1. February 6, 2012 Agenda:
+Unit 11 Vocabulary Pre-Test
+Grammar Chapter 4
->Lesson 1: Adjectives
->Lesson 2: Articles
Spelling & Vocabulary: Unit 11
-Vocabulary Option #3 due Friday, 2/10
Homework:
pg. 329 #21-35
pg. 330 #1-10
Bridge to Terabithia Assessment due Wednesday!
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2. Lesson 1: Adjectives
-An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. Many
adjectives tell what kind or how many.
Encyclopedias have accurate information. (what kind)
A library have several dictionaries. (how many)
-An adjective can appear before the noun it describes, or it can
follow a linking verb.
The article was important.
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3. -Adjectives often appear before the nouns they describe.
-Two or more adjectives used before a noun are usually separated by
a comma. A comma is not needed when one of the adjective tells how
many.
what kind
Nick read a long, difficult article on lasers.
how many what kind
You can learn many fascinating facts from an encyclopedia.
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4. Name the adjective or adjectives in each sentence. Then tell which
noun each adjective describes.
1. Encyclopedias have several volumes.
2. One volume is the index.
3. The index gives important information.
4. It tells you where to find interesting articles.
5. Some articles have colorful pictures.
6. Gail used an electronic encyclopedia for her research.
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5. Name the adjective or adjectives in each sentence. Then tell which
noun each adjective describes.
7. She used the keyword lion to search through several topics.
8. The search showed a good picture of a lion.
9. Gail clicked on the image and heard a loud, ferocious roar.
10. The article stated new facts about lions.
11. Alaina found an online encyclopedia article on comets.
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6. Lesson 2: Articles
-Articles are special kinds of adjectives. The words a, an, and the are
articles.
a truck an airplane the shoe factory
-You often use a, an, or the before nouns.
-Use a and an to refer to any person, place thing or idea.
+A is used before words beginning with a consonant.
A leader is speaking against air pollution.
+An is used before words beginning with a vowel.
An agency is working to stop pollution.
-Use the to refer to a particular person, place, thing or idea.
The pollution of air, water, and land must stopped.
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7. Circle the correct article that completes each sentence.
11. How much daily trash does (a, an) person throw away?
12. Think of all (a, the) wrappers, boxes, and cans you can use.
13. There is (a, an) overflow of trash at our dumps.
14. Each person must make (a, an) effort to recycle.
15. People should recycle (a, the) items they use.
16. What can (a, an) individual do to help reduce waste.
17. Buy (the, a) products with less packaging.
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