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3Discovering Language Arts ( I Like Nouns: I’m Pronoun)

Pronouns

Write the correct pronoun on each line.

1. My brother is a nature photographer. loves taking pictures

of the mountains.

2. I saw a television show about Beth Rodden. is a great mountain climber.

3. My aunt and uncle visited Yosemite National Park last summer. had a great time.

Circle the incorrect pronoun in each sentence.Write the correct pronoun on the line.

1. Yosemite National Park is full of beauty. He has lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and of course, mountains.

2. My parents went rock climbing for their honeymoon. She went to California, Utah, and Oregon.

3. When our family goes fishing, my mother always catches the most fish. It is a fishing expert.

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Pronouns

Read the paragraphs below and find the nouns that can be replaced with pronouns. Then cross out each noun and write the correct pronoun above it.

1. Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place. Yosemite National Park has many lakes, waterfalls, and mountains to admire. I took pictures of the lakes, waterfalls, and mountains while I was there.

2. My Uncle Jack is a mountain climber, and my Uncle Jack took me to Half Dome mountain. I was amazed by Half Dome mountain’s height. When Uncle Jack and I finally reached the top, Uncle Jack and I could see for miles. I took pictures of far off landscapes. Uncle Jack snapped photos of the 5,000 foot drop.

3. My family and I had a wonderful time at Yosemite National Park. My family and I are lucky to have seen such a beautiful place.

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Pronouns

Each sentence is missing one noun and its matching pronoun. Complete the sentences. Be sure to use correct pronoun agreement.

Example: My father came back early from his hike because he needed to do some work.

1. did not reach the top of the

mountain because our legs grew tired and

had to turn back.

2. is learning how to use her new camera

so can be a photographer some day.

3. is a large place, and

has many beautiful spots for people to explore.

4. set up camp at the foot of the

mountain, and plan to climb it

together tomorrow.

Now write your own sentences using pronouns.

1.

2.

3.

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1. The Colorado River made the Grand Canyon.

2. The river cut through many layers of rock.

3. The layers of rock contain fossils.

Rewrite each sentence, correcting the capitalization.

1. In 1540, a group of Explorers from europe saw the canyon.

2. It was three hundred Years before the grand canyon was explored.

3. In the 1850s, the united states army explored the area near the Canyon.

4. In 1869, a Group of Men traveled across the canyon in four small boats.

Write the plural form of each noun.canyon life

child family

Discovering Language Arts (Nouns in the Grand Canyon)

Using Nouns

Circle the nouns in each sentence.

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The Colorado River made the Grand Canyon. The river cut through many layers of rock. The rocks still contain fossils of sea animals. These fossils show that parts of Arizona used to be under water. Europeans first saw the canyon in 1540. A group of explorers started out in New Mexico. Almost three hundred years passed before the canyon was explored. The United States Army explored the surrounding area in the 1850s. The first recorded trip through it was in 1869. A scientist was part of a group that traveled through the canyon in four small boats.


Using Nouns

Underline the nouns in the passage. Then sort the nouns into the columns. List each noun only once, even if it appears more than once.

Proper Nouns Common Nouns

Write the plural form of each noun.

canyon life man

child family person

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gulf city

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Using Nouns




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1. The cowboy is on his horse.

2. He watches over the herd from his saddle.

3. When he sees something wrong, he fixes it quickly.

4. Cowboys are always on the alert for trouble.

Correct the verb in each sentence to make it agree with the subject. Write the correct word on the line.

1. A cowboy’s clothes helps him do his job.

2. Cowboys wears boots with high heels.

3. The heel keep the boot in the stirrup.

4. Then the cowboy stay in the saddle better.

Correct the verb tense in each sentence. Write the new verb on the line.

1. Yesterday, we meets a cowboy.

2. He walking down the street.

3. I would like to seen him again.

Discovering Language Arts (Verbs: Where the Action Is)

Verbs

Circle the verbs in each sentence. Write on the blank line whether each verb is an action verb or a state of being verb.

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1. We watches a cowboy yesterday afternoon.

We watched a cowboy yesterday afternoon.

2. He were doing his job herding cattle.

3. He sit on his horse.

4. He watching over the herd from his saddle.

5. When he seen something wrong, he fix it quickly.

6. We notices his clothing and equipment.

7. He carry a rope to help controlled the cows.

Write two sentences about cowboys. Use a state of being verb in the first sentence and an action verb in the second.

1.

2.


