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Puzzles & Games
Kids Cant Resist!
40 Super-Cool Crosswords, Codes, Mazes & More
That Teach the Essential Rules of Grammar
by Karen Kellaher
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Partner Stories
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Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Introduction
Grammar Puzzles & Games Kids Can't Resist! Karen Kellaher, Scholastic Teaching Resources
Grammar fast facts with every activity. These reminders review the specific grammar
concept the children need for each activityright there on the reproducible. For example,
when students are working with helping verbs, theyll find a list of helping verbs right there
on the page. When they are working with proper nouns, theyll find a helpful reminder to
always use a capital letter. That means your students will not have to look elsewhere for
pertinent information.
Opportunities for both independent and collaborative lear ning. Some of the activities
such as crosswords and word searchesare designed for students to complete individually.
Otherssuch as the partner storiesare meant to be tackled in pairs or teams.
Special attention to typical pr oblem areas. As veteran teachers know, some grammar
rules are more troublesome than others. For example, many children have a hard time
forming contractions, forming the past tense of irregular verbs, and choosing the
homonym that makes sense in a sentence. This book addresses these tough topics clearly
and decisively.
Grammar Puzzles & Games Kids Can't Resist! Karen Kellaher, Scholastic Teaching Resources
2.
Use the reproducibles as part of a Grammar Learning Center where the focus changes
each week. For example, while you are teaching about nouns, you may want to copy all
of the activities that focus on nouns and store the activities in a designated spot in the
classroom. Send students to the Grammar Learning Center when they finish work early,
when you are working with small groups, or any other time individual students are looking for something to do. Invite students to make colorful posters of important grammar
rules and use them to decorate your Learning Center.
3.
Consider having students check their own work. (Use the answer key on page 58 to post
the answers on the board.) Then work with each student to highlight and focus on any
problem areas.
4.
After students have completed the puzzles for a given grammar topic, invite them to create their own puzzles for classmates to work on. Younger students will enjoy making
word search puzzles and simple crosswords on graph paper. Older students may want to
try crafting their own riddle bubble tests and partner stories. (In either case, take a peek
at the student-made activities before students exchange them. This will help avoid frustration in the event that a student-created puzzle is incorrect or incomplete.)
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Partner Stories
Pairs of students work together to complete a story using specific
parts of speech. When theyre done, they have a hilariously funny
story to share with the class. These activities can be used over and
over with new, exciting results each time.
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Noun Hunt
FAST FACT
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Read the clues to name the nouns in each list. Then find the nouns in
the word search puzzle.
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PEOPLE
1. An adult who teaches in a classroom
________________________
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and ________________________
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PLACES
6. A place where you buy things
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THINGS
11. A vehicle with two wheels
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13. A fruit thats often red and is used to make pies and juice
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14. Something you use at dinner time that comes with chairs
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Some verbs, like runs
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action. Other verbs, like
is and was, describe a
state of being.
10
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Read each sentence and locate the helping verb. When you are
finished, find your answers in the word search puzzle.
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Helping verbs help the main verb
describe the action. There are 23
helping verbs. They are:
am
are
be
been
being
can
could
did
do
does
had
has
have
is
may
might
must
shall
should
was
were
will
would
HELPING VERB
1. Our neighbors were playing loud music last night.
__________________
2. You should say thank you to Uncle Roy for the gift.
__________________
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6. I knew that you owned a dog, but I did not know that you owned a fish. __________________
7. Yes, I do like to work with clay.
__________________
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13. Tina had just fallen asleep when the telephone rang.
__________________
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Read each sentence. On the line, write the positive, comparative, or superlative form of the missing adjective. Then find
each of your answers in the word search puzzle.
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in the litter.
3. Kevin is _____________________.
(positive of smart )
yesterdays.
9. David has an _____________________ bedtime than I do.
(comparative of early)
12
Noun Substitutes
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Read each sentence and fill in each blank with a pronoun from the lists.
When you are finished, find your answers in the word search puzzle.
