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Keywors A COMPOUND WORD is a word that’s made up of two words stuck together together,, like treehouse or skateboard or dogsled .
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Page 1 Keywors
When it’s warm outside outside,, I like to play in my backyard all day.. I run in the grass barefoot day barefoot,, and I lie down in the bright sunshine.. Sometimes I play baseball or football with sunshine
1. backyard 2. barefoot 3. baseball 4. birthday 5. cupcake 6. football
7. grandmother 8. outside 9. popcorn 10. sometimes 11. sunset 12. sunshine
friends. Today Today is my birthday birthday,, so we’re having a party. My grandmother gave us each a yummy cupcake and some popcorn to eat. My friends will stay until sunset sunset,, when it gets dark. We’ll have a lot of fun, as long as it doesn’t rain!
FILL IN the blanks with the bold words in alphabetical order.
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1.
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2.
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3.
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1. barefoot 2. backyard 3. birthday 4. baseball 5. cupcake 6. sunset 7. popcorn 8. outside
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Spli It! Which one of the keywords has more than two syllables?
__________________ How many syllables does it have?
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Break it down: What What two smaller words make up the bigger word?
_____________ + _____________ When you split a compound word into syllables, start by breaking it down into the smaller words and putting a dot in between the words. Ten, if one of the words has more than one syllable (like mother ), ), put a dot between the syllables. SPLI the keywords into syllables, using dots to mark the breaks. Examples: skate•board, step•fa•ther
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backyard
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birthday
4.
cupcake
5.
football
6.
grandmother
7.
outside
8.
popcorn
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10.
sunset
11.
sunshine
12.
Compound Words
Blank Out!
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FILL IN the blanks with keywords. 1.
Without shoes or socks, your foot foot is is bare . You are ____________.
2.
The grassy yard yard in in the back back of of our house is the ____________.
3.
Every year you celebrate the day day of of your birth birth.. Happy ____________!
4.
If you hit a ball ball and and run to a base , you’re playing ____________.
5.
A small cake cake shaped shaped like a cup cup is is a ____________.
6.
After the sun has set , it’s it’s dark outside. Be home by ____________!
7.
If you heat up a kernel of corn corn,, it will pop . That’s called cal led ____________.
8.
When you go out out the the front or back side side of of your house, you’r you’re e ___________.
Bonus
Can you finish these sentences? 1.
A pack pack that that you fill with books and carry on your back back is is a ____________.
2.
When you camp camp in in a tent and roast marshmallows over a fire , that’s a ____________.
3.
A plane plane that that flies through the air air from from New York to London is an ___________.
4.
At night, when the clock clock says it’s it’s time time to to go to bed , it’s ____________.
5.
The words you are writing writing with with your pen in your hand hand is is ____________.
6.
If sailing on the sea makes you so sick sick you you throw up, you’re ____________.
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Kywor ac•quire—uh-KWIR verb 1. to get as your own 2. to gain for yourself Synonyms: get, gain, obtain. Antonyms: provide, give.
e•nor•mous—ih-NAWR-muhs adjective unusually large in size or number Synonyms: huge, massive, gigantic. Antonyms: tiny, tiny, small.
3 Chck It! Pg 2 R and Rple 1. respond 2. mend 3. provide 4. enormous 5. fracture
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
minuscule gloomy acquire inquire humorous
frac•ture—FRAK-cher verb to break Synonyms: break, crack, rupture. Antonyms: fix, mend.
gloom•y—GLOO-mee adjective 1. dark 2. sad Synonyms: dark, unhappy, sad. Antonyms: bright, cheerful.
hu•mor•ous—HYOO-mer-uhs adjective funny Synonyms: amusing, hilarious, funny funny.. Antonyms: serious.
Pg 3 Ptl Powr 1. gloomy 2. provide 3. inquire 4. enormous
in•quire—ihn-KWIR verb to ask about Synonyms: ask, request. Antonyms: respond.
mend—mend verb 1. to fix 2. to make better Synonyms: repair, fix, recover. Antonyms: Antonyms: break, fracture.
mi•nus•cule—MIHN-uh-skyool adjective very small Synonyms: tiny, tiny, minute, little. Antonyms: enormous, gigantic.
Pg 4 i-Tc-oe 1. reply, answer, tell 2. mend, connect, attach attach 3. sad, grim, depressing 4. collect, earn, gain
pro•vide—pruh-VID verb 1. to take care of 2. to supply what is needed Synonyms: give, offer, supply. Antonyms: Antonyms: get, take.
re•spond—rih-SPAHND verb 1. to answer 2. to react in response Synonyms: reply, answer. Antonyms: Antonyms: ask, question.
