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A Prepositions begin phrases that answer where or when Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence Decide if it answers when or where 1 She stowed the life jackets below the deck when / where 2 e went to the film after dinner when / where 3 Grace lost her notebook in math class when / where 4 The circus will perform on weekend afternoons when / where 5 Did the dance end at ten o clock? when / where 6 They just rented the house up the street when / where 7 ill you fix my glasses before my driving exam? when / where 8 The children love to wade through puddles when / where 9 Do not bring messy foods to book club! when / where 10 The clouds are swirling above the lake when / where B Sort the words into two lists: regular plural nouns and irregular plural nouns Remember that irregular plural nouns change their spelling from the singular form and may not add -s or -es women monsters batches people desks foxes geese computers feet oxen glasses mice Regular Plural Nouns Irregular Plural Nouns On the back, use each irregular plural noun in a sentence page 1

C A simple subject is the one word that tells who or what the sentence is about Underline the simple subject of each sentence Then, write the correct form of the verb 1 The antlers sit atop the elk s head (sits, sit, sitting) 2 The elderly women young children on Fridays (tutors, tutor, tutoring) 3 Did the wolf onto your back porch? (climbing, climbs, climb) 4 Her last baby tooth quite wiggly (seems, seeming, seem) 5 The library shelves many old books (contains, contain, containing) 6 The pumpkin loaf for forty minutes (baking, bake, bakes) 7 Could a mouse an entire wedge of cheese? (eats, eating, eat) 8 Leaves to the ground each autumn (tumbling, tumbles, tumble) 9 The benches the walls of the room (line, lines, lining) 10 Focused students on their laptops (typing, types, type) Decide if each subject and verb match in number Circle yes or no If they do not match in number, write a new sentence with the correct form of the verb Check for SNEEQS (See page 13) 11 hispers travels Yes / No hispers travel 12 The sprinters pant Yes / No 13 Oxen munches Yes / No 14 Babies crawl Yes / No 15 Scarves billow Yes / No 16 A witch brews Yes / No 17 Children chat Yes / No 18 The elves hides Yes / No 19 A man ponder Yes / No 20 The crackers spill Yes / No On the back, add prepositional phrases that answer where to sentences 11 to 15 page 2

D rite the missing forms for each verb Past tense forms usually end in -ed Future tense forms usually have the word will before the verb Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense begged beg or begs will beg loved called mended danced clean or cleans open or opens will join will celebrate will pretend Use a form of each verb from the lists above to complete the sentences 1 Trent the navy last October 2 Many years ago, people always their own torn socks 3 They Hilda s first birthday next week 4 The pups for food each night during dinner 5 Tomorrow morning I the doctor to make an appointment 6 The shop at nine o clock every weekday 7 She her room before the party tonight 8 I used to despise bananas, but now I them 9 As youngsters, the 90-year-old twins often to be each other 10 I in my final ballet recital a week from today On the back, write sentences with the past and future tense forms of jump, look, and end page 3

E Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs They answer how, when, where, or to what degree Read each sentence, and write the adverb that answers the question 1 The young boy bowed respectfully before the king (often, somewhere, respectfully) (how?) 2 I traveled from Green Park to Victoria (swiftly, underground, regularly) (where?) 3 Morgan was full after dinner last night (completely, accidentally, first) (to what degree?) 4 The poetry club meets at the local pizza place (freely, regularly, upstairs) (when?) 5 Remember to paddle on that stretch of river! (upstream, swiftly, first) (how?) 6 Our grades are updated on the class website (enough, weekly, here) (when?) 7 I was annoyed at my sister! (then, openly, quite) (to what degree?) 8 Are you going next month? (bravely, away, daily) (where?) rite in the adverb that matches the information given and best completes the sentence quickly carefully effortlessly lazily 9 Silas walks Silas is on a big patch of slippery ice 10 Silas walks Silas is late for his first day on the job 11 Silas walks Silas just woke up and is still tired hungrily halfheartedly quietly gracefully 12 Ayan eats Ayan does not really like his lunch 13 Ayan eats Ayan just ran a marathon 14 Ayan eats Ayan is in the audience at a play On the back, complete Silas walks and Ayan eats with adverbs that answer when page 4

