Grammar: Grades 5–6 · using the correct forms of words (singular/plural nouns and verbs, pronoun...
Transcript of Grammar: Grades 5–6 · using the correct forms of words (singular/plural nouns and verbs, pronoun...
Grammar:Grades5–6
ii©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
Table of Contents
TableofContents
introductiontotheTeacher................................................. ivCaliforniaStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6....................... viFloridaStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6.......................... viiTexasStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6........................... viii
Activity # Skill1. defineGrammar.........................................................12. identifyCommonandPropernouns..........................13. WriteCommonandPropernouns.............................24. UseCommonandPropernounsinContext..............25. identifyConcreteandabstractnouns........................36. Classifynouns...........................................................37. identifyactiveVerbs...................................................48. WritePresentTenseofactiveVerbs..........................49. WriteFutureTenseofVerbs.......................................510. WritePastTenseofregularVerbs.............................511. UseinactiveVerbsinContext.....................................612. UseLinkingVerbsinContext......................................613. UseinactiveVerbsinContext.....................................714. identifyinactiveVerbs/WriteSentences.....................715. reviewactiveandinactiveVerbs...............................816. identifySentencesandSentenceFragments.............817. WritedeclarativeandimperativeSentences.............918. identifyexclamatorySentences.................................919. WriteinterrogativeSentences..................................1020. reviewendofSentencePunctuation......................1021. identifySubjectsandPredicates..............................1122. WriteSubjectsandPredicates.................................1123. add“s”or“es”toWritePluralnouns........................1224. WritePluralsofnounsendingin“y”.........................1225. WritePluralsofirregularnouns...............................1326. WriteSingularandPluralnouns..............................1327. WriteSingularandPluralVerbs................................1428. identifySingularandPluralnouns/WriteVerbs........1429. WriteSingularandPluralVerbs................................1530. CriticalThinking........................................................1531. WritePastTenseofirregularVerbs..........................1632. WritePastTenseofirregularVerbs..........................1633. UseirregularVerbsinContext/WriteSentences......1734. WritePastParticiplesofVerbs.................................1735. reviewVerbTense...................................................1836. reviewVerbForms..................................................1837. identifyCollectivenouns..........................................1938. reviewTypesofnouns............................................1939. reviewTerms/Test-Taking........................................2040. review/Test-Taking...................................................2041. identifySubjectivePronounsandTheir antecedents.............................................................2142. WritenounsforSubjectivePronouns.......................2143. identifyadjectivesandthenounsTheydescribe....2244. identifyadjectivesandthenounsTheydescribe....22
45. Writeadjectivestodescribenouns.........................2346. identifyadjectives/WriteaTongueTwister...............2347. UseadjectivesinContext/WriteSentences.............2448. differentiateBetweenadjectivesandnouns/ WriteSentences.......................................................2449. identifyPrepositions/WriteSentences......................2550. identifyPrepositionalPhrases..................................2551. differentiateBetweenPrepositionalandVerb Phrases....................................................................2652. CompletePrepositionalPhrases..............................2653. UseObjectivePronounsinContext..........................2754. UseObjectivePronouns/WriteSentences...............2755. reviewPrepositionalPhrases/interpretProverbs....2856. reviewadjectives,Prepositions,andPronouns/ Test-Taking...............................................................2857. recognizedirectObjects.........................................2958. UseObjectivePronounsinContext..........................2959. identifyindirectObjects............................................3060. UsedirectandindirectObjectsinContext/ WriteaJournalentry................................................3061. identifyadverbs........................................................3162. identifyadverbs........................................................3163. reviewadverbsandPrepositions............................3264. Changeadjectivestoadverbs/WriteSentences......3265. identifyandWriteComparativeadjectives...............3366. identifyandWriteSuperlativeadjectives.................3367. WriteComparativeandSuperlativeadjectives........3468. UseirregularadjectivesinContext/ SentenceWriting......................................................3469. UseComparativeandSuperlativeadjectives inContext.................................................................3570. reviewPositive,Comparative,andSuperlative adjectives.................................................................3571. WriteComparativeandSuperlativeadverbs............3672. UseadverbsinContext............................................3673. reviewadjectivesandPrepositionalPhrases/ interpretProverbs.....................................................3774. WritedescriptiveSentences....................................3775. WritePositive,Comparative,andSuperlative adjectives.................................................................3876. WritePositive,Comparative,andSuperlative adverbs....................................................................3877. UseConjunctionsinContext/ WriteCausesandeffects.........................................3978. UseConjunctionsinContext/WriteSentences.........3979. UseConjunctionstoWriteCompoundSentences...4080. UseConjunctionsinContext/ WriteaJournalentry................................................4081. reviewPrepositionalPhrasesandPronouns/ Test-Taking...............................................................41
Grammar:Grades5–6
iii©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
Table of Contents (cont.)82. reviewPartsofSpeech/Test-Taking........................4183. Correctrun-OnSentences......................................4284. reviewSentenceWriting.........................................4285. Useinterrogative/SubjectivePronouns....................4386. UseVariousFormsofinterrogativePronouns..........4387. reviewSentenceWriting.........................................4488. UseapostrophestoShowOwnership......................4489. UseapostrophestoShowOwnership......................4590. FormSingularandPluralPossessivenouns...........4591. identify/UsePossessivePronouns...........................4692. UsePossessivePronounsinContext/ WriteSentences.......................................................4693. reviewSubjective,Possessive,andObjective Pronouns..................................................................4794. UsePronounsinContext.........................................4795. UseContractionsinContext.....................................4896. UseContractionsinContext/Writeinterrogative Sentences................................................................4897. UseContractionsinContext.....................................4998. WriteContractions/UseContractionsinContext......4999. differentiateBetweenPronounsandContractions...50100. differentiateBetweenPossessivenounsand Contractions.............................................................50101. UseCommasindirectaddress...............................51102. UseCommasWithappositives................................51103. differentiateBetweendirectaddressand appositives...............................................................52104. reviewContractions/Test-Taking.............................52105. reviewdefinitions/Test-Taking.................................53106. reviewPartsofSpeech/Test-Taking........................53107. determinePartsofSpeechofWords.......................54108. UseWordsasdifferentPartsofSpeech/ WriteSentences.......................................................54109. UseWordsasdifferentPartsofSpeech/ WriteSentences.......................................................55110. ClassifyWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................55111. WriteSynonymsforVerbs........................................56112. UseinterestingVerbs/SentenceWriting...................56113. WriteSynonymsforadjectives.................................57114. WriteSynonymsfornouns.......................................57115. Writeantonyms........................................................58116. WriteantonymsandSynonyms...............................58117. recognizeantonymsandSynonyms.......................59118. recognizeantonymsandSynonyms.......................59119. defineHomophones.................................................60120. WriteanddefineHomophones................................60121. UseHomophonesinContext/WriteSentences........61122. defineHomophones.................................................61123. WriteantonymsofHomophones..............................62124. WriteSynonymsofHomophones.............................62
