Grammar Minutes Grade 3
Grammar Minutes Grade 3
Carmen S. Jones
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The main objective of Grammar Minutes Grade 3 is grammar proficiency;
attained by teaching students to apply grammar skills to answer questions
effortlessly and rapidly. The questions in this book provide students with
practice in the following key areas of third-grade grammar instruction:
• sentence structure
• nouns
• verbs
• adjectives
• pronouns
• adverbs
• compound words
• contractions
• articles
• prepositions
3 Introduction
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Grammar Minutes Grade 3 is designed to generally progress through the skills
as they are introduced in the classroom in third grade. The Minutes
can be implemented in either numerical order, starting with Minute 1, or
in any order based on your students' specific needs during the school year.
The complexity of the sentences and the tasks within each skill being covered
gradually increase so that the first Minute of a skill is generally easier than the
second Minute on the same skill. Review lessons are included throughout the
book, as well as in an application section at the end of the book.
Grammar Minutes Grade 3 can be used in a variety of ways. Use one Minute a
day as a warm-up activity, skill review, assessment, test prep, extra credit
assignment, or homework assignment. Keep in mind that students will get
the most benefit from each Minute if they receive immediate feedback.
If you use the Minute as a timed activity, begin by placing the paper facedown
on the students' desks or displaying it as a transparency Use a clock or kitchen
timer to measure one minute-or more if needed. As the Minutes become more
advanced, use your discretion on extending the time frame to several minutes
if needed. Encourage students to concentrate on completing each question
successfully and not to dwell on questions they cannot complete. At the end
of the allotted time, have the students stop working. Read the answers from
the answer key (pages 108-112) or display them on a transparency Have
students correct their own work and record their scores on the Minute Journal
reproducible (page 6). Then have the class go over each question together to
discuss the answers. Spend more time on questions that were clearly
challenging for most of the class. Tell students that some skills that seemed
difficult for them will appear again on future Minutes and that they will have
another opportunity for success.
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Teach students the following strategies for improving their scores, especially
if you time their work on each Minute:
The Minutes are designed to assess and improve grammar proficiency and
should not be included as part of a student's overall language arts grade.
However, the Minutes provide an excellent opportunity to identify which
skills the class as a whole needs to practice or review. Use this information to
plan the content of future grammar lessons. For example, if many students
in the class have difficulty with a Minute on commas, additional lessons in
that area will be useful and valuable for the students' future success.
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Minute Journal
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1 26 51 76
2 27 52 77
3 28 53 78
4 29 54 79
5 30 55 80
6 31 56 81
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8 33 58 83
9 34 59 84
10 35 60 85
11 36 61 86
12 37 62 87
13 38 63 88
14 39 64 89
15 40 65 90
16 41 66 91
17 42 67 92
18 43 68 93
19 44 69 94
20 45 70 95
21 46 71 96
22 47 72 97
23 48 73 98
24 49 74 99
25 50 75 100
Minute Journal 6
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Scope and Sequence
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MINUTE SKill MINUTE SKill
l.. .............................. Complete Sentences 46 .......................... Verbs
2 ............................... Sentence Word Order 47...... ........... More Verbs
3 ............................... Subjects 48. ......................... Verb Tense
4 ............................... Predicates 49 .......................... More Verb Tense
5 ............................... Subjects and Predicates 50 ............................ Linking Verbs
6 ............................... Declarative Sentences 51... .......................... More Linking Verbs
7................................ Interrogative Sentences 52 ............................ Helping Verbs
8 ............................... Exclamatory Sentences 53 .......................... More Helping Verbs
9 ............................... Imperative Sentences 54 ............................ Irregular Verbs
10 ............................ End Punctuation 55 ............................ More Irregular Verbs
1l ............................. CompIete Sentences Review 56 ............................ Verbs Review
12 ............................ Sentence Word Order Review 57 ............................ Verb Tense Review
13............................. Subjects and Predicates Review 58 ............................ Linking Verbs Review
14 ............................ Types of Sentences Review 59 ............................ Helping Verbs Review
15............................. End Punctuation Review 60............................ Irregular Verbs Review
16............................. Nouns 61........................... Adjectives
