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Crossword Puzzles
Make It Two! (plural nouns). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Invisible Nouns (abstract nouns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Where’s the Action? (action verbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pronoun Magic (pronouns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Awesome Adverbs (adverbs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
It’s Only Proper (proper adjectives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Subject Search (subject of sentence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Contents
Partner Stories
Food Fight! (common nouns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Strangest Field Trip Ever (proper nouns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Alien Adventure (present and past tense verbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
I See the Future! (future tense verbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Say It With Adjectives (adjectives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Crack-the-Code Stories
A Pet Adventure (adverbs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Prepositions Show Position (prepositions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
A Conjunction’s Function (conjunctions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Hew, Wow! (interjections). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
To Be or Not To Be (the verb “to be”) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Introduction
T
here is something about games and puzzles that
motivates even the most reluctant learner. We see
this clearly when we look at our own habits: As
adults, few of us would jump at the chance to take a test
on world history, literature, science, or geography.
However, we rush to answer questions in these subject
areas when they’re part of a trivia board game, TV quiz
show, or Sunday newspaper crossword puzzle. Why? I
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• Grammar “fast facts” with every activity. These reminders review the specific grammar
concept the children need for each activity—right there on the reproducible. For example,
when students are working with helping verbs, they’ll find a list of helping verbs right there
on the page. When they are working with proper nouns, they’ll 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 searches—are designed for students to complete individually.
Others—such as the partner stories—are meant to be tackled in pairs or teams.
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• 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.
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SKILL: Common Nouns
Noun Hunt
FAST FACT
Read the clues to name the nouns in each list. Then find the nouns in A noun is a person,
the word search puzzle.
place, or thing. For
example: sister, park,
B S H E A C K G T R B A insect.
A C L O U D A F E E M S
P H D G N B I D A S O G
P O F O T N T A C T T M
L 0 H A C H A F H A H E
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E L O B T E B M E U E G
S L M G Q H L W R R R B
T E E N A G E R T A P U
O I A K L K Y R V N C Z
R B I C Y C L E A T I R
E M R B C S I N G E R S
B A I R P O R T M J Z N
PEOPLE
1. An adult who teaches in a classroom ________________________
2. Your parents (two words) ________________________
and ________________________
3. A person between the ages of 13 and 19 ________________________
4. A person who sings ________________________
5. Your mother’s sister is your ________________________
PLACES
6. A place where you buy things ________________________
7. A place where you go to learn ________________________
8. A place where you go to eat ________________________
9. The place where you live ________________________
10. A place where planes take off and land ________________________
THINGS
11. A vehicle with two wheels ________________________
12. Something you use to carry groceries ________________________
13. A fruit that’s often red and is used to make pies and juice ________________________
14. Something you use at dinner time that comes with chairs ________________________
15. Something fluffy that floats in the sky ________________________
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SKILL: Simple Predicate of a Sentence
B P H D M A K H A S C I
L A E C A U G H T A O L
M I S B D G I C E L I N
E N S N E S A O F O H V
P T U T Z G V S L V S R
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I E B R E O I A H E I E
Y D J W O N U N M S R P
B R O K E M S G S T B C
R F S H A R E D B I H T FAST FACT
L E R V I S I T S D E R Some verbs, like runs
C W A O Q J A O G E Y H and thinks, describe
X H R D E A B L E W O E action. Other verbs, like
is and was, describe a
state of being.
1. The play begins at six o’clock.
12. During the storm, winds blew at speeds of 50 miles per hour.
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SKILL: Helping Verbs
A F M I G H T E B P A R E
D O I H B M C L D I O E G
C L Q W E R E R S J S U A
S E O N E T A K H C D I D FAST FACT
H A D T N P V B O S F W T
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HELPING VERB
2. You should say thank you to Uncle Roy for the gift. __________________
6. I knew that you owned a dog, but I did not know that you owned a fish. __________________
13. Tina had just fallen asleep when the telephone rang. __________________
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SKILL: Comparing Adjectives
A H S D Y B R O C U P E
L M C M N E L O U D E R
H B E O A K C G T N D I
A D A L N R J M E A B S
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R T R F A S T E R C P A
D A L O V H E K F O N Z
E A I A E T Y I D L E H
R I E O C L O S E S T B
P S R T A L L E S T E D
U B A Y R C O L D E S T FAST FACT
A positive adjective lets
you describe one or
1. Nora was fast, but Caitlyn was ____________________. more things: A puppy is
(comparative of fast )
2. Snowball is ____________________ than the other kittens nice; puppies are nice.
(comparative of cute )
in the litter. A comparative adjective
3. Kevin is _____________________. lets you compare two or
(positive of smart )
4. January is the _____________________ month of the year. more things: Barbara is
(superlative of cold ) nicer than Gerard;
5. I filled the _____________________ glass I could find with water.
(superlative of tall ) Gerard is nicer than all
6. Someone must have turned up the volume, because the
the other boys in our
music suddenly got _____________________.
(comparative of loud ) class.
7. The _____________________ clouds were a sign that the storm A superlative adjective
(positive of dark)
was on its way. lets you describe only
8. Today’s math assignment is _____________________ than one thing: Mount
(comparative of hard )
yesterday’s. Everest is the tallest
9. David has an _____________________ bedtime than I do. mountain in the world;
(comparative of early)
10. Tina is my _____________________ friend. Remo is the friendliest
(superlative of close)
person in school.
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SKILL: Personal and Possessive Pronouns
Noun Substitutes
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.
