Ready For 4th Grade
Ready For 4th Grade
Ready For 4th Grade
fourth grade
4 th
14 in.
7 cm.
5 in. 3 cm.
5 in.
5 cm.
19 in.
believe
I (suspect) ________________________
there will be good times during my trip
to the amusement park!
Table of Contents
Get Ready for Fourth Grade
Prefix Fun! * Chapter Map
Prefixes at Guadalalalaglass Elementary * Book Report Sketch
Advanced Grammar: Suffixes #2 * Context Clue Matching *
Grammar Basics: Object Pronouns #2 * Reading for Comprehension: More Cause and Effect *
Adverbs Detectives: Again! * The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo Comprehension *
Identifying Abstract Nouns * Paraphrasing a Passage
Seasonal Homonyms * Match Mixed Predictions *
More Comparatives & Superlative Adjectives * Reader’s Theatre: Poems of Robert Frost
Synonyms & the Astronomer * Idioms Tell Us What You Think.pdf *
Getting Possessive with Apostrophes * Cinderella: Your Version
Subject and Predicate Practice * Protagonists and Supporting Characters
Show Your Idioms * Fiction Travel Brochure
Check Your Work: To Three-Digit Subtraction * Another Crazy Summer Story
Place Value & Expanded Form * More Opinion Paragraphs
Place Value Number Challenge * Sentence Correcting: Incomplete and Run-Ons *
Multiplication and the Associative Property * Try Your Hand at Editing *
Multiplication and the Distributive Property * More Commas in a Sentence *
Multiplication and the Commutative Property * Come Combine Sentences! *
More Multiplying by Seven * Compound Sentence Practice *
More Multiplication Comparisons * Practicing Complex Sentences
More Fun Finding the Quotient * Analogies: Sweet Comparisons *
More Mixed Minute Math * Story Map A Personal Narrative
Geometry Basics: More Perimeters * Using It and They in the Third Person Narrative *
Angles All A Round * More Punctuation and Capitalization *
Certificate of Completion
Answer Sheets
NEED HELP!?
Use a PREFIX from the Use the box to find the meaning.
box to make a new word. Each prefix only matches one word.
6. appear
sub- unde r
7. connect in te r- be t we e n
8. heat non- no t
9. view con- w i t h, to ge t he r
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Complete the story below with a word using a prefix from the following list:
Cynthia and I always pretend we’re _________ interested in group games at recess. I think it’s
because our sense of belonging is _________ activated. You see, we’re twins and this is our first year at
this school, Guadalalalaglass Elementary. We’re _________ sensitive to heights and equally allergic to
words over four syllables. You heard me right: Guadalalalaglass, Guadalalalaglass, Guadalalalaglass,
Guadalalalaglass... It’s easy to _________ pronounce if you say it seven times fast! Cynthia and I have
tried. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention that our campus buildings are made entirely of transpar-
ent plexiglass snap-together bricks! Totally. You’d think somebody could _________ assemble Guada-
lalalaglass in a day or two. Cynthia’s always suggesting we get all _________ focused one day and give
it a go.
I remember when we first entered our classroom and Cynthia projected a look of complete
_______ trust. She was skeptical as I was a cynic. Upon our first glimpse of Guadalalalaglass, we
giggled at the thought that some poor architect had completely _________ managed her construction
budget. Our parents had heard about Guadalalalaglass’ school district’s building rules being
_________ regulated. It had been all over the news how Guadalalalaglass recruited an army of cutting
edge eco-building designers from the across the globe. Our parents, every bit of the eco-building
warrior type designers, were impressed enough to demand we become learned Guadalalalaglas-
sians. However, Cynthia and I think Guadalalalaglass Elementary could easily be _________ taken as a
shatterproof terror box learning experiment with kids involved! Case in point: Our first week in
attendance, Cynthia and I spent each morning trying our best not to _________ ventilate while looking
down at our classroom floor; on Guadalalalaglass Elementary’s thirty-fifth floor!
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Draw a line from the suffix to its meaning. Hint: If you're stuck, think of a word you know that ends with that suffix.
Add a suffix to each root word so that it matches the new definition below.
Under a sunless sky, it’s impossible for a plant to make sugar. However, on a sunny day a plant is plenty capable of
making sugar using carbon dioxide and water. Green plant cells are where the business of making sugar takes place.
Extra sugar moves from the plant cells constantly along a highway of phloem tubes. It’s along these pathways where
water mixes successfully with water to form a sweet liquid called sap. If you’ve ever tasted maple syrup, then you
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. An object pronoun is the object of the sentence.
For example:
noun
Shelly put them on cooling racks.
pronoun
Select an object pronoun that could take the place of the noun in each sentence.
3. ____________________ Elaine, Rich, and I took our dog, Lana, to the dog park.
4. ____________________ The Betty Bakers were once known for their tasty eclairs.
7. ____________________ Luxury cars and sport utility vehicles tend to be gas guzzlers.
9. ____________________ Many new laws have changed the way people drive.
10. ___________________ You can purchase the bowls on the shelf at the front
counter.
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Adverb Detectives: Again!
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
3. intentionally Greenlease shared that she _____________ answered it since it was her
sister, who she was anxious to tell about the latests flagship hybrid
4. longingly high-performance models. As she was talking on the phone, she
_____________ put the keys for the new vehicle next to the _____________
5. quietly opened envelope that contained packaging material for the smartkey.
Ms. Greenlease said she _____________stuffed the envelope into the
6. loosely lower left drawer of her desk. She then _____________ described the
new fleet of vehicles expected to arrive later that day, savoring all the
7. hurriedly
details while finishing her coffee. She recalls _____________ staring at
the photograph of a fire-engine red coupe on her desk. At 9:00 a.m.
8. slowly
she _____________ strode back into the showroom to find there was no
fresh coffee prepared and noticed that the new 500 horsepower
9. discreetly
golden hybrid smartkey was no longer on her desk! What did the
10. sadly Detectives deduce might have also been stuffed in the lower drawer
of Ms. Greenlease’s desk?
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Identifying Abstract Nouns
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
You know that nouns are persons, places, and things. Most of these nouns— like the
tree in your front yard, your dog, or your Aunt Betty— can be seen, touched, heard,
tasted or smelled. These are called concrete nouns. But there are many things that
you can’t see, touch, smell, hear or taste, like anger and joy. These are called
abstract nouns.
Is the noun something you can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell? If not then it is abstract. Circle only
the abstract nouns.
Example: The ice cream attendant scooped gobs of vanilla while smiling with glee and spirit.
2. Kevin’s always interested in going to the latest noodle restaurant for lunch.
4. She’s really excited about her nephew’s graduation ceremony next week.
7. The thought of getting new shoes for a single event made her nervous.
10. Vivian plans the best birthday celebrations of anyone in the office!
Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have
different meanings.
Read the definitions for each bolded word. Then write “a” or “b” for the correspond-
ing definition that describes how the word is used in each sentence.
________________________ Eli hoped he’d see a bat or two during his summer cave expedition.
________________________ On opening day, Hazel struck out because her bat was too light.
________________________ We didn’t have a match so we used the stove to light the candles.
________________________ Her scarlet skirt and holly berries were a perfect match.
________________________ As the Spring saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.”
________________________ For my graduation, I decided to spring for a new suit.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
1. Use the correct form of the adjective “hard” in the sentences below:
Marian thought the quiz was __________ , but found the end of semester exam to be much _________.