125. reviewHomophones/Test-Taking............................63126. identifyandClassifyCompoundWords...................63127. FormCompoundWords...........................................64128. WritealliterativeSentencesUsing CompoundWords.....................................................64129. CapitalizePropernouns..........................................65130. Capitalization............................................................65131. Capitalizeanditalicize..............................................66132. CapitalizeandUseQuotationMarks........................66133. WordstoCapitalize..................................................67134. WordstoCapitalize..................................................67135. WordstoCapitalize..................................................68136. UseCapitalizationandPunctuationin LetterWriting............................................................68137. WriteProperadjectives............................................69138. identifyCapitalizationerrors....................................69139. reviewCapitalization/WordSearch.........................70140. UseCorrectCapitalizationandPunctuation/ Writeaneditorial......................................................70141. reviewCapitalization...............................................71142. reviewCapitalization...............................................71143. UseCommasCorrectly............................................72144. UseCapitalizationandCommasinContext/ WriteaLetter............................................................72145. UseCommasCorrectly............................................73146. reviewCommaUsage.............................................73147. UseSemicolonsCorrectly........................................74148. UseSemicolonsinContext/ WriteindependentClauses......................................74149. UseColonsCorrectly...............................................75150. reviewUsageofSemicolonsandColons................75151. UseQuotationMarksandCommasindialogue......76152. UseContractionsinContext/Writedialogue............76153. UseQuotationMarksandCommasindialogue......77154. UseQuotationMarksandCommasinContext/ Writedialogue..........................................................77155. Punctuateabbreviations...........................................78156. Punctuateinitialsandabbreviations........................78157. abbreviationsWithoutPeriods..................................79158. UseCorrectCapitalizationandPunctuation/ SentenceWriting......................................................79159. reviewCapitalizationandPunctuation/ Test-Taking...............................................................80160. reviewCapitalizationandPunctuation/ Test-Taking...............................................................80161. Writeacronyms........................................................81162. WriteMeaningsofacronyms...................................81
answerKeys......................................................................82
TableofContents
Grammar:Grades5–6
iv©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
Introduction to the Teacher Grammarinvolveslearningtherulesofhowwordsarecombinedtoformsentences.itincludesunderstandingtherelationshipofwordstootherwords,usingthecorrectwords,andusingthecorrectformsofwords(singular/pluralnounsandverbs,pronoungender,verbtense,positives,comparatives,andsuperlativesofadjectivesandadverbs,possessivecase,etc.)inthecorrectorder. Thesentence is thebasicelementofbothoralandwrittencommunication.notonlycanchangingawordcompletelychangetheentiremeaningofthesentence(example1),butchangingtheorderofwordscanalsochangeitsmeaningdrastically(example2). Example 1: Thebabyisasleep. Thebabyisawake. Example 2: Sarahbitthedog. ThedogbitSarah.
Correct capitalizationandpunctuationarealsoan interrelatedand importantpartofpropergrammaticalusageessentialforstudentstocommunicateeffectivelyinwriting. a simple thing like the placement of a comma (example 3) or addition of quotationmarks(example4)canradicallychangethemeaningofasentence. Example 3: dr.Jones,thepatientarrivedanhourago. dr.Jones,thepatient,arrivedanhourago. Example 4: Thecoachadmittedhisstarplayerwasunhappyafteryesterday’sgame. “The coach,” admitted his star player, “was unhappy after yesterday’s
game.”
Books intheDaily Skill Builders: Grammarseriesaredesignedto increasestudents’abilitytousecorrectgrammarbothorallyandinwrittencommunicationsintheirschoolworkandintheireverydaylives.asstudentsdeveloptheirknowledgeandunderstandingofgrammaticalusage,punctuation,andcapitalization,theirabilitytocommunicateverballyandinwritingwillalsoimprove.encouragestudentstousedictionaries,thesauruses,andotherreferencesourceswhenworkingonactivities.afterall,astudentcan’tuseawordcorrectlyifheorshedoesnotknowitsmeaning.
Topics Covered
Theactivitiesinthisbookfocusonskillsthatenablestudentsto: • identifythebasicpartsofspeechandusethemcorrectlyinsentences; • practicesentence-writingskills; • formsingularandpluralnounsandverbs; • formsingularandpluralpossessiveformsofnounsandpronouns; • formpresent,past,andfuturetenseofregularandirregularverbs; • matchnounsandpronounsingender,case,andnumber;
introductiontotheTeacher
Grammar:Grades5–6
v©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
• choosethecorrecthomophone; • choosethecorrectwordbetweenpairsofwordsoftenconfused; • recognize,write,andusecompoundwordsandcontractions; • differentiatebetweensubjective,objective,andpossessivepronounsanduse the
correctform; • writesynonymsandantonymsforwords; • recognizethatsomewordscanbemorethanonepartofspeech; • becomefamiliarwithidiomsandproverbs; • writepositives,comparatives,andsuperlativesofadjectivesandadverbs; • writecompletesentenceswithsubjectsandpredicatesinagreement; • usecorrectpunctuationandcapitalization.
