16-1 Have you read about an unusual spider named nansi? One time, nansi didn't have any food for his family. 1. mow : lawn :: plow : field. 2. shirt : shirts :: city :. cities Daily Skills In the following sentence, which of the underlined words is a verb? Porquois tales explain why something is the way it is. explain something way 1= action to object 2 = plurals Write the letter of the word on the line next to the number of the meaning that best describes the word. a. creating e 1. persons, things, or events remembered b. familiar a 2. making something new c. glamorous d 3. make pictures of things in your mind d. imagination f 4. important or special events e. memories b 5. known before f. occasions c 6. fascinating or exciting 4 8 17 35 16 13 14 27 32 39 + 8-3 - 9 + 20 + 8 + 3 + 8-8 - 5 + 25
16-2 nansi said, "I see Rat with some bananas. I will play a trick!" nansi then said, "Rat, don't be unkind. Share your bananas with me." NOTE: nansi is the speaker in OTH quotations, so DO NOT start a new paragraph with the second quotation. 1= practioner to location 2 = object to action 1. judge : courtroom :: teacher :. classroom 2. book : read :: violin :. play Daily Skills Draw a line to match each word with a PREFIX to its meaning. improper not appropriate inappropriate mistreat not treat in a good way not proper Key Word: familiar When you are familiar with something, you have heard of or seen it before. Describe two things that are familiar of you. Use complete sentences. 1. 2. 4 9 7 2 2 6 13 14 67 25 15 + 6-3 - 2 + 8 + 40 + 3 + 7-20 - 6 + 8
16-3 How nice nansi was to Rat that day. "Rat," nansi cried, "it's unfair to keep all those bananas for yourself!" NOTE: When the speaker tag interrupts a quotation mid-sentence, separate the first part of the quotation with a comma and closed quotation marks, then the speaker tag followed by a comma, then reopen the quoation with quotation marks. Since this is the continuation of the sentence, DO NOT capitalize the first word inside the second set of quotation marks. 1= food to eating utensil 2 = food to eating action 1. soup : spoon :: salad : fork. 2. lollipop : lick :: apple : bite. Daily Skills Draw a line to match each word with a SUFFIX to its meaning. smaller most sad smallest saddest most small more small hoose the one word that could be used in both sentences so that both sentences make sense. Mark an X on the line next to the correct choice. The song's melody was very memorable. I was not with the dog we saw in our front yard. 1. pretty 2. scared X 3. familiar 4. short Watch the signs!! Use <, =, or > in each. 7 9 9 3 7 14 + 2-7 - 2 + 8 + 8 + 3 = >
16-4 nansi got bananas from Rat. He went home and unpacked them, and he and his family ate all of them. NOTE: You can also write this as three shorter sentences instead of with one short and one longer compound sentence. Put a period after them, remove the conjunction and, and capitalize he. This can be used to illustrate writing styles and effective use of compound sentences to make ones writing more interesting. 2 = worker to construction material 1. pottery : clay :: origami :. paper 2. carpenter : boards :: plumber : pipes. Daily Skills To check the spelling of the word familiar, you would look in a(n). atlas dictionary thesaurus encyclopedia 1 = object to construction material Watch the signs!! - 12 = 11 + 6 = 19 28 - = 16 D a. creating b. glamorous c. memories d. imagination Write the letter of the word above on the line next to the sentence that it best completes. b 1. The movie star wore beutiful gowns and jewelry. a 2. I was in my mind my next great work of art. d 3. I use my to think of new stories to write. c 4. My family has fond of our trip to Disneyland. On the back of this paper, describe at least one time you used your imagination for something. Use strong verbs, exact nouns, and write complete sentences. D Fill in the letter of the shape that has at least 1 flat surface, can roll, and has at least 1 vertex.
16-5 fter that, Rat was unwilling to trust nansi. My friends and I wouldn't ever trust nansi either. NOTE: Remember, you must change the negative word never with a "positive" word (ever). Otherwise, there is a double negative (wouldn't & never) in the same sentence. 1 = synonyms 2 = characterization to action 1. mean : nasty :: gentle :. kind, nice 2. honest : truth :: dishonest : lie. Daily Skills Mark an X next to the group of words that IS in alphabetical order? shark, store, stare stare, shark, store X shark, stare, store Watch the signs!! 17 + = 25-9 = 6 23 - = 13 a. familiar b. glamorous c. occasions d. creating Write the letter of the word above on the line next to the sentence that it would best replace the bolded words in that sentence. d 1. Mom was busy making my new Halloween costume. a 2. That short nursery rhyme was known to me. b 3. We looked pretty and exciting dressed up like a movie star. 4. irthdays and anniversaries are special events. c Write the amount of each group of coins. Use <, =, or > in each. > 27 23 52