Verbs

Circle the mistake in each sentence. Then rewrite each sentence correctly. The first one is done for you.

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Cowboys

We watches a cowboy yesterday afternoon. He were doing his job

herding cows. He sit on his horse. He watching over the herd from

his saddle. When he seen something wrong he fix it quickly. We

notices his clothing and equipment. These things help him does his

job. He wear boots with high heels. The heels keeps the boots in the

stirrups. He also carry a rope. It help him with controlling the cows.


1.

2.


Verbs

This paragraph has at least one mistake in every sentence. Underline each mistake. Then rewrite the paragraph correctly in the space below.

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1. Yellowstone National Park is in northwestern Wyoming and in parts of Montana and Idaho. (2)

2. It was the world’s first national park. (2)

3. Some amazing animals live in Yellowstone. (2)

4. The park is a very large animal sanctuary, or protected place. (3)

5. Over 300 different kinds of animals live in Yellowstone. (2)

6. The birds are especially beautiful. (1)

7. They include bald eagles, osprey, white pelicans, and trumpeter swans. (3)

Write three sentences. One should have a descriptive adjective, one should have an indefinite adjective, and the last should have a numerical adjective.

1.

2.

3.

Discovering Language Arts (Adjectives: Describing Yellowstone)

Adjectives

Circle the adjectives in each sentence. The number at the end of the sentence shows how many adjectives are in the sentence.

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1. Yellowstone National Park is in northwestern Wyoming and in parts of Montana and Idaho.

2. It was the world’s first national park.

3. Some amazing animals live in Yellowstone.

4. The park is a very large animal sanctuary, or protected place.

5. Over 300 different kinds of animals live in Yellowstone.

6. The birds are especially beautiful.

7. They include bald eagles, osprey, white pelicans, and trumpeter swans.


1.

2.

3.


Adjectives

Underline the adjectives in each sentence. On the line at the end of the sentence, tell whether the adjective is descriptive (D), indefinite (I), or numerical (N). The number of lines will show you how many adjectives are in each sentence.

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Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park is in northwestern Wyoming

and in parts of Montana and Idaho. It was the world’s first

national park. The park is a very large animal sanctuary, or

protected place. Over 300 different kinds of animals live in

Yellowstone. Some of the animals are amazing. The birds are

especially beautiful. They include bald eagles, osprey, white

pelicans, and trumpeter swans.


Adjectives

Find the adjectives in the paragraph. Underline them and put them in the list where they belong.


1.

2.

3.

Descriptive Adjectives Numerical Adjective Indefinite Adjective

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• Can you wake up ?

• Can you ride a horse ?

• Can you brand cattle ?

• Can you work than an ox?

• If so, apply at the Horseshoe Ranch .

• Spend your days riding the open land.

• Spend your nights sleeping the stars.

• Call !

Discovering Language Arts (Adverbs: Home on the Range)

Word Bank

imperative exclamatory exclamation point direct order

Word Bank

carefully now under acrossearly today quickly harder

Help Wanted!

The Horseshoe Ranch needs cowhands.

Complete the poster using adverbs from the Word Bank.

HELP WANTEDat the Horseshoe Ranch

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4Discovering Language Arts (Adverbs: Home on the Range)

Help Wanted!

The Horseshoe Ranch needs cowhands. Complete the poster by adding adverbs.

Do you work than an ox?

Do you wake up than the rooster crows?

Can you ride a horse as as a lightning

bolt strikes?

If you can toss a rope , build fences

, and like to sleep the

stars, the Horseshoe Ranch wants you to start !

Some days will zoom . Other days will pass

. Sometimes there will be cattle stampedes when

the cows run . There is a

new adventure waiting around the corner. Call !

COWHANDS WANTED

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Adverbs

quickly

Help Wanted!

The Horseshoe Ranch needs cowhands. Write a poster to attract people who might want the job. First complete the list of verbs and adverbs that describe what a cowhand will do. Then use your list to create a sign.

Verbs

ride

wake up

work

eat

sleep

call

apply

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3Discovering Language Arts (Conjunctions: The Great Wall)

Greetings from the Great Wall

Use a conjunction from the Word Bank to combine each pair of sentences. Then write the new sentence on the postcard below. The first one is done for you.

1. We landed in China yesterday. We went to the Great Wall today.

2. The wall protected rice from thieves. It protected silk from thieves.

3. Parts of the wall were built 2,000 years ago. Some parts are newer.

4. The wall is over 4,000 miles long. We walked about two miles of it.

5. Tomorrow, we will go to a museum. We will go to a palace.

Word Bank

imperative exclamatory exclamation

Word Bank

and but or so

Dear ,We landed in China yesterday, and went to the Great Wall today.