2. Use the correct form of the adjective “filthy” in the sentences below:
My Jeep was by far the ____________ vehicle after the off-road event; there wasn’t another
Jeep ___________.
3. Use the correct form of the adjective “happy”’ in the sentences below:
All of the children were ___________ with their ice cream, but the child wearing a huge grin looked
____________ of all!
4. Use the correct form of the adjective “busy” in the sentences below:
Sarah’s much _________ in the afternoon than the morning but she tends to be pretty _________ all
day long.
5. Use the correct form of the adjective "stunning" in the sentences below:
Rojelia was _____________ in the red dress and __________ _____________ in the purple one.
However she looked __________ _____________ in the gold dress.
Synonyms are words with the same or almost the same meaning.
Directions: Fill in the circle next to the synonym for the bold word in each sentence below.
1. “Shut the drapes while we look through the telescope,” said the astronomer.
2. “It’s hard to see the stars at night when there’s light pollution,” she said.
3. “I think it’s false that the universe is devoid of life,” she continued.
5. She reached into her lunch sack and asked, “Do you know about the Hubble?”
6. I replied, “Under your lunch, there’s a nebulae image taken from the Hubble!”
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Let’s learn about how apostrophes show the correct possessive form of a noun.
Apostrophes are added to the end of a singular or plural noun to show possession.
1. It was Ms. Trevett birthday and everyone wanted a piece of her pizza.
3. Most of all, the boys appetites seemed to show through their enthusiasm.
5. Someone said, “I see Ms. Trevett coming, but her shoes straps have come loose!”
8. The doorknob turned and everyone energy exploded with love and appreciation.
2. Mr. Roos Mr. Roos’ car was parked outside our classroom
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Identify the subject and the predicate in each sentence. Underline the subject once and the predicate twice.
7. Kevin and Vivian brought gummy bears and caramel popcorn to the meeting.
Idioms are slang, nicknames, and common phrases that a society shares.
Having written short stories for years, his plot ideas were a dime a dozen.
She thought she’d hit the sack after having spent all day doing chores.
Directions: Draw a picture that you think represents each idiom. Don’t be afraid to get silly!
for example:
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Solve each subtraction problem below. Then add the differences to check your work.
1. 2. 3.
24 95 513
− 5 + 5 − 88 + 88 − 423 + 423
24 95 513
4. 5. 6.
81 91 74
− 73 + 73 − 34 + 34 − 66 + 66
81 91 74
7. 8. 9.
968 94 93
− 920 + 920 − 77 + 77 − 56 + 56
968 94 93
107 711 71
− 82 + 82 − 618 + 618 − 49 + 49
107 711 71
1. 610 = 600 + 10 =
2. 346 = + 40 + =
3. 967 = + + 7 =
4. 5485 = 5000 + + + =
5. 2094 = + 0 + 90 + =
6. 3912 = + 900 + + =
7. 10,495 = 10,000 + + 90 + =
8. 92,401 = + + + 1 =
9. 668,935 = + + + + 30 + 5 =
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Using the numbers in the number bank, create a six-digit number based on
the clues given.
4 9 2 6 1 5
1. What is the smallest six-digit number you can make?
3. What is the smallest six-digit number you can make that has 6 in the ones place?
4. What is the largest six-digit number you can make that has 2 in the thousands place?
5. What is the smallest six-digit number you can make that ends in an even number ?
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
One of the multiplication properties is associative, which means you can group the factors in a
multiplication equation differently and still get the same product.
A × (B x C) = (A x B) x C
Find the missing factor according to the associative property.
1. 5 x ( 4 x 3 ) = (5x4) x __________
2. 7 x ( 3 x 6 ) = (7x3) x __________
3. ( 30 x 5 ) x 12 = ( 30 x 12 ) x __________
Find the product of these numbers.
4. 6 x ( 3 x 4 ) = __________ ( 6 x 3 ) x 4 = __________
5. 10 x ( 2 x 5 ) = 10 x ______________ = __________
6. ( 10 x 2 ) x 5 = __________ x 2 = __________
7. When you group the factors differently, do you get a different product? Explain.
8. How could you change two out of three factors in an equation and still have the same product?
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
One of the multiplication properties is distributive, which means you can multiply a sum or
difference by multiplying each number separately and then adding or subtracting the products.
A × (B + C) = A x B + A x C
A × (B - C) = A x B - A x C
Find the product.
1. 5 x ( 4 + 3 ) = 5 x (______) = ______
3. 3 x ( 15 - 12 ) = 3 x (______) = ______
5. 6 x ( 7 + 1 ) = ( 6 x 7 ) + ( 6 x 1)
= ( 42 ) + ( 6 )
= 48
6. 9 x ( 5 + 3 ) = ______
= ______
= ______
7. 10 x ( 10 - 3 ) = ______
= ______
= ______
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
One of the multiplication properties is commutative, which means that you can multiply num-
bers in any order and get the same product.
AxB=BxA
Find the missing number in the equations following the commutative property rule.
Then answer the questions below.
1. 5 x 4 = 4 x ______ 2. 7 x 3 = 3 x ______
3. Jenny has five sacks of baby socks. Each bag contains eight socks. Draw the items
in each bag. How many socks does Jenny have?
4. Raoul has seven sacks of baby mittens. Each sack contains four mittens. Draw
the items in each bag. How many mittens does Raoul have?
5. Write the multiplication equations for each Jenny and Raoul’s baby clothes using the
commutative property.
2 7 7 1
x 7 x 3 x 0 x 7
4 7 8 7
x 7 x 6 x 7 x 4
7 10 7 6
x 5 x 7 x 7 x 7
7 9 10 3
x 8 x 7 x 7 x 7
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. 2. 3.
13 x 0 2 x 1 12 x 5 10 x 6 5 x 5 6 x 4
4. 5. 6.
12 x 3 6 x 6 4 x 3 5 x 2 6 x 5 7 x 3
7. 8. 9.
6 x 9 7 x 8 12 x 4 9 x 5 8 x 3 6 x 4
8 x 4 6 x 6 5 x 4 9 x 2 13 x 0 2 x 1
9 x 5 7 x 8 3 x 3 4 x 2 11 x 6 7 x 9
6 x 3 4 x 4 5 x 2 7 x 1 7 x 7 6 x 8
10 x 5 7 x 6 7 x 4 14 x 2 9 x 4 5 x 8
Division
is the process of finding how many times one number will fit into another number. Division
is the opposite, or inverse, operation of multiplication.
quotient
12 ÷ 2 = 6
6
dividend quotient
divisor divisor 2 12
The number you are dividing is the dividend.
dividend
The number you are dividing by is the divisor.
The answer to a division problem is the quotient.
1. 2.
14 ÷ 7 = 15 ÷ 5 =
7 14 5 15
3. 4.
12 ÷ 3 = 18 ÷ 9 =
3 12 9 18
5. 6.
10 ÷ 2 = 21 ÷ 3 =
2 10 3 21
Directions: See how many of the following mixed math problems you can do in one minute!
