Verbal Master III Unit I3
WRITING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Write a sentence using each of our five new Verbal Master words. Remember to use
proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation marks) at the
beginning and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. eccentric
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2. endow ___________________________________________________________________
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3. emerge __________________________________________________________________
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4. enlightened
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5. emphasis ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I3
UNSCRAMBLING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Please unscramble the words and write the words in complete sentences. Remember to
use proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the beginning
and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
the widow eccentric decided the small black to endow college with a great money
deal of ____________________________________________________________________
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the college she university wanted to emerge as a major ________________________
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WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Correct Order
Directions: Put a ‘B’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the beginning of the story. Put
an ‘M’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the middle of the story. Put an ‘E’ in the space
next to the sentence that belongs in the end of the story.
_____ She gave a great sum of money to the college to help it grow.
_____ The eccentric widow decided to endow the small black college.
_____ She wanted the college to emerge as a major university with an enlightened emphasis on race
relations.
Creative Writing
Directions: Write a three sentence paragraph using any three of the five new Verbal Master words
listed below. Use one new word in each sentence. Include one new word in the beginning sentence, one
new word in the middle sentence, and one new word in the ending sentence. Make sure that all three
sentences (beginning, middle, and ending) make sense together. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
eccentric
endow
emerge
enlightened
emphasis
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Verbal Master III Unit I3
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Choosing a Topic
Directions: Read the three sentences below. Choose any one of the three topic sentences you read.
The sentence you choose will be the main idea of a new story you are about to write. Write that topic
sentence under the space that says main idea. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
The boy did not care if his friends thought he dressed in an eccentric manner.
The teacher enlightened all of her students.
The grateful parent decided to endow the boy with a gift of $100,000.
Main Idea
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Staying on Topic
Directions: You will write your story in stages or steps. The first step was choosing the topic
sentence or the main idea. The next step will involve expanding this story. Please write three new
sentences describing three different thoughts about the main idea. Put one sentence in each space. Be
sure to use your best handwriting.
Sentence #1__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I3
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Using Detail
Directions: Write the main idea or topic sentence in the top space. Then, write the three sentences
you just finished in the three paragraph spaces below. Remember, put one sentence in each paragraph
space. We will now expand on what your wrote by writing two or three new sentences describing the
first sentence in each paragraph space. Use your best handwriting.
Main Idea _________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #1 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I4
WRITING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Write a sentence using each of our five new Verbal Master words. Remember to use
proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation marks) at the
beginning and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. embargo _________________________________________________________________
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2. expend
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3. economize
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4. enterprise
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5. elapse ___________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I4
UNSCRAMBLING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Please unscramble the words and write the words in complete sentences. Remember to
use proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the beginning
and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
nation the embargo of worldwide the small forced its expend citizens to all their
energy supplies to economize _______________________________________________
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any enterprise suspicious found trying to situation was exploit the allowed quickly
to elapse __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I4
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Correct Order
Directions: Put a ‘B’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the beginning of the story. Put
an ‘M’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the middle of the story. Put an ‘E’ in the space
next to the sentence that belongs in the end of the story.
_____ The worldwide embargo of the small nation forced its citizens to expend all their energy to
economize supplies.
_____ Several nations around the world banned all trade with the small nation.
_____ Any suspicious enterprise found trying to exploit the situation was allowed to quickly elapse.
Creative Writing
Directions: Write a three sentence paragraph using any three of the five new Verbal Master words
listed below. Use one new word in each sentence. Include one new word in the beginning sentence, one
new word in the middle sentence, and one new word in the ending sentence. Make sure that all three
sentences (beginning, middle, and ending) make sense together. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
embargo
expend
economize
enterprise
elapse
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Verbal Master III Unit I4
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Choosing a Topic
Directions: Read the three sentences below. Choose any one of the three topic sentences you read.
The sentence you choose will be the main idea of a new story you are about to write. Write that topic
sentence under the space that says main idea. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
The man decided to start his own enterprise.
The runner looked as if she did not expend any energy as she ran.
The boy’s parents told him he had to let seven days elapse before he could drive again.
Main Idea
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Staying on Topic
Directions: You will write your story in stages or steps. The first step was choosing the topic
sentence or the main idea. The next step will involve expanding this story. Please write three new
sentences describing three different thoughts about the main idea. Put one sentence in each space. Be
sure to use your best handwriting.
Sentence #1__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I4
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Using Detail
Directions: Write the main idea or topic sentence in the top space. Then, write the three sentences
you just finished in the three paragraph spaces below. Remember, put one sentence in each paragraph
space. We will now expand on what your wrote by writing two or three new sentences describing the
first sentence in each paragraph space. Use your best handwriting.