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Pronouns take the place of nouns Here are some:
I
you
he
she
it
we
me
they
him
her
us
them
who
what
mine
my
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your/yours
13
SKILL: Contractions
Contraction Action
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FAST FACT
A contraction is formed
by putting two words
together and leaving out
some letters. An apostrophe takes the place
of the missing letters.
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FAST FACT
An abbreviation is a
shortened version of a
word or phrase. Some
abbreviations use periods, but others do not.
FULL WORD
1.
Dr.
_____
a.
October
2.
Mr.
_____
b.
Avenue
3.
St.
_____
c.
Doctor
4.
TV
_____
d.
Saturday
5.
Jan.
_____
e.
6.
PA
_____
f.
television
7.
Ave.
_____
g.
California
8.
Sat.
_____
h.
Mister
9.
Oct.
_____
i.
Street
10.
mph
_____
j.
United States
11.
U.S.
_____
k.
Pennsylvania
12.
CA
_____
l.
January
15
Single Minded
FAST FACT
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10
11
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9. Our class has gone on three field trips this school year.
____________________
____________________
____________________
12. Fifty men, women, and children were left homeless by the storm.
____________________
____________________
____________________
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In the Past
Rewrite each sentence in the past tense. Then write each past-tense
verb in the snail puzzle. The last letter of one answer will be the first
letter of the next answer. Some answers will go around corners.
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FAST FACT
11
The past tense is used to describe something that happened before now. Many verbs form the past tense by
adding -ed or -d. But other verbs form the past tense
in unusual ways and should be memorized.
1. I sleep in a bed.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. She turns the key.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. We decide what to eat for lunch.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Stephan draws a picture.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. I win the spelling bee!
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Rachel nods her head in agreement.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
7. They drive to school every day.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. The nurse examines the patient.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Everyone dances to that song.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
10. I dare you to watch the scary movie.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
11. We do the dishes.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
17
SKILL: Prepositions
Pick a Preposition
Read each sentence below, and choose a preposition
from the box to fill in the blank. Then write the prepositions in the snail puzzle. In the puzzle, the last letter
of one answer is the first letter of the next answer.
Some answers will go around corners.
1
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FAST FACT
about
near
below
without
in
except
after
throughout
because
beside
over
toward
with
to
despite
instead
on
onto
18
Create-a-Word
Read each clue below and figure out the compound word that is
being described. Then write the compound words in the snail puzzle.
The last letter of one answer will be the first letter of the next
answer. Some answers go around corners.
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FAST FACT
8
A compound word is a
word that is made up of
two or more smaller
words. For example:
notebook, newspaper,
thunderstorm.
10
CLUES
1. A mark your foot leaves in snow or mud.
________________________
________________________
________________________
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________________________
________________________
________________________
19
SKILL: Homonyms
Which One
(Won) Is It?
Read each of the sentences below, and underline the
homonym that makes sense in each one. Then write the
correct homonyms in the snail puzzle. The last letter of
one answer will be the first letter of the next answer.
Some answers will go around corners.
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11
12
FAST FACT
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20
Do They Agree?
Read each of the sentences below, and underline the
verb that agrees with the subject. Then write the correct
verbs in the snail puzzle. The last letter of one answer
will be the first letter of the next answer. Some answers
will go around corners.
1
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14
12
10
11
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FAST FACT
If the subject of a sentence is singular, the
verb must also be singular. If the subject is
plural, the verb must be
plural. Heres a secret,
though: While a noun
that ends in -s is usually plural, a verb that
ends in -s is usually
singular!
Make It Two!
Write the plural
of each singular
noun on the line
provided. Then
write the plurals
in the crossword
puzzle grid.
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FAST FACT
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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
ACROSS
DOWN
3.
__________________
1.
__________________
5.
__________________
2.
__________________
8.
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4.
__________________
9.
__________________
6.
__________________
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7.
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
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Invisible Nouns
FAST FACT
Use a noun from the box to fill in the blank in each sentence.
Then write your answers in the crossword puzzle.