Your friend,

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Dear ,

Discovering Language Arts (Conjunctions: The Great Wall)


Use a conjunction from the Word Bank to combine each pair of sentences. Then write the new sentence in the letter below.


2. The Chinese wanted protection from invaders. They built this high wall.


4. It is over 4,000 miles long. We decided to walk along it for two miles.

5. Tomorrow, we will go to a palace. We will go to a museum.

Your friend,

Word Bank


Word Bank

and but or so

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Dear ,

We arrived in China yesterday

.

This amazing wall is over 4,000 miles long

.

The wall was built to protect China

.

We spent four hours walking at the Great Wall

.

Tomorrow we will visit a palace

.

I will be home on July 9

.

Your friend,


Write a letter to a friend about your visit to China. Add a conjunction and a new thought to each unfinished sentence. Choose from the following conjunctions: and, but, or, so.

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Discovering Language Arts (Don’t Be Negative)

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Word BankWord Bank

never no not nothing

Using Negatives

Use a word from the Word Bank to make each false sentence true.

1. False: Emperor Qin was just a great builder.True:

2. False: Qin was always a kind ruler.True:

3. False: He gave his slaves everything they wanted.True:

4. False: Building the Great Wall was an easy task.True:

Removing a negative word will make each sentence true. Cross out the word.

5. Building the Great Wall was not no small accomplishment.

6. The slaves did not never get rewards for their hard work.

7. The wall never did nothing to protect China’s neighbors.

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Using Negatives

Each sentence contains a double negative. Correct each mistake in two ways. The first one is done for you.


a. Building the Great Wall was no small accomplishment.

b. Building the Great Wall was not a small accomplishment.


a.

b.


a.

b.

4. Qin probably did not expect no foreign tourists to visit the Great Wall.

a.

b.

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1. Almost none of the tourists who go to China visit the Great Wall.

2. Emperor Qin, who had the wall built, was always a kind ruler.

3. He gave his slaves everything they wanted.

Each sentence contains a double negative. Correct each mistake in two ways.1. The wall that protected China never did nothing to protect China’s neighbors.

a. b.


a. b.

Use each word in a sentence of your own.

1. nothing

2. no

Using Negatives

Cross out each bolded word and replace it with a word that means the opposite.

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3Discovering Language Arts ( Identifying Homophones)

Homophones

Write the correct homophone above each misspelled word.

Deer Customer:

World Fashions is having our biggest sail ever! The hole

store is filled with silk fashions from China that arrived last

weak. Each peace is maid of the finest silk.

On May 8 at 2:00 p.m., bee hour guessed at a fashion

show. Sea dozens of silk scarves in plane and flour designs.

Models will where silk skirts in the newest rap-around styles

that tie in a not at the waste.

We no you don’t want two miss this grate event. By items

four yourself or to give as presence. Don’t weight. This sale

should knot be mist.

Yours truly,

The Managers of Whirled Fashions

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Deer Customer:

World Fashions is having our biggest sail ever! The hole store

is filled with silk fashions from China that arrived last weak. Each

peace is maid of the finest silk.



Models will where silk skirts in the newest rap-around styles that

tie in a not at the waste.

We no you don’t want two miss this grate event. By items four

yourself or to give as presence. Don’t weight. This sale should

knot be mist.

Yours truly,


Discovering Language Arts ( Identifying Homophones)

Homophones

Underline 26 mistakes. Then write the correct homophoneabove each misspelled word.

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cell-sell die-dye fair-fare here-hear hire-higherhole-whole it’s-its loan-lone new-knew peddle-pedalpatients-patience plane-plain right-write seams-seems sale-sailsew-so sheer-shear their-there veil-vale weighs-waysweather-whether which-witch whose-who’s would-wood you’re-your

Homophones

Use as many of these homophones as possible to make signs for a store that sells Chinese imports. Use a dictionary if you don’t know the meaning of a word.