17 ............................. More Nouns 62 .......................... Adjectives That Compare
18............................. Common Nouns 63 .......................... Adverbs
19............................. Proper Nouns 64 .......................... More Adverbs
20 ........................... More Proper Nouns 65 .......................... Compound Words
21............................ Common and Proper Nouns 66 .......................... More Compound Words
22 ............................ More Common and Proper Nouns 67 .......................... Commas
23 ............................ Subject Pronouns 68 ............................ More Commas
24............................ Object Pronouns 69 ............................ Contractions
25 ............................ Possessive Pronouns 70 .......................... More Contractions
26 ............................ More Possessive Pronouns 71 ............................. Adjectives Review
27 ............................ Nouns Review 72 ............................ Adverbs Review
28 ............................ Common and Proper Nouns Review 73............................. Compound Words Review
29 ............................ Subject and Object 74 ............................ Commas Review
Pronouns Review 75 .......................... Contractions Review
30 ............................ Possessive Pronouns Review 76 .......................... Prefixes
31 ............................. PIural Nouns 77 ........................... Suffixes
32 ............................ More Plural Nouns 78 ............................ Synonyms
33 ............................ Singular and Plural Nouns 79 ............................ Antonyms
34 ............................ More Singular and Plural Nouns 80 .......................... Homophones
35 ............................ Irregular Plural Nouns 81............. ........ Homographs
36 ............................ More Irregular Plural Nouns 82 .......................... Articles
37............................. Singular Possessive Nouns 83.... ....... Prepositions
38 ............................ Plural Possessive Nouns 84 .......................... Prefixes and Suffixes Review
39 ............................ Collective Nouns 85 .......................... Synonyms and Antonyms Review
40 ........................... More Collective Nouns 86 .......................... Homophones and
41... ......................... Plural Nouns Review Homographs Review
42............................ Singular and Plural Nouns Review 87 .......................... Articles Review
43 ............................ Irregular Plural Nouns Review 88 .......................... Prepositions Review
44 ........................... Possessive Nouns Review 89-100 ............. Apply Your Grammar
45 ............................ Collective Nouns Review Knowledge
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Complete Sentences 8
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For Numbers 1-7, write Yes if the sentence is in the correct word order
or No if it is not.
For Numbers 8-10, rewrite the sentences in the correct word order.
(Hint: Remember that a sentence must begin with a capital letter.)
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What is your name?
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Where do you live?
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How old are you?
13 Declarative Sentences
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For Numbers 7-10, circle the correct interrogative sentence in each pair.
Interrogative Sentences 14
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15 Exclamatory Sentences
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Imperative Sentences 16
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For Numbers 7-10, circle the sentence that is complete in each pair.
For Numbers 1-7, circle the sentence in each pair that is in the correct
word order.
For Numbers 8-10, write each sentence in the correct word order.
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Read each sentence, and write the type of sentence it is on the line. Put
S for statement, Q for question, E for exclamation, or C for command.
Circle the 10 nouns in the box. Write each noun in the chart where
it belongs.
1. _ _ _ _ __ 4. _ _ _ _ __ 7. _ _ _ _ __
2. _ _ _ _ __ 5. _ _ _ _ __
6. _ _ _ _ __ 9. _ _ _ _ __
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For Numbers 1-6, write Yes if the underlined word is a common noun
or No if it is not.
(Hint: A common noun names any person, place, or thing.)
For Numbers 7-10, circle the two common nouns in each set of words.
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Circle the proper nouns in the sentences, and then write them correctly
on the lines.
Write each noun from the box in its correct category below.
soda Pluto
Springfield North Dakota
quarter microwave
pineapple guitar
Aunt Becky Boggs Elementary
1. __________________ 6. _________________
2. __________________ 7. _________________
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Read the letter. Circle the common nouns and proper nouns. Write
them in their correct category below.
Dear Aunt Gloria,
I want to tell you thank you for the doll you sent me for my
birthday in May Now I have one from every country in Asia. She is
so beautiful. I have decided to name her Ming. I am going to put her
in my room. Thank you again for the beautiful present.