A O U R S M C L B H E D A
I B H C N P S A H X I T D
O M R E D T G F M E N H G FAST FACT
E L Y A I K C O W B L E I Pronouns take the place of nouns Here are some:
J Q H O S I R E Q J G M L
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I it him who
H E D S H E V C A S R K O
you we her what
K U T E G W T N I T S E R he me us
R X S P R C H B E H L M U she they them
D F M I A F E M K E T S Z
B H E R E Y I D F Y H I M Pronouns can be possessive, just like nouns:
P H M A L U R A Q S Z R M her/hers mine their/theirs
T R U J O T B R E C P E T his my whose
N U F Y I G C M Y D A H Q its our/ours your/yours
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SKILL: Contractions
Contraction Action
Read each sentence, paying special attention to the contraction.
On the line, write the word that completes each contraction.
Then find each of your answers in the word search puzzle.
A N E A R E H B M I S
H F X I J O E A G D R
K A U N L A C N V U A
D Q D T E S F I T E Q
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A H B N O T G E I T U FAST FACT
C I N W Z E R A S L I A contraction is formed
O S E F V G U J G I P by putting two words
L I Y A T V E H A G W together and leaving out
G N H M F S W I L L E some letters. An apos-
P A E U C O N B D P D trophe takes the place
U M C H S K E A I R O of the missing letters.
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SKILL: Common Abbreviations
For Short
Match each abbreviation to the full word it stands for. Then
hunt for each full word in the word search puzzle.
W E M Q N I A D J R T R E V
P U A T E L E V I S I O N E
E X N D O C T O R A F O P O
N B E I M P H J A T D C G S
N G K O T A T R L U N T S T
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S Q M I L E S P E R H O U R
Y H I F E S D Y B D P B R E
L C S R A I R S E A O E H E FAST FACT
V K T L B A D G T Y F R I T An abbreviation is a
A S E A U N I P Q A Z U K L shortened version of a
N E R N H O F J E S T M C E word or phrase. Some
I C A L I F O R N I A E R B abbreviations use peri-
ods, but others do not.
A X D A V E N U E M A B S C
D J A N U A R Y R W Q B I B
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SKILL: Singular and Plural Nouns
1 2
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7 13 14 10 3
12 11 4
6 5
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SKILL: Verbs/Past Tense
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.
1 2
10 8
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FAST FACT
The past tense is used to describe something that hap-
9 pened before now. Many verbs form the past tense by
adding -ed or -d. But other verbs form the past tense
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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.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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SKILL: Prepositions
Pick a Preposition
Read each sentence below, and choose a preposition
from the box to fill in the blank. Then write the prepo-
sitions 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 2
6
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FAST FACT
Prepositions usually tell where something is, where
3 something is going, or when something is
happening. Some common prepositions are:
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SKILL: Compound Words
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.
1 2
5 6
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FAST FACT
A compound word is a
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word that is made up of
7
two or more smaller
words. For example:
4 3 notebook, newspaper,
thunderstorm.
CLUES
1. A mark your foot leaves in snow or mud. ________________________
2. These fall from your eyes when you are sad. ________________________
3. At night we have moonlight; in the day we have ________________________
4. A natural disaster that makes the ground shake. ________________________
5. The skin that closes over your eye. ________________________
6. You turn this to open a door. ________________________
7. A sport played with a bat and ball. ________________________
8. All the years that a person lives. ________________________
9. The hard covering around an egg. ________________________
10. A house that warns ships of danger. ________________________
11. A piece of jewelry you wear on your ear. ________________________
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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.
1 2 3
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13 10
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FAST FACT
Homonyms are words
that sound alike but
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have different spellings
7 6
and meanings. For
example: peace/piece
and bare/bear.
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SKILL: Subject/Verb Agreement
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 2 3
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12 11
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SKILL: Plural Nouns
Make It Two!
Write the plural 1
of each singular
2
noun on the line
provided. Then 3 4
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FAST FACT
Some nouns add -s to
9 10
become plural. Others
add -es. Other nouns
11 12 13 change completely
when they become plur-
14
al, and still others do
not change at all!
15 16
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3. one banana; many __________________ 1. one plant; many __________________
5. one president; many __________________ 2. one waitress; many __________________
8. one subject; many __________________ 4. one foot; many __________________
9. one itch; many __________________ 6. one deer; many __________________
11. one disk; many __________________ 7. one note; many __________________
14. one tomato; many __________________ 10. one child; many __________________
17. one television; many __________________ 12. one cookie; many __________________
13. one person; many __________________
15. one key; many __________________
16. one mouse; many __________________
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SKILL: Abstract Nouns
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love respect
11 sadness anger
beauty fairness
democracy concern
12
sharing courage
hope intelligence
13 confidence kindness
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4. Madison has ____________________ that 1. Felicia was filled with
the future will be bright. ____________________ when her dog died.
6. Jack has ____________________ in his 2. My parents fell in ____________________
ability to play soccer. when they were in college.
8. The students had great 3. The United States government is a
____________________ for their teacher. ____________________ .
9. For the sake of ____________________, 5. In the spring, flowers fill the world with
Marianne gave each child the same number of ____________________ .
cookies. 6. It takes ____________________ to give a
11. Caroline’s main ____________________ speech in front of the whole class.
after the hurricane was the safety of her 7. Albert Einstein had ____________________,
neighbors. but he did not do well in school.