Suggestions for Use
eachactivitypageisdividedintotworeproduciblesectionsthatcanbecutapartandusedseparately.activitiescouldbeusedinclassaswarm-upsorforrevieweitherwithagroupor individually.Transparencies of the activities can encourage student participation as theyfollowalongwhenanewconceptisintroduced.extracopiescanbekeptinyourlearningcenterforreviewandadditionalpractice,orcopiescanbedistributedashomeworkassignments.
Organization
activities are arranged by skill level and topic and are progressively more difficult.activitiesbuildonknowledgecoveredearlierinthebook.
Sincestandardized testing isan importantcomponentofeducation, reviewactivitiesprovidepracticeinstandardizedtest-takingformats.Thishelpsstudentsbecomefamiliarandcomfortablewiththeformatandprovidestest-takingpractice.
The tableofcontents identifies theskills thatstudentsuse tocompleteeachactivity.reviewpagesreinforcewhatstudentslearned.ananswerkeyisprovidedattheendofthebook.
Standardsmatrixesforselectedstatesareprovidedonpagesvi–viii.Thesegiveteachersthespecific reading,writing, and languageconventionstandards thatare coveredbyeachactivityinthisbook.alistofthenationaleLaStandardsassupportedbynCTeandiracanbefoundat[http://www.ncte.org/about/over/standards/110846.htm].
Introduction to the Teacher (cont.)
introductiontotheTeacher
Grammar:Grades5–6
1©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
activity1:defineGrammar/activity2:identifyCommonandPropernouns
ACTIvITy 1 Define Grammar
Grammarinvolveslearningtherulesofhowwordsarejoinedtoformsentences.itincludesusingthecorrectwordsandthecorrectformsofwords.Correctcapitalizationandpunctuationarealsopartofgrammar.
Writewhatthewordgrammarmeanstoyou.
Givethreereasonswhygrammarisimportantforyoutolearn.
ACTIvITy 2 Identify Common and Proper NounsNouns arewordsthatnamepeople,places,things,orideas.Common nouns donotnamespecificpeople,places,orthings. Examples:hamster,radio,lawyer,andtownarecommonnouns.Proper nouns namespecificpeople,places,orthings. Examples: Joa,LincolnMemorial,andStatueofLibertyarepropernouns.alwayscapitalizepropernouns.
Circleallofthenouns.aboveeachnoun,write“C”forcommonor“P”forproper.
1. JoeyplanstovisithisgrandparentsinSidney,australia.
2. HisgrandparentsmovedtherelastMarch.
3. australiaisacontinentsouthoftheequator.
4. Thepoisonousblue-ringedoctopuslivesinreefsoffthecoast.
5. Joeyhopestoseekangaroos,wombats,bandicoots,dingoes,andmaybeevenaplatypus
orTasmaniandevilduringhisvisit.
Grammar:Grades5–6
2©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 4 Use Common and Proper Nouns in ContextWritesentencesusingthewordsgiven.Usethreeormorenounsineachsentence.Underlineallofthenouns.aboveeachnoun,write“C”forcommonor“P”forproper.
1. (hamster)
2. (Greg)
3. (Michigan)
4. (porch)
5. (mayor)
ACTIvITy 3 Write Common and Proper NounsCommon nounsdonotnamespecificpeople,places,orthings.
Proper nounsnamespecificpeople,places,orthings.alwayscapitalizepropernouns.
1. Writefivecommonnounsthatnamepeople.
2. Writefivecommonnounsthatnameplaces.
3. Writefivecommonnounsthatnamethings.
4. Writefivepropernounsthatnamepeople.
5. Writefivepropernounsthatnameplaces.
6. Writefivepropernounsthatnamethings.
activity3–4:Write/UseCommonandPropernouns
Grammar:Grades5–6
3©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 5 Identify Concrete and Abstract Nouns •Concrete nouns name people or things that can be seen, heard, tasted, smelled, or
touched. Examples: porch,porpoise,Peter,andpark •Abstract nouns name ideas.They are things you cannot see, hear,
taste,smell,ortouch. Examples: fear,love,friendship,andtrust •awordcanbemorethanonetypeofnoun. Jillisbothapropernounandaconcretenoun.