F Coordinating conjunctions join two words, phrases, or sentences together Fill in the acronym BOYFANS with the seven coordinating conjunctions They are listed upside down at the bottom of the page if you need any help! B O Y F A N S Underline the coordinating conjunction in each compound subject (see example in #1) Then, write in the compound predicate that best completes the sentence Compound Predicates checks and adjusts the splint grew and blossomed will wash and dry the dishes inched along and stopped baked and cooled leaked and flooded prepped and cooked run or lift at practice hiked or swam each evening 1 The chocolate cake and apple pie baked and cooled 2 The nurse or the doctor 3 The cleaners or I 4 Campers and counselors 5 The chef and his assistant 6 Bushes and trees 7 The shower or the sink 8 The coach and her team 9 A snail and a slug 10 rite a sentence with a compound subject joined by the coordinating conjunction and 11 rite a sentence with a compound predicate joined by the coordinating conjunction or On the back, rewrite the seven BOYFANS conjunctions three times Try to do it from memory Answer key: but, or, yet, for, and, nor, so page 5

G Circle the clauses (sentences) in the table below Remember that a clause has a subject and a predicate A phrase is missing a subject or a predicate or both drinks tea with milk I like popcorn could not believe it pens write and draw the ball and top spun ants move quickly one and one make two sat on a lonely bench roses and violets she picked me tractors pull easily some dogs swim rite in the clauses (sentences) from above Be sure to check for SNEEQS Then, divide each clause (sentence) between the complete subject and the complete predicate 1 I / like popcorn 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Turn the four phrases from the table into logical complete sentences by adding a subject or predicate Be sure to check for SNEEQS 9 My brother-in-law Jake drinks tea with milk 10 11 12 rite your own example of a phrase Explain why it is a phrase Example: hy is it a phrase? On the back of this page, turn your phrase into a complete sentence Be sure to check for SNEEQS page 6

H Combine each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence Use the suggested coordinating conjunction to join the sentences Remember to check for SNEEQS! 1 darrell and kevin could not open the door / they left the house / so ê Darrell and Kevin could not open the door, so they left the house 2 my cousin loves bananas / she hates banana bread / but ê 3 the circus will stop in Toronto / it will stop in Vancouver / or ê 4 levi and his wife are thrilled / they are expecting a baby in May / for ê 5 I dislike spring / I cannot wait for this winter to end / yet ê 6 next year the band will hit and road / it will add a new member / and ê 7 our neighbors like basketball / they play all the time / so ê On the back, rewrite sentences 2 and 7 in the past tense page 7

I Combine the three simple sentences into one longer simple sentence Keep the adjectives in the order they appear Remember to check for SNEEQS! 1 the boxes are large / the boxes are green / the boxes are broken ê The large green boxes are broken 2 the statue is imposing / the statue is marble / the statue is intact ê 3 the cookies are stale / the cookies are chocolate / the cookies are crumbling ê 4 the book is worn / the book is old / the book is dusty ê 5 the earrings are beautiful / the earrings are pearl / the earrings are lost ê 6 the cattle are enormous / the cattle are Australian / the cattle are exhausted ê 7 the scarves are soft / the scarves are red / the scarves are cozy ê On the back, change the seven sentences above into questions, such as Are the large green boxes broken? Remember to add question marks page 8

Commas are used: between two complete clauses or sentences ê Meg can ski, but she cannot snowboard after a prepositional phrase that begins a sentence and has five words or more ê Above the fluffy white clouds, a large airplane flew between a series of words ê Penguins, birds, and seals live in Antarctica J Add commas in the correct places Check why the commas were added Some sentences will need more than one comma and one checkmark Some sentences will not need commas Sentence 1 Frederick needed help so he asked a teacher for support, Between Two Clauses After a Long Prepositional Phrase Between a Series of ords Comma Not Needed 2 My uncle or I will be at the game 3 She likes grapes oranges and apples 4 In the old haunted house a ghost flew through the halls 5 Yesterday I danced and sang 6 I will go to the tennis match for I love to watch the sport 7 France Spain and Italy are in Europe but China is in Asia 8 The pens markers and maps are on your desks 9 Below the rickety wooden desk a mouse nibbled some cheese 10 Todd and Lil swam in the clear ocean water 11 He forgot eggs yet he picked up bread milk and cheese 12 ill you go to lunch at the inn today? On the back, write four sentences Each should contain a series of words and use commas page 9