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3Discovering Language Arts (A Capital Idea)

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Using Capital Letters

Underline the letters in this travel guide that need to be capitalized.

the liberty bellthe liberty bell stands as a symbol of freedom for people around the world. it no longer hangs in philadelphia’s independence hall, but you can find the monument at liberty bell center. located on market street between fifth and sixth streets, the center is open to visitors year round. pennsylvania

mount rushmore on october 4, 1927, sculptors began carving the faces of four american presidents into the side of a mountain. today, mount rushmore national memorial is open to anyone who wants to take a closer look at george washington, thomas jefferson, theodore roosevelt, and abraham lincoln. south dakota

the statue of libertythe statue of liberty, a gift from france, holds her torch high above new york harbor. after a short ferry ride to liberty island, head up to the statue’s observation deck for fantastic views of new york city. the park is open daily, except for christmas day, december 25. new york

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Underline the letters that need to be capitalized in this travel guide. the liberty bellthe liberty bell stands as a symbol of freedom for people around the world. it no longer hangs in philadelphia’s independence hall, but you can find the monument at liberty bell center. located on market street between fifth and sixth streets, the center is open to visitors year round. pennsylvania

the statue of libertythe statue of liberty was a gift from france and the creation of frédéric auguste bartholdi. She holds her torch high above new york harbor. after a short ferry ride to liberty island, head up to the statue’s observation deck for fantastic views of new york city. the park is open daily, except for christmas day, december 25. new york

Places People Streets Months Holidays

List the capitalized words under their headings.

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Underline the letters that need to be capitalized in this travel guide.

Write an entry for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

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3Discovering Language Arts (Punctuation)

A Letter for a King

Match each type of punctuation to its place in a document.

Then punctuate the letter from a colonist to the King of England.Punctuation

period (.)

question mark (?)

comma (,)

quotation marks (“ ”)

Where It GoesA. at the end of a question

B. around the exact words someone or something says

C. at the end of a sentence

D. in a date, and after the greeting and closing of a letter

April 30_ 1775

Dear King George

The people in the colonies are trying to be loyal

citizens We try to follow your laws and pay your

taxes

Now we want to make our own laws We want

to decide how to spend our own taxes. You have said

to us Be better citizens of England

Yet we want independence

Won’t you help us achieve our goal peacefully

Signed

A Humble Colonist

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A Letter for a King

Before writing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers wrote letters to the King of England. Pretend you’ve discovered an unfinished draft of one of those letters. Add the missing punctuation.

April 30, 1775

Dear King George,

The people in the colonies are loyal citizens

We have followed your laws We have paid

your taxes


to decide how to spend our taxes We don’t want

your soldiers camped out in our towns You

have said to us Be better citizens of

England ”Shouldn’t we try to be better

citizens of the colonies?

We want the colonies to be independent from

England Won't you help us to achieve our goal

peacefully

Signed,

A Humble Colonist

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April 30, 1775

Dear King George,

Discovering Language Arts (Punctuation)

A Letter for a King

Before writing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers wrote letters to the King of England. First they asked to be represented in the British government. Later they asked for independence. Write a letter from Thomas Jefferson to King George. Use the punctuation marks listed in the box and check off each one as you use it.

Check Punctuation Markperiod at the end of a sentencequestion mark at the end of a questioncomma in a datecomma after the greeting and closing of a letterquotation marks around the exact words someone or something says

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Pronouns

Write the correct pronoun on each line.

1. My brother is a nature photographer. loves taking pictures

of the mountains.

2. I saw a television show about Beth Rodden. is a great mountain climber.

3. My aunt and uncle visited Yosemite National Park last summer. had a great time.

Circle the incorrect pronoun in each sentence.Write the correct pronoun on the line.

1. Yosemite National Park is full of beauty. He has lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and of course, mountains.

2. My parents went rock climbing for their honeymoon. She went to California, Utah, and Oregon.

3. When our family goes fishing, my mother always catches the most fish. It is a fishing expert.

McRel Standard 3 (3–5). Uses pronouns in written compositions.

He

She

They

It

They

She

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Pronouns

Read the paragraphs below and find the nouns that can be replaced with pronouns. Then cross out each noun and write the correct pronoun above it.

1. Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place. Yosemite National Park has many lakes, waterfalls, and mountains to admire. I took pictures of the lakes, waterfalls, and mountains while I was there.

2. My Uncle Jack is a mountain climber, and my Uncle Jack took me to Half Dome mountain. I was amazed by Half Dome mountain’s height. When Uncle Jack and I finally reached the top, Uncle Jack and I could see for miles. I took pictures of far off landscapes. Uncle Jack snapped photos of the 5,000 foot drop.

3. My family and I had a wonderful time at Yosemite National Park. My family and I are lucky to have seen such a beautiful place.