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love
sadness
beauty
democracy
sharing
hope
confidence
11
12
13
ACROSS
4.
respect
anger
fairness
concern
courage
intelligence
kindness
DOWN
1.
____________________ .
5.
____________________ .
cookies.
6.
7.
neighbors.
their toys.
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fly
walked
won
opened
smiled
climbed
erased
led
carry
rock
wore
shook
meet
laughed
wrote
yelled
baked
roared
eat
10
11
12
13
FAST FACT
14
An action verb
describes activity that
happened in the past, is
happening now, or will
happen in the future.
15
16
17
18
ACROSS
2.
DOWN
1.
team to victory.
3.
4.
__________________________ .
9.
Alexis __________________________ at
5.
Courtneys joke.
6.
8.
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Pronoun Magic
Mine!
My ball!
Use a pronoun from the box to fill in the blank in each sentence. You
may use some pronouns more than once. Then write the pronouns in
the crossword puzzle.
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FAST FACT
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you
he
she
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it
we
me
they
him
her
us
them
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24
my
his
our/ours
mine
her/hers
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2.
4.
6.
7.
9.
10.
12.
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19.
22.
24.
25.
their/theirs
your/yours
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whose
DOWN
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5.
8.
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18.
20.
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SKILL: Adverbs
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Awesome Adverbs
Read each
sentence and
fill in the
blank with an
adverb from
the box. Then
write your
answers in
the crossword
puzzle.
3
4
5
6
FAST FACT
9
10
11
loudly
hard
angrily
happily
well
hopefully
slowly
lightly
never
hungrily
there
finally
ACROSS
1.
DOWN
1.
__________________________.
4.
2.
school ____________________ .
5.
fast
_______________________________ .
_______________________.
9.
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FAST FACT
Use a proper adjective from the box to fill in the blank in each sentence. Then write the answers in the puzzle.
1
A proper adjective is an
adjective that forms
from a proper noun. For
example, a king from
England is an English
king. A proper adjective
uses a capital letter.
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Hawaiian
Christmas
Asian
Arctic
Amtrak
Disney
Atlantic
South
ACROSS
1.
2.
3.
and stripes.
Chinese
__________________________ Ocean.
_____________________ animals.
7.
Irish
American
DOWN
Nike
Great
4.
5.
________________________ sneakers.
friends.
6.
country.
9.
__________________________ movies.
27
An ___________________________ person is
Subject Search
FAST FACT
Read each sentence and underline the word that is the simple subject.
Write the word in the crossword puzzle.
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11
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ACROSS
1.
DOWN
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2.
2.
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3.
5.
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crops.
11. Mrs. Edwards store closes at 7:30
p.m. on weeknights.
12. It is almost summer time.
13. Cheese is a popular pizza topping.
14. The letter arrived in yesterdays mail.
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Food Fight!
FAST FACT
Common nouns are
general names for people, places, and things.
They do not use capital
letters. For example:
student, home, and
apple.
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One day the students in our class were having a quiet lunch in the ____________________.
common noun/place
At first everything was going smoothly. The kids were enjoying fried ___________________________,
common noun/thing
Trouble started when one of the students was carrying her tray to her seat. Her stomach
grumbled as she gazed at the ____________________________, ____________________________, and
common noun/thing
common noun/thing
common noun/person
common noun/person
sitting nearby both looked hungrily at the piping hot lunch. Suddenly, the student tripped on a
_________________________ on the floor, and her tray went flying. A large ________________________
common noun/thing
common noun/thing
landed on a _________________________ who was walking by. You know what that means! anothcommon noun/person
common noun/thing
the window and headed for the _________________________. The food fight continued until a
common noun/place
Stop this nonsense, the teacher cried. Each one of you is behaving like a
_________________________. Clean up this mess right now or I will send you to the
common noun/person
_________________________! Needless to say, that was the end of the food fight!
common noun/place
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The Strangest
Field Trip Ever
FAST FACT
Proper nouns are the
names of specific people, places, and things.
