Unit 2 week 3 Day 2Prudy’s problem

GRAMMAR

Daily Fix-It

1. my friend jody has boxs all over her room.

2. how can you do home work in this room

My Jody

boxesHow

homeowrk

?

Simple sentence

Grammar

A simple sentence has a subject and verb

Many people visit Florida and Tennessee.

A compound sentence has two sentences joined together with a comma before the words and, but or or.

Compound sentence

My brother went to the zoo, but he did not have fun.

subjectGrammar

The subject of the sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.

My car and truck ran out of gas yesterday.predicateThe predicate of the sentences tells what

the subject is doing.My grandparents came to visit last week.

nounGrammar

names a person, place, thing, animal or idea

adjectivesdescribes a nounsparkle colorful sharp dull

verbGrammar

A verb is an action word. It shows action.

talk scream hit skip

sentenceA sentence is a complete thought. It begins with

a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. All sentences must have a subject and predicate. They must make sense.

Grammar common nouns

names any person, place, thing, animal or idea.

ice twig girl leaves boy dog city

proper noun

Grammar

Names a particular person, place, thing, animal or idea.

United States New Zealand July Pacific Ocean

Antarctica Washington Statue of Liberty

Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.In proper nouns of more than one word, the

first word and each important word are capitalized. The names of days, months, and holidays are proper nouns.

Grammar

singular nounsIt names one person, place, thing or animal.

ice twig girl leave boy dog city

Grammar

plural nounsIt names more than one person, place, thing or animal.

leaves socks boys dogs

Grammar plural nouns

A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, animal or idea. Most nouns add –s or –es to form the plural.

Grammar irregular plural nouns

An irregular plural noun has a special form for the plural.

Grammarirregular plural nous nounsThe singular noun,

mouse, does not add –s or-es to form the plural. Instead it has a special form: mice.

leaves socks boys dogs

childrenWhat is the plural of child?

deerWhat is the plural of deer?

feetWhat is the plural of foot?

geeseWhat is the plural of goose?

leavesWhat is the plural of leaf?

livesWhat is the plural of life?

menWhat is the plural of man?

miceWhat is the plural of mouse?

leavesWhat is the plural of leaf?

oxenWhat is the plural of ox?

sheepWhat is the plural of sheep?

sheepWhat is the plural of ?

womenWhat is the plural of woman?

teethWhat is the plural of tooth?

Spelling Words

Spelling Wordssunglasses

Spelling Wordsfootball

Spelling Wordshomework

Spelling Wordshaircut

Spelling Wordspopcorn

Spelling Wordsrailroad

Spelling Wordssnowstorm

Spelling Wordsearring

Spelling Wordsscarecrow

Spelling Wordsblueberry

Spelling Wordsbutterflies

Spelling Wordslawnmower

Spelling Wordscampground

Spelling Wordssandbox

Spelling Wordstoothbrush

Spelling Wordsthumbtack

Spelling Wordsearthquake

Spelling Wordsscrapbook

Spelling Wordscourthouse

Spelling Wordswhirlpool

Reading Time

How can you get ideas to solve a problem?

Question of the Week

“Prudy’s Problem”

Fantasy is a fictional story in which at least one element in the story is not possible.

Characters Remember the

characters are the animal or people in the story.

The author don’t always tell us everything about a character. Sometimes we have to use clues in the story to tell us.

Setting Remember the setting

is where the story takes place.

You may have more than one setting in a story.

Open Books to p.200

When you read a fiction story, it is important to know what the story is about in order to understand it.

While reading if you do not understand go back and read again.

Read to page 211 Ask questions about the story.

Dictionary/Glossary A dictionary has word

meanings. The words are listed in alphabetical order.

At the top of the outer corner of each two pages are two words called guide words. These are the first and last words on those two pages.

collection A group of things

gathered from many places and belonging together

We have a large collection of baseball cards.

enormous Very, very large;

huge

The enormous cat is too heavy to lift.

realize To understand

something clearly

She didn’t realize that she forgot her coat.

scattered Separated and

going in different directions

We scattered the fertilizer over the grass.

shiny Giving off or

reflecting a bright light; bright

We waxed the truck until it was shiny.

strain To draw tightly; to

stretch too much

Be careful not to strain your back.

clutter Filled with objects

in a messy way

The table was cluttered.

indescribable Not able to be told

about in words; beyond description

The ride in the hot air balloon was indescribable.

inspiration A sudden good

idea that solves a problem

She had an inspiration to write a song.

Compound Words

sunglasses

Compound Words

blueberries

Compound Words

haircut

Compound Words

toothbrush

Compound Words

grandfather

Compound Words

whenever

Compound Words

sometimes

Compound Words

firehouse

Compound Words

myself

Compound Words

popcorn

Compound Words

sometimes

Compound Words

greenhouse

Compound Words

rainwater

Compound Words

everyone

Compound Words

scarecrow

Compound Words

sunflower

Compound Words

everybody

Compound Words

campground

Compound Words

lawnmower

Compound Words

snowstorm

Review Syllable Pattern c + le

Where do you divide the word?

The bugle sounded the wake-up call.

bu / gle

article

giggle

wriggle

spectacle

cuticleThe hard skin around the sides and base of a fingernail or toenail

scuttleTo hurry away

paddle

noodle

cubicleA private work space surround by short walls

griddleHeavy, flat pan on which to cook food

struggle

puddle

poodle

gobble

shuttle

bottle

The turkeys gobble softly every morning.

We took a shuttle from the parking lot to the stadium.

I carried a bottle of water in case I got thirsty.

Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia can also add drama and make writing more lively and interesting.

Authors use onomatopoeia to reinforce the meaning.

A word that sounds like its meaning is an example of onomatopoeia.

Onomatopoeia

splat

Authors use onomatopoeia to reinforce the meaning.

These words are examples of onomatopoeia.

shushzip boom

oinkhonk

booachoo

mooquack

cuckoo

zoom

Main Idea One sentence that

tells what the story is about.

A synonym is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.

Synonyms

Sometimes when you are reading you come across a word you don’t know.

The author may give you a synonym for the word. Look for a word that might be a synonym. It can help you understand the meaning of the word you don’t know.