Section 3
Seasons;
Interesting Adjectives
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Seasons
Names of the days of the week and months of the year are capitalized.
Do not capitalize the seasons unless they are part of a proper name. The four
seasons are spring, summer, fall (autumn), and winter.
A
My favorite season is summer.
We live in Spring Valley.
List the four seasons.
1.
B
Put a
 if the names of the seasons are written correctly.
2.
There are long warm days in summer.
3.
I like to see the tulips blooming in the Spring.
4.
Our neighbors went skiing in Winter Park.
5.
Every Autumn we take a drive to see the colorful leaves.
6.
Grandpa enjoys fishing in spring creek.
C
Read Genesis 8:22. Write the seasons it lists.
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Interesting Adjectives
Some adjectives are used over and over, but there are many adjectives that
are more descriptive. Read these examples:
Overused Adjectives
The nice towel
The soft towel
The pretty towel
Descriptive Adjectives
The fleecy towel
The fluffy towel
The lacy towel
Descriptive adjectives make sentences more interesting.
Choose adjectives that say exactly what you want to say.
The giant waves crashed against the rocky cliff.
The rickety shack withstood the violent windstorm.
D
Circle the letter of the statement that puts a better picture in your mind.
8.
a. Two boots lay on the floor.
b. Two tattered boots lay on the muddy porch floor.
9. a. The fuzzy yellow chicks were cute.
b. The chicks were nice.
10. a. Apples hung from the branches.
b. Large red apples hung from the tree’s loaded branches.
E Write three interesting and descriptive adjectives for each noun.
11. shoe 12. cake
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F
Underline the correct verb twice. Circle present or past to show the verb tense.
13.Glen have, had chicken pox last year.
presentpast
14. Sue and Sarah have, had the encyclopedia now.
presentpast
15.I am, was the Lord your God.
presentpast
16. The corn is, was ready to pick today.
presentpast
17. The pumpkins are, were ripe now.
presentpast
18.We are, were glad for the rain yesterday.
presentpast
G Underline each verb phrase twice.
19.Sara has been reading stories to her sister and brothers.
20.Justin had been blowing out his candles.
21.I will be studying for a test.
22.She is being respectful.
23. The spotted fawn might have hid for three hours.
H
Write a paragraph of three or more sentences about something you like to
do. Be sure your paragraph has unity. Underline your topic sentence.
24.
I
Look up these words in a dictionary. Add secondary accent marks.
25.in′ ter na′ tion al con′ cen tra′ tion lem′ on ade′
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Lesson 11
Shape each letter carefully.
o Go to page 61. In your notebook, write the verse of “Where Go the Boats?”
for Lesson 11.
Spelling Words
awful
chipmunk hare
mosquitoes striped
beaver
fawn
lawn
softly
wildlife
betray
hair
mosquito
squirrel
woodchuck
p
Write the spelling words that have the following sounds.
36.ȯ
37.ē
38.ī
39.
er
q Write Section 3 spelling words in your notebook.
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13
Clustering
Clustering
You have done some writing already this year, and you will be doing some
more. Getting started can be the hardest part of writing. Clustering is a way to
plan what you will write in your report.
Clustering is a fun way of getting ready to write. First, write your main
subject in a circle at the center of your paper. Then draw lines out from the
circle and draw more circles. Inside these circles write things the main subject
makes you think of. You may draw even more lines out from those words to tell
more about them.
Soon you will have a funny-looking, spiderwebby map all over the page.
It may look confusing to others, but it will be helpful to you! You can use clustering to write your paragraph, report, or story because all of your ideas are
right there. Study this example that uses the subject autumn.
pretty colors
burn them
in bonfire
cool
leaves
weather
bright
blue sky
jump in the
piles
Autumn
school starts
new supplies
new teacher
play with
friends
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new schoolbooks
Lesson 13
A
Read the suggestions. Choose one, or think of your own, and make
a cluster. Have fun!
an airport summer vacation my best friend Thanksgiving Day
B
1.
Circle the letters that should be capitalized. Add all punctuation marks.
Remember quotation marks are punctuation.
2. The teacher announced we will take class pictures next Thursday
3.you may sit on this chair said Stacy
4.help screamed Ellen
5. Nancy asked what is the matter
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C
Write the entry word you would look for to find these words.
6.jarred
D
7.stopping
Write a word to complete the sentence.
unity return noun being
8.The
9. Any of the
address tells who a letter is from.
verbs may be used as helping verbs.
10. Adjectives tell you that a
is coming.
11. All sentences in a paragraph need to have
E
.
Circle the letters that should be capitalized. (10)
12. I read a chapter from proverbs in the old testament every day.
13. We visited aunt joanne, who lives on winter park lane.
14. i think october is the prettiest autumn month.
f
Underline the compound verbs twice.
15. The squirrels chased each other and chattered loudly.
16. A bullfrog sat and croaked on the bank.
17. The children read or drew in their spare time.
G Write an interrogative sentence using two descriptive adjectives.
18.
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H
Underline the being verb twice that fits the tense given in parentheses.
19. The boys are, were upstairs. (present)
20.Lorene is, was here now. (present)
21. Yes, I am, was there. (past)
I
Read the sentence and follow the directions. Put a check in the box when
each direction is completed.
22.
I walked slowly through your beautiful garden and winding trails.
Write n above the two nouns.
Write v above the verb.
Circle the possessive pronoun.
Write adj above the two adjectives.
Write p above the pronoun that is the subject.
j
Read the example sentence; then write a word to complete the sentence.
We had to wait a long time at the doctor’s office.
Grandma watches her weight because she has heart trouble.
23.Wait and weight are
.
Try to write quickly without being sloppy.
K Go to page 62. In your notebook, write the verse and poet’s name of
“Where Go the Boats?” for Lesson 13.
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L
Write spelling words from the box to tell what you might see in the woods.
fawn striped wildlife beaver chipmunk woodchuck
24. The woods are full of
.
25. A fat brown
sniffed outside his den.
26. A spotted
hid under a tree.
scurried
27.A tiny
with its cheeks full of nuts.
28. A busy
cut down a tree.
M Write a spelling word in answer to the riddle.
29. I live in a dam. 30. Judas did this to Jesus. 31. I buzz in your ears and like your blood. 32. Nuts are my favorite food. 33. This marking sets a chipmunk apart from a squirrel. N
Write the spelling word that is a synonym.
34.terrible
36.yard
35.quietly
37.rabbit
o Write Section 3 spelling words in your notebook.
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My Penmanship – 405
A Wise Old Owl
A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can’t we all be like that bird?
- Author Unknown
1.
2.
3.
4.
Little Things
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
So the little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.
So the little errors
Lead the soul away
From the paths of virtue
Far in sin to stray.
Little deeds of kindness,
Little words of love,
Help to make earth happy
Like the Heaven above.
-Julia Fletcher Carney
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