They always begin with
a capital letter. For
example: George, Texas,
and the Statue of
Liberty.
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Last night I had a very unusual dream. In my dream, ___________________________ was the
proper noun/person
principal of our school! One day, the principal announced that we were going on a field trip to
______________________. Now, I had been to ______________________ and to ______________________,
proper noun/place
proper noun/place
proper noun/place
all the way to our destination. Once we arrived, we met all kinds of people. I personally saw
______________________ and ______________________ and even got ______________________ to give
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proper noun/person
proper noun/person
proper noun/place
Even so, it was the most awesome field trip I had ever been on. Was I ever disappointed when it
was time to wake up!
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Alien Adventure
FAST FACT
Work with a partner on this activity.
One partner will be the Clue Giver. The
other partner will be the Word Giver.
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UFO. It________________ right next to me. The doors opened, and out came ____________________
verb/past tense
number over 2
____________________. The creatures marched toward me and began to speak. We are from the
plural noun
planet _________________, they said. We travel around the Milky Way, stopping only to
noun
verb/past tense
verb/present tense
The creatures looked at each other and __________________________. Aha, they said.
verb/past tense
Earth is very different from our planet. Come, and we will show you.
I hopped aboard the UFO and we took off. The creatures and I ____________________ and
verb/past tense
noun/thing
Finally, we arrived. I could tell we were there when the UFO _______________________. I
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home! I told the aliens. They shrugged and put me back on the UFOby myself! Wait I cried.
I dont know how to fly this thing!
The doors closed, and I spied a control panel. I did not know which button to press, so I
just ____________________. Amazingly, the UFO ____________________ and started its journey back
verb/past tense
verb/past tense
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What will life on Earth be like 100 years from now? Heres what I think:
People __________________________ much less often than they do today, but they
verb/future tense
verb/future tense
In the United States, most people __________________________ , but in other parts of the
verb/future tense
verb/future tense
verb/future tense
verb/future tense
What will I be doing 100 years from now? Thanks to medical advances, I will still be
around. I probably _______________________ , and I definitely ________________________ . But most
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SKILL: Adjectives
Say It With
Adjectives!
FAST FACT
Adjectives are words
that describe nouns or
pronouns. For example:
beautiful, sloppy, blue,
broken.
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adjective
named _________________________ was playing basketball. The student was wearing the latest
noun/first name
adjective
The student threw the ball toward the basket, but it bounced into the woods. I guess Ill
have to chase it. The student ran to get the basketball but it was nowhere in sight. Instead,
there was a _________________________ , _________________________ bottle with a
adjective
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The student opened the bottle cautiously. Out popped a _________________________ genie
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wrist. Its about time someone let me out of this bottle. I only have time for one wish. So make
it snappy.
The student thought. What would be the best wish? To be a ___________________________
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superstar? To have some really ____________________________ toys? Finally, the student thought
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A Parts-of-Speech
Circus
FAST FACT
A noun is a person,
place or thing
(Mr. Simpson, Ohio,
banana ). A verb tells
the action in the
sentence (lifts, dances,
sees). An adjective
describes a noun (blue,
nice, smart). An adverb
usually describes a
verb (quickly, happily,
wildly).
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_______________________ and _____________________ talked me into it. They were dying to see the
proper noun/person
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adjective
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________________________ .
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_____________________ ________________________.
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Then the show began. The ringmaster _____________________ announced the first act.
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_____________________. The best part of the show was the last act, when a _____________________
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______________________ that they had bought as a souvenir. They said they loved the show, too!
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SKILL: Adverbs
A Pet Adventure
FAST FACT
Adverbs can describe
verbs, adjectives, or
even other adverbs.
They usually answer the
questions how, when,
or where. They often
end in the letters -ly.
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loudly
breathlessly
high
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sadly
hungrily
fearlessly
innocently
wildly
needed the money, so I took the job. Sophie barked __ __ __ __ __ __ and gave me a
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Prepositions
Show Position
FAST FACT
Prepositions usually tell
where something is,
where something is
going, or when something is happening.