Love always,
Elaine
1. 6. ___________
2. 7. _________
3. 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4. 9. _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5. 10. _ _ _ _ _ __
For Numbers 1-5, circle the correct subject pronoun to replace the
underlined word or words in each sentence.
(Hint: A subject pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns in the subject of a sentence.)
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For Numbers 1-7, write the correct object pronoun that completes
each sentence.
(Hint: An object pronoun takes the place of one or more nouns in the action part of a sentence.)
31 Obiecf Pronouns
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5. Our dog licked Frank's face. _ _-::-::-_-::-_ _ _ face was all wet.
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Write each noun from the box in its correct category below.
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For Numbers 1-5, circle the correct pronoun to replace the underlined
word or words in each sentence.
9. Does this house belong to Matt and Joey? Yes, this is _ _ _ _ house.
10. Have you seen the hamster's cage? No, I haven't seen _____ cage.
1. buddy
2. class
3. rope
4. computer
S. trumpet
6. porch
7. box
8. guppy
9. kitten
10. city
Plural Nouns 38
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1. wolf
2. foot
3. tooth
4. child
5. life
6. man
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Circle the incorrect noun in each sentence, and then write it correctly
on the line.
(Hint: Each sentence has one singular noun that must be changed to a plural noun.)
Circle the noun in each sentence that needs to show ownership. Write
its possessive form Cs) on the line.
(Hint: Adding's to a noun makes it possessive, or show ownership. Example: Maria's bag.)
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Collective Nouns 46
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Circle the 10 verbs in the box. Write them on the lines below.
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invitation
squeak
scare
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sprint
wink
piano
heart
prance
broom raincoat caterpillar grow prince
growl ribbon mumble keyboard air plane
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Write the verb with the correct tense for each sentence.
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Write the present and past tense forms of each verb on the lines.
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For Numbers 1-5, use the verbs in the box to complete each sentence.
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For Numbers 6-10, circle the correct verb to complete each sentence.
10. The puppies (are, were) much smaller two weeks ago.
57 Linking Verbs
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Using the information in the box, circle the helping verb in each
sentence.
He is talking to me.
We were jogging yesterday
I have finished my work.
She two times.
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More Helping 60
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Using the information in the box, circle the verb that best completes
each sentence.
(Hint: Irregular verbs do not end in -ed in the past tense.)
2. My Uncle Cliff (bit, bited) into an apple and chipped his tooth.
6. They have (driven, drive) the same car for twenty years!
61 Irregular Verbs
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For each sentence, write the correct past-tense form for the verb under
the line.
63 Verbs Review
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Using the information in the box, circle the helping verb and underline
the main verb in each sentence.
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We were jogging yesterday.
I have finished my work.
two times.
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1. Our new stereo sounds much _--:--:-_---,:---:-__ than our old one.
louder loudest
2. This ice cream shop has the _---:_ _ _.,--_ _ hot fudge sundaes.
better best
Circle the adverb in each sentence. Write how, when, or where to tell
what the adverb describes.
(Hint: An adverb is a word that describes a verb and tells how, when, or where something
happens.)
For Numbers 1-5, use the adverbs in the box to complete each sentence.
For Numbers 6-10, use the adverbs in the box to complete each sentence.
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l. pop shelf
2. book light
3. home corn
4. sun bird
5. black work
For Numbers 6-10, write a compound word using two words from
each description.
Compound Words 72
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For Numbers 1-5, use the words in the box to write five different
compound words.
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
for Numbers 6-10, use the words in the box to write five different
compound words.
6. 9.
7. 10.
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Write Yes if the commas are in the correct place or No if they are not.
4. London, England
5. Atlanta Georgia,
6. Wednesday December 2,
Commas 74
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8. Jackie's favorite books are Fly Away Home Grasshopper Summer and
Old Henry.
<]. Carmen likes to read books about nature history and science.
10. Dina wrote about the characters setting and plot in her book report.
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1. they are
2. he is
3. do not
4. we have
5. was not
6. you had
7. what is
8. is not
9. should not
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Circle the word that makes a compound word with the word in bold.
