Name ___________________________________
Vocabulary Square
Definition
Picture
Word
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Name:______________________
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Adjectives
Describing Nouns
Circle the adjective and draw an arrow to
the noun it describes.
1. The frosty trees looked magical in the
sunlight.
2. As we walked on the snowy path, we
left a trail of deep footprints.
3. My woolen gloves kept my hands nice
and toasty all afternoon!
Analogy
mood: reader:: tone: _____________
Reference Text
In each box below, label the parts of
the magazine cover.
Home Cooking
January 2010
“Hearty Soups &
Stews” p.10
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Grammar Review: Indefinite Pronouns
Insert the correct indefinite pronoun from the word box into the
blanks below.
several
everybody
no one
anything
______________ in this room is afraid of spiders, so there was a
lot of shrieking when the Daddy Longlegs appeared.
________________ had the courage to go near it. There wasn't
________________ we could do but avoid it while it crawled
around. Suddenly, ________________ more appeared and
followed the trail!
Figurative Language
Use the following sentence stems to write two similes:
1. Our day was as long as _______________________________.
2. The meadow was like a _______________________________.
Spelling Practice
For each of the underlined words below, write “C” in the blank if
it is spelled correctly, or rewrite the word as it should be spelled.
Youll never reach the next level of the game if you don’t earn
1
enough points. Therefor, you need to find someone who nose a
2
few tricks to play. Otherwise, yule be stuck for centuries.
4
Vol. 38
3
5
1. _______________________________ 4. ___________________________
2. _______________________________ 5. ___________________________
3. _______________________________
Context Clues
Many dinosaurs have been grouped into two categories: herbivores and carnivores. The herbivores ate only
plants while the carnivores preferred meat in their diets. Omnivores, however, were a perfect blend of both
categories. What did omnivores eat? _________________________________________________________
Synonyms & Antonyms
Complete the list with antonyms
for the following words:
1. maximum- _________________
2. advantage- ________________
3. ordinary- __________________
Word Classification
Circle the word that has a negative
connotation:
tranquil optimistic malicious
delicious idyllic blissful
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
Yuo’ll be able to run further if you have the proper footware.
Dealer’s Choice
Match each type of animal to the word for its “group” when there is more
than one.
reindeer
colony
alligators
army
ants
pack
whales
congregation
wolves
troop
caterpillars
gaggle
baboons
herd
geese
pod
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Name:______________________
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Comparative &
Superlative Adjectives
Grammar Review: Adjectives Describing Nouns
For each noun below, brainstorm 3 adjectives to describe it.
Fill in the chart:
1. desert- _______________, _______________, ______________
2. cake- _____________, _____________, _____________
3. jungle- _____________, _____________, ____________
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
funny
Complete the sentence with adjectives that start with a vowel:
The ___________________ clown often gets the most attention
during the __________________ show.
little
fast
blue
Analogy
basketball: sport:: ___________________: emotion
plain
Figurative Language
What form of figurative language is being
used in this sentence?
The ladybug waltzed happily upon the
crispy leaf taking big, delicious bites.
_______________________________
Spelling Practice
Circle the words that are misspelled
below:
The expidition to the deserted island was
a near-daeth experience. After we
landed on the coaste, we had to kross
the broken bridge and a passage of
sharpe rocks.
Vocabulary Square
exclude
Reference Text
Highlight 3
boxes on this
newspaper
where
subheadings
would make
the most
sense.
Prefix & Suffix
Circle the word that can
have –ly added as a
suffix.
manual
promote
permit
disaster
Every Day Edit
Choose the correct word to put in the blanks below:
finale board finally bored whole hole
__________, we made it to the ___________ of the play. I was
____________ the ___________ time.
Literary Terminology
Write the following terms next to the matching definition below:
hyperbole, audience, personification, repetition
1. ____________________- over exaggerating a situation
2. ____________________- giving human traits or
characteristics to non-human things
3. ____________________- the use of the same words or
structure over and over
4. ____________________- the intended readers of a specific
piece
Idiom
After signing up for soccer, Spanish club, and the school’s spring
drama play, Aiden realized he was far too busy and had bitten off
more than he could chew.