Main Idea _________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #1 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I5
WRITING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Write a sentence using each of our five new Verbal Master words. Remember to use
proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation marks) at the
beginning and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. frontage
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2. facility ___________________________________________________________________
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3. formulate ________________________________________________________________
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4. fictitious
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5. fatality __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I5
UNSCRAMBLING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Please unscramble the words and write the words in complete sentences. Remember to
use proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the beginning
and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
the was man arrested in the of the frontage middle ___________________________
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the excuse police his said was stupid _________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I5
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Correct Order
Directions: Put a ‘B’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the beginning of the story. Put
an ‘M’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the middle of the story. Put an ‘E’ in the space
next to the sentence that belongs in the end of the story.
_____ They could not understand how anyone could formulate such a fictitious reason for the horrible
fatality.
_____ The man was arrested in the middle of the frontage at the high-rise facility where the murder
was discovered.
_____ The police said his excuse was stupid.
Creative Writing
Directions: Write a three sentence paragraph using any three of the five new Verbal Master words
listed below. Use one new word in each sentence. Include one new word in the beginning sentence, one
new word in the middle sentence, and one new word in the ending sentence. Make sure that all three
sentences (beginning, middle, and ending) make sense together. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
frontage
facility
formulate
fictitious
fatality
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Verbal Master III Unit I5
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Choosing a Topic
Directions: Read the three sentences below. Choose any one of the three topic sentences you read.
The sentence you choose will be the main idea of a new story you are about to write. Write that topic
sentence under the space that says main idea. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
The girls tried to formulate a way to get their friend to go to the dance.
The fatality was caused by a drunken driver.
The father said his son’s excuse sounded fictitious.
Main Idea
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Staying on Topic
Directions: You will write your story in stages or steps. The first step was choosing the topic
sentence or the main idea. The next step will involve expanding this story. Please write three new
sentences describing three different thoughts about the main idea. Put one sentence in each space. Be
sure to use your best handwriting.
Sentence #1__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I5
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Using Detail
Directions: Write the main idea or topic sentence in the top space. Then, write the three sentences
you just finished in the three paragraph spaces below. Remember, put one sentence in each paragraph
space. We will now expand on what your wrote by writing two or three new sentences describing the
first sentence in each paragraph space. Use your best handwriting.
Main Idea _________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #1 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I6
WRITING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Write a sentence using each of our five new Verbal Master words. Remember to use
proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation marks) at the
beginning and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. gait _____________________________________________________________________
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2. gallows
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3. glazed
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4. grim
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5. gore _____________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I6
UNSCRAMBLING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Please unscramble the words and write the words in complete sentences. Remember to
use proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the beginning
and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
the walked convict with a gait slow as he the gallows approached ______________
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the look in his was a grim foreshadowing glazed of eyes what was about to him to
happen ____________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I6
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Correct Order
Directions: Put a ‘B’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the beginning of the story. Put
an ‘M’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the middle of the story. Put an ‘E’ in the space
next to the sentence that belongs in the end of the story.
_____ The glazed look in his eyes was a grim foreshadowing of what was about to happen to him for
the gore he committed a long time ago.
_____ He approached the gallows.
_____ The convict walked with a slow gait.
Creative Writing
Directions: Write a three sentence paragraph using any three of the five new Verbal Master words
listed below. Use one new word in each sentence. Include one new word in the beginning sentence, one
new word in the middle sentence, and one new word in the ending sentence. Make sure that all three
sentences (beginning, middle, and ending) make sense together. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
gait
gallows
glazed
grim
gore
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Verbal Master III Unit I6
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Choosing a Topic
Directions: Read the three sentences below. Choose any one of the three topic sentences you read.
The sentence you choose will be the main idea of a new story you are about to write. Write that topic
sentence under the space that says main idea. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
The athlete’s eyes started to glaze as he approached the bench.
The blood stain on the floor was a grim reminder of what had happened.
The soldier had to look away from all the gore.
Main Idea
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____________________________________________________________________________
Staying on Topic
Directions: You will write your story in stages or steps. The first step was choosing the topic
sentence or the main idea. The next step will involve expanding this story. Please write three new
sentences describing three different thoughts about the main idea. Put one sentence in each space. Be
sure to use your best handwriting.
Sentence #1__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I6
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Using Detail
Directions: Write the main idea or topic sentence in the top space. Then, write the three sentences
you just finished in the three paragraph spaces below. Remember, put one sentence in each paragraph
space. We will now expand on what your wrote by writing two or three new sentences describing the
first sentence in each paragraph space. Use your best handwriting.