64 2 6 16 16 20
÷ 8 × 1 + 8 ÷ 8 ÷ 2 ÷ 4
18 3 1 3 4 2
÷ 2 × 4 + 8 + 6 + 9 × 1
63 9 18 3 6 7
÷ 7 − 7 ÷ 6 + 4 + 7 ÷ 1
7 7 4 1 6 5
− 7 − 3 − 3 × 3 × 1 + 3
8 40 2 8 7 7
× 3 ÷ 5 + 4 × 5 + 5 × 1
3 3 9 8 7 3
− 1 − 2 × 8 − 5 + 8 + 3
9 6 7 3 6 9
− 4 + 6 × 5 + 5 − 4 × 1
63 8 4 18 7 3
÷ 9 × 9 − 3 ÷ 9 × 2 ÷ 3
Geometry: Perimeter
The perimeter of a polygon is equal to the distance around it. 2 feet
4 feet 4 feet
2 feet
2 feet 2 feet + 4 feet
4 feet 12 feet
1. 2. 3.
3 cm.
6 cm. 6 cm.
4 cm.
7 cm. 8 cm.
3 cm.
6 cm. 6 cm. 8 cm.
5 cm.
6 cm.
3 cm.
4. 5. 6.
2 in.
Book Title:
Scene:
Characters:
Conflict:
Goal:
Incident #1:
Incident #2:
Incident #3:
Directions: Use the context clues in each sentence to figure out the meaning of the word
in parentheses. Then find the direct definition on the cards and write it on the line.
Definition Cards:
a person who checks
to bring in or put into a person who watches believe things out
items collected for
to fall down a large pile or mound a thief
review
1. This summer, I have a feeling I’ll be a (spectator) _________________________ to all the fun my
friends will be having while I’m sitting on the sidelines.
2. Autumn sends kids back to school, like a (crook) _________________________ who’s stashed sum-
mertime somewhere long forgotten.
3. I (suspect) ________________________ there will be good times during my trip to the amusement
park.
4. My little sister will most likely spend her days looking for (specimens) _________________________
down at the creek behind our house.
5. When I return I’ll have to (import) _________________________ my pictures into my online vaca-
tion journal.
6. After all-day long hikes, the only thing I want to do is (collapse) _________________________ onto
my bed.
7. An (inspector) __________________________ came by the museum after the painting went missing.
8. After the barbecue there was a (heap) _________________________ of refuse because the trash
cans had overflowed.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
School ended last week and tomorrow we’re buying our season tickets to the local amuse-
ment park! I told my brother that I was going to go every day this summer. I wanted to beat my
record from last summer when I went every weekday. Every time I entered the park, I took a
picture with a different costumed character. My camera was a little clunky, but entirely reliable. It
worked every time!
I kept the portraits in my online summer journal. I couldn’t keep my mind from racing about
all the new memories I was going to make with a trusted companion. All I needed to do was find
my digital camera that my grandfather bought for me two years ago. When I found it, I couldn’t
believe my eyes.
The lens looked crusted over in dust and the camera case looked like it had water damage!
The buttons couldn’t be pushed down and nothing would turn on. I even couldn’t open the
memory card compartment as it felt like it had been sealed by dried saltwater. I suspected that
one of my brothers must have used my camera, damaged it, put it back and thought I might not
have noticed. How could I not?! But I thought about something my grandfather used to say:
“There’s no need crying over spilled milk.” Maybe it was time I ditched the idea of taking a
camera with me. Nowadays my phone takes better pictures than that old camera ever did and
it’s more com-pact!
4. Who did the main character suspect was involved in the mishap?
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions that follow.
A
Nialuwa was tired of the old Kangaroo’s
shenanigans, and so he proceeded to
long time ago, the Kangaroo looked grant his wishes. Nialuwa called the
very different than he does now. He was yellow dog Dingo and said, “See that
grey and woolly, with four short legs. He Kangaroo?” The Dingo nodded. “Well, he
was very boastful, and wanted nothing wishes to be different from all the other
more than to be the most important and animals, and very wonderfully run-after.
well-loved animal in Australia. Make him so! You have until 5 o’clock this
afternoon.”
One day, his pride really
got the better of him. The And with that, the Dingo
old Kangaroo went to the began to chase the grey
Little God Nia, who was and woolly Kangaroo for
known for granting miles and miles. The old
wishes. Kangaroo ran and ran on
his four legs, through the
“Make me different from desert, through the
all the other animals,” mountains, through the
demanded the old Kanga- salt-pans, the reed-beds
roo, “it must be done by 5 and the blue gums… he
o’clock this afternoon.” had to! Soon they came
Up jumped Nia from his seat on the rocks to a river, and the Kangaroo didn’t know
and he shouted, “Go away!” how to cross. He began to hop through
the river. Then he hopped through the
So the old Kangaroo went to the Middle forest, and soon his back legs began to
God Nialu, and commanded, “Make me get stronger. He tucked up his front legs,
different from all the other animals, and hopped on his hind legs and stuck out his
make me very popular too! It must be tail for balance as he hopped away from
done by 5 o’clock this afternoon.” Up the Dingo.
jumped Nialu from his seat in the bushes
and he shouted, “Go away!” Eventually the sun began to set. The tired
old Kangaroo hopped and hopped, and
So the old Kangaroo went to the Big God suddenly realized that the Dingo was no
Nialuwa and stated, “You must make me longer chasing him. It was 5 o’clock in the
different from all the other animals, and afternoon! And low and behold, the old
very popular, and very wonderfully Kangaroo was now different from all the
run-after. It must be done by 5 o’clock this other animals, not to mention, he’d been
afternoon.” run-after all day.
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The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo Comprehension
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Match the situation in the left hand column with an event in the right hand column,
making a prediction what will happen next. Be prepared to share reasons for your answer.
1. Guy knew he was going to A. Guy made friends easily with other
graduate in May. students from New Zealand, as they
reminded him of home.
2. Guy brought home a beautiful B. Guy will be taking a cruise ship to the
bouquet of Irises. Bahamas.
3. Guy brought his lunch today. C. The boutique accessories shop opening
next month has a gift certificate with
Guy’s name on it!
4. Flying on planes always made D. Guy's not going to summer school, but
Guy nervous. to the Bahamas!
5. Guy was originally from Seattle but E. Guy will not be going in on Hot Pot with
had grown up in New Zealand. his classmates today.
6. Guy loves to wear bow ties. F. Guy would include a card for
Mother’s Day.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Poetry is fun to read in two or more voices! Select one of the following
poems written by Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Robert Lee Frost, to read with a partner or
in a group. Taking turns is fun! Practice your recitals by swapping single lines, couplets,
stanzas, or any manner you decide.
( Have you ever been faced with a choice, and decided which would be the better one to choose? )
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
A Minor Bird
A Look At Two
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
An idiom is a saying that has a different meaning than the literal phrase.
Directions: Write what you think each idiom in bold means. Then, check your answers and
write the correct meanings as necessary.
1. There’s no use starting a lemonade stand to make a million dollars. You’re barking up the
wrong tree.
2. Lily and Jasmine didn’t want to beat around the bush, so they just told us who broke the
vase.