The underlined phrase means: _____________________________
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Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar:
Demonstrative Adjectives
Circle the best demonstrative adjective for
each sentence:
1. Following (this/these) recipe is more
difficult than I thought.
2. The can opener is in (that/this) drawer
over there.
3. (Those/That) onions will be just
perfect.
4. Make sure you find (that/these)
measuring cup first.
Analogy
pencil: write::glasses:_______
a) see b) eat
c) clear
d) eyes
Reference Text
Write a title for each section of the recipe
on the lines below.
Chocolate Covered Bacon
1 lb. of cooked bacon
1 lb. of semi-sweet chocolate
Heat the semi-sweet chocolate in the
microwave for 3 one minute intervals.
Stir well. Dunk the bacon into the
chocolate and place on the parchment
paper.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Cross out the words that are not synonyms
for “dismal”:
gloomy cheerless melancholy
depressed
pleasant
favorable
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Name:______________________
miserable
Grammar Review:
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Comparative or superlative? Mason is a much better runner
than Dixie. ______________________________
Irregular
Adjective
Comparative
good
bad
far
much
Figurative Language
Pick the best rhyme scheme for
the lines below:
“How doth the little
crocodile
Improve his shining
tail,
And pour the waters of the
Nile
On every golden scale!”
- Lewis Carroll
a)
b)
c)
d)
a, b, c, d
a, a, b, b
a, b, a, b
a, c, c, a
Context Clues
Crocodiles can stay submerged
underwater for up to 2 hours at a
time!
What does “submerged” mean?
___________________________
Spelling Practice
Highlight the misspelled
words below:
If Superman and Batman
got into a rock-paperscissors fihgt, whom do
you think would win? I
think the latter would.
Superman is just so busy
protecting the capitle he
doesn’t have time to
practice until later.
Batman, however, has
more time to fille since
Gotham is safe right now
and he doesn’t have to
deel with crime fighting.
According to this passage,
whom does the writer
believe will win?
_____________________
_
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
All though a crocodile have over 3,000 teeth in a livetime it can
intentional
Word Classification
Which word doesn’t belong? Circle it.
aquamarine hydrophobia aerodynamic
aquatic hydrate aquarium
Superlative
not chew food.
Dealer’s Choice
Eliminate the character trait that does not describe Peter Pan:
sprightly
youthful
practical
imaginative
childlike
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Name:______________________
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Adverbs Modifying Verbs
Analogy
mouth: face:: ______: house
a) grass b) people c) window d) nose
Circle the adverb in the sentence, then underline the verb it
modifies:
1. We potted the plants carefully.
Figurative Language
Underline the examples of personification in
the lines from “The Eagle” below:
2. The package said to dig deeply into the soil.
3. Placing the seeds firmly, we piled dirt back on top.
“He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
4. Now we just need to water frequently.
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.”
- Alfred Tennyson
Grammar Review: Using Articles
Complete the sentence with the correct article: a, an, the
Spelling Practice
Circle the misspelled words and rewrite
them correctly in the spaces.
1. Every day after practice, I go to get ______ smoothie.
2. Don’t worry; it’s _____ healthy blend of fruit and vitamins.
3. I usually get ______ assortment of berries.
I wanted to send a postcard home from
4. They seem to have ______ sweetest taste.
Hawaii to show my friends how much I love
Prefix & Suffix
Add the correct prefix below: post-/ preI would hate to _______pone the birthday party. I’ve spent
hours _____paring all of the treats. I even have the oven
______heated for the cake.
Reference Text
I am writing a letter to the editor
revealing my disappointment with all of
the errors in the last edition of the
Brooklyn Times. The purpose of this letter
is to:
a) inform
b) complain
c) entertain
d) persuade
Vocabulary Square
unkempt
my vacation here! It is biyond cool. I just
hope I don’t loose my nerve to try scuba
diving. The deep water might cauze me to
panic a little. I’ll just try and hang loose!