12. Josh treats everyone with 10. The kids know that ____________________
____________________, so he has many friends. is important. They always take turns with
13. When Grandpa saw what the burglars their toys.
had done to the house, he was filled with
_______________ .
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SKILL: Action Verbs
fly wore 10
walked shook
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won meet
opened
smiled
laughed
wrote
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FAST FACT
climbed yelled An action verb
15
erased baked describes activity that
16
led roared happened in the past, is
17
carry eat
happening now, or will
rock
happen in the future.
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2. Jeanette __________________________ as she 1. Samantha __________________________ her
thought of the exciting day ahead of her. team to victory.
6. Jack __________________________ the home- 3. “I am pleased to ______________________ you,”
work assignment in his notebook. Jacob said.
7. During the earthquake, the whole house 4. The teacher __________________________ the
__________________________ . writing on the chalk board.
9. Alexis __________________________ at 5. Don’t __________________________ the boat; it
Courtney’s joke. may tip over!
10. Our basketball team ________________________ 6. Gregory __________________________ the dog
the state championship! around the block.
11. I am so hungry, I could 8. I __________________________ the envelope as
__________________________ ten pizzas! soon as I saw it.
13. Chris __________________________ all the way 12. Let’s __________________________ a kite today.
to the top of the tree. 14. In honor of your birthday, Aunt Rose
17. The lion __________________________ loudly, __________________________ a cake.
surprising the zoo visitors. 15. My book bag weighs at least 15 pounds. It is
18. Victor __________________________ “Fire!” as too heavy to __________________________!
soon as he saw the flames. 16. Lucas __________________________ his favorite
tie on school picture day.
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SKILL: Personal and Possessive Pronouns
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.
1 2 3
4 5 6
FAST FACT
Pronouns take the place of nouns:
7 8 9
10 11 12 13 I it him
you we her
he me us
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SKILL: Adverbs
Awesome Adverbs
Read each 1 2
sentence and
fill in the
blank with an 3
adverb from 4 5
the box. Then
6 7
write your
answers in 8
the crossword
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FAST FACT
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An adverb can describe
a verb, adjective, or
another adverb. Adverbs
11 often answer the ques-
tions how, when, where,
and to what extent.
Many—but not all—
loudly happily slowly hungrily fast adverbs end in -ly.
hard well lightly there
angrily hopefully never finally
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1. Hillary ate her soup 1. Bryan __________________________ agreed
__________________________. to join the game.
4. Natasha hit the ball 2. The crickets chirped
_________________________ and ran to first base. ________________________ outside the window.
6. David brushed the canvas 3. The tired children walked home from
______________________ with yellow paint. school ____________________ .
8. All of the students did very 5. The cat hissed __________________________
__________________________ on the reading test. when the dog walked by.
9. The twins couldn’t believe their birthday 7. When I heard the announcer begin to
had ___________________ arrived. name the winners, I looked up
11. I will sit here; you can sit _______________________________ .
_______________________. 9. Tricia runs __________________________
enough to make the track and field team.
10. Kyle has _____________________________
experienced a snowfall before.
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SKILL: Proper Adjectives
9 10
11
12
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1. We took an _________________________ train 2. They went swimming in the
across the country. __________________________ Ocean.
3. Polar bears and snowshoe rabbits are both 3. The ________________________ flag has stars
_____________________ animals. and stripes.
7. The ______________________ Lakes are locat- 4. The ________________________ New Year is
ed between the United States and Canada. celebrated with parades and fireworks.
8. Anthony bought a pair of blue 5. Mike received many
________________________ sneakers. __________________________ presents from his
10. No one lives at the friends.
__________________________ Pole all year long. 6. The _________________________ Islands are
11. Japan is an ____________________________ part of the United States.
country. 9. An ___________________________ person is
12. Sara enjoys watching someone from Ireland.
__________________________ movies.
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SKILL: Subject of Sentence
Subject Search
FAST FACT
Read each sentence and underline the word that is the simple subject. The simple subject is
Write the word in the crossword puzzle.
the noun or pronoun
1
that tells what or whom
the sentence is about.
2 3
5 6
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11
12
13
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1. They knew that they were going to be 1. Travis rode the roller coaster four
late for the meeting. times.
2. Teachers have exciting jobs. 2. The telephone rang loudly.
4. She owns several rare books. 3. A single star shone in the night sky.
5. The local newspaper ran an article 6. Everyone shouted “Surprise!” when
about helping the environment. Nathan walked in the front door.
7. My new shoes gave me painful blisters. 8. Beautiful music played while we
8. The tall brown mare guarded her new- worked on our projects.
born foal. 9. Shelly is one of my closest friends.
9. The hot sun scorched the farmer’s 10. Litter makes the park ugly.
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 yesterday’s mail.
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SKILL: Common Nouns
Food Fight!
FAST FACT
Work with a partner on this Common nouns are
activity. One partner will be general names for peo-
the Clue Giver. The other ple, places, and things.
partner will be the Word
Giver. They do not use capital
letters. For example:
1. The Clue Giver asks the
Word Giver for a word to fill student, home, and
in each blank. Fill in all the apple.
blanks before reading the
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2. The Clue Giver reads the
story out loud.
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
baked ____________________________, and a variety of other tasty treats.
common noun/thing
Trouble started when one of the students was carrying her tray to her seat. Her stomach
_________________________ 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!” anoth-
common noun/person
er student shouted. “Food fight!”
