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preceding clause   consonance antecedent   abolish  absence
accident    adequate    admissible 
compatible
 

Exercise 4

 
 
engender  
   
   



Verb Tense Exercise 24

Simple Present, Simple Future, Present Continuous, and Future Continuous 

 
insidious,scrutinize,  
Verb Tense Exercise 22

Simple Present and Simple Future

 

 

Exercise 5

 
 

March 14Exercise 2

 
 
adopt   advantage    adventure   adverb  present tense independent  

Exercise 5

 
 
Verb Tense Exercise 13   Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous   
sardonic  
   
paucity  
Verb Tense Exercise 12    Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect  

Exercise 3   

Exercise 1

 
 

Print out the Handout, then do the exercise and mark which ones you get wrong. 

Exercise 2

 
 
poignant  

Exercise 1

 
 
Verb Tense Exercise 11 Simple Past and Past Perfect
abstract above   assonance active voice annual   assumption adjectivebar graph
british literature adjective phrase below    analyze   multiple  
 
Verb Tense Exercise 13   Verb Tense Exercise 19   Will and Be Going to

Exercise 4    somersault    solve     solo        source  

fundamental  pastime  
    soprano 

Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

 

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Verb Tense Exercise 15 Verb Tense Exercise 17     Present and Past Tense Reviewcomplex    fortress     furious
     ghetto   giant   government   halo   honorary silhouette
 

Interactive Exercise   

  • Keep track of your answers with this accompanying handout.
Present Continuous, Simple Past, Present Perfect Continuous, and Past Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 16  

Exercise 1   Verb Tense Exercise 18    Will and Be Going to  (These are future tenses)       

Present and Past Tenses with Non-Continuous Verbs
Verb Tense Exercise 14

argumentative  coordinate   owner  perish     petition     poempacket positiveperiodical

 

Exercise 3

Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous,
and Past Perfect Continuous
approach  
shiver  commutative
ostrich   onomatopoeia
guilt   We studied capitals, articles, commas, and periods.  (and web page creation)
worried  QuizSecond Quiz on Pronoun Forms,willow    complain   sneeze  avenge
      sophomore    abstract aboveactive voice
occupied occupying criticized criticizing omitted
omitting  
identified
Verb Tense Exercise 12 Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect
identifyingassonance     assumption adjective clause   literature adjective
     analyze        antecedent     headline

SUFFIXESannualbar graph Britishphrase   belowmultiplecomplex sentence dice flashback  debate consonants divisible  

  1. A letter or a syllable placed after a word to form a new word is called a suffix. Some suffixes are s, es, ed, ing, er, est, ly, ful, able, ible, ment, ive, ance, ence, ion, tion, ition, ation, sion, ous, ious, less, and al. Sometimes a word will have two suffixes. For example, respectfully has the two suffixes ful and ly added to the root word respect.

     
  2. Many words are formed by adding ed and ing without any change (furnish - furnished - furnishing).

     
  3. Words ending in a silent e drop the e before adding ed and ing (move - moved - moving).

     
  4. Words ending in a consonant and y change the y to i before adding ed, but do not make any change before adding ing (deny - denied - denying).

     
  5. Words ending in a vowel and y add ed and ing without making any other change (delay - delayed - delaying).

delayed

delaying

satisfied

satisfying

 appeal    dungarees   campaign   speedometer   referee


 

paint arrow needle charcoal praise
faint maintain crease groan breeze

.Grade 4   National Reading Vocabulary Listbungalow

Exercise 5

society rhinoceros notation   equation
distance method anger problem butter
petals enjoy perhaps figure channel

These exercises were created with Hot Potatoes software. To download the handouts, you must have Adobe Reader on your computer.

mustard
label icon agent motive vital
acorn item aroma legal solo

 

climate   tissue   hotel basic
denim      
avalanche monopoly reluctant adequate tangerine
vocal native silent labor union spider

advanceVerb Tense Exercise 7 so you need to read Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

Exercise 3

drummer

comedyregularmonopolyavalanche

Exercise 4

 

tangerine

husband

shuttle

Exercise 2 Verb Tense Exercise 6 Simple Past and Present Perfect

We will go over the next Verb Tense Tutorial exercise together.
     
