots foves fice feet

What is the plural form of the underlined noun in sentence 6? sheep sheeps sheepes shep

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What is the plural form of the underlined noun in sentence 3? mice mouses meese mousen

Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on irregular plural nouns. Have a discussion with your child about the families in your neighborhood. Ask your child to use the singular and plural forms of man, woman, and child.

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