K Order each set of words and phrases to make a sentence Check for SNEEQS! Then, write whether the sentence is simple or compound (two simple sentences joined with BOYFANS) 1 the rug * for * spilled on it * the coffee * became stained ê The rug became stained, for the coffee spilled on it compound 2 toast oatmeal and fruit * for breakfast * will eat * we ê 3 will mail the letter * may still be late * I * but * it ê 4 so * is not feeling well * the dog * my son * will take him to the vet ê 5 above the beautiful brick fireplace * placed a silver mirror * she ê On the back, write each compound sentence as two separate simple sentences ê The rug became stained The coffee spilled on it page 10

L Use words and phrases from the table below to create new sentences from this simple sentence My aunt lives she enjoys gardening elderly after lunch quietly in northern California 1 Add an adjective that describes my aunt rite the new sentence 2 Add an adverb to the new sentence that tells how my aunt lives rite the new sentence 3 Add a prepositional phrase that tells where my aunt lives rite the new sentence 4 Replace the complete subject with a subject pronoun rite the new sentence 5 Replace the complete predicate rite the new sentence 6 Add a prepositional phrase at the end of the sentence that tells when rite the new sentence On the back, make simple sentence 6 compound by adding the coordinating conjunction but and another simple sentence Check for SNEEQS! page 11

M Use words and phrases from the table below to create new sentences from this compound sentence My dad walked, but my mom jogged yet on the track and my brother or sprinted briskly they 1 Add a phrase to make my dad a compound subject 2 Add a phrase to make jogged a compound predicate rite the new sentence 3 Replace the first complete subject with a subject pronoun rite the new sentence 4 Add a prepositional phrase at the end of the sentence that tells where rite the new sentence 5 Add an adverb to describe how they walked rite the new sentence 6 Replace the coordinating conjunction but with another that has the same meaning rite the new sentence On the back, write compound sentence 6 as two separate simple sentences Check for SNEEQS! page 12

hen you write sentences, remember your SNEEQS! S The beginning of a sentence always needs a capital letter N The proper names of people, places, and things always need a capital letter E At the end of a sentence, there is usually a period E hen the sentence contains emotion or excitement, use an exclamation point at the end Q hen the sentence asks a question, use a question mark at the end S Use a comma between a series of words and to separate clauses page 13