Verb Tense Exercise 5  
     Please read these two sections so you understand this tense:

Simple Past and Present Perfect


 

Exercise 1

taxi  horseback   carriage   bicycle   wagon   solar car

tricycle   elevator   scooter   race vehicle   motorcycle

QuizSpecial Quiz on Forms of Who

swells  boulder  planet  depth  ashore  horizon  Atlantic

Pacific  Caribbean  Gulf of Mexico  waterfall  canal  surf  marine life

artist   pilot   dentist   doctor   fireman   policeman    ambulance

military   coast guard   national guard   nurse   bus driver   chef

musician   author   dancer    singer   scientist    president

principal   manager   captain    foreman   supervisor

 

passenger airline   helicopter   parachute   ski lift   rocket   space shuttle

motor boat   yacht   submarine   surfboard   sailboat  row boat


QuizQuiz on Which, That, and Who

sometimes   usually   occasional   frequent   rarely   seldom

sooner   recent   sometime   afterward    previous    earlier


3.  fill in the blanks using accept or except

1. The whole army is out of step _______________ Fred.

2. I'll _______________ no money from that cheapskate.

3. Please _______________ this pot of Mama's chicken soup.

4. It will cure anything _______________ flat feet.

5. Rip could do anything _______________ make money.

6. I had to _______________ their negative evaluation.

7. All the girls went to the game _______________ Mary.

8. Howard could not _______________ the job.

9. __________ when there's a classic movie playing, Pete seldom watches TV.

10. I will _______________ your gift if you let me pay for my lunch.

adjacent   spotless   fair   spiral    hourly   waiting   instantly  earliest   latest

brief      delay     daily     weekly    monthly   yearly   annualforest  sand particle  pebble  gravel  stone  pasture  valley  meadow  cavern  wooded area
scared
anger
rage
helpful
caring
generous
sincere
share
compassion
mire
like
despise
point
proud
approve
excite
thrill
enjoy
humor
pleasure
grant
circus
jokes
vacations
surprise
parties
carnival
rules
directions
limits
boundary
avoid
obey
annoy                         overweight
 
sickness
injury
death
loss
lonely
tease
selfish

cruel

unfair

tease

greedy

acre

handsome  nearest  farthest  underneath  beyond    distant

colorful  foggy  blur  excellent   good condition  uglier  prettiest

  attractive  gorgeous  curly  circular  crooked  straightest  curved 

Week 11

Grade 4 Vocabulary

2nd Nine Weeks

 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Describe feel

Describe feel

Describe degree

Speed description

 
1. firm
2. softest
3. coarse
4. tender
5. roughest
6. hardness
7. jagged
8. bumpy
9. smoothness
10. sticky
11. squishy
12. slippery
13. mild
14. moderate
15. severe
16 intense
17. minor
18. major
19. rate
20. accelerate
21. slowest
22. quickest
23. swift
24.  super fast

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December 9th, we reviewed capitals in titles, conjunctions, capital letters, and commas. 
Also learned junction, intersection, conjunction, occurrence, simultaneous
Talked about sentence structure, periods, articles, hyphens.
 

satisfied                    tremendous
sadness                   friendship
 
adult
pupil
partner
neighbor
human
citizen
aunt
uncle
parent
grandfather
grandmother
grandchild
educate
assist
demonstrate
suggest
explanation
listening
shy
outgoing
energetic
withdrawn
grumpy
bubbly
principal
secretary
counselor
janitor
volunteer
patrol
aching
acorn
across
act
acts
add
address
admire
adventure
afar
 
 
 
 

Please read your choice of one of these stories.   These stories include age and grade level
     specific materials and provide vocabulary and reading material which can measure your
      progress. 