Write“C”forconcreteor“a”forabstracttolabeleachnoun.
1. dedication 5. aroma 9. shoelace
2. door 6. crash 10. alaska
3. honesty 7. quarter 11. pride
4. dishonesty 8. curiosity 12. intelligence
Writeasentenceusingtwoabstractnounsnotlistedabove.
ACTIvITy 6 Classify Nouns
Writethenounsfromthelistinthecorrectsections.allwordsfitinmorethanonecategory.
Cecelia ceiling chills people pins poverty property terror Terry Tuesday turtles wand weather William wisdom wizard world worries
Common Proper Concrete Abstract
activity5:identifyConcreteandabstractnouns/activity6:Classifynouns
Grammar:Grades5–6
4©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 8 Write Present Tense ofActive verbsVerb tense tellswhenaneventhappens,happened,orwillhappen.Verb tense tellswhensomeonedoes,did,orwilldosomething.Present tensemeanssomethinghappensnoworsomeonedoessomethingnow. Examples: Shirleysings. Hermanhums.
Writeapresenttense,activeverbtocompleteeachsentence.
1. Fred flattires.
2. Greg flowers.
3. you homeafterschool.
4. Ourteacher ustoomuchhomework.
5. Mort veryoften.
6. Patti thepiano.
7. Thecat thetree.
8. Thedragon fire.
ACTIvITy 7 Identify Active verbs
averbisawordthattellswhatsomethingdoesorthatsomethingexists.Active verbstellwhatnouns(people,places,orthings)do,did,orwilldo. Examples:hop,skip,andjumpasentencecancontainmorethanoneverband/ormorethanonenoun.
Underlinethenounsthattellwhoorwhatdidsomethingandwritetheminthe“WhoorWhat”column.Circletheverbs.Writetheverbsinthe“didWhat”column. Who or What Did What1. Mycousinfoundalargesnake. 2. Thesnakesheditsskin. 3. notallsnakeshatchfromeggs. 4. Kaywroteanddirectedtheplay. 5. Theaudiencestoodandclapped. 6. everyoneenjoyedtheplay. 7. Wendywatchedthewalruswaddle. 8. didJoehitahomerun? 9. Whycan’tostrichesfly?
activity7:identifyactiveVerbs/activity8:WritePresentTenseofactiveVerbs
Grammar:Grades5–6
5©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 10 Write Past Tense of regular verbsPast tenseindicatessomethinghappenedorsomeonedidsomethingbeforenow.Towritethe
pasttenseofregularverbs,add-edtotheendoftheword.
Examples:connect–connected add–added frown–frowned
iftheverbendsinane,dropthee,andadd-ed.
Examples:hike–hiked love–loved smile–smiled
Writesentencesonanothersheetofpaperusingthepasttenseoftheverbslisted.
1. enjoy 5. move
2. walk 6. rain
3. wiggle 7. laugh
4. watch 8. tickle
ACTIvITy 9 Write Future Tense of verbs
Future tenseindicatessomethingwillhappenorsomeonewilldosomethinglater. Examples:ishallfindyourglasses.Willyouputtheminasafeplace?
Formthefuturetenseofverbsbycombiningapresenttenseverbwithwill orshall.Changetheverbtofuturetenseandrewriteeachsentence.
1. igotonewyork.
2. Theysinginthechorus.
3. itakemyhamsterforawalk.
4. Theengineersfixedtheproblem.
5. Flowersgrewinmygarden.
activity9:WriteFutureTense/activity10:WritePastTenseofregularVerbs
Grammar:Grades5–6
6©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 12 Use Linking verbsin ContextInactive verbsareoftenusedaslinkingverbs. Examples:FredandFernarerunninglateagain. Fredwasrunninglateyesterday. Fernwillprobablyberunninglateagaintomorrow.