ANSER KEY G Circle the clauses (sentences) in the table below Remember that a clause has a subject and a predicate A phrase is missing a subject or a predicate or both drinks tea with milk I like popcorn could not believe it pens write and draw the ball and top spun ants move quickly one and one make two sat on a lonely bench roses and violets she picked me tractors pull easily some dogs swim rite in the clauses (sentences) from above Be sure to check for SNEEQS Then, divide each clause (sentence) between the complete subject and the complete predicate 1 I / like popcorn 2 Pens / write and draw 3 The ball and top / spun 4 Ants / move quickly 5 One and one / make two 6 She / picked me 7 Tractors / pull easily 8 Some dogs / swim Turn the four phrases from the table into logical complete sentences by adding a subject or predicate Be sure to check for SNEEQS Student answers will vary Examples are provided below 9 My brother-in-law Jake drinks tea with milk 10 Mom could not believe it! 11 The man sat on a lonely beach 12 She picked roses and violets rite your own example of a phrase Explain why it is a phrase Example: Student answers will vary hy is it a phrase? On the back of this page, turn your phrase into a complete sentence Be sure to check for SNEEQS Student answers will vary page 6 E Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs They answer how, when, where, or to what F Coordinating conjunctions join two words, phrases, or sentences together Fill in the acronym degree Read each sentence, and write the adverb that answers the question BOYFANS with the seven coordinating conjunctions They are listed upside down at the bottom of the page if you need any help! respectfully 1 The young boy bowed before the king (often, somewhere, respectfully) B O Y F A N S ut r et or nd or o (how?) Underline the coordinating conjunction in each compound subject (see example in #1) Then, write in underground the compound predicate that best completes the sentence 2 I traveled from Green Park to Victoria (swiftly, underground, regularly) (where?) Compound Predicates completely 3 Morgan was full after dinner last night (completely, accidentally, first) checks and adjusts the splint grew and blossomed will wash and dry the dishes (to what degree?) 4 The poetry club meets regularly inched along and stopped baked and cooled leaked and flooded at the local pizza place (freely, regularly, upstairs) (when?) prepped and cooked run or lift at practice hiked or swam each evening 5 Remember to paddle swiftly on that stretch of river! (upstream, swiftly, first) (how?) 1 The chocolate cake and apple pie baked and cooled 6 Our grades are updated weekly on the class website (enough, weekly, here) (when?) 2 The nurse or the doctor checks and adjusts the splint 7 I was quite annoyed at my sister! (then, openly, quite) (to what degree?) 3 The cleaners or I will wash and dry the dishes 8 Are you going away next month? (bravely, away, daily) (where?) rite in the adverb that matches the information given and best completes the sentence quickly carefully effortlessly lazily 9 Silas walks carefully Silas is on a big patch of slippery ice 10 Silas walks quickly Silas is late for his first day on the job 11 Silas walks lazily Silas just woke up and is still tired hungrily halfheartedly quietly gracefully 12 Ayan eats halfheartedly Ayan does not really like his lunch 13 Ayan eats hungrily Ayan just ran a marathon 14 Ayan eats quietly Ayan is in the audience at a play 4 Campers and counselors hiked or swam each evening 5 The chef and his assistant prepped and cooked 6 Bushes and trees grew and blossomed 7 The shower or the sink leaked and flooded 8 The coach and her team run or lift at practice 9 A snail and a slug inched along and stopped 10 rite a sentence with a compound subject joined by the coordinating conjunction and 11 rite a sentence with a compound predicate joined by the coordinating conjunction or On the back, complete Silas walks and Ayan eats with adverbs that answer when Student answers will vary Examples: Silas walks daily Ayan eats now page 4 page 5 Student answers will vary