It

them

he

its

we

We

He

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Pronouns

Each sentence is missing one noun and its matching pronoun. Complete the sentences. Be sure to use correct pronoun agreement.

Example: My father came back early from his hike because he needed to do some work.

1. did not reach the top of the

mountain because our legs grew tired and

had to turn back.

2. is learning how to use her new camera

so can be a photographer some day.

3. is a large place, and

has many beautiful spots for people to explore.

4. set up camp at the foot of the

mountain, and plan to climb it

together tomorrow.

Now write your own sentences using pronouns.

1.

2.

3.


Mark and I

we

My sister

she

it

they

Sample response: My grandma went out so she could buy some groceries.

Sample response: My cats are tired because they played all day.

Sample response: Sarah plays softball, but she prefers soccer.

The world

My parents

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1. The Colorado River made the Grand Canyon.

2. The river cut through many layers of rock.

3. The layers of rock contain fossils.

Rewrite each sentence, correcting the capitalization.

1. In 1540, a group of Explorers from europe saw the canyon.

2. It was three hundred Years before the grand canyon was explored.

3. In the 1850s, the united states army explored the area near the Canyon.

4. In 1869, a Group of Men traveled across the canyon in four small boats.

Write the plural form of each noun.canyon life

child family


Using Nouns

Circle the nouns in each sentence.

McRel Standard 3 (3–5). Uses nouns in written compositions.

In 1540, a group of explorers from Europe saw the canyon.

It was three hundred years before the Grand Canyon was explored.

In the 1850s, the United States Army explored the area near the canyon.

In 1869, a group of men traveled across the canyon in four small boats.

canyons

children

lives

families

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canyons

children

lives

families

men

people

Colorado River

Grand Canyon

Arizona

Europeans

New Mexico

United States Army

river layers rock

fossils animals parts

water canyon 1540

group explorers years

area 1850s trip

1869 scientist boats

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Using Nouns





gulfs cities

potatoes benches

videos passersby

Colorado River

Grand Canyon

Arizona

Europeans

New Mexico

United States Army

river layers rock

fossils animals parts

water canyon 1540

group explorers years

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1. The cowboy is on his horse.

2. He watches over the herd from his saddle.

3. When he sees something wrong, he fixes it quickly.

4. Cowboys are always on the alert for trouble.

Correct the verb in each sentence to make it agree with the subject. Write the correct word on the line.

1. A cowboy’s clothes helps him do his job.

2. Cowboys wears boots with high heels.

3. The heel keep the boot in the stirrup.

4. Then the cowboy stay in the saddle better.

Correct the verb tense in each sentence. Write the new verb on the line.

1. Yesterday, we meets a cowboy.

2. He walking down the street.

3. I would like to seen him again.


Verbs

Circle the verbs in each sentence. Write on the blank line whether each verb is an action verb or a state of being verb.

McRel Standard 3 (3–5). Uses verbs in written compositions.

state of being

action

action

state of being

help

wear

keeps

stays

met

was walking

see

action

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1. We watches a cowboy yesterday afternoon.

We watched a cowboy yesterday afternoon.

2. He were doing his job herding cattle.

3. He sit on his horse.

4. He watching over the herd from his saddle.

5. When he seen something wrong, he fix it quickly.

6. We notices his clothing and equipment.

7. He carry a rope to help controlled the cows.


1.

2.


Verbs

Circle the mistake in each sentence. Then rewrite each sentence correctly. The first one is done for you.


He was doing his job herding cattle.

He sat on his horse.

He was watching over the herd from his saddle.

When he saw something wrong, he fixed it quickly.

We noticed his clothing and equipment.

He carried a rope to help control the cows.

Sample response: Cowboys are brave and strong.

Sample response: Cowboys ride horses.

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Cowboys

We watches a cowboy yesterday afternoon. He were doing his job

herding cows. He sit on his horse. He watching over the herd from

his saddle. When he seen something wrong he fix it quickly. We

notices his clothing and equipment. These things help him does his

job. He wear boots with high heels. The heels keeps the boots in the

stirrups. He also carry a rope. It help him with controlling the cows.


1.

2.


Verbs

This paragraph has at least one mistake in every sentence. Underline each mistake. Then rewrite the paragraph correctly in the space below.

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We watched a cowboy yesterday afternoon. He was doing his job herding cows. He sat on his horse.

He was watching over the herd from his saddle. When he saw something wrong he fixed it quickly.

We noticed his clothing and equipment. These things help him do his job. He wears boots with high

heels. The heels keep the boots in the stirrups. He also carries a rope. It helps him with controlling

the cows.

