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A little while later, I meet the cupbearer again and fi nd out he’s really the adjective

god Zeus, and he

wants me to do an errand for him. All I have to do is visit the color

-smith shop and pick up his

secret noun

from the Cyclops. After verb ending in -ing

around for number

minute(s), I fi nally

fi nd the shop. I quickly verb

through the door and see a(n) adjective

man who has just one

eye! “Um … pick up for Zeus, please,” I say adverb ending in –ly

. The Cyclops ignores me and verb ending in –s

his giant hammer on an anvil. I wonder why he is so feeling

, but then I see his clothing item

is tied to a(n) noun

. “How about I take you with me?” I ask. The Cyclops smiles and verb ending in –s

at me. Together we verb

back to Mount Olympus, where the Cyclops gives Zeus

a(n) adjective

thunderbolt. What a fl ashy surprise!

Eye on the PrizeEye on the PrizeEye on the Prize

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FUNNY FILL-IN ACTIVITY SHEETFill in the blanks to create your amazing story!

Instructions: 1/Pick as many players as you want. 2/Ask a friend to call out a word of the type that the space asks for—noun, verb, or something else—and write it in the blank space. If there’s more than one player, ask the next person to say a word. 3/When all the spaces are filled, you have your very own Funny Fill-In. Read it out loud for a great laugh.

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TEST YOUR SMARTS!1/Give the definition of the following words:

NOUN :

ADJECTIVE :

ADVERB:

PLURAL:

VERB :

SUBJECT:

2/Research the names of the gods in Greek mythology. Name the most surprising one and explain why.

3/If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? Write the answer in cursive.

4/Research Greek mythology on your computer (ask your parents for permission).Write three fun facts using a subject, a verb, a noun, and an adjective.

FUN FACTS !The legend of the one-eyed monster Cyclops may have been

made up by the ancient Greeks after they discovered skulls of prehistoric dwarf elephants.

According to one story, the Titan Atlas later turned to stone

and became the Atlas Mountains in northwest Africa.

The largest wild dog in history is the Hayden’s bone-crushing

dog. It weighed over 350 pounds (160 kg) and lived about 15 million years ago.

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