Story Index
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Then write at least one page, and tell me what you learned from the story.
*Proofread your work and correct your errors; then rewrite your paper.
Look for commas, periods, capitals, plurals, spelling errors, prepositions, and correct sentence structure.  Bring in the first copy, and the corrected copy.

I will bring a book for you next week

organize
 

blink

swallow

frown

faint

sniff

twitch

hunger

thirst

sweat

pus

fever

swelling         

tongue
organs
chest muscle
skull
limb
forehead
toe
shin
calf
kneecap
thigh
hip
information
manual
cookbook
choices
money
enjoyable

trash

 

held

 

lift

 

October

half

 

else

 

built

 

honest

computer
internet
questions
dictionary
atlas
main office
hallway
staircase
classroom
library
 
auditorium
etcetera
encyclopedia

(and here are more words : lately, idea, library, wise, writer, able, then, yore, , and knee) Some exercises for Eugene...!  Also, write sling in a sentence, but not slingshot and not a sling on your arm.

  1. To / Two / Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a Quia quiz)
  2. To / Two / Too - (2) Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a different Quia quiz)
  3. Too, two, and too - a story to help students work on too, two, and too (print this and make corrections)
  4. To/too/two quiz - by James Rainville

Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)

 
then                                         yore                                          sling
Some exercises for Eugene...!
  1. To / Two / Too - Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a Quia quiz)
  2. To / Two / Too - (2) Learn the difference between the homophones to, two, and too. (a different Quia quiz)
  3. Too, two, and too - a story to help students work on too, two, and too (print this and make corrections)
  4. To/too/two quiz - by James Rainville
     
  1. Alien Scavenger Hunt: Letter Bugs - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
  2. Alien Scavenger Hunt: Space Trash - Use the mouse to click on letters that make up the word you hear. From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
  3. Fearless Frieda - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Three letter words on level one, four letter words on level 2. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
  4. Fearless Frieda the Big Kahuna - Use the keyboard to spell the words Frieda says. Frieda starts with four letter words in this game. - From Game Goo (learning that sticks)
  5. Look, Cover & Spell - This spelling site has 30 pre-built lists of words, but you can create your own list. Double-click any word on the list and type a word appropriate for your grade level. Your student gets to see the word, then it is covered and they must type the correct spelling.
  6. Online Spelling Quizzes - numerous quizzes in TCAP format
  7. Spellaroo - click on the misspelled word in the sentences
  8. Spell Check - TCAP format - select word that is spelled incorrectly
  9. Spell It! This site selects a limited number of words from the list of available words and randomly removes letters from them for you to replace (3rd grade list available)
  10. Spell words - drag letters to create word
  11. Spelling - put the letters in order to create the word that is said aloud
  12. Spelling - Click on the misspelled word and then correct it. (for different words and spelling activities, check here)

 

 

he following lesson plans offer fun tools for teaching and practicing vocabulary skills.

 

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as, at,
  
1.  doll  2.  cross  3.  block  4.  strong  5.  bottle  6.  common

   7.  costume

8.  Beyond
9.  But
10.  By

1.  fill   2.  drink   3.  thick   4.  print   5.  since   6.  grip   7.  wrist

8.  About
9.  Above
10  Across
  1. Circus Builder - Gather up acts for a three-ring circus by finding matching vowel sounds. Select the word that has the same vowel sound as the given word. (rhyming words)
  2. Magnetic Nursery Rhymes - Put the poem back together again. Identify the words and drag them to recreate the nursery rhyme.
  3. Memory Cards - Here's a memory card game with a twist - match pairs of rhyming words.
  4. Rhyme Activity - Complete the sentence with the rhyming word. This activity can be done by 2nd or 3rd graders independently or with lower grades as a group activity.
  5. Rhymes - from Little Animals Activity Centre - Digby Mole's Word games (choose level 1, 2, or 3)
  6. Rhyming Words - Click on the word that rhymes
  7. Blends - Click on the blend that begins or ends the picture name
  8. Consonant Blends & Digraphs - Have you ever needed a list of words and couldn't find it? Here are some groups of words to keep for handy reference. (bl- through wh-)
  9.  