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
Did u know that mail bearded dragons puff up there
beards in order to attrakt mates
Literary Terminology
Place the words in the correct box with the matching definition:
plot, genre, setting, theme, conflict
the series of
events in a
story
a problem
faced by a
character
the lesson
or main
message of
a piece
the type of
text: fiction,
non fiction,
poem, etc.
the when
and where
of a story
Idiom
You might not have clicked with your new instructor on the first
day, but try not to judge a book by its cover. Instead, take some
time to get to know him.
The underlined phrase means: _____________________________
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Name:______________________
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Adverbial Phrases
Change each adjective below to an adverb.
Then, pair it with the verb to make an
adverbial phrase.
Ex: complete (prepared)=completely prepared
1. nervous (walked)
____________________________
2. clear (spoke)
____________________________
3. loud (arrived)
____________________________
Grammar: Adverbs Modifying Verbs
Write the correct adverb for the sentence. Use more or most if
you need to.
1. Trish (polite)__________________ invited me to Sea
World.
2. I have been (often)___________________ than most kids,
but I still wanted to go.
3. The day came (quick) __________________ ,and we had a
great time!
4. The seals performed (noisy) __________________ for the
crowd.
Figurative Language
Circle the verse below from “Jabberwocky”
that does not include an onomatopoeia:
A) “O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
B) Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
C) Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!
Analogy
poor is to money as
hungry is to _____________
Reference Text
Label the boxed section of the map. What is
the purpose of it?
____________________________________
____________________________________
__
Synonyms & Antonyms
Read the sentence and choose the correct
synonym for the underlined word.
I was hoping to have a long soccer practice,
but as soon as the coach felt a sprinkle, he
cancelled it.
a) to drop small pieces of something
b) to scatter liquid drops
c) an ice cream topping
Spelling Practice
Fill in the sentences with the
following in the correct
blanks: choice, choose,
chose.
I always get to ________
which book I want to read
next. So, I went to the library
and __________ The Maze
Runner. I hope I will be
happy with my __________!
Context Clues
Did you know that even after
slavery was ended in the
United States, there was still
a period of time where
schools were segregated?
The buildings for white and
black students were
separated so that they did
not attend school together.
What does the word
“segregated” mean?
________________________
What else during this time
period was segregated?
________________________
Every Day Edit
Choose the sentence below that uses the correct punctuation.
a) According to legend, the island of Atlantis used to exist in
the middle of the Atlantic ocean until the ocean swallowed
it up, and it disappeared.
b) According to legend: the island of Atlantis used to exist in
the middle of the Atlantic ocean, until the ocean swallowed
it up and it disappeared.
c) According to legend, the island of Atlantis used to exist in
the middle of the Atlantic ocean, until, the ocean
swallowed it up and it disappeared.
d) According to legend the island of Atlantis used to exist in
the middle of the Atlantic ocean; until the ocean swallowed
it up and it disappeared.
Dealer’s Choice
Think of a homonym that fits into both of these sentences:
I cannot wait to go see the high school ________ The Hunchback of
Notre Dame!
After I do my chores, can I go outside to ________ flashlight tag?
Word Classification
Add a word to this pattern:
unicorn, bicycle, triangle,
__________________________
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Name:______________________
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Adverb Variety
Does the underlined adverb describe a
verb, an adjective, or another adverb?
Circle the best choice.
1. Maureen really likes to play chess.
verb
adjective adverb
2. She practices daily.
verb
adjective adverb
3. That was an incredibly smart move
she made!
verb
adjective adverb
4. Her friend clapped loudly at her check
mate strategy.
verb
adjective adverb
Spelling Practice
Circle the words that are misspelled:
Pleaze do not think the Wicked Witch of
the West was a moral ladie. She was
cruel and I am glade she and her band of
flying monkeys were defeated.
Reference Text
Arriving
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Departing
Grammar Review: Adverbs
Underline the adverb(s) in each sentence. Above the adverb, write
if it describes how(often), when, or where.