Writealinkingverbwithanactiveverbtocompleteeachsentence.
1. Theworms inthegarden.
2. Thewhale intheocean.
3. inthesky,clouds .
4. We fortherain.
5. Thesky darker.
6. Theants homebeforetherainbegins.
7. Myaunts abigparty.
8. Myuncles fishing.
ACTIvITy 11 Use Inactive verbs in ContextInactive verbsexpressastateofbeing.Formsoftheverbto be(is, am, are, was, were, be, andbeen)arethemostcommoninactiveverbs. Examples:Fredislatetoday. Fredwaslateyesterday. WillFredbeontimetomorrow?
Writeaninactiveverbtocompleteeachsentence.1. MaxandConnie mycousins.2. Connie olderthanme.3. Max adopted.4. i youngerthanMax.5. i atthelakeby8:30tomeetMaxandConnie.6. We atthelakelastSaturday.7. They happy.8. Max shorterthanConnie.9. Wehave atthelakemanytimes.10. Haveyou tothelakelately?
activity11:UseinactiveVerbsinContext/activity12:UseLinkingVerbsinContext
Grammar:Grades5–6
7©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 14 Identify Inactive verbs/Write SentencesInactive verbsareusuallyfollowedbyawordorwordsthattellmoreaboutthesubjectofthesentence.Examples: Glendalookshungry. Charlenefelt frightenedandlonely. doraismysister.Inactive verbsareoftenfollowedbyanadjectivethatdescribesthesubjectofthesentence. Example: ifeltsickwhilewewereontheboat.(inactive)Active verbsareoftenfollowedbyanoun. Example:ifeltthewindinmyhairwhilewesailed.(active)
Writeanadjectiveaftertheinactiveverbthattellsmoreaboutthesubject.1. doesangiefeel ?2. Thestormsounded .3. doesthepietaste ?4. youseem . 5. dothemelonssmell ?6. didthedragonlook ?7. Theknightwas .8. Thehamsterswere .9. UncleJoe’swhiskersfelt .
ACTIvITy 13 Use Inactive verbs in Context
Inactive verbsexpressastateofbeing.inactiveverbscanbesingularorplural(is/are).Theycanbepresent,past,orfuturetense(am/was/willbe).Someverbslikefeel,sound,taste,look,appear,grow,seem,andsmellcanbeactiveorinactive.inactiveverbsareoftenfollowedbyanadjectivethatdescribesthesubjectofthesentence.Examples:ifeelhappytoday.
Underlinetheinactiveverbineachsentence.
1. Thetreeslooktallereachyear.
2. Thebandseemedreadytobegintheconcert.
3. Theaudienceappearedtiredofwaiting.
4. Theconcertsoundedtooloud.
5. dothefreshtomatoestastegood?
6. normafeltcold.
7. Thecookiessmelleddelicious.
8. Josélookedhappyabouthisgrades.
activity13:UseinactiveVerbs/activity14:identifyinactiveVerbs/WriteSentences
Grammar:Grades5–6
8©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 16 Identify Sentences and Sentence Fragments• asentenceisawordorgroupofwordsthatexpressesacomplete
thought. Example:nancydances. • alwayscapitalize thefirstwordofasentence.• afragmentisagroupofwordsthatdoesnotexpressacomplete thought. Example:Beforesunrise
Write“y”foryesor“n”fornotoshowifeachgroupofwordsisasentence.addaperiodtothewordsthatarecompletesentences.
1. Tinaranaway 8. Walkingtoschool
2. Jakejuggled 9. Sallyhops
3. OnlyinJuly 10. didthehamster
4. Somuchalike 11. acrossthelakeonskis
5. Snakesslither 12. Seashellsonthebeach
6. alone,afterdark 13. Winningisn’teverything
7. Farfromtheocean 14. Whentheleavesfell
ACTIvITy 15 review Active and Inactive verbs
Underlinetheverbs.Write“a”foractiveverbor“i”forinactiveverb.
1. Jodyfeltthecoldrainonherhead.
2. Jodyfeltcoldintherain.
3. Joesoundedthealarm.
4. Joesoundedtired.
5. Thedishranawaywiththespoon.
6. Blossomsgrowonfruittrees.
7. Sarahgrewimpatientwithherbrother.
8. yourflutesolosoundedfantastic.
9. alargeshadowappearedonthewindow.
10. TheshadowseemedscarytoBrenda.
11. Bradsmelledtheskunk.
12. Theskunksmelledterrible.
activity15:reviewactiveandinactiveVerbs/activity16:identifySentences/Fragments
Grammar:Grades5–6
9©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 18 Identify exclamatory SentencesExclamatory sentencesshowsurpriseorstrongfeelings.Theyareusuallyshortandalwaysendwithanexclamationpoint. Examples: Stoprightnow! Watchout!
addthecorrectpunctuationattheendofeachsentence.
1. Stayback 6. Watchoutforthatskunk
2. Saveyourmoney 7. don’ttouch
3. Stop 8. Callanambulance
4. doitrightnow 9. Comerightnow
5. Help 10. Thefogisgettingthicker
ACTIvITy 17 Write Declarative and Imperative Sentencesadeclarative sentencestatesafactorprovidesinformation.adeclarativesentenceendswithaperiod. Examples: Venusisoftencalledthemorningstar. PedropreparedpizzaforPaco.
Writeadeclarativesentenceonanothersheetofpaperforeachpairofwords.
1. (dinosaurs,roamed)
2. (baseball,play)
3. (spottedlizards)
Imperative sentencesarecommands.Theytellsomeonewhattodo.imperativesentencesendwithaperiod. Examples: Brushyourteethafteryoueat. youmustfinishyourhomeworkbeforeyouleave.
Writeanimperativesentenceonanothersheetofpaperforeachpairofwords.
4. (you,wash) 5. (climb,carefully) 6. (watch,baby)
activity17:declarativeandimperativeSentences/activity18:exclamatorySentences
Grammar:Grades5–6
10©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
name:
date:
name:
date:
ACTIvITy 20 review end of Sentence Punctuationaddthecorrectpunctuationattheendofeachsentence.1. didyourpuppylearnanynewtricks2. Whatagreattrick3. Howdidhedothat4. youshouldtrainyourpuppynottobarksomuch5. Stopbarking6. Manypeoplepreferdogsratherthancatsaspets
Circle“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.7. T F afragmentdoesnotexpressacompletethought.8. T F interrogativesentencesendinanexclamationpoint.9. T F asentencecanbeonewordlong.10. T F Somesentencesdonotneedanypunctuationattheend.11. T F animperativesentenceendswithaquestionmark.12. T F adeclarativesentencestatesafact.
Writeanimperativesentence.
ACTIvITy 19 Write Interrogative SentencesInterrogative sentencesaskquestions.aninterrogativesentenceendswithaquestion mark. Examples:Canyouliftthispiano? Howdidyougetsostrong?
Writeinterrogativesentencesthatincludethewordslisted.Useaquestionmarkattheendofthesentences.
1. will
2. would
3. should
4. could
5. might
activity19:interrogativeSentences/activity20:endofSentencePunctuation
Grammar:Grades5–6
82©MarkTwainMedia,inc.,Publishers
Activity 1 (p. 1)answerswillvary.
Activity 2 (p. 1)1. Joey=P;grandparents=C; Sidney,australia=P2. grandparents=C;March=P3. australia=P;continent=C; equator=C4. octopus=C;reefs=C;coast=C5. Joey=P;kangaroos,wombats, bandicoots,dingoes,platypus, devil,visit=C
Activity 3 (p. 2)answerswillvary.Checkforcorrectnessandcapitalization.
Activity 4 (p. 2)Sentenceswillvary.
Activity 5 (p. 3)1. a 2. C 3. a 4. a 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. a 9.C10.C 11. a 12. aSentenceswillvary.
