Verbal Master III Unit 25
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. portals
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2. porous
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3. plight ___________________________________________________________________
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4. peril
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5. perforated _______________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 25
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.
portals sturdy the passengers board on the ship were glad that the ship’s were not
made of material porous ___________________________________________________
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perforated the portals were by the waves ocean ______________________________
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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.
_____ They could imagine their plight or peril if the portals were perforated by the ocean waves.
_____ The passengers on board the ship were glad the ship’s portals were sturdy.
_____ The ship’s sturdy portals were not made of porous material.
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.
portals
porous
plight
peril
perforated
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Verbal Master III Unit 25
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 young soldier was able to lead the lost family out of peril.
Dams should never be made out of porous material.
The boy was scared when he saw that his bone had perforated the skin.
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__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 25
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 26
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. pathetic _________________________________________________________________
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2. prank
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3. patron
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4. perturb
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5. patronize ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 26
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.
alarm the false prank fire was nothing more than a pathetic ___________________
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wanted the patron to consumers perturb ____________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 26
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.
_____ He said the patron wanted to perturb customers.
_____ The owner of the restaurant said that the false fire alarm was nothing more than a pathetic
prank by an angry patron.
_____ The angry patron did not want the customers to patronize the restaurant.
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.
pathetic
prank
patron
perturb
patronize
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Verbal Master III Unit 26
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 said her boyfriend’s behavior was pathetic.
The owner threw the patron out of the restaurant.
The boy thought he would play a prank on his best friend.
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__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 26
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 27
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. radical
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2. reformatory ______________________________________________________________
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3. rogue ____________________________________________________________________
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4. revert
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5. ravenous ________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 27
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.
action the radical was to their behavior revert able ___________________________
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fighting the inmates chose food over ravenous _________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 27
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 ravenous inmates chose food over fighting.
_____ Officials at the tough reformatory stopped feeding rogue inmates.
_____ The radical action was able to revert their behavior.
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.
radical
reformatory
rogue
revert
ravenous
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Verbal Master III Unit 27
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 robber told the judge she would not revert back to crime.
The lost campers were ravenous.
The police caught the rogue cop.
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__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 27
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 28
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. reluctant ________________________________________________________________
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2. recede
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3. rupture
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4. repealed
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5. recuperate _______________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 28
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.
starting the recede river was to _____________________________________________
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rupture the would not dam _________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 28
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 dam would not rupture.
_____ The river was starting to recede.
_____ The rain had stopped.
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.
reluctant
recede
rupture
repealed
recuperate
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Verbal Master III Unit 28
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 boys were told they needed three months to recuperate from their skiing accident.
The girl was reluctant to watch the horror movie.
The mayor repealed the teenage curfew.
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__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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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 _________________________________________________________________
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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 29
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. refrain
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2. rhapsody _________________________________________________________________
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3. retrieve __________________________________________________________________
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4. relic
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5. replica ___________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 29
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 rhapsody captain refrain could not his ____________________________________
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replica this was not a but the real thing cheap _________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 29
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.
_____ His crew was able to retrieve an ancient relic from the bottom of the ocean.
_____ This was not a cheap replica but the real thing.
_____ The captain could not refrain his rhapsody.
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.
refrain
rhapsody
retrieve
relic
replica
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Verbal Master III Unit 29
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 could not refrain her joy after winning the contest.
The boys laughed when they saw the old relic of a car the man was trying to sell them.
The man trained the dog to retrieve.
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__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 __________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 29
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 30
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. smelting _________________________________________________________________
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2. sluggish
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3. soluble
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4. secrete
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5. sieve ____________________________________________________________________
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Verbal Master III Unit 30
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.
melt the man could not how heat could rock believe __________________________
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sluggish smelting can a solid rock into a change soluble liquid __________________
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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 hard to imagine that smelting could change a solid rock into a sluggish, soluble liquid.
_____ It was also hard to imagine that this liquid would secrete valuable minerals when passed
through a large sieve.
_____ The man could not believe how heat could melt rock.
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.
smelting
sluggish
soluble
secrete
sieve
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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 father was upset with his son’s sluggish behavior toward homework.
Smelting is a dangerous job.
The doctor said the boy’s pituitary gland did not secrete the growth hormone.
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__________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2__________________________________________________________________
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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 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #2 ________________________________________________________________
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Sentence #3 ________________________________________________________________
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