1. Kim always plays with the puppies.
2. The puppies are tiny, but they play energetically.
3. Kim throws every ball she can for them.
4. Out of all of them, the brown and tan puppy catches the best.
Analogy
crucial: important:: ___:___
a) insolent: rude
b) rude: insolent
c) critical: unimportant
d) isolate: critical
Figurative Language
What figurative language do you
notice in the lines below?
__________________________
“Full fathom five thy father lies;
Prefix & Suffix
What prefix can be added to
these words to mean “back”
or “again”? _______
play
do
wind
view send new
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his
eyes: Nothing of him that doth
fade”
-William Shakespeare
Destination
Train A
8:00 am
8:30 am
Albuquerque
Train B
9:00 am
2:45 pm
Pittsburgh
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
Train C
10:00 am
4:10 pm
Asheville
A chimera is a mythological creature described as a combination
Where would you most likely see this
information displayed? _______________
What time is Train B leaving? __________
Where is Train C going? ______________
Vocabulary Square
diligent
off a lion a goat or a snake that breaths fire?
Literary Terminology
Fill in the blanks with: fact, opinion, cause & effect, compare & contrast
Texts can be organized into many different structures. If you want to
show the similarities and differences, a text should be organized to
________________________. To show an event and the results that
occurred, you want to write in a ________________________ format.
When you write about real events, you want to make sure you check
your ___________________ from reliable sources. And always
remember that when you summarize a fiction story, you should
remain objective. Do not share your own _______________________.
Idiom
The day I jump off of a moving plane will be the day pigs fly;
skydiving is dangerous and I never plan to try it out!
What does the underlined phrase mean?_____________________
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Name:______________________
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Circle the prepositional phrases in the list below (use the phrase “The squirrel ran ___ the tree.” *Remember
there are a few ‘funny’ exceptions).
before
very
yesterday about
how
near
to
of
after
upon
earlier
far
into
beside
yellow
carefully
beyond
good
best
among
worst
Grammar Review: Adverb Variety
On the line, tell whether the underlined word is an
adjective or an adverb (you may abbreviate).
1. The pirates are always skillful thieves. ________
2. The pirates steal skillfully. _________
3. The clever parrot earns the cracker. _________
4. The parrot cleverly earned the cracker. ________
Spelling Practice
Correct Maribel’s spelling test by circling the
checkmark or the ‘x’:
1. Do you believe oppasites attract? ✓ ✗
2. I was born almost a decade and a half
ago! ✓ ✗
3. Sometimes, I think it’s good to use
common sense. ✓ ✗
4. Did you see all of those cattles spread
around the farm? ✓ ✗
5. It looked like a million stars were out
tonight. ✓ ✗
Synonyms & Antonyms
List an antonym for each of the following words:
1. malnutrition- __________________________
2. bounteous- __________________________
Analogy
anxious: nervous:: foolish: ____________
Figurative Language
And on the pedestal these words appear --
"My name is
Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye
Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round
the decay
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
Circle the purpose of the quotation marks:
a) To show dialogue between two people
b) To allow the narrator to speak to the audience
c) To show the words on the statue
d) To quote the past kings
Inside an Avocado:
Reference Text
What type of text
feature is this?
________________
What is the outer
layer of an avocado
called?
_________________
Context Clues
What is your personal philosophy on the debatable
question: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Philosophy means:
___________________________________
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
Contrary to popular belife, Frankstein is actually not the name of the monster but, rather the name of the
sceintist, victor frankenstein, who brought the unnamed creature to life.
Dealer’s Choice
What are two definitions of this word: wound? (Hint- each version will
be pronounced a different way)
1. ______________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________
Word Classification
Add a word that fits:
bifocals, monocle, telescope,
spectacles, ___________
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Name:______________________
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Prepositional Phrases as
Adjectives & Adverbs
Highlight adjectival phrases in green (which one or what
kind). Highlight adverbial phrases in yellow (how, when, or
where).
