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Punctuation . ? !Sentences Telling, Asking, Feeling

Declarative, Interrogative, Simple, and CompoundCapitalization (Names, Months of Year, Days of Week, Cities, States, Holidays, I)Compound Words (birdhouse, waterfall)Contractions It’s, Don’t, She’ll, I’m Opposites (Antonyms)Same (Synonyms)Table of Contents, Dictionary, Glossary, Index, Atlas, InternetSubject-Verb AgreementNouns, Subjects, Naming Words (Singular & Plural)Verbs, Predicates, Action WordsPronounsAdjectivesCommas in a Series (Date)Meanings of Words

Punctuation . ? !

SentencesTelling – Declarative

Asking – InterrogativeFeeling

Simple and Compound

Put the correct punctuation at the end of the sentences.

1. The cow is eating in the field

2. What is your name

3. That really hurt

Simple Sentences tell only one idea.

A bird flew.

The sky is blue.

The dog chased it tail.

Compound Sentences tell more than one idea.

A bird flew. A bird ate.A bird flew and ate.

An ostrich is a bird. It can’t fly.An ostrich is a bird, but it can’t fly.

Capitalization

Names, Months of the Year, Days of the

Week, Cities, States, Holidays, I

1. dr. suess2. sally jones3. i 4. march5. wednesday6. hinesville7. georgia8. christmas

Fix these words and tell why they need capital

letters.

Compound Words

birdhouse, waterfall

Join these two words to make a new

compound word.dog + house = ___________

sun + shine = _________

pop + corn = ___________

sea + shell = ___________

Contractions

It’s, Don’t, She’ll, I’m

Write the two words for each contraction.

I’m = I am don’t = do not

she’s = _________ isn’t = _________

can’t = _________ it’s = __________

they’ll = _________ she’ll = ________

Antonyms

(Opposites)

Antonyms (Opposites)up and down

left and right

cold and hot

Write the correct opposite.

big and _________

black and _________

happy and _________

Synonyms

(Same)

Synonyms (Same) large and big

little and smallwarm and hot

Write the correct synonym. shut and __________

angry and __________

close and ___________

Table of Contents, Dictionary,

Glossary, Index, Atlas, Internet

Table of Contents – beginning of a book, tells what pages to look on

Glossary – back of a book, like a dictionary

Encyclopedia – research information, not always current

Internet – most up-to-date information, used for emails, reports

Index – back of a book, tells what pages to locate information on

Atlas – a book of maps

Subject-Verb Agreement

Subject-Verb Agreement The boy (is, were) playing.

I (is, am) looking for my keys.

Can I (saw, look) at your picture?

Nouns, Subjects, Naming Words

(Singular & Plural)

Personmom

teachersisterfriendboy

customer

Placestore

schoolchurchbankpark

beach

Thingpencildog

candyshoerockbook

Nouns, Subjects, Naming Words

Nouns, Subjects, Naming Words

Singular Plural dog dogs coat coats

puppy puppies lady ladies box boxes

church churches

Verbs, Predicates, Action Words

Things that can be done

Verbs, Predicates, Action Words

Present Tense Past Tensejump jumpedhop hoppedsing sangrun ranstop stoppedsmile smiled

Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns

Take the place of a nouns name

Pronouns take the place of a nouns name.

Sally is my friend.She is my friend.

The dog has a bone.It has a bone.

The class is going to lunch.They are going to lunch.

Possessive PronounsTells whom something belongs to.

my, mine, her, hers, your, yours, his, its

Ada has a dog. Ada fills its dish.

Jake bounced a ball. Jake threw his ball.

Adjectives

Tell more about a noun, describes

Adjectives tell more about a noun.

The soup is hot.

The yellow bus is fast.

The quick rabbit ran past me.

Commas in a Series and Date

Commas in a series

I like apples, oranges, and bananas.

Rick, Sally, and Jake are here today.

The beach is hot, sandy, and fun.

Put commas in the following sentence:

We can play read and write at school.

Commas in a date

Today is March 4, 2010.

My birthday is August 16, 1975.

School will be out on May 21, 2010.

Put a comma in the following sentence:

The moon will be full on April 14 2010.

Meanings of Words

I am going to watch TV.

Definition #1: to look at

Definition #2: a machine used to tell time

Meanings of Words

The cows ate straw in the barn.

Definition #1: used to sip a drinkDefinition #2: food for animals

Meanings of Words

The light hurt my eyes.

Definition #1: not weighing very muchDefinition #2: energy, electricity

What does this sentence need?

The ___________ is hot.

A. a naming word (noun)B. an action word (verb)

C. a period ( . )

What does this sentence need?

The dog ________ the bone.

A. a naming word (noun)B. an action word (verb)

C. a period ( . )

What does this sentence need?

The sun is in the sky

A. a period ( . ) B. an action word (verb)C. a naming word (noun)