Before long, the kids’ lunches were sailing through the air. A burned ___________________
common noun/thing
plopped down on a ___________________________. A greasy ____________________________ flew out
common noun/person common noun/thing
the window and headed for the _________________________. The food fight continued until a
common noun/place
mushy _________________________ sailed right into the teacher.
common noun/thing
“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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SKILL: Proper Nouns
The Strangest
Field Trip Ever FAST FACT
Proper nouns are the
Work with a partner on names of specific peo-
this activity. One partner ple, places, and things.
will be the Clue Giver. They always begin with
The other partner will be
the Word Giver. a capital letter. For
example: George, Texas,
1. The Clue Giver asks
the Word Giver for a and the Statue of
word to fill in each 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
Believe it or not, my dream got even crazier after that. We rode a ______________________
proper noun/form of transportation
all the way to our destination. Once we arrived, we met all kinds of people. I personally saw
On the way home, we talked the principal into stopping in ______________________ and
proper noun/place
______________________. We tried to stop in ______________________, too, but we ran out of time.
proper noun/place proper noun/place
Even so, it was the most awesome field trip I had ever been on. Was I ever disappointed when it
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SKILL: Verbs/Present and Past Tense
Alien Adventure
FAST FACT
Work with a partner on this activity. The present tense
One partner will be the Clue Giver. The
other partner will be the Word Giver. describes an action that
is happening now. The
1. The Clue Giver asks the Word Giver
for a word to fill in each blank. Fill in past tense describes an
all the blanks before reading the story. action that already hap-
2. The Clue Giver reads the story out pened. Many verbs form
loud. the past tense by
adding -ed or -d.
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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
________________. Tell us about yourself, Earthling.”
verb/present tense
I ____________________ and I ____________________. I did not know what to say, “My name
verb/past tense verb/past tense
is _______________________,” I began. “I like to ___________________________ and
word giver’s name verb/present tense
__________________________. My favorite thing to do is __________________________ and hang out
verb/present tense verb/present tense
with my good friend, __________________________.”
noun/person’s name
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
_______________________. They also gave me a delicious ________________________ to eat.
verb/past tense noun/thing
Finally, we arrived. I could tell we were there when the UFO _______________________. I
verb/past tense
stepped outside. I watched as alien creatures ____________________ and ____________________.
verb/past tense verb/past tense
I was homesick already, without my family and my favorite _________________. “Take me
noun
home!” I told the aliens. They shrugged and put me back on the UFO—by myself! “Wait” I cried.
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
to Earth. It took me ____________________ days, but I finally made it home.
number
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SKILL: Verbs/Future Tense
What will life on Earth be like 100 years from now? Here’s what I think:
People __________________________ much less often than they do today, but they
verb/future tense
__________________________ at least ten times a day. Children __________________________ in
verb/future tense verb/future tense
schools and they __________________________ in their neighborhoods.
verb/future tense
In the United States, most people __________________________ , but in other parts of the
verb/future tense
world, people __________________________ . People everywhere __________________________ .
verb/future tense verb/future tense
In the future, all cars __________________________ and bikes __________________________ . It
verb/future tense verb/future tense
will be so much fun! Computers _______________________ , and machines _____________________ .
verb/future tense verb/future tense
What will I be doing 100 years from now? Thanks to medical advances, I will still be
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SKILL: Adjectives
Say It With
Adjectives! FAST FACT
Adjectives are words
Work with a partner on this that describe nouns or
activity. One partner will be the pronouns. For example:
Clue Giver. The other partner
will be the Word Giver. beautiful, sloppy, blue,
broken.
1. The Clue Giver asks the Word
Giver for a word to fill in each
blank. Fill in all the blanks
before reading the story.
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have to chase it.” The student ran to get the basketball but it was nowhere in sight. Instead,
it snappy.”
“Whatever,” said the genie as he snapped his fingers. And just like that, the wish came
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SKILL: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs (Review)
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SKILL: Adverbs
Trouble began when she chewed off her leash and ran __ __ __ __ __ __
down the street. When I caught her, she was licking someone’s ice cream cone! Then she
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __!
3 4 7 1 9 12 10
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SKILL: Prepositions
Prepositions
Show Position FAST FACT
Prepositions usually tell
This story is missing its prepositions! where something is,
Fill in the blanks in the story with where something is
prepositions from the box below. going, or when some-
When you are finished, put the num-
thing is happening.
bered letters in the correct order and
get the secret message.
Last summer, I went ____ ____ Space Camp! I went for three days, ____ ____ ____ ____ a
1 2 3 4
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.
5
The next day, I got to taste astronaut food. I especially liked the freeze-dried ice cream. In
fact, all of the kids at Space Camp (____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ for one or two) thought the
6 7
ice cream was the best.
Finally, I got to go ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ a special anti-gravity chamber. It was
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invented ____ ____ scientists to give astronauts an idea of what it’s like to be weightless in
10
outer space. While I was floating inside the chamber, I imagined that I was traveling far
naut. She sat down ____ ____ ____ ____ all the campers and told us ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
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her job. She sat ____ ____ ____ ____ me, so I even got an autograph! Now I don’t just think I
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want to be an astronaut. I know for sure!
__ __ __ __ __ __!
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SKILL: Conjunctions
A Conjunction’s
Function FAST FACT
Conjunctions are linking
This story is missing its conjunc- words. They join words,
tions! Fill in the blanks in the story phrases, clauses, and
with conjunctions from the box sentences together.
below. When you are finished, put
the numbered letters in the correct
order and get the secret message.
