1. Study Guide Review.notebook January 07, 2013
January 7, 2013 Agenda:
• Spelling & Vocabulary
> Unit 9 Vocabulary pgs. 87­88
• Grammar
> Chapter 4 Study Guide Review
• Literature
> (5 Schroeder): On My Honor Typed Drafts
> (5 Shidner): Night of the Twisters Rough Draft Writing
Homework:
• (5 Shidner): Night of the Twisters Rough Draft due @ the end of class on
Thursday, 1/10
• Vocabulary pages 87­88 due Wednesday, 1/9
• Chapter 4 Grammar Test on Wednesday, 1/9
• Unit 9 Spelling Post Test on Thursday, 1/10
• Independent Reading Sheet due Thursday, 1/17
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Lesson 1: Adjectives—Circle the adjective in each sentence. Then, draw an
arrow to the noun that each adjective describes.
1. King James I sent about a hundred settlers to North America.
2. The king hoped to find gold and other riches.
3. The settlers left on a cold day in December 1606.
4. Christopher Newport was the commander of the three ships.
5. The small vessels were named Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery.
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Lesson 2: Articles—Complete the blank in each sentence by using the
appropriate article.
6. _______ thousand years ago, Iceland had a warmer climate.
7. Fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into _______ air.
8. Meteorologists can forecast the development of _______ hurricane.
9. A huge hurricane hit Galveston, ________ island off the Texas coast.
10. Do you know how cold fronts affect ________ weather?
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Lesson 3: Demonstrative Adjectives—Fill in the blank with the appropriate
demonstrative adjective.
11. ____________ prisms split light into different colors.
12. ____________ prisms over there refract light.
13. He used ____________ light near me to make shadows.
14. You can use _____________ small mirrors.
15. She made _____________ light patterns on the wall.
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Lesson 4: Proper Adjectives—Form a proper adjective from the proper noun in
parentheses.
16. Native (America) people live in North America.
____________________________
17. Jamestown was the first successful (Britain) settlement.
____________________________
18. (Spain) conquistadors explored Central America.
____________________________
19. An (Asia) emperor sent an explorer to India.
____________________________
20. (Portugal) sailors traveled to South America.
____________________________
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Lesson 5: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives—Write the correct form of the
adjective in parentheses.
21. This is the (simple) recipe for tea cakes I have ever tried. _________________
22. Italian ice is (cold) than American lemonade. _________________
23. That spicy Polish sausage is the (hot) of all. _________________
24. This restaurant had a (wide) variety of dishes. _________________
25. The dinner rolls are (soft) than the French bread. _________________
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Lesson 6: Comparing with More and Most—Correct each incorrectly used adjective;
write the correct form.
26. Many people think the plays in London are the outstandingest. ____________
27. Do you think Rome is the intrestingest city of all? ____________
28. Some people believe that Paris is most exciting than New York. ___________
29. Museums are most plentiful in Chicago than in Denver. ___________
30. Your city is the more beautiful of all! ___________
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Lesson 7: Comparing with Good and Bad—Use each of the forms of good or bad in a
sentence.
31. good ___________________________________________________
32. better ___________________________________________________
33. best ___________________________________________________
34. worse ___________________________________________________
35. worst ___________________________________________________
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Lesson 8: Combining Sentences­Adjectives—Combine each pair of sentences.
36. Groups of Native Americans lived in North America. The groups were large.
______________________________________________________________________
37. They were the settlers of North America. The settlers were first.
______________________________________________________________________
38. Some groups caught fish. The fish were freshwater.
______________________________________________________________________
39. Sap from the trees was used to make sugar. The trees were maple.
______________________________________________________________________
40. All of the groups made tools. The tools were stone.
______________________________________________________________________
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Lesson 9: Abbreviations—In the following sentences, write the appropriate abbreviation on the line.
41. Mister Mercado teaches mathematics. _____________
42. Last Friday, we used our math skills to bake blueberry muffins. _____________
43. I was asked to bring a teaspoon from home. _____________
44. At 2:00 post meridiem, we measured ingredients and made the muffins. _____________
45. We took the muffins to a shelter on Waveland Road. _____________
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