Activity 6 (p. 3)Common:property;weather;ceiling;terror;chills;people;wizard;pins;turtles;world;wand;wisdom;poverty;worriesProper:Cecelia;William;Terry;TuesdayConcrete:Cecelia;property;ceiling;William; Terry; chills; people; wizard;pins;turtles;world;wandAbstract:weather;terror;wisdom;Tuesday;poverty;worries
Activity 7 (p. 4)1. cousin(found) 2. snake(shed) 3. snakes(hatch)4. Kay(wrote;directed)5. audience(stood;clapped)6.everyone(enjoyed)7.Wendy(watched);walrus(waddle)8.Joe(didhit)9.ostriches(canfly)
Activity 8 (p. 4)answerswillvary.
Activity 9 (p. 5)1. iwill(orshall)gotonewyork.2.Theywill(orshall)singinthe chorus.
3. iwill(orshall)takemyhamsterfor awalk.4.Theengineerswill(orshall)fixthe problem.5.Flowerswill(orshall)growinmy garden.
Activity 10 (p. 5)answerswillvary.
Activity 11 (p. 6)answerswillvary.Checkthatverbsusedareinactiveandfitinthesentences.
Activity 12 (p. 6)answerswill vary.Check thatstudentsusedlinkingverbs.
Activity 13 (p. 7)1. look 2.seemed3.appeared 4.sounded5. taste 6. felt 7.smelled 8. looked
Activity 14 (p. 7)answers will vary. answers should beadjectives.
Activity 15 (p. 8)1.felt,a 2.felt,i 3.sounded,a4.sounded,i5.ran,a6.grow,a7.grew,i 8.sounded,i9.appeared,a 10.seemed,i11.smelled,a 12.smelled,i
Activity 16 (p. 8)1.yes 2.yes 3.no4.no 5.yes 6.no7.no 8.no 9.yes10.no 11.no 12. no13.yes 14.no
Activity 17 (p. 9)Sentenceswillvary.
Activity 18 (p. 9)Somevariationmayoccur.Useanexclamationpointafter1,3,5,6,and8.Useaperiodafter2,4,7,9,and10.
Activity 19 (p. 10)Sentenceswillvary.
Activity 20 (p. 10)1.? 2.. 3.? 4.. 5.! 6..7.T 8.F 9.T 10.F 11.F 12.TSentenceswillvary.
Activity 21 (p. 11)1.Carla(paintedthebedroom,kitchen,
andbathroom.) 2.afterhesleptforninehours,Jason
(feltmuchbetter.)3. after lunch, Tori and emily (went
swimming.)4.Mygrandmother(worealargestraw
hatinthegarden.)5.Silverbellsandcockleshells(grow
inMary’sgarden.)6. (Can) a hamster (learn to do
tricks?)
Activity 22 (p. 11)answerswillvary.
Activity 23 (p. 12)1.stars 2.steps3.seagulls 4.sparrows5.suns 6.sons7.sounds 8.shirts 9.wishes 10. fusses11.dishes 12.brushes 13.arches 14.benches15. taxes 16.grasses
Activity 24 (p. 12)1.canaries 2.buddies3.flies 4.stories5.delays 6.arrays 7.Tuesdays 8.guppies9.ways 10.ponies11. ladies 12. toys13.cries 14.dandies15. fries 16.dyes
Activity 25 (p. 13)1. lives 2.heroes 3.mice4.scarves 5.cattle 6.scissors7.people 8.potatoes9. teeth10. jeans 11.elves 12.deer13.oxen 14. leaves 15.knives16. loaves
Activity 26 (p. 13)answerswillvary.Checkspelling.
Activity 27 (p. 14)1.sigh 2.wishes 3. runs4. roar 5.grow 6. falls7.answer
Activity 28 (p. 14)1.S–band 2.S–audience3.P–children 4.S–journey5.S–roof 6. P–brothersandi7.S–door 8.P–ducks9.S–it 10.S–brotherVerbswillvary.
Answer Keys
answerKeys