Lesson 6
Exercise 1 • Listening for Stressed Syllables
4 Listen to each word your teacher says. Repeat the word.
4 Listen for the stressed syllable.
4 Make an X in the box that corresponds to the position of the stressed syllable.
1st Syllable 2nd Syllable 3rd Syllable
X
1. omit
2. minor
X
X
3. represent
X
4. elastic
5. overly
X
X
X
6. potato
7. resulted
8. unison
X
X
9. indirect
10. kimono
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Exercise 2 • Spelling Pretest 2
4 Listen to the word your teacher repeats.
4 Write the word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
diet
elastic
heroes
I’ve
memo
menu
poem
predict
quiet
reacted
remember
return
superstar
video
you’ve
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Exercise 3 • Word Relationships: Antonyms, Synonyms,
and Attributes
4 Read each pair of words.
4 Sort word pairs according to their relationship by writing the word pairs in the
correct columns.
4 Discuss answers with a partner.
even : odd
deliver : transport
quiet : silent
same : equal
supermarket : cart
evil : good
tornado : wind
forget : remember
open : close
begin : start
report : facts
hero : brave
Antonyms (opposite)
Synonyms (same)
Attributes
deliver : transport tornado : wind
even : odd
same : equal
hero : brave
evil : good
forget : remember quiet : silent supermarket : cart
begin : start
open : close
report : facts
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Exercise 4 • Combine It: Compound Direct Objects
4 Read each pair of sentences with your teacher.
4 Underline the direct object in each sentence.
4 Use the conjunction given to combine the two sentences into a new sentence with a
compound direct object.
4 Check for sentence signals—capital letters, commas, and end punctuation.
4 Circle each direct object in the sentence.
Answers will vary.
1. Police find information about a crime.
Police find evidence about crime.
or
Police find information or evidence about a crime.
2. The police arrested one suspect.
The police did not arrest the other.
but
The police arrested one suspect but not the other.
3. Some men and women join the army.
Some join the navy.
or
Some men and women join the army or the navy.
4. Fires burn forests.
Fires burn houses.
and
Fires burn forests and houses.
5. Soldiers fight the enemy.
Soldiers do not fight friendly forces.
but
Soldiers fight the enemy but not friendly forces.
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Exercise 5 • Phrase It
4 Use the penciling strategy to “scoop” the phrases in each sentence.
4 Read each sentence as you would speak it.
4 The first two are done for you.
1. Unsung heroes risk their lives.
2. Firefighters are unsung heroes.
Possible phrasing shown below. Accept other reasonable word groupings.
3. Men and women join the military.
4. Soldiers watch over the homelands.
5. Soldiers expect nothing in return.
6. The police are there to help.
7. Police work makes our lives safer.
8. Police help solve crimes.
9. Soldiers and firefighters are unsung heroes.
10. The police are unsung heroes.
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Exercise 6 • Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies
4 Read each set of sentences.
4 Find the pronoun that is circled.
4 Underline the noun that the pronoun replaces.
4 Draw an arrow to show the link between the pronoun and the noun it replaced.
1. Not all heroes are superheroes. Some spend their lives helping others.
2. Think of firefighters. Think of soldiers. Think of the police. These are the
unsung heroes.
3. A call to 911 is a call to save lives. It is your direct line to the unsung heroes.
4. Men and women join the military. They watch over the homelands.
5. Our soldiers expect nothing in return. We should have pride in them.
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Exercise 7 • Rewrite It: Pronouns
4 Read each sentence pair in Exercise 6, Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies.
4 Replace the circled pronoun with the noun that it represents.
4 Rewrite the sentence using the noun.
4 Check for sentence signals—capital letters, commas, and end punctuation.
4 Read the new sentence.
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1.
Heroes spend their lives helping others.
2.
Firefighters, soldiers, and police are the unsung heroes.
3.
A call to 911 is your direct line to the unsung heroes.
4.
Men and women watch over the homelands.
5.
We should have pride in our soldiers.
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