Sample response: Cowboys are brave and strong.

Sample response: Cowboys ride horses.

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1. Yellowstone National Park is in northwestern Wyoming and in parts of Montana and Idaho. (2)

2. It was the world’s first national park. (2)

3. Some amazing animals live in Yellowstone. (2)

4. The park is a very large animal sanctuary, or protected place. (3)

5. Over 300 different kinds of animals live in Yellowstone. (2)

6. The birds are especially beautiful. (1)

7. They include bald eagles, osprey, white pelicans, and trumpeter swans. (3)


1.

2.

3.


Adjectives

Circle the adjectives in each sentence. The number at the end of the sentence shows how many adjectives are in the sentence.

McRel Standard 3 (3–5). Uses adjectives in written compositions.

Sample response: My neighbor’s dog gave birth to five puppies.

Sample response: My little sister thinks baboons are cute, but I disagree.

Sample response: Many people go on vacation in the summer.

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1. Yellowstone National Park is in northwestern Wyoming and in parts of Montana and Idaho.

2. It was the world’s first national park.

3. Some amazing animals live in Yellowstone.

4. The park is a very large animal sanctuary, or protected place.

5. Over 300 different kinds of animals live in Yellowstone.

6. The birds are especially beautiful.

7. They include bald eagles, osprey, white pelicans, and trumpeter swans.


1.

2.

3.


Adjectives

Underline the adjectives in each sentence. On the line at the end of the sentence, tell whether the adjective is descriptive (D), indefinite (I), or numerical (N). The number of lines will show you how many adjectives are in each sentence.




D D

D D

I D

D D

N D

D

D

D D D

Sample response: My neighbor's dog gave birth to five puppies.

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Yellowstone

Yellowstone National Park is in northwestern Wyoming

and in parts of Montana and Idaho. It was the world’s first

national park. The park is a very large animal sanctuary, or

protected place. Over 300 different kinds of animals live in

Yellowstone. Some of the animals are amazing. The birds are

especially beautiful. They include bald eagles, osprey, white

pelicans, and trumpeter swans.


Adjectives

Find the adjectives in the paragraph. Underline them and put them in the list where they belong.


1.

2.

3.

Descriptive Adjectives Numerical Adjective Indefinite Adjective


National northwestern first

national large animal

protected different

amazing beautiful

bald white trumpeter

300 Some



Sample response: My neighbor's dog gave birth to five puppies.

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• Can you wake up ?

• Can you ride a horse ?

• Can you brand cattle ?

• Can you work than an ox?

• If so, apply at the Horseshoe Ranch .

• Spend your days riding the open land.

• Spend your nights sleeping the stars.

• Call !


Word Bank

imperative exclamatory exclamation point direct order

Word Bank

carefully now under acrossearly today quickly harder

Help Wanted!

The Horseshoe Ranch needs cowhands.

Complete the poster using adverbs from the Word Bank.

HELP WANTEDat the Horseshoe Ranch

McRel Standard 3 (3–5). Uses adverbs in written compositions.

early

quickly

carefully

harder

now

across

under

today

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Help Wanted!

The Horseshoe Ranch needs cowhands. Complete the poster by adding adverbs.

Do you work than an ox?

Do you wake up than the rooster crows?

Can you ride a horse as as a lightning

bolt strikes?

If you can toss a rope , build fences

, and like to sleep the

stars, the Horseshoe Ranch wants you to start !

Some days will zoom . Other days will pass

. Sometimes there will be cattle stampedes when

the cows run . There is a

new adventure waiting around the corner. Call !

COWHANDS WANTED


Sample response: harder

Sample response: earlier

Sample response: fast

Sample response: perfectly

Sample response: rapidly Sample response: under

Sample response: today

Sample response: quickly

Sample response: slowly

Sample response: alwaysSample response: away

Sample response: now

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Adverbs

quickly

Help Wanted!

The Horseshoe Ranch needs cowhands. Write a poster to attract people who might want the job. First complete the list of verbs and adverbs that describe what a cowhand will do. Then use your list to create a sign.

Verbs

ride

wake up

work

eat

sleep

call

apply


early

hard

often

soundly

now

today

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Use a conjunction from the Word Bank to combine each pair of sentences. Then write the new sentence on the postcard below. The first one is done for you.