Main Idea _________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #1 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I7
WRITING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Write a sentence using each of our five new Verbal Master words. Remember to use
proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation marks) at the
beginning and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. hysteria
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2. hearse ___________________________________________________________________
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3. hideous __________________________________________________________________
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4. homage
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5. hypocrite ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I7
UNSCRAMBLING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Please unscramble the words and write the words in complete sentences. Remember to
use proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the beginning
and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
the broke crowd into thunderous when it saw the hysteria lavish hearse dictator
of the dead ________________________________________________________________
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crimes everyone hideous remembered all his _________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I7
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Correct Order
Directions: Put a ‘B’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the beginning of the story. Put
an ‘M’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the middle of the story. Put an ‘E’ in the space
next to the sentence that belongs in the end of the story.
_____ Everyone remembered all his hideous crimes.
_____ The crowd broke into thunderous hysteria when it saw the lavish hearse of the dead dictator.
_____ They felt that anyone in the crowd who pretended to pay homage to this butcher was nothing
but a hypocrite.
Creative Writing
Directions: Write a three sentence paragraph using any three of the five new Verbal Master words
listed below. Use one new word in each sentence. Include one new word in the beginning sentence, one
new word in the middle sentence, and one new word in the ending sentence. Make sure that all three
sentences (beginning, middle, and ending) make sense together. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
hysteria
hearse
hideous
homage
hypocrite
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Verbal Master III Unit I7
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Choosing a Topic
Directions: Read the three sentences below. Choose any one of the three topic sentences you read.
The sentence you choose will be the main idea of a new story you are about to write. Write that topic
sentence under the space that says main idea. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
The boy was ashamed of his hideous behavior at the school dance.
People should not pay homage to money.
The players thought that their coach was a hypocrite.
Main Idea
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____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Staying on Topic
Directions: You will write your story in stages or steps. The first step was choosing the topic
sentence or the main idea. The next step will involve expanding this story. Please write three new
sentences describing three different thoughts about the main idea. Put one sentence in each space. Be
sure to use your best handwriting.
Sentence #1__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I7
WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Using Detail
Directions: Write the main idea or topic sentence in the top space. Then, write the three sentences
you just finished in the three paragraph spaces below. Remember, put one sentence in each paragraph
space. We will now expand on what your wrote by writing two or three new sentences describing the
first sentence in each paragraph space. Use your best handwriting.
Main Idea _________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #1 ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I8
WRITING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Write a sentence using each of our five new Verbal Master words. Remember to use
proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question marks and exclamation marks) at the
beginning and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. humiliated _______________________________________________________________
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2. hoax
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3. heirloom
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4. heritage
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5. hybrid ___________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit I8
UNSCRAMBLING SENTENCES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Directions: Please unscramble the words and write the words in complete sentences. Remember to
use proper capitals and proper punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the beginning
and end of each sentence. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
discovered woman was the humiliated when she the hoax terrible ______________
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it was a hybrid of worthless just costume jewelry _____________________________
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WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Correct Order
Directions: Put a ‘B’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the beginning of the story. Put
an ‘M’ in the space next to the sentence that belongs in the middle of the story. Put an ‘E’ in the space
next to the sentence that belongs in the end of the story.
_____ It was just a hybrid of worthless costume jewelry.
_____ The woman was humiliated when she discovered the terrible hoax.
_____ The necklace she was wearing was not a famous heirloom rich in her family’s heritage.
Creative Writing
Directions: Write a three sentence paragraph using any three of the five new Verbal Master words
listed below. Use one new word in each sentence. Include one new word in the beginning sentence, one
new word in the middle sentence, and one new word in the ending sentence. Make sure that all three
sentences (beginning, middle, and ending) make sense together. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
humiliated
hoax
heirloom
heritage
hybrid
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WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Choosing a Topic
Directions: Read the three sentences below. Choose any one of the three topic sentences you read.
The sentence you choose will be the main idea of a new story you are about to write. Write that topic
sentence under the space that says main idea. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
The girl felt humiliated when her friends laughed at her new dress.
The police announced they would arrest the person who phoned in the bomb hoax.
The boy was a hybrid of his parents’ two different cultures.
Main Idea
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Staying on Topic
Directions: You will write your story in stages or steps. The first step was choosing the topic
sentence or the main idea. The next step will involve expanding this story. Please write three new
sentences describing three different thoughts about the main idea. Put one sentence in each space. Be
sure to use your best handwriting.
Sentence #1__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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WRITING ACTIVITIES
Name: _______________________________________
Date: _____________
Using Detail
Directions: Write the main idea or topic sentence in the top space. Then, write the three sentences
you just finished in the three paragraph spaces below. Remember, put one sentence in each paragraph
space. We will now expand on what your wrote by writing two or three new sentences describing the
first sentence in each paragraph space. Use your best handwriting.
Main Idea _________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #1 ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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