Write the complete compound word on the line.
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1. I took my tent sleeping bag and fishing pole on the camping trip.
7. We rode on the roller coaster Ferris wheel, and the bumper cars
at the fair.
8. This past summer, my teacher read books wrote poems and traveled.
«]. Usa ate grilled chicken potatoes, and spinach for dinner.
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For Numbers 1-5, write the contraction for each group of words.
1. I have
2. did not
3. we will
4. are not
5. he is
For Numbers 6-10, circle the contraction in each sentence. Write the
two words that make up each contraction on the lines.
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Write each prefix from the box in front of the best word ending below.
The definitions of what the complete words should mean are provided
to help you.
(Hint: A prefix changes the meaning of a word by adding a group of letters to the beginning of
the word.)
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(Hint: A synonym is a word that means the same thing or almost the same thing.)
1. rear behind
2. shout yell
3. huge tiny
4. sorry regretful
5. smooth bumpy
6. present gift
7. capture release
8. messy neat
9. rock stone
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Write each word from the box next to its best antonym below.
(Hint: An antonym is a word that means the opposite of something.)
1. bent
2. appear
3. negative
4. forgive
5. depart
6. beautiful
7. quiet 3
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For Numbers 1-6, circle the correct meaning for the underlined
homograph in each sentence.
(Hint: Homographs are words that are spelled the same-and sometimes sound the same-but
have different meanings.)
Homographs 88
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Write the article Ca, an, or the) that best completes each sentence.
(Hint: Use a before words that begin with a consonant sound, and use an before words that
begin with a vowel sound. You can use the before a word that begins with a consonant sound
or a vowel sound. Use the before a word that stands for a specific person, place, or thing.)
9. _____ children were excited that it was the last day of school.
10. They bought _ _ _ _ jump rope and a new ball at the store.
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for upon by
over until with off
Prepositions 90
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Circle the prefix or suffix in each word. Write P if the word begins with
a prefix or S if it ends with a suffix.
1. disappear
2. bicycle
3. joyless
4. unhappy
5. darkness
6. farmer
7. prepay
8. smartest
9. fatherly
10. relive
1. afraid brave
2. small huge
3. throw toss
4. repair fix
5. yell whisper
6. cold chilly
7. difficult hard
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3. The fresh (flower, flour) in her hair was as white as (flower, flour).
S. Tie a tight (knot, not) on the blue rope, (knot, not) the red one.
For Numbers 6-10, circle the correct meaning for the underlined
homograph in each sentence.
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95 Prepositions Review
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Read the story, and circle the 10 words that are incorrect. Rewrite them
correctly on the lines.
Bobby have a nice vacation last summer. Him play basketball with his three
best friend. He visited his Aunt lillian in memphis for too weeks. Bobby goed
to the beach with his parents and sister. He also red many good books that