Student answers will vary On the back, rewrite the seven BOYFANS conjunctions three times Try to do it from memory D rite the missing forms for each verb Past tense forms usually end in -ed Future tense forms usually have the word will before the verb Past Tense Present Tense Future Tense begged beg or begs will beg loved love or loves will love joined join or joins will join called call or calls will call celebrated celebrate or celebrates will celebrate cleaned clean or cleans will clean mended mend or mends will mend pretended pretend or pretends will pretend opened open or opens will open danced dance or dances will dance Use a form of each verb from the lists above to complete the sentences 1 Trent joined the navy last October 2 Many years ago, people always mended their own torn socks 3 They will celebrate Hilda s first birthday next week 4 The pups beg for food each night during dinner 5 Tomorrow morning I will call the doctor to make an appointment 6 The shop opens at nine o clock every weekday 7 She will clean her room before the party tonight 8 I used to despise bananas, but now I love them 9 As youngsters, the 90-year-old twins often pretended to be each other 10 I will dance in my final ballet recital a week from today On the back, write sentences with the past and future tense forms of jump, look, and end Student answers will vary page 3 Lexia Skill Builders page 1 page 2 Answer key: but, or, yet, for, and, nor, so A Prepositions begin phrases that answer where or when Underline the prepositional phrase in each C A simple subject is the one word that tells who or what the sentence is about Underline the simple sentence Decide if it answers when or where subject of each sentence Then, write the correct form of the verb 1 She stowed the life jackets below the deck when / where 1 The antlers sit atop the elk s head (sits, sit, sitting) 2 e went to the film after dinner when / where 2 The elderly women tutor young children on Fridays (tutors, tutor, tutoring) 3 Grace lost her notebook in math class when / where 3 Did the wolf climb onto your back porch? (climbing, climbs, climb) 4 The circus will perform on weekend afternoons when / where 4 Her last baby tooth seems quite wiggly (seems, seeming, seem) 5 Did the dance end at ten o clock? when / where 5 The library shelves contain many old books (contains, contain, containing) 6 They just rented the house up the street when / where 6 The pumpkin loaf bakes for forty minutes (baking, bake, bakes) 7 ill you fix my glasses before my driving exam? when / where 7 Could a mouse eat an entire wedge of cheese? (eats, eating, eat) 8 The children love to wade through puddles when / where 8 Leaves tumble to the ground each autumn (tumbling, tumbles, tumble) 9 Do not bring messy foods to book club! when / where 9 The benches line the walls of the room (line, lines, lining) 10 The clouds are swirling above the lake when / where 10 Focused students type on their laptops (typing, types, type) B Sort the words into two lists: regular plural nouns and irregular plural nouns Remember that irregular plural nouns change their spelling from the singular form and may not add -s or -es women monsters batches people desks foxes geese computers feet oxen glasses mice Regular Plural Nouns Irregular Plural Nouns monsters batches desks foxes computers glasses women people geese feet oxen mice Decide if each subject and verb match in number Circle yes or no If they do not match in number, write a new sentence with the correct form of the verb Check for SNEEQS (See page 13) 11 hispers travels Yes / No hispers travel 12 The sprinters pant Yes / No 13 Oxen munches Yes / No 14 Babies crawl Yes / No 15 Scarves billow Yes / No 16 A witch brews Yes / No 17 Children chat Yes / No 18 The elves hides Yes / No 19 A man ponder Yes / No 20 The crackers spill Yes / No Oxen munch The elves hide A man ponders On the back, use each irregular plural noun in a sentence Student answers will vary On the back, add prepositional phrases that answer where to sentences 11 to 15 Examples: 11 hispers travel around the room 15 Scarves billow in the wind