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before
by
except
from
in
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Last summer, I went ____ ____ Space Camp! I went for three days, ____ ____ ____ ____ a
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Monday to a Wednesday. On the first day, I got to try on a space suit just like the ones worn by
real astronauts. It had an American flag ____ ____ the front and all kinds of special equipment
built into it. It even had a device to control the temperature inside the suit.
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ this equipment, astronauts could not survive ____ ____ space.
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fact, all of the kids at Space Camp (____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ for one or two) thought the
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outer space. While I was floating inside the chamber, I imagined that I was traveling far
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Before I knew it, it was time to head home. But before I left, I got to meet a real-life astronaut. She sat down ____ ____ ____ ____ all the campers and told us ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
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SKILL: Conjunctions
A Conjunctions
Function
FAST FACT
Conjunctions are linking
words. They join words,
phrases, clauses, and
sentences together.
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This story is missing its conjunctions! Fill in the blanks in the story
with conjunctions from the box
below. When you are finished, put
the numbered letters in the correct
order and get the secret message.
and
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yet
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since
because
before
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The day we moved into our new house, the weather was rainy __ __ __ cold.
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I began to look through one of the boxes filled with papers that looked old and fragile, __ __
I was careful. I uncovered an old map and recognized our neighborhood. It showed a large X
near the lake, at the end of our road. Hmmmm, I thought to myself. X marks the spot. For a
chest full of gold __ __ a priceless piece of jewelry? I could hardly wait to find out!
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for the spot marked on my map. __ __ __ __ __ __ I had gotten very far, I heard a
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voice say, Im Kate. You must be the new kid. I said hello. I didnt want Kate to think I was
silly, __ __ __ I knew she might be a big help so I showed her my map. Soon both of us
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SKILL: Interjections
Hey, Wow!
FAST FACT
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Hello
An interjection is a word
or phrase that expresses strong feelings. It is
usually punctuated with
an exclamation point.
Thanks
Wow
Hey
Yuck
Oops
Phew
Tims brother, Lou, came over, and we had to put the set away. Thats because Lou tried to play
with the track and almost broke it. I said, __ __ __! Please be careful with that!
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I hear my mom calling me for dinner, so I will wrap up this letter. We are having liver and
lima beans. __ __ __ __! I hope you are having something tastier!
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To Be or
Not to Be?
FAST FACT
The verb to be is the
most frequently used
verb in the English language. Eight different
words are part of the
verb to be.
is
am
are
was
were
be
being
been
thrilled to __ __ named the Inventor of the Year. Believe it or not, just a few years ago I
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__ __ __ a poor, unknown inventor with plenty of ideas but no money to make them happen.
Today, I __ __ a big success, all thanks to my famous Two-In-One Dental Floss and Fishing
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basement workshop.
As I accept my award, Id like to thank some special people in my life. They __ __ __
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my parents and my fifth-grade science teacher, Mrs. C. A. Labrat. To all three of them, I say,
Thanks for __ __ __ __ __ there for me! And to all of you in the audience, I say
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SKILL: Capitalization
A Capital Idea
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FAST FACT
Capital or upper case
letters are used to begin
proper nouns, to begin
sentences, for the personal pronoun I, and in
many abbreviations.
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Where does a polar bear keep its money?
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Whose Is It?
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the circle next to
the sentence that uses possessive nouns properly.
When you are finished, use the letters of your answers
to solve the riddle at the end.
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FAST FACT
A possessive noun
shows ownership. Most
singular nouns become
possessive by adding -s.
Most plural nouns ending in -s become possessive by adding an
apostrophe after the -s.
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Where does afternoon come before morning?
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SKILL: Articles
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FAST FACT
The words a, an, and
the often come before
nouns. Use the in front
of a specific noun. For
example: This is the
bike I want. Use a and
an in front of non-specific nouns. Use a in
front of nouns that
start with consonants
and an in front of
nouns that start with
vowels. For example:
Id rather have a bike
than an automobile.
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Where does a cow go in its free time?