he hadn't read before. He was glad when school started again so he could
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worse worst
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1. us proper noun: Abraham plural: worms 1.0. Yesterday's
2. me Lincoln 4. singular: bucket
3. them 8. common noun: man plural: umbrellas Minute 38
4. him proper noun: New 5. singular: neighbor 1. girls'
5 her Orleans plural: poodles 2. grandparents'
6. them 9. common noun: birthday 6. singular: zoo 3. students'
7. us proper noun: November plural: zebras 4. brothers'
8. him 1.0. Common noun: home 7. singular: box 5. friends'
9. It proper noun: Eve plural: glasses 6. firefighters'
10. us 8. singular: guitar 7. kids'
Minute 29 plural: strings 8. dogs'
Minute 25 1. They 9. singular: car 9. classes'
1. my 2. them plural: friends 1.0. birds'
2. her 3. He 10. singular: girl
3. his 4. We Minute 39
plural: seashells
4. its 5. her 1. army
5. His 6. We Minute 34 2. pojr
6. Your 7. She 1. dollars 3. herd
7. their 8. us 2. belt 4. pack
8. its 9. him 3. farmer 5. galaxy
9. our 10. They 4. hats 6. chorus
10. my 5. game 7. crowd
Minute 30 6. windows 8. stack
Minute 26 1. her 7. oranges 9. slew
1. his 2. my 8. socks 10. swarm
2. your 3. our 9. duck
3. my 4. his Minute 40
10. pizza
4. her 5. their 1. stack
5. their 6. its Minu1e 35 2. team
6. her 7. his 1. wolves 3. crew
7. my 8. her 2. feet 4. deck
8. its 9. their 3. teeth 5. flock
9. our 10. its 4. children 6. family
10. his 5. lives 7. (ost
Minute 31 6. men 8. fleet
Minu1e 27 1. buddies 7. mice 9. litter
Order of answers may vary 2. classes 8. shelves 10. bundle
1. Or, Watson 3. ropes 9. geese
2. nurse 4. computers Minute 41
10. sheep
3. librarian 5. trumpets 1. buddies
4. hospital 6. porches Minute 36 2. faces
5. library 7. boxes 1. leaves 3. classes
6. office 8. guppies 2. elves 4. toys
7. medicine 9. kittens 3. people 5. pianos
8. blanket 10. cities 4. women 6. days
9. book 5. oxen 7. prizes
10. table Minute 32 6. mice 8. pennies
1. matches 7. feet 9. foxes
Minute 28 2. stories 8 calves 10. computers
1. common noun: planes 3. pencils 9. children
proper noun: Frank 4. foxes Minute 42
10. knives
2. common noun: sweaters 5. peaches 1. whiskers
proper noun: Barbara 6. owls Minute 37 2. dollar
3. common noun: bunny 7. animals 1. Jason's 3. inches
proper noun: Cindy 8. cherries 2. horse's 4. friend
4. common noun: park 9. students 3. Mono's 5. waves
proper noun: Judy 10. butterflies 4. elephant's 6. computer
5. common noun: sister 5. Tom's 7. pennies
proper noun: Smith Minute 33 6. girl's 8. dress
College 1. singular: dog 7. Wendy's 9. turkeys
6. common noun: boats plurol: owners 8. team's 10. tomatoes
proper noun: Lake Lanier 2. singular: table
plural: candles
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Minute 43 4. whispering Minute 54 3. helping: is
1. calves 5. celebrate 1. swept main: walking
2. deer 6. talked 2. bit 4. helping: am
3 children 7. cried 3. took main: putting
4. wives 8. watches 4. built 5. helping: have
5. potatoes 9. yells 5. fed main: taken
6. teeth 10. rested 6. driven 6. helping: has
7. torpedoes 7. forgotten main: been
8. loaves Minute 49 8. froze 7. helping: is
9. sheep 1 shouts, shouted 9. wore main: building
10. women 2. honks, honked 10. hung 8. helping: are
3. blink, blinked main: listening
Minute 44 4. smile, smiled Minute 55 9. helping: has
1. eat's; S 5. gallops, galloped 1. blew main: lived
2. house's; S 6. hope, hoped 2. chose 10. helping: is
3. students'; P 7. snores, snored 3. drove main: waiting