3. His mom didn’t believe he should go out to the movies after he had stayed home sick from
school. She told him, “Oh so you’d like to have your cake and eat it too?”
4. I was caught up in the heat of the moment. I apologize for yelling at you after you tipped
my apple cart.
5. She told her to just let sleeping dogs lie. It wasn’t worth going back into the long grocery line
for a few miscounted pennies.
6. You won’t always see eye to eye with your friends. Sometimes you’ll have disagreements.
Complete your retelling of Cinderella! Some of these squares are missing words, others are
missing pictures. Predict what comes next in the story by writing the words or adding a
picture of what is happening.
Once upon a time, a poor girl named Cinderella She had other ideas...
lived with her cruel stepmother and two mean
stepsisters.
Complete your retelling of Cinderella! Some of these squares are missing words, others are
missing pictures. Predict what comes next in the story by writing the words or adding a
picture of what is happening.
Just then, a Fairy Godmother appeared to grant She loved dancing just fine but she couldn't
her wish! help thinking:
Complete your retelling of Cinderella! Some of these squares are missing words, others are
missing pictures. Predict what comes next in the story by writing the words or adding a
picture of what is happening.
Complete your retelling of Cinderella! Some of these squares are missing words, others are
missing pictures. Predict what comes next in the story by writing the words or adding a
picture of what is happening.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
A protagonist is a the main character of a story. A supporting character interacts with the
main character; highlighting themes, conflict or plot development.
Protagonist’s name:
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
A protagonist is a the main character of a story. A supporting character interacts with the
main character; highlighting themes, conflict or plot development.
Create a travel brochure for the setting of your book! If the action takes place in multiple locations, use the main location for your
travel brochure. Describe the place and tell what makes it unique. Give details that makes the place worth visiting and draw pictures
of the location in the boxes.
Fill in this story with names of your summer friends and the correct parts of speech to come up
with a fantastically original story. You never know; someday this experience could happen to you!
____________________________________________________ .
( verb )
Fill in this story with names of your summer friends and the correct parts of speech to come up
with a fantastically original story. You never know; someday this experience could happen to you!
An opinion paragraph should have at least four sentences. The first sentence states your opinion
and the next three give reasons why you have this opinion.
Sample prompt:
Some students think teachers should assign more homework, some students think teachers should
assign less homework. What do you think?
Some people believe students should be assigned homework every night. What is your opinion on
the subject?
An opinion paragraph should have at least four sentences. The first paragraph states your opin-
ion, and the next three give three reasons why you have this opinion.
2. Sample prompt:
Some people believe transportation should be free for students who take public transportation.
What is your opinion on the subject?
An opinion paragraph should have at least four sentences. The first paragraph states your opin-
ion, and the next three give three reasons why you have this opinion.
3. Sample prompt:
Some people believe 4 years of college should be free for all students. What is your opinion on the
subject?
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Incomplete Sentences
A complete sentence has a subject (the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about) and a
predicate (what the subject does or is). The subject is a noun and the predicate is a phrase that
contains a verb.
verb
Example: Mr. Morton walked down the street.
subject predicate
Identify the subject and predicate in each sentence. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
3. He
4. Didn’t mean to do it
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Run-On Sentences
To fix a run-on sentence, you can separate the fused sentences with a period
Example: I am a frog. I can talk.
1. Milo hates to take a shower his dad encourages him to smell clean.
4. Jennifer goes paddle boarding whenever she can she wears board shorts.
Directions: Read the short story. Then come up with compliments, suggestions, and corrections
to help improve the story
Yesterday I got a ride from my uncle larry to school. We we’re half way there, when I noticd i
had forgotten my permision slip i roared “Larry we have to go back home i forgot something!”
Uncle Larry said, Oh well that’ll teach you to me more thoughtful before you leave the house.” I
laughed and declared, “You bet!” I expected him to turn around and take me back home. He didn’t
I said Uncle Larry, I’m not going to be able to go to the field trip today without that permision
slip. Sudenly i heard a jingle on his phone that was far deep in his jacket pocket i could hear. I
could tell it was a message from my mom, by the ringtone! Uncle Larry pulled the car over parked
“Well kiddo, he said with a thin smile, today’s your lucky day because my sister’s going to drop
off your form, on her way to work.” I was so relieved. My uncle Larry revealed, “You know I
would’ve been happy to have gone back and picked up your form. I wanted to give you a moment
to consider your mistake. But I also know your mother. she doesn’t miss a trick and she’s sweet to
Editing Marks
Capitalize letter Take words or letters out
Add a period Correct spelling
Add a question mark ? Lowercase letter
add a word or comma Indent
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More Commas in a Sentence
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Non-identifying clauses are normally separated by commas. Look at the example below and
complete the exercises that follow.
Example:
Directions: Add a non-identifying clause to each sentence, with commas in the proper places.
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Non-identifying clause
A non-identifying clause adds extra information about a person or
thing that's already been identified in the sentence.
Kenny keeps repeating the same words in his article about a spate of ice cream shops popping
up all over town. Help him get to the point by combining sentences.
Directions: Read the article. Figure out which sentences you can put together to make one
sentence. Don’t be afraid to take out words you don’t need. Rewrite the paragraph below with
the new, combined sentences.
Ice Cream Fiasco! There are fifteen new ice cream parlors opening up in a six block radius of
downtown.
There will be more ice cream shops than coffee shops! The Chamber of Commerce is con-
sidering changing the city nickname to, ‘Ice- cream-ville’. The Chamber of Commerce is hoping to
attract even more ice cream vendors.
“With all this ice cream consideration, maybe we’ll attract shops that specialize in different
flavors or have different themes,” said Mr. Huckbuckle, a local fiduciary clerk. “It sure would be nice
to get folks out and about, spending more money on sweet treats!” he added.
The latest ice cream shop is expected to open in two weeks. Every shop sells ice cream but
no two retailers are the same. Every shop has earned a five-star rating for customer service. Every
shop is also hiring new employees!
A B
Directions: Create your own compound sentences on the lines below by combining a
sentence from column A with one from column B and connecting them with a conjunction. You
can use sentences more than once.
Sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Dependent clauses can often begin with subordinate conjunctions like the following:
Independent Clauses are known as complete sentences, containing a subject and a predicate.
Like these:
Complete Sentences
Subject: + Predicate:
Complex Sentences
Dependent Clause: + Independent Clause:
Try This: Using the information above and your imagination, write 10 complex sen-
tences on the lines below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
An analogy is a comparison of two pairs of words that are related in a similar way.
Directions: Complete each analogy using a word from the word box.
Brainstorm!
Directions: Use the space below to brainstorm some ideas from your own life. Try to think of an
instance where you experienced each type of problem described above and describe it below.
Then write two or three feelings or emotions you felt during each experience. You can use the
ideas from the box to help you, or come up with your own.
Title:
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Third person
narrative uses the words such as “they” or “it,” not “I” or “you.”
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Review punctuation, quotations, and capitalization by adding the correct punctuation to each
sentence. Include commas, periods, question marks, and quotation marks where needed.