2. The wall protected rice from thieves. It protected silk from thieves.


4. The wall is over 4,000 miles long. We walked about two miles of it.

5. Tomorrow, we will go to a museum. We will go to a palace.

Word Bank


Word Bank

and but or so

Dear ,We landed in China yesterday, and went to the Great Wall today.

Your friend,

McRel Standard 1 (3–5). Uses coordinating conjunctions in written compositions.

The wall protected rice and silk from thieves.

Parts of the wall were built 2,000 years ago, but some are newer.

The wall is over 4,000 miles long, so we walked about two miles of it.

Tomorrow, we will go to a museum or to a palace.

Paul

Lili

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Dear ,

Discovering Language Arts (Conjunctions: The Great Wall)


Use a conjunction from the Word Bank to combine each pair of sentences. Then write the new sentence in the letter below.


2. The Chinese wanted protection from invaders. They built this high wall.


4. It is over 4,000 miles long. We decided to walk along it for two miles.

5. Tomorrow, we will go to a palace. We will go to a museum.

Your friend,

Word Bank


Word Bank

and but or so


We landed in China yesterday, and went to the Great Wall today.

The Chinese wanted protection from invaders, so they built this high wall.

Parts of the wall were built 2,000 years ago, but some parts are newer.

It is over 4,000 miles long, so we decided to walk along it for two miles.

Tomorrow, we will go to a palace or to a museum.

Paul

Lili

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Dear ,

We arrived in China yesterday

.

This amazing wall is over 4,000 miles long

.

The wall was built to protect China

.

We spent four hours walking at the Great Wall

.

Tomorrow we will visit a palace

.

I will be home on July 9

.

Your friend,


Write a letter to a friend about your visit to China. Add a conjunction and a new thought to each unfinished sentence. Choose from the following conjunctions: and, but, or, so.

Paul

Lili

and

today we visited the Great Wall.

but

we walked for only a couple of miles.

it is not used for protection anymore.

I am glad to be back at the hotel writing to you.

the many temples of Beijing.

and

and

so


I‘ll give you a call then.

but

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Discovering Language Arts (Don’t Be Negative)

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Word BankWord Bank

never no not nothing

Using Negatives

Use a word from the Word Bank to make each false sentence true.

1. False: Emperor Qin was just a great builder.True:

2. False: Qin was always a kind ruler.True:

3. False: He gave his slaves everything they wanted.True:

4. False: Building the Great Wall was an easy task.True:

Removing a negative word will make each sentence true. Cross out the word.




McRel Standard 1 (3–5). Uses negatives in written compositions.

Emperor Qin was not just a great builder.

Qui was never a kind ruler.

He gave his slaves nothing they wanted.

Building the Great Wall was no easy task.

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Using Negatives

Each sentence contains a double negative. Correct each mistake in two ways. The first one is done for you.


a. Building the Great Wall was no small accomplishment.

b. Building the Great Wall was not a small accomplishment.


a.

b.


a.

b.


a.

b.


The slaves did not get rewards for their hard work.

The slaves never got rewards for their hard work.

The wall did nothing to protect China’s neighbors.

The wall never did anything to protect China’s neighbors.

Qin probably did not expect foreign tourists to visit the Great Wall.

Qin probably expected no foreign tourists to visit the Great Wall.

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1. Almost none of the tourists who go to China visit the Great Wall.

2. Emperor Qin, who had the wall built, was always a kind ruler.

3. He gave his slaves everything they wanted.

Each sentence contains a double negative. Correct each mistake in two ways.1. The wall that protected China never did nothing to protect China’s neighbors.

a. b.


a. b.

Use each word in a sentence of your own.

1. nothing

2. no

Using Negatives

Cross out each bolded word and replace it with a word that means the opposite.


all

The wall that protected China never did anything to protect China’s neighbors.

never

nothing

The wall that protected China did nothing to protect China’s neighbors.

Qin probably did not expect foreign tourists to visit the Great Wall.

Qin probably expected no foreign tourists to visit the Great Wall.

I did nothing to upset the teacher.

There is no need to buy another computer.

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Homophones

Write the correct homophone above each misspelled word.

Deer Customer:

World Fashions is having our biggest sail ever! The hole

store is filled with silk fashions from China that arrived last

weak. Each peace is maid of the finest silk.



Models will where silk skirts in the newest rap-around styles

that tie in a not at the waste.

We no you don’t want two miss this grate event. By items

four yourself or to give as presence. Don’t weight. This sale

should knot be mist.

Yours truly,


McRel Standard 1 (3–5). Uses conventions of spelling in written compositions.