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The day we moved into our new house, the weather was rainy __ __ __ cold.
1 2
__ __ __ __ __ I could not play outside, I decided to explore the attic. It was mostly
3
empty, __ __ __ a few dusty boxes sat in the corner, belonging to the previous owners
4
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ my family had not come up here yet.
5
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!
6
Luckily the next day was sunny. __ __ __ __ I finished breakfast, I set out to search
7
for the spot marked on my map. __ __ __ __ __ __ I had gotten very far, I heard a
8
voice say, “I’m Kate. You must be the new kid.” I said “hello.” I didn’t 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
9
were having a great time.
We found plenty of garbage, and may never know __ __ there is treasure by the lake, but
10
I have a new pal!
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
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SKILL: Interjections
Hey, Wow!
FAST FACT
This letter is missing its inter- An interjection is a word
jections! Fill in the blanks in or phrase that express-
the story with interjections
es strong feelings. It is
from the box below. When you
are finished, put the numbered usually punctuated with
letters in the correct order and an exclamation point.
get the secret message.
__ __ __ __ __ there! I just got the train set you sent for my birthday.
__ __ __ __ __ __! I really love it. It has eight cars and a long, curving track.
1 2 3
__ __ __! It has to be the nicest train set I’ve ever seen.
It took me about three hours to put the set together (with mom’s help). __ __ __ __!
It sure was hard work! But when I was finally finished, I was very excited. I invited my best
friend, Tim, over to take a look. Tim loves trains as much as I do. When he saw it, he shouted,
“__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!” Tim and I played with the trains for a while. Then
4 5
Tim’s brother, Lou, came over, and we had to put the set away. That’s because Lou tried to play
with the track and almost broke it. I said, “__ __ __! Please be careful with that!”
6
I hear my mom calling me for dinner, so I will wrap up this letter. We are having liver and
Love,
Daniel
P.S.: __ __ __ __! I almost forgot to tell you that my first soccer game of the season will
9
be this Saturday morning!
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SKILL: The Verb “To Be”
To Be or
Not to Be? FAST FACT
The verb “to be” is the
most frequently used
This story is missing verb in the English lan-
some of its verbs! Fill in
guage. Eight different
the blanks in the story
with verbs from the box words are part of the
below. All of the verbs verb “to be.”
are forms of the verb
“to be.” When you are
finished, put the num-
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It __ __ quite an honor to stand before you this evening and accept this award. I am
1
thrilled to __ __ named the Inventor of the Year. Believe it or not, just a few years ago I
2
__ __ __ 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
3
Line. If it __ __ __ __ not for this amazing device, I might still be dreaming away in my
4
basement workshop.
As I accept my award, I’d 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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that I have never __ __ __ __ happier or more proud than I am tonight.
8
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
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SKILL: Capitalization
A Capital Idea
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the circle next to
the sentence that uses capital letters properly. When
you are finished, use the letters of your answers to solve
the riddle at the end.
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7. n Y. Mr. bloomberg teaches fourth grade.
n Z. Mr. Bloomberg Teaches fourth grade.
n A. Mr. Bloomberg teaches fourth grade.
n B. MR. Bloomberg teaches Fourth Grade.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
3 4 7 12 4 11 6 1 7 4 10
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SKILL: Possessive Nouns
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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8. n C. Bailey’s phone number is easy to remember.
n D. Baile’ys phone number is easy to remember.
n E. Baileys phone number is easy to remember.
n F. Baileys’s phone number is easy to remember.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
9 10 7 1 3 8 12 3 11 10 7 5 13
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SKILL: Articles
n
of a specific noun. For
3. I. France is a country in Europe.
n
example: This is the
J. France is an country in Europe.
n K. France is country in Europe.
bike I want. Use a and
n L. France is the country in Europe. an in front of non-spe-
cific nouns. Use a in
4. n M. Marcus packed sandwich and an apple for lunch. front of nouns that
n N. Marcus packed a sandwich and a apple for lunch. start with consonants
n O. Marcus packed a sandwich and an apple for lunch. and an in front of
n P. Marcus packed an sandwich and a apple for lunch.
nouns that start with
n
vowels. For example:
5. Q. My balloon rose into an sky.
n R. My balloon rose into a the sky.
I’d rather have a bike
n S. My balloon rose into sky. than an automobile.
n T. My balloon rose into the sky.
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7. n Y. Toby’s coat has an hood and a zipper.
n Z. Toby’s coat has a hood and an zipper.
n A. Toby’s coat has a hood and a zipper.
n B. Toby’s coat has hood and a zipper.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ – __ __ __ __!
5 4 5 2 8 10 4 11 6 3 8 12
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SKILL: Contractions
Using
Contractions
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the circle next to
the sentence that uses contractions properly. When
you are finished, use the letters of your answers to
solve the riddle at the end.
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n
1.
n
A. W’ell see you tomorrow.
B. Well see you tomorrow.
FAST FACT
n C. We’ll see you tomorrow. A contraction is formed
n D. Wel’l see you tomorrow. by putting two words
together and leaving out
2. n E. Id like to see a movie this weekend. some letters. An apos-
n F. Iw’d like to see a movie this weekend.
n
trophe takes the place
G. ‘Id like to see a movie this weekend.
n
of the missing letters.
H. I’d like to see a movie this weekend.
3. n I. Ling knew she needed glasses when she cou’ldnt see the board.
n J. Ling knew she needed glasses when she couldnt see the board.
n K. Ling knew she needed glasses when she could’nt see the board.
n L. Ling knew she needed glasses when she couldn’t see the board.