1. Thats not fair my sister cried after i snagged the last cookie. that was mine!
2. Im not supposed to be playing the lead character cried Billy.
3. Youre the best soprano singer we have in the show pleaded Sarah.
4. I knew I was in the wrong store when i passed the ladies skirts i cried oh no!
5. Who thought that was funny asked Peter when he heard about the prank.
Rewrite each sentence with the correct punctuation. Capitalize words and add quotation marks
where needed.
3. Maybe next years dance will be even more fun barbara shouted
5. Im not sure im going to like this said sheila as we lined up for the ride
NEED HELP!?
Use a PREFIX from the Use the box to find the meaning.
box to make a new word.
ANSWERS Each prefix only matches one word.
6. appear disappear
sub- unde r
7. connect interconnect in te r- be t we e n
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Complete the story below with a word using a prefix from the following list:
Cynthia and I always pretend we’re __dis____ interested in group games at recess. I think it’s
because our sense of belonging is _____de_ activated. You see, we’re twins and this is our first year at
this school, Guadalalalaglass Elementary. We’re __hyper__ sensitive to heights and equally allergic to
words over four syllables. You heard me right: Guadalalalaglass, Guadalalalaglass, Guadalalalaglass,
Guadalalalaglass... It’s easy to ____mis_ pronounce if you say it seven times fast! Cynthia and I have
tried. Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention that our campus buildings are made entirely of transpar-
ent plexiglass snap-together bricks! Totally. You’d think somebody could ____dis_ assemble Guada-
lalalaglass in a day or two. Cynthia’s always suggesting we get all ___hyper___ focused one day and
give it a go.
I remember when we first entered our classroom and Cynthia projected a look of complete
___dis_ trust. She was skeptical as I was a cynic. Upon our first glimpse of Guadalalalaglass, we
giggled at the thought that some poor architect had completely ____mis_ managed her construction
budget. Our parents had heard about Guadalalalaglass’ school district’s building rules being
_____de__ regulated. It had been all over the news how Guadalalalaglass recruited an army of cutting
edge eco-building designers from the across the globe. Our parents, every bit of the eco-building
warrior type designers, were impressed enough to demand we become learned Guadalalalaglas-
sians. However, Cynthia and I think Guadalalalaglass Elementary could easily be _____mis_ taken as a
shatterproof terror box learning experiment with kids involved! Case in point: Our first week in
attendance, Cynthia and I spent each morning trying our best not to ____hyper_ ventilate while
looking down at our classroom floor; on Guadalalalaglass Elementary’s thirty-fifth floor!
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Draw a line from the suffix to its meaning. Hint: If you're stuck, think of a word you know that ends with that suffix.
Add a suffix to each root word so that it matches the new definition below.
bicyclist
A person who rides a bike ___________________ extremely _________________________
really
hurtful
Something said in anger is _____________________ partly
almost as much ___________________
Under a sunless sky, it’s impossible for a plant to make sugar. However, on a sunny day a plant is plenty capable of
making sugar using carbon dioxide and water. Green plant cells are where the business of making sugar takes place.
Extra sugar moves from the plant cells constantly along a highway of phloem tubes. It’s along these pathways where
water mixes successfully with water to form a sweet liquid called sap. If you’ve ever tasted maple syrup, then you
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. An object pronoun is the object of the sentence.
For example
noun
Shelly put them on cooling racks.
pronoun
Select an object pronoun that could take the place of the noun in each sentence.
ANSWERS
This
1. ____________________ Deliver the lunch order to Yan and Eric
her / his
2. ____________________ Corey was excited to see the chocolate mousse cake.
we
3. ____________________ Elaine, Rich and I took our dog, Lana, to the dog park.
they
4. ____________________ The Betty Bakers were once known for their tasty eclairs.
his
5. ____________________ Harvelene brought Arthur’s phone to the picnic.
these
6. ____________________ “My knives aren’t going to cut it,” yelled Kathy.
they / those Luxury cars and sport utility vehicles tend to be gas guzzlers.
7. ____________________
we
8. ____________________ Johanna and I love to sing in the shower.
they / this
9. ____________________ Many new laws have changed the way people drive.
those
10. ___________________ You can purchase the bowls on the shelf at the front counter.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
10. sadly Detectives deduce might have also been stuffed in the lower drawer
of Ms. Greenlease’s desk?
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Identifying Abstract Nouns
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
You know that nouns are persons, places, and things. Most of these nouns— like the
tree in your front yard, your dog, or your Aunt Betty— can be seen, touched, heard,
tasted or smelled. These are called concrete nouns. But there are many things that
you can’t see, touch, smell, hear or taste, like anger and joy. These are called
abstract nouns.
Is the noun something you can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell? If not then it is abstract. Circle only
the abstract nouns.
Example: The ice cream attendant scooped gobs of vanilla while smiling with glee and spirit.
ANSWERS
2. Kevin’s always interested in going to the latest noodle restaurant for lunch.
4. She’s really excited about her nephew’s graduation ceremony next week.
7. The thought of getting new shoes for a single event made her nervous.
10. Vivian plans the best birthday celebrations of anyone in the office!
Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have
different meanings.
Read the definitions for each bolded word. Then write “a” or “b” for the correspond-
ing definition that describes how the word is used in each sentence.
ANSWERS
1. address a. place of residence b. to speak directly to
________________________
a Shelly purchased address stickers for her holiday cards.
b
________________________ During elections, voters look to representatives to address their issues.
________________________
b Eli hoped he’d see a bat or two during his summer cave expedition.
________________________
a On opening day, Hazel struck out because her bat was too light.
________________________
b Five new students rented our flat last Fall.
________________________
a I felt my stomach would never be flat again after the holiday meal.
________________________
b We didn’t have a match so we used the stove to light the candles.
________________________
a Her scarlet skirt and holly berries were a perfect match.
_______
a_________________ As the Spring saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.”
________________________
b For my graduation, I decided to spring for a new suit.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
ANSWERS
1. Use the correct form of the adjective “hard” in the sentences below:
2. Use the correct form of the adjective “filthy” in the sentences below:
3. Use the correct form of the adjective “happy”’ in the sentences below:
happy with their ice cream, but the child wearing a huge grin looked
All of the children were ___________
happiest of all!
____________
4. Use the correct form of the adjective “busy” in the sentences below:
5. Use the correct form of the adjective "stunning" in the sentences below:
Synonyms are words with the same or almost the same meaning.
Directions: Fill in the circle next to the synonym for the bold word in each sentence below.
1. “Shut the drapes while we look through the telescope,” said the astronomer.
2. “It’s hard to see the stars at night when there’s light pollution,” she said.
3. “I think it’s false that the universe is devoid of life,” she continued.
5. She reached into her lunch sack and asked, “Do you know about the Hubble?”
6. I replied, “Under your lunch, there’s a nebulae image taken from the Hubble!”
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Let’s learn about how apostrophes show the correct possessive form of a noun.
Apostrophes are added to the end of a singular or plural noun to show possession.
ANSWERS
Add apostrophes to show the correct possessive form of the nouns.
1. It was Ms. Trevett’s birthday and everyone wanted a piece of her pizza.
3. Most of all, the boys’ appetites seemed to show through their enthusiasm.
5. Someone said, “I see Ms. Trevett coming, but her shoes’ straps have come loose!”
8. The doorknob turned and everyone’s energy exploded with love and appreciation.
2. Mr. Roos Mr. Roos’ car was parked outside our classroom.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
ANSWERS
Identify the subject and the predicate in each sentence. Underline the subject once and the predicate twice.