Dear

sale whole

piece madeweek

See plain flower

wrap-aroundwear

waist

to great Buy

waitpresentsfor

not

World

be our guest

knot

missed

know

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Deer Customer:

World Fashions is having our biggest sail ever! The hole store

is filled with silk fashions from China that arrived last weak. Each

peace is maid of the finest silk.



Models will where silk skirts in the newest rap-around styles that

tie in a not at the waste.

We no you don’t want two miss this grate event. By items four

yourself or to give as presence. Don’t weight. This sale should

knot be mist.

Yours truly,


Discovering Language Arts ( Identifying Homophones)

Homophones

Underline 26 mistakes. Then write the correct homophoneabove each misspelled word.


Dear

sale whole

week

piece made

See plain flower

be our guest

wrap-aroundwear

waist

to great Buy

waitpresents

for

missed

knot

know

not

World

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cell-sell die-dye fair-fare here-hear hire-higherhole-whole it’s-its loan-lone new-knew peddle-pedalpatients-patience plane-plain right-write seams-seems sale-sailsew-so sheer-shear their-there veil-vale weighs-waysweather-whether which-witch whose-who’s would-wood you’re-your

Homophones

Use as many of these homophones as possible to make signs for a store that sells Chinese imports. Use a dictionary if you don’t know the meaning of a word.


Posters will vary.

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Underline the letters in this travel guide that need to be capitalized.


mount rushmore on october 4, 1927, sculptors began carving the faces of four american presidents into the side of a mountain. today, mount rushmore national memorial is open to anyone who wants to take a closer look at george washington, thomas jefferson, theodore roosevelt, and abraham lincoln. south dakota

the statue of libertythe statue of liberty, a gift from france, holds her torch high above new york harbor. after a short ferry ride to liberty island, head up to the statue’s observation deck for fantastic views of new york city. the park is open daily, except for christmas day, december 25. new york

McRel Standard 1 (3–5). Uses conventions of capitalization in written compositions.

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Underline the letters that need to be capitalized in this travel guide. the liberty bellthe liberty bell stands as a symbol of freedom for people around the world. it no longer hangs in philadelphia’s independence hall, but you can find the monument at liberty bell center. located on market street between fifth and sixth streets, the center is open to visitors year round. pennsylvania


Places People Streets Months Holidays

List the capitalized words under their headings.


PhiladelphiaFranceNew York HarborLiberty IslandNew York CityIndependence Hall Liberty Bell Center

FrédéricAuguste Bartholdi

Market StreetFifthSixth

December Christmas Day

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Underline the letters that need to be capitalized in this travel guide.

Write an entry for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.


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A Letter for a King

Match each type of punctuation to its place in a document.

Then punctuate the letter from a colonist to the King of England.Punctuation

period (.)

question mark (?)

comma (,)

quotation marks (“ ”)

Where It GoesA. at the end of a question

B. around the exact words someone or something says

C. at the end of a sentence

D. in a date, and after the greeting and closing of a letter

April 30_ 1775

Dear King George

The people in the colonies are trying to be loyal

citizens We try to follow your laws and pay your

taxes


to decide how to spend our own taxes. You have said

to us Be better citizens of England

Yet we want independence

Won’t you help us achieve our goal peacefully

Signed

A Humble Colonist

McRel Standard 1 (3–5). Uses conventions of punctuation in written compositions.

C

A

D

B

,

.

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. ”“

.

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A Letter for a King

Before writing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers wrote letters to the King of England. Pretend you’ve discovered an unfinished draft of one of those letters. Add the missing punctuation.

April 30, 1775

Dear King George,

The people in the colonies are loyal citizens

We have followed your laws We have paid

your taxes


to decide how to spend our taxes We don’t want

your soldiers camped out in our towns You

have said to us Be better citizens of

England ”Shouldn’t we try to be better

citizens of the colonies?

We want the colonies to be independent from

England Won't you help us to achieve our goal

peacefully

Signed,

A Humble Colonist


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April 30, 1775

Dear King George,

Discovering Language Arts (Punctuation)

A Letter for a King

Before writing the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers wrote letters to the King of England. First they asked to be represented in the British government. Later they asked for independence. Write a letter from Thomas Jefferson to King George. Use the punctuation marks listed in the box and check off each one as you use it.

Check Punctuation Markperiod at the end of a sentencequestion mark at the end of a questioncomma in a datecomma after the greeting and closing of a letterquotation marks around the exact words someone or something says


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