4. Eloine's; S 8. sniffs, sniffed 4. drank
5 Ali'S; S 9. ask, asked 5. eaten Minute 60
6. classes'; P 10. bakes, baked 6. flew 1. did
7. Lindsey's; S 7. forgot 2. was
8. birds'; P Minute 50 8. given 3. forgiven
9. cup's; S 1. am 9. rang 4. sworn
10. Trevor's; S 2. are 10. written 5. rode
3. was 6. flown
Minute 45 4. is Minute 56 7. threw
1. audience 5. were 1. grills 8. gotten
2. couple 6. is 2. clapped 9. grew
3. cluster 7. are 3. hike 10. spoken
4. collection 8. am 4. play
5. colony 9. was 5. followed Minute 61
6. mob 10. were 6. teaches 1. blue
7. portfolio 7. changed 2. smooth
8. squad Minute 51 8. enjoyed 3. pink
9. school 1. is 9. rips 4. five
10. team 2. am 10. giggled 5. strong
3. were 6. fruity
Minute 46 4. is Minute 57 7. sick
1. waved 5. are 1. reached 8. great
2. chirped 6. were 2. scared 9. gloomy
3- take 7. was 3. bakes 10. white
4. wanted 8. is 4. barked
5. knead 9. am 5. snores Minute 62
6. rolled 10. were 6. smiles 1. louder
7. rested 7. bounced 2. best
8. shuffle Minute 52 8. growls 3. smallest
9. ran 1. have 9. kicked 4. funnier
10. sneezed 2. is 10. watched 5. younger
3. are 6. noisiest
Minute 47 4. has Minute 58 7. latest
1. sweep 5. was 1. are 8. earlier
2. growl 6. were 2. am 9. wisest
3. squeak 7. has 3. was 10. longer
4. scare 8. am 4. was
5. read 9. have 5. were Minute 63
6. sprint 10. were 6. is 1. happily; how
7. mumble 7. was 2. shyly; how
8. wink Minute 53 8. were 3. downstairs; where
9. grow 1. No 6. Yes 9. am 4. tomorrow; when
10. prance 2. Yes 7. No 10. is 5. quickly; how
3. Yes 8. Yes 6. outside; where
Minute 48 4. No 9. Yes Minute 59 7. meanly; how
1. sharpened 5. Yes 10. Yes 1. helping: have 8. daily; when
2. surprised main: sent 9. proudly; how
3. howled 2. helping: has 10. everywhere; where
main: skated
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Minute 64 Minute 69 Minute 74 Minute 79
1. inside 1. can not 1. tent, sleeping bag, 1. straight
2. sadly 2. lam 2. October 23, 2. disappear
3. often 3. I have 3. Curios, SimoD, 3 positive
4. near 4. are not 4. Toronto, 4. blame
5. proudly 5. you will 5. Saturday, September 14, 5. arrive
6. far 6. it is 6. purple, pink, 6. ugly
7. carefully 7. she is 7. roller coaster, 7. noisy
8. under S. will not 8. read books, wrote poems, 8. rude
9. Sometimes 9. you are 9. chicken, 9. major
10. loudly 10. does not 10. Albany, 10. shallow
Minute 65 Minute 70 Minute 75 Minute 80
1. popcorn 1. they're 1. J've 1. bear
2. bookshelf 2. he's 2. didn't 2. blue
3. homework 3. don't 3. we'll 3. piece
4. sunlight 4. we've 4. aren't 4. write
5. blackbird 5. wasn't 5. he's 5. wood
6. notebook 6. you'd 6. shouldn't; should not 6. dew
7. shoelace 7. what's 7. you're; you are 7. new
S. skateboard 8. isn't 8. I'll; I will 8. sew
9. snowflakes 9. shouldn't 9. can't; can not 9. aloud
10. headache 10. she'll 10. hasn't; has not 10. weather
Minute 66 Minute 71 Minute 76 Minute 81
Order of answers may vary I. fastest I. incorrect I. a 6. b
1. sweetheart 2. lavender 2. impossible 2. a 7. e
2. starfish 3. yellow 3. rewind 3. b 8. d
3. woodpecker 4. nicer 4. preplan 4. b 9. b
4. toenail 5. juicy 5. triangle 5. a 10. a
5. sunset 6. dirty 6. unable
6. snowman 7. cold 7. uniform Minute 82
7. sunflower 8. brisk 8. nonstop I. the 6. a
S. pancake 9. funnier 9. disagree 2. The 7. the
9. driveway 10. brightest 10. biplane 3. a S. an
10. afternoon 4. the 9. The
Minute 72 Minute 77 5. An 10. a
Minute 67 I. inside 1. painter
I. Yes 2. slowly 2. broken Minute 83
2. No 3. late 3. hopeful I. for
3. Yes 4. happily 4. happily 2. off
4. Yes 5. outSide 5. friendship 3. during
5. No 6. today 6. useless 4. until
6. No 7. quickly 7. qUickest 5. with
7. Yes 8. busily 8. kindness 6. between
8. No 9. down 9. selfish 7. by
9. Yes 10. daily 10. comfortable 8. over
10. Yes 9. outside
Minute 73 Minute 78 10. upon
Minute 68 I. sidewalk 1. Yes
1. Mark, Veronica, 2. barnyard 2. Yes Minute 84
2. Math, reading, 3. football 3. No 1. dis; P
3. sunny; cloudy; 4. butterfly 4. Yes 2. bi; P
4. waffles, bacon, 5. sailboat 5. No 3. less; S
5. Sunday; Monday, 6. sunrise 6. Yes 4. un;P
6. Tampa,Orlando, 7. tablecloth 7. No 5. ness; S
7. hat, scarf, 8. rainbow S. No 6. er; S
8. Fly Away Home, 9. textbook 9. Yes 7. pre;P
Grasshopper Summer, 10. doorknob 10. No 8. est; S
9. nature, history; 9. Iy; S
10. characters, setting, 10. re; P
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Minute Answer Key
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Minute 85 9. piano, violin, Minute 96 Minute 99
Answers will vary Sample 10. Lane, Portland, 1. I 1. wears
answers include: 2. C 2. blew
1. scared or frightened Minute 91 3. I 3. is
2. little or tiny 1. N 6. N 4. I 4. sale
3. catch or grab 2. V 7. V 5. C 5. ate
4. break or damage 3. N 8. V 6. There are three 6. a
5. scream or shout 4. V 9. N computers in our 7. was
6. hot or warm 5. N 10. N classroom. 8. to
7. eQsy 7 Tiffnny and Noah write 9. goes
Minute 92
8. happy or joyful stories in their journals. 10. Robin's
1. guppies
9. leave or depart 8. The tall trees are
2. Susie's Minute 100
10. fast or rapid blocking the bright sun.
3. is 1. happily
are 9. Shown's book is on the
Minute 86 4. 2. measure
right shelf over there.
1. four; for 5. 3. sprinted
10. There will be a party at
2. rode, road 6. She 4. allowed
7. two Don's house later.
3. flower, 5. ants
flour 8. came Minute 97 6. the
4. threw, 9. They 1. Oscar, Amy; Christy; and 7. was
through 10. We Maribel are in the 8. shouldn't
5. knot, not same class. 9. worst
Minute 93
6. a 2. fason was born on 10. finished
L had
7. b December 10, 1989, in
8. 2. He
b Chicago, Illinois.
3. played
9. a 4. friends
3. Will you wash the dishes
10. b for me tonight?
5. Lillian
6. Memphis 4. We ordered a pizza, two
Minute 87 salads, and breadsticks
L No 6. No 7. two
went for dinner.
2. Yes 7. No 8
9. read 5. That magiCian can really
3. Yes 8. Yes do some amazing tricks!
4. Yes 9. Yes 10. tell
6. Remember to bathe, feed,
5. No 10. No Minute 94 and walk the dog while
Minute 88 L plays we are gone.
2. finished 7. Carlos's last football
1. between
2. over 3. love game was on Thursday;
3. within 4. got October 23, 2008.
4. under 5. burning 8. Wow, I can't believe I just
5. after 6. chopped won the big race!
6. beside 7. teaches 9. Marlon visited his
7. from 8. clapped grandparents in
8. around 9. picked Sacramenta, California.
9. near 10. hiking 10. Mr. Davis teaches math,
10. Without reading, science, and
Minute 95 history
Minute 89 1. her
2. jumped Minute 98
1. No 6. Yes
3. to L We, Peachtree Library
2. Yes 7. No
3. Yes 4. Tom's 2. Wayne, Chad, Sunday
8. Yes
4. Yes 5. fell 3. My; Wednesday
9. No
6. his 4. Mrs. Anderson, Abraham
5. No 10. Yes
7. Close 5. Charlotte's Web, White
Minute 90 8. flew 6. Burger Hut
1. September 14, 9. rode 7. Nia, Nina Swanson
2. Kim, Kourtney; 10. children 8. Bobby; Seal Beach,
3. Street, Dallas, Saturday
4. pink, brown, 9. Aunt Peggy; Uncle Joe
5. Italy, Frnnce, 10. We, Halloween, October
6. 1uesday; December 23,
7. January I,
8. Charlotte,
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