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• Alphabetical order

• Compound words

• Contractions

• Nouns and pronouns

• Past-, present-, and future-tense verbs

• Prepositions

• Punctuation

• Conjunctions

• Subjects and predicates

• Types of sentences

• Parts of a paragraph

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Alphabetical OrderDirections: Write the words in alphabetical order. Look at the firstletter of each word. If the first letter of two words is the same, lookat the second letter.

Example: l amp Lamp comes first becausel i ght a comes before i in the alphabet.

antpot blanketpicnic

staple

seatexit pilloweat door

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Alphabetical OrderArrange the words in alphabeticalorder by the first and second letters.

Directions: Read the words andcircle the first letter of each word.Then write the words inalphabetical order on thebricks below.

apple artist zebraxylophone deernight pretty

elephant

fundzippercatch

touchlump

jellyhorse

valentine forest

rain

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

16. 17. 18.

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Antonyms are words that are opposites.

Directions: Choose a word from the box to complete eachsentence below.

Antonyms

Example:

open right light full late belowhard clean slow quiet old nice

Example:

hairy bald

My car was dirty, but now it's clean.

1. Sometimes my cat is naughty, and sometimes she’s .

2. The sign said, "Closed," but the door was .

3. Is the glass half empty or half ?

4. I bought new shoes, but I Iike my ones better.

5. Skating is easy for me, but for my brother.

6. The sky is dark at night and during the day.

7. I like a noisy house, but my mother likes a one.

8. My friend says I'm wrong, but I say I'm .

9. Jason is a fast runner, but Adam is a runner.

10. We were supposed to be early, but we were .

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1. I thought I lost my dog, but someone found him.

2. The teacher will ask questions for the students to answer.

3. Airplanes arrive and depart from the airport.

4. The water in the pool was cold compared to the warm water inthe whirlpool.

5. The tortoise was slow, but the hare was fast.

AntonymsDirections: Write the antonym pairs from each sentence in the boxes.

Example: Many things are bought and sold at the market.

bought sold

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SynonymsSynonyms are words that mean almost the same thing.

Example: small and little

Directions: Look at the clues below. Complete the puzzle with wordsfrom the box that mean the same thing.

Down:1. silly2. pan4. grin5. big6. tardy

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2

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pot pretty late huge closefunny smile fast unhappy exit

Across:2. beautiful3. quick7. sad8. near9. leave

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SynonymsDirections: Match the pairs of synonyms.

delight • • discoverspeak • • tidylovely • • start

find • • talknearly • • beautiful

neat • • almostbig • • joysad • • unhappy

begin • • large

Directions: Read each sentence. Write the synonym pairs from eachsentence in the boxes.

1. That unusual clock is a rare antique.

2. I am glad you are so happy!

3. Becky felt unhappy when she heard the sad news.

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HomophonesHomophones are words that sound the same but are spelleddifferently and have different meanings.Example:

Example:blue blew She has blue eyes.

The wind blew the barn down.

eye I He hurt his leftx xplaying ball.

xlike to learn new things.

see sea Can youx xthe winning runner from here?

He goes diving for pearls under thex x.

eight ate The babyx xthe banana.

Jane wasx xyears old last year.

one won Jillx xfirst prize at the science fair.

I am the onlyx xin my family with red hair.

be bee Jenny cried when ax xstung her.

I have tox xin bed every night at eight o’clock.

two to too My father likesx xplay tennis.

I like to play,x x.

It takes at leastx xpeople to play.

Directions: Read the sentences and write the correct word inthe blanks.

sew sow so

So what do

I do now?

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Down:1. Can you help me the

cheese?2. An animal that "neighs."3. the egg to open it.4. The made my dog

itch.6. The worked at the

motel.7. The paper has comics.8. The toddler used his shovel

and at the beach.9. My favorite is the of

"Jack and the Beanstalk."11. The baseball player hit a

ball.12. Another word for good.

HomophonesDirections: Read the clues below. Use the box to help you write thecorrect words in the puzzle.

Across:2. I was from cheering at the

football game.3. You the car to stop.4. Another name for a chicken.5. The boat had a .6. I my bed.8. His face told me he

was sick.9. My cat has a long .

10. The store had a .11. To run away.12. The were at the zoo.

pale brake flee sale gnus flea fowlmaid pail hoarse foul tail sail madehorse tale grate break great news

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NounsNouns are words that tell the names of people, places or things.Directions: Read the words below. Then write them in thecorrect column.

Person Place Thing

goat Mrs. Jackson girlbeach tree songmouth park Jean Riversfinger flower New York

Kevin Jones Elm City Frank GatesMain Street theater skatesRiver Park father boy

Ed's Store

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Common NounsCommon nouns are nouns that name any member of a groupof people, places or things, rather than specific people, placesor things.

Directions: Read the sentences below and writethe common noun found in each sentence.

Example: My socks do not match.

1. The bird could not fly.

2. Ben likes to eat jelly beans.

3. I am going to meet my mother.

4. We will go swimming in the lake tomorrow.

5. I hope the flowers will grow quickly.

6. We colored eggs together.

7. It is easy to ride a bicycle.

8. My cousin is very tall.

9. Ted and Jane went fishing in their boat.

10. They won a prize yesterday.

11. She fell down and twisted her ankle.

12. My brother was born today.

13. She went down the slide.

14. Ray went to the doctor today.

socksCOMMON

NOUNS

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