ANSER KEY M Use words and phrases from the table below to create new sentences from this compound sentence My dad walked, but my mom jogged yet on the track and my brother or sprinted briskly they 1 Add a phrase to make my dad a compound subject My dad and my brother walked, but my mom jogged 2 Add a phrase to make jogged a compound predicate rite the new sentence My dad and my brother walked, but my mom jogged or sprinted 3 Replace the first complete subject with a subject pronoun rite the new sentence They walked, but my mom jogged or sprinted 4 Add a prepositional phrase at the end of the sentence that tells where rite the new sentence They walked, but my mom jogged or sprinted on the track 5 Add an adverb to describe how they walked rite the new sentence They walked briskly, but my mom jogged or sprinted on the track 6 Replace the coordinating conjunction but with another that has the same meaning rite the new sentence They walked briskly, yet my mom jogged or sprinted on the track On the back, write compound sentence 6 as two separate simple sentences Check for SNEEQS! They walked briskly My mom jogged or sprinted on the track page 12 K Order each set of words and phrases to make a sentence Check for SNEEQS! Then, write whether the L Use words and phrases from the table below to create new sentences from this simple sentence sentence is simple or compound (two simple sentences joined with BOYFANS) My aunt lives 1 the rug * for * spilled on it * the coffee * became stained ê she enjoys gardening elderly after lunch quietly in northern California The rug became stained, for the coffee spilled on it 1 Add an adjective that describes my aunt rite the new sentence compound My elderly aunt lives 2 toast oatmeal and fruit * for breakfast * will eat * we ê e will eat toast, oatmeal, and fruit for breakfast 2 Add an adverb to the new sentence that tells how my aunt lives rite the new sentence My elderly aunt lives quietly simple 3 Add a prepositional phrase that tells where my aunt lives rite the new sentence 3 will mail the letter * may still be late * I * but * it ê My elderly aunt lives quietly in northern California I will mail the letter, but it may still be late 4 so * is not feeling well * the dog * my son * will take him to the vet ê 5 above the beautiful brick fireplace * placed a silver mirror * she ê compound My dog is not feeling well, so my son will take him to the vet compound She placed a silver mirror above the beautiful brick fireplace simple 4 Replace the complete subject with a subject pronoun rite the new sentence She lives quietly in northern California 5 Replace the complete predicate rite the new sentence She enjoys gardening 6 Add a prepositional phrase at the end of the sentence that tells when rite the new sentence She enjoys gardening after lunch On the back, make simple sentence 6 compound by adding the coordinating conjunction but and another simple On the back, write each compound sentence as two separate simple sentences ê The rug became sentence Check for SNEEQS! Student answers will vary Example: She enjoys gardening after lunch, but she stained The coffee spilled on it 3 I will mail the letter It may still be late 5 My dog is not feeling doesn t like gardening after dinner well My son will take him to the vet Lexia Skill Builders page 10 page 11 Commas are used: between two complete clauses or sentences ê Meg can ski, but she cannot snowboard after a prepositional phrase that begins a sentence and has five words or more ê Above the fluffy white clouds, a large airplane flew between a series of words ê Penguins, birds, and seals live in Antarctica J Add commas in the correct places Check why the commas were added Some sentences will need more than one comma and one checkmark Some sentences will not need commas After a Long Between Two Sentence Prepositional Clauses Phrase 1 Frederick needed help so he asked a teacher for support 2 My uncle or I will be at the game 3 She likes grapes, oranges, and apples 4 In the old haunted house a ghost flew through the halls 5 Yesterday I danced and sang 6 I will go to the tennis match for I love to watch the sport 7 France, Spain, and Italy are in Europe but China is in Asia 8 The pens, markers, and maps are on your desks 9 Below the rickety wooden desk a mouse nibbled some cheese 10 Todd and Lil swam in the clear ocean water 11 He forgot eggs yet he picked up bread, milk, and cheese Between a Comma Not Series of Needed ords 12 ill you go to lunch at the inn today? On the back, write four sentences Each should contain a series of words and use commas Student answers will vary page 9,,,,,, H Combine each pair of simple sentences into one compound sentence Use the suggested coordinating I Combine the three simple sentences into one longer simple sentence Keep the adjectives in the order conjunction to join the sentences Remember to check for SNEEQS! they appear Remember to check for SNEEQS! 1 darrell and kevin could not open the door / they left the house / so ê 1 the boxes are large / the boxes are green / the boxes are broken ê Darrell and Kevin could not open the door, so they left the house The large green boxes are broken 2 my cousin loves bananas / she hates banana bread / but ê 2 the statue is imposing / the statue is marble / the statue is intact ê My cousin loves bananas, but she hates banana bread The imposing marble statue is intact 3 the circus will stop in Toronto / it will stop in Vancouver / or ê 3 the cookies are stale / the cookies are chocolate / the cookies are crumbling ê The circus will stop in Toronto, or it will stop in Vancouver The stale chocolate cookies are crumbling 4 levi and his wife are thrilled / they are expecting a baby in May / for ê 4 the book is worn / the book is old / the book is dusty ê Levi and his wife are thrilled, for they are expecting a baby in May The worn old book is dusty 5 I dislike spring / I cannot wait for this winter to end / yet ê 5 the earrings are beautiful / the earrings are pearl / the earrings are lost ê I dislike spring, yet I cannot wait for this winter to end The beautiful pearl earrings are lost 6 next year the band will hit and road / it will add a new member / and ê Next year the band will hit the road, and it will add a new member 7 our neighbors like basketball / they play all the time / so ê Our neighbors like basketball, so they play all the time 6 the cattle are enormous / the cattle are Australian / the cattle are exhausted ê The enormous Australian cattle are exhausted 7 the scarves are soft / the scarves are red / the scarves are cozy ê The soft red scarves are cozy On the back, rewrite sentences 2 and 7 in the past tense 2 My cousin loved bananas, but she hated On the back, change the seven sentences above into questions, such as Are the large green boxes broken? Remember to add question banana bread 7 Our neighbors liked basketball, so they played all the time marks Student answers will vary Lexia Skill Builders page 7 page 8

ANSER KEY hen you write sentences, remember your SNEEQS! S The beginning of a sentence always needs a capital letter N The proper names of people, places, and things always need a capital letter E At the end of a sentence, there is usually a period E hen the sentence contains emotion or excitement, use an exclamation point at the end Q hen the sentence asks a question, use a question mark at the end S Use a comma between a series of words and to separate clauses page 13