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SKILL: Contractions
Using
Contractions
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A contraction is formed
by putting two words
together and leaving out
some letters. An apostrophe takes the place
of the missing letters.
Ling knew she needed glasses when she couldnt see the board.
J. Ling knew she needed glasses when she couldnt see the board.
K. Ling knew she needed glasses when she couldnt see the board.
L. Ling knew she needed glasses when she couldnt see the board.
M. Dad said hed pick me up after school.
N. Dad said hed pick me up after school.
O. Dad said hed pick me up after school.
P. Dad said hed pick me up after school.
Q. Joseph cant have a dog because hes allergic to fur.
R. Joseph cant have a dog because hes allergic to fur.
S. Joseph cant have a dog because hes allergic to fur.
T. Joseph cant have a dog because hes allergic to fur.
U. Sandy is my sister, but shes also my best friend.
V. Sandy is my sister, but shes also my best friend.
W. Sandy is my sister, but shes also my best friend.
X. Sandy is my sister, but shs also my best friend.
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When is an astronauts favorite time to eat?
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Be Agreeable!
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What has a mouth but cannot smile?
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Is It a Sentence?
Look at each set of answers. Fill in the circle next to the
answer that is a complete sentence. When you are finished, use the letters of your answers to solve the riddle
at the end.
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FAST FACT
A sentence must have a
subject and a verb. In a
command, the subject
is understood to be
you. For example:
(You) Answer the
phone, please!
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What do grizzlies do when they are having a bad day?
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J. My chores are to, make my bed clean my room and, set the table for dinner.
K. Mr. Linnett, the principal of our school, is very funny.
L. Mr. Linnett the principal of our school is very funny.
M. Mr. Linnett the principal of, our school, is very funny.
N. Mr. Linnett, the principal of our school is, very funny.
O. Brett wanted to be here, today but he, has the flu.
P. Brett wanted to be here today, but he has the flu.
Q. Brett wanted to be here today, but, he, has the flu.
R. Brett wanted, to be here today but he has the flu.
S. Grandma grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota.
T. Grandma grew up in Bismarck North Dakota.
U. Grandma grew up in Bismarck North, Dakota.
V. Grandma grew up in, Bismarck North Dakota.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the correct answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
What flowers have big mouths?
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Sentence Enders
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FAST FACT
A statement ends in a
period. (.) A question
ends in a question
mark. (?) A strong command or an exclamation
ends in an exclamation
point. (!)
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Y. Stop, thief?
Z. Stop, thief
A. Stop, thief!
B. Stop, thief.
C. Wearing sunscreen protects your skin from dangerous rays
D. Wearing sunscreen protects your. skin from dangerous rays
E. Wearing sunscreen protects your skin from dangerous rays.
F. Wearing sunscreen protects your skin from dangerous rays?
G. What time will the next train depart?
H. What time will the next train depart
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Who gets paid for loafing around?
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Quotation
Location
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the circle next to the sentence that uses quotation
marks properly. When you are finished, use
the letters of your answers to solve the riddle
at the end.
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FAST FACT
Quotation marks go
around a persons exact
words. They also set
apart the titles of songs
and poems and the
titles of chapters in
books. Quotation marks
always come in pairs.
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What animal always wins at a game of cards?
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Answer Key
WORD SEARCH PUZZLES
Noun Hunt (page 9) People: 1. teacher; 2. mother
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Subject Search
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PARTNER STORIES
Food Fight!
(page 29): Answers will vary.
Alien Adventure
(page 31): Answers will vary.
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A Parts-of-Speech Circus
Be Agreeable (page 48): 1. A; 2. F; 3. I; 4. O; 5.
R; 6. V; 7. A; 8. E; 9. I; 10. L; 11. R; 12. V.
Riddle: A river.
CRACK-THE-CODE STORIES
Answers are listed in the order they appear in
the stories.
A Conjunctions Function
(page 37): and, since, but, because, so, or, once, before,
yet, if. Message: Friends are treasures.
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