7. Kevin and Vivian brought gummy bears and caramel popcorn to the meeting.
Directions: Draw a picture that you think represents each idiom. Don’t be afraid to get silly!
for example:
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Solve each subtraction problem below. Then add the differences to check your work.
ANSWERS
1. 2. 3.
24 19 95 7 513 90
− 5 + 5 − 88 + 88 − 423 + 423
24 95 513
19 7 90
4. 5. 6.
81 8 91 57 74 8
− 73 + 73 − 34 + 34 − 66 + 66
81 91 74
8 57 8
7. 8. 9.
968 48 94 17 93 37
− 920 + 920 − 77 + 77 − 56 + 56
968 94 93
48 17 37
107 25 711 93 71 22
− 82 + 82 − 618 + 618 − 49 + 49
107 711 71
25 93 22
ANSWERS
1. 610 = 600 + 10 =
2. 346 = 300 + 40 + 6 =
3. 967 = 900 + 60 + 7 =
5. 2094 = 2000 + 0 + 90 + 4 =
ANSWERS
Nine ten thousands, two thousands, four hundreds, and one ones.
Six hundred thousands, sixty thousands, eight thousands, nine hundreds, thirty tens and five
ones.
Three hundred thousand, four thousands, five hundreds, nine tens, and eight ones.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Using the numbers in the number bank, create a six-digit number based on
the clues given.
4 9 2 6 1 5
Answer Sheet
1. What is the smallest six-digit number you can make?
1 2 4 5 6 9
9 6 5 4 2 1
3. What is the smallest six-digit number you can make that has 6 in the ones place?
1 2 4 5 9 6
4. What is the largest six-digit number you can make that has 2 in the thousands place?
9 6 2 5 4 1
5. What is the smallest six-digit number you can make that ends in an even number ?
1 2 4 5 9 6
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
One of the multiplication properties is associative, which means you can group the factors in a
multiplication equation differently and still get the same product.
A × (B x C) = (A x B) x C
Find the missing factor according to the associative property.
2. 7 x ( 3 x 6 ) = (7x3) x __________
6
3. ( 30 x 5 ) x 12 = ( 30 x 12 ) x __________
5
Find the product of these numbers.
4. 6 x ( 3 x 4 ) = __________
42 ( 6 x 3 ) x 4 = __________
42
5. 10 x ( 2 x 5 ) = 10 x ______________
10 = __________
100
6. ( 10 x 2 ) x 5 = __________
50 x2 = __________
100
7. When you group the factors differently, do you get a different product? Explain.
No
8. How could you change two out of three factors in an equation and still have the same product?
Answers will vary, but explanations might show an example like this:
( 6 x 3 ) x 4 ) = 72
( 2 x 9 ) x 4 ) = 72
Notice 6 x 3 = 18 and 2 x 9 = 18. So this is an example of how two out of the three factors
have changed but both equations yield the same product!
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Multiplication and the Distributive Property
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
One of the multiplication properties is distributive, which means you can multiply a sum or
difference by multiplying each number separately and then adding or subtracting the products.
A × (B + C) = A x B + A x C
Answer Sheet A × (B - C) = A x B - A x C
Find the product.
1. 5 x ( 4 + 3 ) = 7
5 x (______) 35
= ______
2. ( 7 x 3 ) + ( 7 x 6 ) 21 + (______)
= (______) 42 = ______
63
3
3. 3 x ( 15 - 12 ) = 3 x (______) 9
= ______
45 - (______)
4. ( 3 x 15 ) - ( 3 x 12 ) = (______) 36 = ______
9
5. 6 x ( 7 + 1 ) = ( 6 x 7 ) + ( 6 x 1)
= ( 42 ) + ( 6 )
= 48
6. 9 x ( 5 + 3 ) = ______
(9x5)+(9x3)
= ______
( 40 ) + ( 27 )
67
= ______
7. 10 x ( 10 - 3 ) = ______
( 10 x 10 ) - ( 10 x 3 )
( 100 ) - ( 30 )
= ______
30
= ______
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
One of the multiplication properties is commutative, which means that you can multiply num-
bers in any order and get the same product.
AxB=BxA
Answer Sheet
Find the missing number in the equations following the commutative property rule.
Then answer the questions below.
5
1. 5 x 4 = 4 x ______ 7
2. 7 x 3 = 3 x ______
3. Jenny has five sacks of baby socks. Each bag contains eight socks. Draw the items
in each bag. How many socks does Jenny have?
5. Write the multiplication equations for each Jenny and Raoul’s baby clothes using the
commutative property.
2 7 7 1
x 7 x 3 x 0 x 7
14 21 0 7
4 7 8 7
x 7 x 6 x 7 x 4
28 42 56 28
7 10 7 6
x 5 x 7 x 7 x 7
35 70 49 42
7 9 10 3
x 8 x 7 x 7 x 7
56 63 70 21
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
7 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70
Answer Sheet
1. 2. 3.
13 x 0 > 2 x 1 12 x 5 = 10 x 6 5 x 5 > 6 x 4
4. 5. 6.
12 x 3 = 6 x 6 4 x 3 > 5 x 2 6 x 5 > 7 x 3
7. 8. 9.
8 x 4 < 6 x 6 5 x 4 > 9 x 2 9 x 3 = 6 x 4
10 x 5 > 7 x 6 7 x 4 = 14 x 2 9 x 4 < 5 x 8
Division
is the process of finding how many times one number will fit into another number. Division
is the opposite, or inverse, operation of multiplication.
quotient
12 ÷ 2 = 6
6
dividend quotient
divisor divisor 2 12
The number you are dividing is the dividend.
dividend
The number you are dividing by is the divisor.
The answer to a division problem is the quotient.
1. 2 2. 3
14 ÷ 7 = 2 15 ÷ 5 = 3
7 14 5 15
Answer Sheet
3. 4 4. 2
12 ÷ 3 = 4 18 ÷ 9 = 2
3 12 9 18
5. 5 6. 7
10 ÷ 2 = 5 21 ÷ 3 = 7
2 10 3 21
Directions: See how many of the following mixed math problems you can do in one minute!
Answer Sheet
64 2 6 16 16 20
÷ 8 × 1 + 8 ÷ 8 ÷ 2 ÷ 4
8 2 14 2 8 5
18 3 1 3 4 2
÷ 2 × 4 + 8 + 6 + 9 × 1
9 12 9 9 13 3
63 9 18 3 6 7
÷ 7 − 7 ÷ 6 + 4 + 7 ÷ 1
9 2 3 7 13 7
7 7 4 1 6 5
− 7 − 3 − 3 × 3 × 1 + 3
0 4 1 3 6 8
8 40 2 8 7 7
× 3 ÷ 5 + 4 × 5 + 5 × 1
24 8 6 40 12 7
3 3 9 8 7 3
− 1 − 2 × 8 − 5 + 8 + 3
2 1 72 3 15 6
9 6 7 3 6 9
− 4 + 6 × 5 + 5 − 4 × 1
5 12 35 8 2 9
63 8 4 18 7 3
÷ 9 × 9 − 3 ÷ 9 × 2 ÷ 3
7 72 1 2 14 1
Geometry: Perimeter
The perimeter of a polygon is equal to the distance around it. 2 feet
4 feet 4 feet
2 feet
2 feet 2 feet + 4 feet
4 feet 12 feet
Answer Sheet Directions: Calculate the perimeter for the following polygons.
1. 2. 3.
3 cm.
6 cm. 6 cm.
4 cm.
7 cm. 8 cm.
3 cm.
6 cm. 6 cm. 8 cm.
5 cm.
6 cm.
3 cm.
30 cm.
perimeter = ______ 15 cm.
perimeter = ______ 48 cm.
perimeter = ______
4. 5. 6.
2 in.
43 in.
perimeter = ______ 20 in.
perimeter = ______ 20 in.
perimeter = ______
Answer Sheet
Directions: Use the context clues in each sentence to figure out the meaning of the word
in parentheses. Then find the direct definition on the cards and write it on the line.
Answer Sheet Definition Cards:
a person who checks
to bring in or put into a person who watches believe things out
items collected for
to fall down a large pile or mound a thief
review
a thief
2. Autumn sends kids back to school, like a (crook) _________________________ who’s stashed sum-
mertime somewhere long forgotten.
believe
3. I (suspect) ________________________ there will be good times during my trip to the amusement
park.
to fall down
6. After all-day long hikes, the only thing I want to do is (collapse) _________________________ onto
my bed.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
School ended last week and tomorrow we’re buying our season tickets to the local amuse-
ment park! I told my brother that I was going to go every day this summer. I wanted to beat my
record from last summer when I went every weekday. Every time I entered the park, I took a
picture with a different costumed character. My camera was a little clunky, but entirely reliable. It
worked every time!
I kept the portraits in my online summer journal. I couldn’t keep my mind from racing about
all the new memories I was going to make with a trusted companion. All I needed to do was find
my digital camera that my grandfather bought for me two years ago. When I found it, I couldn’t
believe my eyes.
The lens looked crusted over in dust and the camera case looked like it had water damage!
The buttons couldn’t be pushed down and nothing would turn on. I even couldn’t open the
memory card compartment as it felt like it had been sealed by dried saltwater. I suspected that
one of my brothers must have used my camera, damaged it, put it back and thought I might not
have noticed. How could I not?! But I thought about something my grandfather used to say:
“There’s no need crying over spilled milk.” Maybe it was time I ditched the idea of taking a
camera with me. Nowadays my phone takes better pictures than that old camera ever did and
it’s more com-pact!
Answer Sheet
1. What was the trusted companion the narrator spoke of?
The camera was the trusted companion the narrator spoke of.
4. Who did the main character suspect was involved in the mishap?
The main character suspected one of their brothers used the camera.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Directions: Read the following passage and choose the best answer to the questions that follow.
A
Nialuwa was tired of the old Kangaroo’s
shenanigans, and so he proceeded to
long time ago, the Kangaroo looked grant his wishes. Nialuwa called the
very different than he does now. He was yellow dog Dingo and said, “See that
grey and woolly, with four short legs. He Kangaroo?” The Dingo nodded. “Well, he
was very boastful, and wanted nothing wishes to be different from all the other
more than to be the most important and animals, and very wonderfully run-after.
well-loved animal in Australia. Make him so! You have until 5 o’clock this
afternoon.”
One day, his pride really
got the better of him. The And with that, the Dingo
old Kangaroo went to the began to chase the grey
Little God Nia, who was and woolly Kangaroo for
known for granting miles and miles. The old
wishes. Kangaroo ran and ran on
his four legs, through the
“Make me different from desert, through the
all the other animals,” mountains, through the
demanded the old Kanga- salt-pans, the reed-beds
roo, “it must be done by 5 and the blue gums… he
o’clock this afternoon.” had to! Soon they came
Up jumped Nia from his seat on the rocks to a river, and the Kangaroo didn’t know
and he shouted, “Go away!” how to cross. He began to hop through
the river. Then he hopped through the
So the old Kangaroo went to the Middle forest, and soon his back legs began to
God Nialu, and commanded, “Make me get stronger. He tucked up his front legs,
different from all the other animals, and hopped on his hind legs and stuck out his
make me very popular too! It must be tail for balance as he hopped away from
done by 5 o’clock this afternoon.” Up the Dingo.
jumped Nialu from his seat in the bushes
and he shouted, “Go away!” Eventually the sun began to set. The tired
old Kangaroo hopped and hopped, and
So the old Kangaroo went to the Big God suddenly realized that the Dingo was no
Nialuwa and stated, “You must make me longer chasing him. It was 5 o’clock in the
different from all the other animals, and afternoon! And low and behold, the old
very popular, and very wonderfully Kangaroo was now different from all the
run-after. It must be done by 5 o’clock this other animals, not to mention, he’d been
afternoon.” run-after all day.
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The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo Comprehension
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Answer Sheet
1. In what order did Kangaroo visit the three gods?
A. Nialuwa, Nia, Nialu
B. Nia, Nialu, Nialuwa
D. Nialuwa, Nialu, Nia
C. Kangaroo hadn’t visited any gods.
Directions: Match the situation in the left hand column with an event in the right hand column,
making a prediction what will happen next. Be prepared to share reasons for your answer.
1. Guy knew he was going to A. Guy made friends easily with other
graduate in May. students from New Zealand, as they
reminded him of home.
2. Guy brought home a beautiful B. Guy will be taking a cruise ship to the
bouquet of Irises. Bahamas.
3. Guy brought his lunch today. C. The boutique accessories shop opening
next month has a gift certificate with
Guy’s name on it!
4. Flying on planes always made D. Guy's not going to summer school, but
Guy nervous. to the Bahamas!
5. Guy was originally from Seattle but E. Guy will not be going in on Hot Pot with
had grown up in New Zealand. his classmates today.
6. Guy loves to wear bow ties. F. Guy would include a card for
Mother’s Day.
An idiom is a saying that has a different meaning than the literal phrase.
Directions: Write what you think each idiom in bold means. Then, check your answers and
write the correct meanings as necessary.
1. There’s no use starting a lemonade stand to make a million dollars. You’re barking up the
wrong tree.
Barking up the wrong tree means: looking in the wrong place or accusing the wrong
person.
2. Lily and Jasmine didn’t want to beat around the bush, so they just told us who broke the
vase.
Beat around the bush means: to avoid the main topic or to talk around an issue.
3. His mom didn’t believe he should go out to the movies after he had stayed home sick from
school. She told him, “Oh so you’d like to have your cake and eat it too?”
Have your cake and eat it too means: the desire to make a choice but enjoy an oppo-
site consequence.
4. I was caught up in the heat of the moment. I apologize for yelling at you after you tipped
my apple cart.
The heat of the moment means: to be overwhelmed by what is happening.
5. She told her to just let sleeping dogs lie. It wasn’t worth going back into the long grocery line
for a few miscounted pennies.
Let sleeping dogs lie means: to let things be as they are to avoid complications or
trouble.