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7. n Y. Ill play basketball after dinner.
n Z. Il’l play basketball after dinner.
n A. I’ll play basketball after dinner.
n B. ‘Ill play basketball after dinner.
12. n S. Lets ask the librarian for help finding the book.
n T. Lets’ ask the librarian for help finding the book.
n U. Let’s ask the librarian for help finding the book.
n V. Le’ts ask the librarian for help finding the book.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
3 7 6 4 1 2 5 9 10 8
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SKILL: Agreement of Subject and Predicate
Be Agreeable!
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the circle next
to the sentence in which the subject and verb agree.
When you are finished, use the letters of your
answers to solve the riddle at the end.
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7. n Y. Owen am bringing chips and salsa to the party.
n Z. Owen are bringing chips and salsa to the party.
n A. Owen is bringing chips and salsa to the party.
n B. Owen bringing chips and salsa to the party.
10. n K. Traffic on the highway have been backed up for five miles.
n L. Traffic on the highway is backed up for five miles.
n M. Traffic on the highway are backed up for five miles.
n N. Traffic on the highway am backed up for five miles.
11. n O. My aunt knows a lot about current events because she am a reporter.
n P. My aunt knows a lot about current events because she are a reporter.
n Q. My aunt know a lot about current events because she is a reporter.
n R. My aunt knows a lot about current events because she is a reporter.
12. n S. The cafeteria often run out of ice cream, and the students get disappointed.
n T. The cafeteria often runs out of ice cream, and the students gets disappointed.
n U. The cafeteria often run out of ice cream, and the students gets disappointed.
n V. The cafeteria often runs out of ice cream, and the students get disappointed.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __!
7 11 3 6 8 5
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SKILL: Sentences and Fragments
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 fin-
ished, use the letters of your answers to solve the riddle
at the end.
5. n Q. A new CD.
n R. Got a new CD for her birthday.
n S. Lori a new CD for her birthday.
n T. Lori got a new CD for her birthday.
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7. n Y. Since the weather is so nice.
n Z. The window.
n A. Let’s open the window, since the weather is so nice.
n B. The window, since the weather is so nice.
H. Which movie?
n I. Like to see?
n J. Which movie would like to see?
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
9 11 3 4 7 10 8 1 2 7 11 3 12
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SKILL: Using Commas
Be a Comma Cop!
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the
circle next to the sentence that uses commas
properly. When you are finished, use the letters
of your answers to solve the riddle at the end.
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separate items in a list,
2. E. Louisa has a pair of red white and blue shorts.
n
to separate a quotation
F. Louisa has a pair, of red, white and blue shorts.
n G. Louisa has a pair of red, white, and blue shorts.
from the rest of the
n H. Louisa has a pair of red white, and blue, shorts. sentence, to separate a
city from a state or
3. n I. The shopkeeper said “Everything is on sale,” country, to separate the
n J. The, shopkeeper said, “Everything is on sale.” month and day from the
n K. The shopkeeper said “Everything, is, on sale.” year, and to separate
n L. The shopkeeper said, “Everything is on sale.”
clauses in a sentence.
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7. n Y. Grown-ups, kids, and animals all enjoyed the good weather.
n Z. Grown-ups, kids, and animals, all enjoyed the good weather.
n A. Grown-ups kids and animals all enjoyed the good weather.
n B. Grown-ups kids, and animals all enjoyed the good weather.
9. n G. My chores are to make my bed clean my room and set the table for dinner.
n
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H. My chores are to make my bed, clean my room and set the table for dinner.
n I. My chores are to make my bed, clean my room, and set the table for dinner.
n J. My chores are to, make my bed clean my room and, set the table for dinner.
11. n O. Brett wanted to be here, today but he, has the flu.
n P. Brett wanted to be here today, but he has the flu.
n Q. Brett wanted to be here today, but, he, has the flu.
n R. Brett wanted, to be here today but he has the flu.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __!
5 6 3 9 11 12
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SKILL: Periods, Question Marks, Exclamation Points
Sentence Enders
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the circle next to
the sentence that is punctuated properly. When you
are finished, use the letters of your answers to solve
the riddle at the end.
5. n Q. My name is Colin?
n R. My name is Colin.
n S. My name is. Colin
n T. My name is Colin!?
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7. n Y. Stop, thief?
n Z. Stop, thief
n A. Stop, thief!
n B. Stop, thief.
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __!
7 1 7 3 8 11
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SKILL: Quotation Marks
Quotation
Location
Look at each set of sentences. Fill in the cir-
cle 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.
n
around a person’s exact
2. E. Our national anthem is The Star-Spangled Banner.
n
words. They also set
F. Our national anthem is “The Star-Spangled Banner.
n G. Our national anthem is The Star-Spangled Banner.”
apart the titles of songs
n H. Our national anthem is “The Star-Spangled Banner.” and poems and the
titles of chapters in
3. n I. “I was on TV!” Lucy exclaimed. books. Quotation marks
n J. “I was on TV! Lucy exclaimed.” always come in pairs.
n K. I was on TV! Lucy exclaimed.
n L. “I was on TV! Lucy exclaimed.