1. My neighbor lives in a house with a bright yellow door.
2. The shutters on her house are also yellow.
Grammar Review: Prepositions and
Prepositional Phrases
Underline the preposition and circle the whole
prepositional phrase:
1. The bird loved flying into the morning air.
2. It could see the soft grass beyond the fence.
3. It flew upwards to the clouds.
4. Then, it dove down from the sun.
3. She sweeps her porch at 9 a.m. every day.
4. I see her wave to me from her rocking chair.
Analogy
glass half full: optimistic:: glass half empty: _________
a) fantastic b) pessimistic c) plastic d) agnostic
Figurative Language
The classroom was a zoo on the last day before
Spring Break!
What type of figurative language is this?
________________________________________
What two things are being compared?
____________________, ___________________
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
the genre of Science Fiction is getting more attenshun as technologie becomes a biger influence on our lifes.
Reference Text
Label each type of graph appropriately:
Prefix & Suffix
Add a prefix AND
a suffix to make
a new word:
______act_____
_
1.
Vocabulary Square
2.
3.
4.
5.
trivial
Spelling Practice
Fill in the correct word: accept, except
I would love to ____________ your offer of
a summer job, ____________ I will be
traveling most of July.
Literary Terminology
Look at the examples below and label them as the following:
metaphor, imagery, simile, mood, tone
The clean laundry’s scent was like the cool breeze off of the
ocean. ________________________
I could literally taste the mouth-watering, buttery popcorn as I
waited in line for movie snacks. ________________________
Life is a roller coaster of ups and downs.
__________________
The author wanted to come across as authoritative in her new
book. _______________________
When reading the mystery, Hank felt anxious as the suspense
began to build. ______________________
Idiom
Normally it takes us forever to sort all of the boxes, but you really
hit the nail on the head by suggesting an assembly line to make it
go twice as fast.
The underlined phrase means: _____________________________
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Name:______________________
Score: ____ / _____
Comments:
Due Date:_________________
Current Grammar: Conjunctions & Interjections
Does the sentence have a conjunction “C” or an interjection “I”?
1. Grocery shopping can be a long process, but it stays more organized with a list. _____
2. Oh no! I almost forgot to grab the lettuce for tacos.
_____
3. We also need to get some sour cream, and make sure to grab ground beef. _____
Grammar: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives & Adverbs
Add an adjectival phrase by modifying the bold word.
1. Summer temperatures fluctuate but sometimes reach the 100’s.
________________________________________________________________________
2. The pool helps us to stay nice and cooled off.
________________________________________________________________________
Add an adverbial phrase by modifying the bold word.
3. Mathew has diving lessons.
________________________________________________________________________
_
Spelling Practice
Analogy
For each of the underlined words
cake: sweet::lemon:___________
below, write “C” in the blank if it is
spelled correctly, or rewrite the word
Reference Text
as it should be spelled.
Label
In England, there were several periods
this
feature
of time where woman rulled the
of the
1
2
map:
country. Some thought they would be
afraid of the power, but enyone who
3
4
has read historical accounts of the
various Queens throughout
Synonyms & Antonyms
Are the following synonyms, antonyms,
or homophones?
duel, dual
______________________________________
Word Classification
What do these abbreviations have in
common? _____________________
Ct. Rd.
St. Ln. Ave. Dr.
history believes otherwise.
1. ______________ 2. ____________
3. ______________ 4. ____________
Figurative Language
Read the following
sentence. What is the
narrator comparing
time to?
Time is a thief who
sneaks in when you
aren’t paying attention
to rob you of wasted
minutes and hours.
__________________
Context Clues
Somehow, over the
last few years, I have
accumulated hundreds
of National
Geographic magazines.
I am running out of
room to store them
all!
Accumulated means:
__________________
__________________
What is something you
have accumulated?
__________________
__________________
Every Day Edit
Use proofreading marks to correct the sentence below.
Me and Anthony watched the movie “Home alone” for the
thousdanth time last firday night.
Dealer’s Choice
Put the homophone in the correct place: waist/ waste
I am determined not to __________anymore time being lazy. The more often I motivate myself to work out, the
faster I will trim down the extra pounds on my _________________.