6. You won’t always see eye to eye with your friends. Sometimes you’ll have disagreements.
See eye to eye means: when two people agree on something.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Incomplete Sentences
A complete sentence has a subject (the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about) and a
predicate (what the subject does or is). The subject is a noun and the predicate is a phrase that
contains a verb.
verb
Example: Mr. Morton walked down the street.
subject predicate
Identify the subject and predicate in each sentence. Circle the subject and underline the predicate.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Run-On Sentences
To fix a run-on sentence, you can separate the fused sentences with a period
Example: I am a frog. I can talk.
1. Milo hates to take a shower his dad encourages him to smell clean.
Milo hates to take a shower, but his dad encourages him to wash and smell clean.
Corey doesn’t like to fold the laundry, but Byron finds it soothing.
4. Jennifer goes paddle boarding whenever she can she wears board shorts.
Jennifer goes paddle boarding whenever she can. She wears board shorts.
5. Nobody let the cat in he was super cranky.
Directions: Read the short story. Then come up with compliments, suggestions, and corrections
to help improve the story
Yesterday I got
Yesterday a ride
I got to school
a ride from myfrom mylarry
uncle uncle,
to Larry.
school.We
Wewere halfway
we’re there,
half way when
there, I noticed
when I noticdI had
i
forgotten
had my permission
forgotten slip.slip
my permision I roared, “Larry!
i roared “LarryWe
wehave
havetotogo
goback
backhome
homebecause
i forgot I’ve forgotten
something!”
something!”
Uncle Uncle
Larry said, Larry
Oh wellsaid,
that’ll“Oh well,
teach youthat'll
to me teach youthoughtful
more to be more thoughtful
before before
you leave theyou leaveI
house.”
the house.”
laughed andI declared,
laughed and declared,
“You “You bet!”
bet!” I expected himI expected him to and
to turn around turntake
around and take
me back meHe
home. back
didn’t
home. He
I said didn’t.
Uncle Larry, I’m not going to be able to go to the field trip today without that permision
I said, “Uncle Larry, I’m not going to be able to go to the field trip today without that permission
slip. Sudenly i heard a jingle on his phone that was far deep in his jacket pocket i could hear. I
slip.” Suddenly, I heard a jingle on his phone. It came from far deep in his jacket pocket. I could tell
could tell it was a message from my mom, by the ringtone! Uncle Larry pulled the car over parked
it was a message from my mom, by the ringtone! Uncle Larry pulled the car over, parked, and
and checked message.
checked message.
“Well kiddo, he said with a thin smile, today’s your lucky day because my sister’s going to drop
“Well kiddo,” he said with a thin smile, “...today’s your lucky day because my sister’s going to
off your form, on her way to work.” I was so relieved. My uncle Larry revealed, “You know I
drop off your form on her way to work.” I was so relieved.
would’ve been happy to have gone back and picked up your form. I wanted to give you a moment
“You know,” my uncle Larry revealed, “I would’ve been happy to have gone back and picked up
to consider your mistake. But I also know your mother. she doesn’t miss a trick and she’s sweet to
your form. I wanted to give you a moment to consider your mistake. But I also know your mother.
beatdoesn’t
She the band!
miss a trick and she’s sweet to beat the band!”
He was
He was right.
right. My
My mom
mom’sreally
the best.
was the best.
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More Commas in a Sentence
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Non-identifying clauses are normally separated by commas. Look at the example below and
complete the exercises that follow.
Example:
Directions: Add a non-identifying clause to each sentence, with commas in the proper places.
I rode my bike, with the very skinny tires, to school in the rain.
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Kelly Anne, who always looked happy, had the prettiest smile I’d ever seen.
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Non-identifying clause
A non-identifying clause adds extra information about a person or
thing that's already been identified in the sentence.
Kenny keeps repeating the same words in his article about a spate of ice cream shops popping
up all over town. Help him get to the point by combining sentences.
Directions: Read the article. Figure outAnswer Sheet es you can put together to make one
sentence. Don’t be afraid to take out words you don’t need. Rewrite the paragraph below with
Answers will vary, however here are some correct examples:
the new, combined sentences.
Ice Cream Fiasco! There are fifteen new ice cream parlors opening up in a six block radius of
downtown.
There will be more ice cream shops than coffee shops! The Chamber of Commerce is con-
sidering changing the city nickname to, ‘Ice- cream-ville’. The Chamber of Commerce is hoping to
attract even more ice cream vendors.
“With all this ice cream consideration, maybe we’ll attract shops that specialize in different
flavors or have different themes,” said Mr. Huckbuckle, a local fiduciary clerk. “It sure would be nice
to get folks out and about, spending more money on sweet treats!” he added.
The latest ice cream shop is expected to open in two weeks. Every shop sells ice cream but
no two retailers are the same. Every shop has earned a five-star rating for customer service. Every
shop is also hiring new employees!
Ice Cream Fiasco! There are fifteen new ice cream parlors opening up in a six block
radius of downtown, with more ice cream shops than coffee shops! The Chamber of Com-
merce is considering changing the city nickname to, ‘Ice- cream-ville’ and hopes to attract even
“With all this ice cream consideration, maybe we’ll attract shops that specialize in differ-
ent flavors or have different themes,” said Mr. Huckbuckle, a local fiduciary clerk. “It sure would
be nice to get folks out and about, spending more money on sweet treats!” he added.
The latest ice cream shop, in a growing list of unique shops, is expected to open in two
weeks. Every shop has earned a five-star rating for customer service and is also hiring new
employees!
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Answers will vary, but below is an example of six compound sentences with conjunctions.
A B
Directions: Create your own compound sentences on the lines below by combining a
sentence from column A with one from column B and connecting them with a conjunction. You
can use sentences more than once.
Sentences:
1. Erin practices archery and she’s extremely disciplined.
2. Erin hopes to participate in the Olympic Games because she hopes to sling a bow with others
from all across the globe.
3. Erin has many friends who practice archery, so she enjoys spending time with friends who are
also archers.
Erin makes her own arrows because she’s a great woodsmith.
4.
5. Erin’s sister is a medal-winning archer, so she’s convinced archery runs in her family.
6. Erin received her first bow when she was five years old and she’s had a love of archers for as
long as she can remember.
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
An analogy is a comparison of two pairs of words that are related in a similar way.
Directions: Complete each analogy using a word from the word box. Anwser Sheet
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Third person narrative is one of the most common techniques used in storytelling. Third-person
narrative uses the words such as “they” or “it,” not “I” or “you.”
Name:_________________________________________ Date:__________________
Review punctuation, quotations and capitalization by adding the correct punctuation to each
sentence. Include commas, periods, question marks and quotation marks where needed.
1. Thats not fair my sister cried after i snagged the last cookie. that was mine!
2. Im not supposed to be playing the lead character cried Billy.
3. Youre the best soprano singer we have in the show pleaded Sarah.
4. I knew I was in the wrong store when i passed the ladies skirts i cried oh no!
5. Who thought that was funny asked Peter when he heard about the prank.
Rewrite each sentence with the correct punctuation. Capitalize words and add quotation marks
where needed.
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3. Maybe next years dance will be even more fun barbara shouted
“Maybe next year’s dance will be even more fun!” Barbara shouted.
5. Im not sure im going to like this said sheila as we lined up for the ride.
I’m not sure I’m going to like this,” said Sheila as we lined up for the ride.