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7. n Y. “Check the card catalog, the librarian suggested.
n Z. Check the card catalog the librarian suggested.
n A. “Check the card catalog,” the librarian suggested.
n B. “Check the card catalog, the librarian suggested.”
n
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12. n S. Donald asked, “What time is it?” and Lora answered, Ten thirty.
n T. Donald asked, What time is it? and Lora answered, Ten thirty.
n U. Donald asked, “What time is it? and Lora answered, Ten thirty.”
n V. Donald asked, “What time is it?” and Lora answered, “Ten thirty.”
Now solve the riddle! Each number below stands for one of the questions. Write the letter of the cor-
rect answer above each number. You will spell out the answer to this riddle:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
7 1 2 8 8 5 7 2
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Answer Key
WORD SEARCH PUZZLES
Noun Hunt (page 9) People: 1. teacher; 2. mother Verbs Help Out (page 11): 1. were; 2. should;
and father; 3. teenager; 4. singer; 5. aunt. Places: 6. 3,. can; 4. is; 5. am; 6. did; 7. do; 8. have; 9. are; 10.
store; 7. school; 8. restaurant; 9. home; 10. airport.
B S H E A C K G T R B A has;A11.
F was;
M 12.
I Gmight;
H T13.Ehad.
B P A R E
Things: 11. bicycle; 12. bag; 13. apple; 14. table; 15.
A C L O U D A F E E M S D O I H B M C L D I O E G
cloud.
P H D G N B I D A S O G C L Q W E R E R S J S U A
P O F O T N T A C T T M S E O N E T A K H C D I D
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L 0 H A C H A F H A H E H A D T N P V B O S F W T
E L O B T E B M E U E G D U T G Q O M N U U R H E
A B N J W Y W A L I M A S
S L M G Q H L W R R R B
V A I D C H A R D L Q S E
T E E N A G E R T A P U
C M K T F K S N L G C O S
O I A K L K Y R V N C Z
L R S X A M U H D I D N T
R B I C Y C L E A T I R P U A O S B V U N P Z B I
E M R B C S I N G E R S M S I H A V E J E R A H I
B A I R P O R T M J Z N B W T O E D S V P T Y O F
Noun Hunt Verbs Help Out
Find the Verb (page 10): 1. begins; 2. visits; 3. Good, Better, Best (page 12): 1. faster; 2.
caught; 4. read; 5. painted; 6. is; 7. won; 8. loves; 9. cuter; 3. smart; 4. coldest; 5. tallest; 6. louder; 7.
shared; 10. sang; 11. made; 12. blew; 13. listens; 14. dark; 8. harder; 9. earlier; 10. closest.
B P H D M A K H A S C I A H S D Y B R O C U P E
broke; 15. has.
L A E C A U G H T A O L L M C M N E L O U D E R
M I S B D G I C E L I N H B E O A K C G T N D I
E N S N E S A O F O H V A D A L N R J M E A B S
P T U T Z G V S L V S R R T R F A S T E R C P A
I E B R E O I A H E I E D A L O V H E K F O N Z
Y D J W O N U N M S R P E A I A E T Y I D L E H
B R O K E M S G S T B C R I E O C L O S E S T B
R F S H A R E D B I H T P S R T A L L E S T E D
L E R V I S I T S D E R U B A Y R C O L D E S T
C W A O Q J A O G E Y H Good, Better, Best
X H R D E A B L E W O E
Find the Verb
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Noun Substitutes (page 13): 1. I; 2. he; 3. it; 4. For Short (page 15): 1. c (Doctor); 2. h (Mister); 3.
they; 5. him; 6. us, ours; 7. you; 8. she; 9. we; 10. he; i (Street); 4. f (television); 5. l (January); 6. k
11.Aher;
O 12.
U them;
R S 13.
M my;
C L14.Bits;H15.Etheir.
D A W E M Q 7.
(Pennsylvania); N bI(Avenue);
A D J 8.Rd (Saturday);
T R E V 9. a
I B H C N P S A H X I T D P U A10.Te (miles
(October); E L EperVhour);
I S11.I j O(United
N E States);
12. Eg (California).
X N D O C T O R A F O P O
O M R E D T G F M E N H G
E L Y A I K C O W B L E I N B E I M P H J A T D C G S
N G K O T A T R L U N T S T
J Q H O S I R E Q J G M L
S Q M I L E S P E R H O U R
H E D S H E V C A S R K O
Y H I F E S D Y B D P B R E
K U T E G W T N I T S E R L C S R A I R S E A O E H E
R X S P R C H B E H L M U V K T L B A D G T Y F R I T
D F M I A F E M K E T S Z A S E A U N I P Q A Z U K L
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B H E R E Y I D F Y H I M N E R N H O F J E S T M C E
P H M A L U R A Q S Z R M I C A L I F O R N I A E R B
T R U J O T B R E C P E T A X D A V E N U E M A B S C
N U F Y I G C M Y D A H Q D J A N U A R Y R W Q B I B
Noun Substitutes For Short
K A U N L A C N V U A A F O O T R U
D Q D T E S F I T E Q E I C K E I C
A H B N O T G E I T U 7 13 14 10 3
C I N W Z E R A S L I L N T L P K
O S E F V G U J G I P L A H G I E E
L I Y A T V E H A G W 12 11 4
G N H M F S W I L L E I M A Y N N Y
6 5
P A E U C O N B D P D H C T I D R A
U M C H S K E A I R O
Contraction Action SINGLE MINDED
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In the Past (page 17): 1. I slept in a bed; 2. She Cr eate a Word (page 19): 1. footprint; 2.
turned the key; 3. We decided what to eat for lunch; teardrops; 3. sunshine; 4. earthquake; 5. eyelid; 6.