Hangman Consonant Blend (Spelling List #3) - an interactive game from Quia (Note: hints are given so students are not just guessing blind.)
rag       crash       trash       half       catch      matter

celebrate  every  wear   ware  were  we're  werewolf   donut

bet   break    break    every   biking  swimming  running

tent    held    else    health    measure  aepyornis

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about   above  
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shriek

 


 


 
slippery

 


 


 
smoke

 


 


 
snooze

 


 


 
special

 


 

 

ink    zip     lift     built     silver    busy     then  every  your

hog     crop    October     honest    in     before    yore   buy

fought     caught   over     under     above    at    you're  by

catch

in

health

respecting

silver

 

fought

 

 

 

measure

 

busy

 

caught

A Fishy Story read story, then answer questions in Word or on paper

Story 2: Two sisters and the cat  (we will do this together on Saturday, the 28th of January)

pipe

around 

tiger

 matter

April

 over

June

 

mule

 

motor

before 

December

 

July

skate

 

student

 

November

 

May

 

care

 

locate

 

height

 

beak

rewrite this short section putting in the capital letters where you think they should go

if you look out over the city of birmingham you can see a vast jungle of large buildings.

birmingham is a great industrial city.

when i was very young david and I used to visit the city every weekend. we would travel down on a friday and stay till Sunday. the one place I always wanted to visit was the bullring in the centre of birmingham, I just loved the idea of seeing this place. I didn't know that the bullring was a shopping centre.

January

 respect

dent

 

sink

 

coffee

 

September

 

kettle

 

cliff

 

pepper

February

 

excellent

 

ribbon

 

distance

happen

 

cent

 

listen

 

sandwich

curl

 

sooner

 

choice

 

huge

 

nurse

 

scooter

 

spoil

 

strange

surf  newspaper  oyster  continue  perfect  loose coin  race

complete
sentence
paragraph
1. toe
2. shin
3. calf
4. kneecap
5. thigh
6. hip
9. chest muscle
10. skull
11. limb
12. phenomena
13. create
14. application
15. forehead
1. education
2. subject
3. Mathematics
4. History
5. Science
6. Geography
7. study
8. define
9. concentrate
10. correct
11. erase
12. research
13. classroom
14. library
15. auditorium
16 main office
17. hallway
18. staircase
19. dictionary
20. atlas
21. encyclopedia
22. computer
23. internet
24. questions

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Week 2

Grade 4 Vocabulary

1st Nine Weeks

 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fri

Learn to read

Learn to write

Why go to school?

Better job brings...

 
1. information
2. manual
3. cookbook
4. job choices
5. earn money
6. enjoyable life
7. complete a form
8. sentence
9. paragraph
10. create letters
11. organize stories
12. job application
13. job choices
14. happier future
15. friendships
16 learn skills
17. contribute
18. purchase power
19. more selection
20. quality vehicle
21. quality housing
22. luxury items
23. fun vacations
24. respect

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stare
peek
gaze
search
glance
recognize
eyeball

vision

eyeglasses

binoculars

telescope

video

tiniest

medium

microscopic

gigantic

widest

skinny

average

slender

stout

underweight

3.  Print out Capital Rules  [Printable Handout] and bring printout

hugs

presents

compliments

conversation

invitations

stealing

cheating

harm

people

disrespect

dishonest

damage

ruthful

admit

learn t

something

listen

carefully

polite

eye contact

lecture

scold

punish

arrest

detention

jail

a
able
aboard
about
above
absent
accept
accident
account
ache

occurred occurring
qualified qualifying
Verb Tense Exercise 10 Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous