Answer Keys for Grammar/Composition/Spelling 0611-0615 Contents Spelling...61 Grammar...65 Composition...67
Spelling Answer Key Answer Keys Spelling Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc. Page 134 Lesson 121 One Word or Two? Practice Note: The order of the words within each group may vary. 1 away 2 always 3 below 4 because 5 together 6 forget 7 around 8 awhile 9 forever 10 again 11 tonight 12 tomorrow 13 become 14 a lot 15 want to 16 all ways 17 a way 18 a little 19 a while 20 going to Write Rhymes or Riddles will vary. Proofread a Note Corrections of sentence fragments may vary. Page 136 Proofread a Note Lesson 123 Lesson 122 Page 135 Think and Practice Context Clues 1 all ways 2 always 3 a way 4 away 5 awhile 6 a while Definitions 7 going to 8 tonight 9 below 10 a little 11 because 12 forever 13 together 14 want to 15 a lot 16 tomorrow 17 again 18 forget 19 become 20 around Strategic Spelling Seeing Meaning Connections 1 nightly 2 nightingale 3 tonight 4 nightmare Pages 214 215 Routes to Belonging Pink Box Words will vary. Getting at Meaning 1 entranceway 2 family room 3 hallway 4 garage 5 portico 6 dining room 7 patio 8 reside 9 household 10 balcony Lesson 123 Page 136 Proofreading and Writing Proofread for Usage 1 Correct 2 F 3 F 4 Correct 5 F Write a Note Responses will vary. Notes should include three list words and a personal word. Page 137 Lesson 124 Vocabulary Building Review Making Connections 1 below 2 because 3 always 4 together 5 a little 6 a lot 7 want to 8 away 9 a way 10 all ways Word Study Using Exact Words 1 unexpectedly 2 hastily 3 immediately 4 abruptly 5 instantaneously Pages 138 139 Lesson 125 Review Proofread a Notice 1 always 2 affectionate 3 away 4 awfully 5 roughly 6 undernourished 7 underweight Proofread an Advertisement 1 magic 2 magician 3 produce 4 distract 5 become 6 cabinet 7 a way 61
Spelling Answer Key Proofread an Interview 1 championship 2 relationship 3 critic 4 constructive 5 overlook 6 overflow 7 distraction Pages 140 141 Proofread a Complaint 1 defective 2 because 3 include 4 original 5 creative 6 a lot 7 wondering Proofread a Mystery 1 restaurant 2 desperate 3 undercover 4 direction 5 remedy 6 clothes 7 average Proofread a Friendly Letter 1 going to 2 electric 3 around 4 historical 5 below 6 want to 7 together Proofread a Report 1 prehistoric 2 origin 3 beginning 4 inventive 5 productive 6 twelfth 7 overpopulated 8 probably Lesson 126 Pages 172 173 Ancient Egyptian Culture Blue Box Words will vary. Getting at Meaning 1 Africa 2 temple 3 Egyptians 4 tomb 5 mummy 6 Pyramids 7 artisans 8 pharaoh 9 hieroglyphics 10 sphinx Lesson 128 Page 146 Proofreading and Writing Proofread for Usage 1 supplies 2 leaves 3 inches 4 varieties 5 stakes Proofread a Report Pages 142 143 Strategy Workshop Choosing the Best Strategy Try It Out Note: Strategies may vary. Reasonable answers include these examples: 1 Divide and Conquer 2 Spelling Consciousness 3 Pronouncing for Spelling 4 Memory Tricks 5 Steps for Spelling 6 Meaning Helpers 7 Meaning Helpers 8 Divide and Conquer 9 Memory Tricks 10 Pronouncing for Spelling Look Ahead 1 5 Words and strategies will vary. Page 144 Words with No Sound Clues Practice The order of the words will vary. Write Paragraphs will vary. Lesson 127 Page 145 Think and Practice Antonyms 1 disease 2 sensitive 3 difficult 4 toward 5 opposite 6 laughter 7 interested Classifying 8 magazine 9 oxygen 10 Maryland 11 American 12 Christmas 13 business 14 apologize 15 elementary 16 vegetable 17 jealousy 18 multiply 19 usually 20 really Strategic Spelling Choosing the Best Strategy 21 22 Answers will vary. Write a Report Responses will vary. Report should include three spelling words and a personal word. Page 147 Lesson 129 Vocabulary Building Review Crossword Puzzle Across 1 opposite 3 toward 4 Christmas 5 usually 8 vegetable 9 difficult 10 business Down 2 interested 6 American 7 really Multicultural Connection Languages 1 carafe 2 hazard 3 tuna 4 massage 5 magazine 6 admiral Page 148 Lesson 130 Negative Prefixes Practice 1 illegal 2 illegible 3 illogical 4 inaccurate 5 incapable 6 incredible 7 indirect 8 inexpensive 62
Spelling Answer Key 9 informal 10 imbalance 11 immature 12 impatient 13 imperfect 14 impolite 15 improper 16 irrational 17 irregular 18 irreplaceable 19 irresistible 20 irresponsible Write Paragraphs will vary. Lesson 131 Page 149 Think and Practice Hidden Words 1 irreplaceable 2 inaccurate 3 incredible 4 inexpensive 5 informal 6 imbalance 7 improper 8 immature 9 irrational Synonyms in Context 10 illegal 11 illegible 12 imperfect 13 indirect 14 irresistible 15 impolite 16 illogical 17 incapable 18 impatient 19 irresponsible 20 irregular Strategic Spelling Building New Words 21 inactive 22 incomplete 23 inconsiderate 24 impractical 25 impossible 26 impersonal Pages 228 229 Probability Yellow Box Words will vary. Getting at Meaning 1 choices 2 predict 3 possible 4 likely 5 certain 6 impossible 7 outcome 8 trials 9 experiment 10 probability Lesson 132 Page 150 Proofreading and Writing Proofread for Usage 1 least 2 take out more 3 less 4 best Proofread a Letter to the Editor Page 151 Lesson 133 Vocabulary Building Review Antonyms 1 irresponsible 2 informal 3 inaccurate 4 impolite 5 inexpensive 6 irregular 7 illegal 8 indirect 9 imperfect 10 improper Word Study Latin Roots: Communication Words 1 dictate 2 legend 3 lecture 4 illegible 5 predict Page 152 Lesson 135 Suffixes -ance, -ence, -ant, -ent Practice Note: The order of the words within each group may vary. 1 entrance 2 performance 3 appearance 4 clearance 5 insurance 6 independence 7 difference 8 excellence 9 confidence 10 coincidence 11 brilliant 12 important 13 pollutant 14 ignorant 15 hesitant 16 intelligent 17 apparent 18 persistent 19 convenient 20 consistent Write Sentences will vary. Lesson 136 Page 153 Think and Practice Adding Suffixes 1 clearance 2 pollutant 3 confidence 4 performance 5 persistent 6 appearance 7 coincidence 8 difference 9 ignorant 10 insurance Definitions 11 apparent 12 entrance 13 intelligent 14 excellence 15 brilliant 16 hesitant 17 convenient 18 important 19 consistent 20 independence Strategic Spelling Building New Words 21 existence 22 inheritance 23 reference 24 attendance Pages 190 191 Diseases Pink Box Words will vary. Getting at Meaning 1 bacteria 2 Pneumonia 3 sinusitis 4 virus 5 influenza 6 immunity 7 antibodies 8 allergy 9 allergens 10 hypertension Write a Letter to the Editor Responses will vary. Letters should include three spelling words and a personal word. 63
Spelling Answer Key Lesson 137 Page 154 Proofreading and Writing Proofread for Punctuation 1 Correct 2 myself, 3 problems, 4 friends, Proofread a Humorous Paragraph Write a Humorous Paragraph Responses will vary. Paragraphs should include three spelling words and a personal word. Page 155 Lesson 138 Vocabulary Building Review Associations 1 intelligent 2 independence 3 brilliant 4 appearance 5 entrance 6 clearance 7 performance 8 excellence 9 difference 10 important Using a Dictionary Finding the Right Meaning 1 noun 2 three 3 3; adjective 4 4; noun 5 1; adjective 6 2; adjective 64
Grammar Answer Key Answer Keys Grammar Holt, Rinehart and Winston Note: The answers listed herein that follow a page number are from Elements of Language. The others are from the Lesson Manual. LESSON 121 Page 461 Exercise 7 1 past 2 present 3 present perfect 4 past perfect 5 future 6 future perfect 7 future 8 future perfect 9 past perfect 10 present progressive LESSON 124 Conjugation of Verb Wash He washes; he washed; he will wash; he has washed; he had washed; he will have washed; he is washing; he was washing; he will be washing; he has been washing; he had been washing; he will have been washing Conjugation of Progressive Form of Verb Wait He waits; he waited; he will wait; he has waited; he had waited; he will have waited; he is waiting; he was waiting; he will be waiting; he has been waiting; he had been waiting; he will have been waiting LESSON 125 Page 461 Exercise 7 1 past 2 present 3 present perfect 4 past perfect 5 future 6 future perfect 7 future 8 future perfect 9 past perfect 10 present progressive Page 462 Exercise 8 Answers will depend on whether students choose to rewrite in the present tense or in the past tense. Corrected verbs are indicated in italics. Present Tense 1 We trade essays with other English classes. 2 They read and comment on our essays, and we read and comment on theirs. 3 We also share reports with other classes in the school. 4 In Spanish I, we are writing letters to students in Argentina. 5 We practice our Spanish. 6 They write back to us in English. 7 The computer classes send a newsletter to all the other classes every week. 8 Every student has e-mail. 9 Students send messages to each other and to teachers. 10 E-mail makes it easy to ask questions about assignments. Past Tense 1 We traded essays with other English classes. 2 They read and commented on our essays, and we read and commented on theirs. 3 We also shared reports with other classes in the school. 4 In Spanish I, we were writing letters to students in Argentina. 5 We practiced our Spanish. 6 They wrote back to us in English. 7 The computer classes sent a newsletter to all the other classes every week. 8 Every student had e-mail. 9 Students sent messages to each other and to teachers. 10 E-mail made it easy to ask questions about assignments. LESSON 126 Page 464 Exercise 9 1 set 2 sat 3 sitting 4 sat 5 set 6 set 7 set 8 sat 9 sit 10 sat LESSON 129 Page 465 Exercise 10 1 raised 2 rising 3 raised 4 rise 5 raising 6 raised 7 risen 8 raise 9 rose 10 rose Thirteenth Review Page 653 Exercise 13 1 created 2 built 3 sank [or sunk] 4 knew 5 made 6 saw 7 asked 8 taken 9 given 10 written LESSON 130 Pages 467 468 Review D 1 lying 2 laid 3 sat 4 sat 5 raised 6 rises 7 lay 8 raised 9 rose 10 set LESSON 131 Pages 468 469 Review E 1 setting sitting 2 rode ridden 3 knew known 4 swum swam 5 choosed chose 6 seen saw 7 began begun 8 suppose supposed 9 rose raised 10 broke broken 11 went gone 12 laid lay 13 took taken 14 ran run 15 worn wore 16 chose chosen 17 seen saw 18 knowed known 19 raised risen 20 sit set Pages 469 470 Review F 1 felt 2 kept 3 lost 4 became 5 told 6 made 7 stood 8 ridden 9 heard 10 said 11 began 12 eaten 13 run 14 wore 15 led 16 broken 17 sang 18 took 19 fallen 20 given Pages 471 472 Chapter Review A. Using Correct Forms of Irregular Verbs 1 ridden 2 fallen 3 knew 4 blown 5 went 6 brought 7 lay 8 broken 9 wore 10 froze 11 shrunk 12 sang 13 ate 14 rose 15 drank 16 ran 17 began 18 sat 19 sank 20 come 65
Grammar Answer Key B. Writing the Past and Past Participle Forms of Irregular Verbs 21 heard 22 broke 23 led 24 held 25 lay 26 seen 27 set 28 flown 29 wore 30 risen C. Proofreading for Correct Verb Forms 31 keeped kept 32 laid lay 33 sit set 34 went gone 35 rode ridden 36 begun began 37 hitted hit 38 rose raised 39 lay laid 40 brung brought LESSON 134 Pronoun Form Exercise 1 object 2 subject 3 subject 4 subject 5 object 6 possessive Page 476 Exercise 1 1 object 2 object 3 subject or object 4 subject 5 possessive 6 object 7 subject or object 8 possessive 9 subject 10 possessive Page 476 477 Exercise 2 1 possessive 2 object 3 subject 4 possessive 5 subject 6 object 7 possessive 8 object 9 object 10 subject LESSON 135 Pronoun Form Exercise 1 predicate nominative 2 subject 3 predicate nominative 4 subject Page 478 479 Exercise 3 1 He 2 We 3 she 4 I 5 He 6 we 7 I 8 he 9 they 10 I LESSON 136 LESSON 139 Page 484 Exercise 7 1 them 2 him; her 3 her; me 4 him 5 us 6 her 7 us 8 me 9 us; them 10 me Page 486 Exercise 8 1 him 2 her 3 them 4 him 5 her 6 us 7 me 8 us 9 me 10 them Fourteenth Review Page 480 Exercise 4 1 I 2 he 3 they 4 we 5 she 6 they 7 she 8 we 9 he 10 he Page 481 Review A 1 she 2 he; she 3 he 4 I 5 they 6 they 7 I 8 we 9 we 10 they Pages 491 492 Chapter Review B. Identifying Pronouns Used as Predicate Nominatives 21 he 22 they 23 she 24 she 25 he 26 they 27 he 28 she 29 he 30 they C. Identifying the Correct Forms of Pronouns Used as Subjects, Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, and Objects of Prepositions 31 me; object of a preposition 32 her; object of a preposition 33 We; subject 34 her; direct object; me; direct object 35 We; subject 36 us; indirect object 37 her; indirect object 38 me; object of a preposition 39 him; direct object 40 them; indirect object Page 482 483 Exercise 6 1 me 2 us; them 3 her; me 4 him 5 us 6 us 7 him 8 us 9 her; me 10 them 66
Composition Answer Key Answer Keys Composition Holt, Rinehart and Winston Pages 189 191 Lesson 122 Reading Selection 1 James Marshall s discovery started the gold rush. Also, by initially focusing on one person s experiences, the author makes the story engaging. 2 The glint was gold. 3 The first miners arrived in 1849, or 49. 4 The student may say that the author includes these quotations because they add interest and authenticity to the report. These eyewitness accounts allow the reader to see what happened during the gold rush through the eyes of someone who experienced the events firsthand. Lesson 123 Page 195 Your Turn 3 Clue: James Marshall discovered gold in California while working for Sutter. What it tells about purpose: Facts about real people and places suggest that the purpose is to inform. Clue: Marshall found gold on January 24, 1848. What it tells about purpose: Dates suggest that the purpose is to inform. Clue: The quotations express feelings. What it tells about purpose: If the writing were expressive, the feelings would be the writer s own, not those of others. Identifying the Author s Purpose: The purpose listed most often is to inform. 67