1 2 1 2
4. Stephan drew a picture; 5. I won the spelling bee; doorknob; 7. baseball; 8. lifetime; 9. eggshell; 10.
S L E P T U R F O O T P R I N T
6. Rachel nodded
7
her head in agreement; 7. They lighthouse;
5 11. earring. 6
D toEschool
drove D every
R day; N examined the
O 8. VThe nurse K E Y E L I D O E
9
10
patient; 9. Everyone danced8 to that song; 10. I dared
D C E D A E E A T I M E G G O A
you to watch the scary movie; 11. We did the dishes.
3 11
O N D R X D U E O U S E S R R
6 11
N A I D E A E Q F H N G A H K D
9
O D E N I M C H I T I R R E N R
5 8 10
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W E R D E D I T L H G I L L O O
7
R L A B E S A B P
IN THE PAST 4 3
A E N I H S N U S
CREATE A WORD
Pick a Preposition (page 18): 1. below; 2. Which One (Won) Is It? (page 20): 1. aunt; 2.
without; 3. toward; 4. despite; 5. except; 6. through- too;
1
3. one; 4. eight;
2
5. threw;
3
6. week; 7. know; 8.
1 2
out;
B 7. Eto; 8.Lonto;O9. on;
W10. Inear.T A U N T O
weigh; 9. heard; 10. deer; 11. right; 12. Their; 13.O N
6 9
rows; 14. sore 4
C E P T H R H I G H E A R E
9 10 13 10
X O N E A O O E I R O W D I
5 8 14
E T R U U W E S E G
3
T N G T O H E R O E H
8 7 12 11 5
I O T U O H O N T H G I R T
4 7 6
P S E D R A W K E E W E R H
PICK A PREPOSITION
WHICH WON IS IT?
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Do They Agree? (page 21): 1. have; 2. eat; 3. Invisible Nouns (page 23): DOWN: 1. sadness;
tries; 4. shines; 5. says; 6. swim; 7. make; 8. earns; 2. love; 3. democracy; 5. beauty; 6. courage; 7. intelli-
1 2 3 1 2 3
9. swing; 10. grow; 11. was; 12. sits; 13. switch; 14.
H A V E A T R L 6.Dconfidence;
gence; 10.S sharing. ACROSS: 4. hope;
4
has.
8 9 8. respect; H O 12.
A 9. fairness; 11. concern; P kindness;
E 13.
E A R N S W I anger. D
5
B V M
13 6 7
C O N F I D E N C E O
K S W I T I E
4 O E N A C
A T C N S 8
U S T U R
7 14 10
R E S P E C T A
M I S A H G H A L Y C
12 11
I S A W O R I G L Y
9 10
E F A I R N E S S
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W S Y A S E N G H
11
C O N C E R N A
N R
12
DO THEY AGREE? C K I N D N E S S
E N
13
A N G E R
CROSSWORD PUZZLES
Make It T wo! (page 22): DOWN: 1. plants; 2.
waitresses; 4. feet; 6. deer;
1 7. notes; 10. children; 12.
Invisible Nouns
Wher e’s the Action? (page 24): DOWN: 1 led;
3. meet; 4. erased; 5. rock; 6. walked; 8. opened; 12.
P L
1
cookies; 13. people; 15. keys; 16. mice. ACROSS: 3.
2 fly; 14. baked; 15. carry; 16. wore. ACROSS: 2.
W L E
bananas; 5. presidents; 8. subjects; 9. itches; 11.
3 4 smiled; 6. wrote; 7. shook; 9. laughed; 10. won; 11.
B A N A N A S F 2 3
S M17.I roared;
L E 18.
4
D yelled. R
5
disks; 14. tomatoes; 17. televisions. eat; 13. climbed;
I N E E R O
T T E E A C
5 6 7
P R E S I D E N T S 6
W R O T E
7 8
S H O O K
E E O A E P
8
S U B J E C T S 9
L A U G H E D E
9 10
I T C H E S R E K 10
W O N
H E S 11 12
E
11 12 13 E A T F
D I S K S C P D
13 14
14 C L I M B E D
L T O M A T O E S Y A
D O O 15
15 16 C K
R K M K P 16
17 W A E
T E L E V I S I O N S L 17
R O A R E D
N Y C E E
R R
S E S 18
E Y E L L E D
MAKE IT TWO
11
A S I A N A
12
N S D I S N E Y
Pronoun Magic H
Subject Search
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PARTNER STORIES RIDDLE BUBBLE TESTS
Food Fight! A Capital Idea (page 40): 1. B; 2. F; 3. I; 4. N; 5.
(page 29): Answers will vary. S; 6. W; 7. A; 8. E; 9. I; 10. K; 11. O; 12. S.
Riddle: In a snowbank.
The Strangest Field T rip Ever
(page 30): Answers will vary. Whose Is It? (page 42): 1. D; 2. G; 3. I; 4. N; 5.
R; 6. V; 7. A; 8. C; 9. I; 10. N; 11. O; 12. T; 13. Y.
Alien Adventure Riddle: In a dictionary.
(page 31): Answers will vary.
The Genuine Articles (page 44): 1. C; 2. H; 3.
I See the Futur e! I; 4. O; 5. T; 6. V; 7. A; 8. E; 9. H; 10. M; 11. O; 12.
(page 32): Answers will vary. S. Riddle: To the moo-vies.
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A Parts-of-Speech Circus
(page 34): Answers will vary. 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.
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