Pg 5 Cris Cros ACROSS 1. inquire 4. mend 6. gloomy 7. humorous 9. provide 10. acquire
DOWN 2. respond 3. enormous 5. miniscule 8. fracture
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Synonyms & Antonyms
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READ the letter. Each word in bold is a SYNONYM to a keyword. Synonyms are words that have the same meanings, like broad and wide . FILL IN the blanks using a keyword from the word box.
Blank Out! 1. men mend d 2. fra fractu cture re 3. pro provid vide e 4. eno enormo rmous us 5. inq inquir uire e 6. glo gloom omy y 7. min minisc iscule ule 8. hum humoro orous us 9. acq acquir uire e 10. respo respond nd
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your elephant has a broken bone. I wish that I could help you your elephant’s elephant’s leg. Unfortunately I do not have
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you. My company does not make casts
for 4
animals when they 5
a bone. Most
people can tell by our company name that we only make casts for 6
creatures.
I know this must be a 7
time for you. I hope you will
the cast you need soon. You might want to contact
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the Jumbo Cast Company to 9
about a cast.
Sincerely, Dr.. Bones, President Dr Itsy Bitsy Cast Company P.S. I don’t mean to be 10
at such
a serious time, but if you do ever need a cast for any of the fleas at your circus, I’d I’d be happy to help. 2
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Petal Power
Te petals around the flowers are ANONYMS to the word in the center. Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings, like tiny and huge . READ the words around each flower and WRIE an antonym from f rom the keywords in the center. center. enormous
Example:
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gloomy
inquire
mend
break
mend
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i-Tac-oe PLAY ic-tac-toe with synonyms and antonyms. CIRCLE any word that is a synonym to the blue word. PU an X through any antonyms. When you find three synonyms or antonyms in a row, you are a winner! Te line can go across, down, or horizontally. Example:
large
tiny
gigantic
big
petite
small
miniature
little
huge
reply
ask
question
break
fix
mend
ignore
answer
inquire
crack
shatter
connect
react
request
tell
join
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attach
sad
comical
funny
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get
gain
serious
grim
laughable
lose
earn
sell
hilarious
unfunny
depressing
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provide
buy
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Prdit & Cnfirm When you predict , that means you’re guessing what the book is about before you read it. Smart readers predict before they read. Use the cover of a book to figure out what the story will be about. Ask yourself what kind of story you are about to read. Is it a romance, science fiction, comedy, comedy, or mystery? These categories are called genres. FILL IN the blank next to each cover with the genre you think it is. science
fiction
action
romance
1
3 Chck It! Pag 1 1. romance 2. action 3. science fiction 4. horror
horror
Pags 2-3 Pik th One! 1. c 2. d 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. c
Pags 4-6 1.
2.
Dodl Pad SuggestedTitles: 1. Hot Dog Summer 2. Prairie Romance 3. Afraid to Fly 4. Kidnapped! 5. The Poodle Problem 6. Golf Dreams
Pags 7-8 Chck, Plase! 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. c 6. b
3.
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Prdict & Confirm
Pick th One! CIRCLE the best title for each book cover.
1.
2.
a. The
Old Man and the Sea
b. The
History of Baseball
c.
A Boy and His Dog
d.
School Stinks!
a.
High School Dance
b. The
3.
2
Popcorn Mystery
c.
Rocketship Down!
d.
Making the Team Team
a.
Call Me Mister Pimple!
b.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
c.
Kyle the Cowboy Kid
d.
Lost in the Mountains
Predict & Confirm
4.
5.
6.
a.
A Day in the Park
b.
Summer Love
c.
Going to Grandma’s
d.
Level Up!
a. The
1
Haunted House
b.
Grounded for Life
c.
Neighborhood Murder
d.
Mrs. Frisby Moves Away
a. Trapped
with My Brother
b.
I Hate Sisters!
c.
Summer on Wheels
d.
Ski Camp
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Predict & Cnfirm
Dodle Pad CREATE a cover and title to match each plot. Plot 1:
Jeremy spends the summer
with his grandma in a big house on Loony Lake. Lak e. While he’s he’s there, he makes friends with Shania, the hot dog eating champion of Loony Lake. But at this year’s hot dog eating contest, Jeremy is the winner! Will Shania still be his friend? Title:
Plot 2:
Starfire is a Native American
girl. Johnny Kane is a young boy who’s just joined the Pony Express to bring mail across the prairie. When Starfire saves Johnny from a robbery, they fall in love. Can two such different people find happiness?
Title:
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