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En h E- an bo c ok ed SKILL SHARPENERS Skills: Word Puzzles Engaging and Easy to Use Find the misspelled Words with Long o, Long i, and Long a Spellings y on the lines es Write them correctl words in the sentenc obay every command would Smieline Archibald _ Tommarrow he would _ _ meet the gallant night _ Spelling Theme Vocabular y _ _ Visual Discrimination _ A Helping Page _ tasks himself to a varity of _ _ _ As seven-year-ol told d Archibald walked slowly he rememwas to prolong his approa of you,” Archibald bered the words his noble father ch to the castle, listen well to those had spoken to him: who teach _ “Obey the knights you In this way, _ His heart _ and you’ll achieve your in his throat, Archiba _ goal.” ld entered the castle “You’renoble father’s words the castle, he heard his Archibald?” asked a smiling “They’ve already On his aproche to servan t begun their _ studies _ ” _ “Studies? I’m here _ to be a page to a One day, knight throte ’s I’ll be a knight,” he m left a lump in Archibald stated proudly The difficult proggera “As a page, you’ll _ _ errand s for the knights and others, _ but you must also _ reading study manners, , writing, religion , and music.” “I thought I’d be helping the knights with their swords obey the words knight and !” Write a sentence using “Tomorrow you’ll start a _ _ program of _ exercise _ so that you can lift the swords! _ You’ll learn to be _ brave and _ first _ you must apply yourse to fight But lf to all of your lessons Then when you turn fifteen, you they’ve and variety the words can becom using e sentenc e a a squire, Write the one who helps a knight _ _ get dresse d in armor and hands him his weapo ns.” _ _ _ld _ Archiba then realized that being a page, with such a variety of things to do, was only the first step toward becom ing a knight As he followe d the servant and helped her set the dinner table, he whispered, “I’m on my way, Father! ” upplie He would have to _ highly “Thayve spoeken Each of the 12 units is based on a fun theme and includes: • • • • a story or article, a spelling list, spelling activities, grammar and punctuation exercises, • writing skills, and • test practice activity pages provide meaningful spelling and writing practice ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell Read the spellin g words noble throat smiling tomorrow program 55 spoken they’ve apply How many spellin g words did you find ? ©2005 by Evan-Mo Each theme ends with an assessment with questions presented in standardized test format UNIT Check off the & Write words you can find in the story approach or Corp • EMC 4541 obey knight variety • Spell & Write UNIT A Helping Page Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which sentence has correct capitalization? ❍ We saw the Movie a knight’s tale wednesday after class ❍ we saw the movie a Knight’s tale Wednesday after class ❍ We saw the movie A Knight’s Tale Wednesday after class _ _ _ Which sentence has correct capitalization? ❍ the story of king Arthur is an old English Legend ❍ The story of King Arthur is an old English legend ❍ The Story of king Arthur is an old English legend _ Which word best describes a knight? ❍ soldier ❍ servant ❍ squire _ Which word is spelled correctly? ❍ tomorow ❍ tommorow ❍ tomorrow 53 _ _ _ _ 10 _ 11 _ 12 _ Write the sentence correctly movies such as excalibur have aproched the topic of nobel Knites, _ 62 Writing: Christine Hood Content Editing: Marilyn Evans Sandi Johnson Copy Editing: Sonny Bennett Cathy Harber Art Direction: Cheryl Puckett Cover Design: Liliana Potigian Illustration: Jo Larsen Gary Mohrman Design/Production: Kathy Kopp EMC 4541 Congratulations on your purchase of some of the finest teaching materials in the world ASSESSMENT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Photocopying the pages in this book is permitted for single-classroom use only Making photocopies for additional classes or schools is prohibited For information about other Evan-Moor products, call 1-800-777-4362, fax 1-800-777-4332, or visit our Web site, www.evan-moor.com Entire contents © 2005 EVAN-MOOR CORP 18 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Monterey, CA 93940-5746 Printed in USA CPSIA: Worldcolor Dubuque, 2470 Kerper Boulevard, Dubuque, IA USA 52001 [1/2010] Thank you for purchasing an Evan-Moor e-book! 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(Unit 3) .23 Spelling Skills: Words with u (look) and ü (too); Compound Words; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory and Discrimination Reading Skills: Antonyms; Context Clues Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Common and Proper Nouns Writing Skills: Creative Story; Newspaper Article Test Your Skills 32 Lance Armstrong (Unit 4) 33 Spelling Skills: Different Endings; Plural Forms; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory Reading Skills: Word Meaning; Context Clues Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Present, Past, and Future Tense Verbs Writing Skills: Interview Questions; Acrostic Poem Test Your Skills 42 Tricks of the Trade (Unit 5) 43 Spelling Skills: Words with ar and or; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory Reading Skills: Synonyms; Context Clues; Sequencing Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Present, Past, and Future Tense Verbs Writing Skills: Description; Commercial Test Your Skills 52 A Helping Page (Unit 6) 53 Spelling Skills: Long o, i, and a; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory and Discrimination Reading Skills: Word Meaning; Context Clues Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Capitalizing Specific Names of People, Places, and Things Writing Skills: Personal Narrative; Journal Entry Test Your Skills 62 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Great Kid Inventors (Unit 7) .63 Spelling Skills: Digraphs ch, th, and wh; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory and Discrimination Reading Skills: Context Clues; Sequencing Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Direct Quotation Marks Writing Skills: Description; Opinion Test Your Skills 72 Pollution Problems (Unit 8) 73 Spelling Skills: Words with ie and ei; Suffixes –ly and –ness; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory Reading Skills: Word Meaning; Context Clues; Sequencing Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Naming Yourself Last (I and me) Writing Skills: List; Persuasive Paragraph Test Your Skills 82 Looks Can Be Deceiving (Unit 9) 83 Spelling Skills: Suffixes –ful and –ment; Silent Letters; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory Reading Skills: Word Meaning; Sequencing Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Using can or may Writing Skills: Descriptive Paragraph; Compare and Contrast Venn Diagram Test Your Skills 92 The Life of a Colonial Child (Unit 10) .93 Spelling Skills: Prefixes dis–, mis–, and un–; Words with f ; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory Reading Skills: Word Meaning; Context Clues; Sequencing Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Common Prepositions Writing Skills: Creative Story; Description Test Your Skills 102 The Sticky Truth (Unit 11) 103 Spelling Skills: Prefixes im–, in–, and pre–; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory and Discrimination Reading Skills: Word Meaning; Context Clues Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Commas in a Letter Writing Skills: Creative Story; Cinquain Test Your Skills 112 The Uninvited Guest (Unit 12) 113 Spelling Skills: Words Ending with –tion; Multisyllable Words; Spelling Theme Vocabulary; Visual Memory Reading Skills: Context Clues; Sequencing Grammar & Punctuation Skills: Double Negatives Writing Skills: Creative Story; Information on a Chart Test Your Skills 122 Record Form 123 Spelling Lists 125 Answer Key .133 Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Baseball by the Numbers Count along with these baseball numbers! Say the number before each item Home plate; ball in play; shortstop; team manager; pitcher’s mound Outfielders and basemen; strikes and “you’re out”; outs in an inning Games in a double-header; major leagues (American and National) Umpires; bases, which include home plate; infielders; balls to get a walk; runs scored in a grand slam home run Feet is the diameter of the on-deck circle; ounces is the weight of a baseball Feet is the length of the batter’s box Centimeters is the maximum thickness of a major league bat Centimeters is the width of the foul lines; feet is the distance from home plate to the back of the catcher’s box 10 Defensive players on the field; innings in a game Players on a team, with the designated hitter; inches is the height of the pitcher’s mound at the center Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story which another rough once trouble cousin until baseball batter field pitcher umpire How many spelling words did you find ? ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT Spelling Practice Skills: Spelling Words with Short u Sound Spelling Theme Vocabulary Read and Spell Copy and Spell Spell It Again! which another rough once trouble cousin until baseball batter 10 field 11 pitcher 12 umpire Visual Memory UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Word Hunt Skills: Matching Words with Their Meanings Write the spelling word for each definition which trouble batter another cousin field rough until pitcher once baseball umpire a game played with a bat and ball _ a piece of open land used for playing a game _ an official who rules on plays in baseball and other sports _ the child of your uncle or aunt _ the player who tries to hit the ball _ a difficult situation; a cause of difficulty _ one more of the same kind of thing; a different one _ in the past; one time _ not smooth; difficult _ 10 the baseball player who throws the ball to the batter _ 11 what one or ones _ 12 up to the time of _ â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write UNIT Can You Find It? Skills: Visual Memory Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly basball baseball baseboll cusine couzun cousin ruf ruogh rough trouble truble tourble picher pitchur pitcher feild field feeld once wuns onse unother anuther another which wich whach 10 untill until antil 11 bater battur batter 12 umpire umpier umpir UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 132 Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Answer Key Page Page Page Baseball by the Numbers Word Hunt Count along with these baseball numbers! Say the number before each item Home plate; ball in play; shortstop; team manager; pitcher’s mound Games in a double-header; major leagues (American and National) Feet is the diameter of the on-deck circle; ounces is the weight of a baseball 10 another cousin field rough until pitcher rough once trouble cousin until baseball batter field pitcher ruogh rough field trouble truble tourble picher pitchur pitcher feild field feeld once wuns onse unother anuther another which wich whach 10 untill until antil 11 bater battur batter 12 umpire umpier umpir one more of the same kind of thing; a different one _ another once _ _ rough pitcher _ which _ until _ 11 what one or ones another ruf a difficult situation; a cause of difficulty 12 up to the time of which cousin baseball umpire _ cousin _ batter _ trouble 10 the baseball player who throws the ball to the batter Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story baseboll couzun _ not smooth; difficult Can You Find It? Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly baseball _ in the past; one time Players on a team, with the designated hitter; inches is the height of the pitcher’s mound at the center Visual Memory basball a piece of open land used for playing a game the child of your uncle or aunt Defensive players on the field; innings in a game Skills: Matching Words with Their Meanings cusine _ the player who tries to hit the ball Skills: once baseball umpire a game played with a bat and ball an official who rules on plays in baseball and other sports Feet is the length of the batter’s box Centimeters is the maximum thickness of a major league bat Centimeters is the width of the foul lines; feet is the distance from home plate to the back of the catcher’s box which trouble batter Umpires; bases, which include home plate; infielders; balls to get a walk; runs scored in a grand slam home run Outfielders and basemen; strikes and “you’re out”; outs in an inning Write the spelling word for each definition umpire How many spelling words did you find ? UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Page UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Page Make Your Mark There are four types of sentences Each type requires specific ending punctuation Skills: Skills: Identifying the Four Types of Sentences Using Context Clues to Identify Missing Words Using Correct Ending Punctuation declarative—a statement—period (.) interrogative—a question—question mark ( ?) UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 10 What’s Missing? which trouble batter imperative—a command—period (.) another cousin field rough until pitcher Poetry Time Skills: Complete the story using six of the spelling words You may use the words more than once Writing Spelling Words Using Spelling Words in a Poem once baseball umpire Create an acrostic poem Write a word or phrase that starts with each letter in the topic word Use words in the story to help you B Responses will vary A exclamatory—strong feeling—exclamation point ( ! ) O Add the correct ending punctuation Then fill in the circle to name each type of sentence Invite your cousin to the game � declarative � interrogative � interrogative � imperative � exclamatory � imperative � exclamatory � interrogative � imperative How many players are on a baseball team � declarative � interrogative Throw that paper away � declarative � interrogative � interrogative He will be the last player to bat � declarative � imperative � exclamatory � imperative � exclamatory � interrogative � imperative � exclamatory That fly ball is coming right for your head � declarative � interrogative umpire field yelled, “Let’s play ball!” S E with his head hanging down B A L L pitcher threw the ball The batter had better luck His bat connected with The next baseball with a loud crack! The ball flew over the head of the pitcher and rolled to the fence at the back of the ballpark The batter ran around the bases and slid into home plate “Safe!” umpire called the the ! Look at that batter’s strong arms � declarative � exclamatory went to see batter swung and missed Three times he swung and missed The umpire yelled, batter walked off the field “You’re out!” The unhappy The � exclamatory cousin game They found their seats in the stands and waited all the players ran onto the ? � imperative ne sunny afternoon, George and his baseball for the game to begin Once the ! Wow, that pitcher threw a great fastball � declarative a ? When will the game begin � declarative ! � imperative � exclamatory ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT Page 11 UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 10 UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 12 Write It! Baseball by the Numbers Skills: Write a paragraph about a baseball game Make the game exciting! Describe who’s playing, what kind of day it is, and how the game turns out Use as many spelling words as you can Try to use all four types of sentences Use correct ending punctuation Using Spelling Words in an Original Composition Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Using Correct Ending Punctuation Which punctuation mark should go at the end of the sentence? George shouted, “Look out ” The Baseball Game � � � period (.) question mark (?) exclamation point (!) What type of sentence is this? Put the equipment in that box � � � Responses will vary declarative imperative exclamatory Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words Which word is spelled correctly? � field � feild � feeld Which one is a baseball official? � a batter � a pitcher � an umpire 10 11 12 Write the sentence correctly witch basebal picture is in truble for yelling at the empire Edit Your Work � � � _ Which baseball pitcher is in trouble for _ yelling at the umpire? I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 11 12 ASSESSMENT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 133 Page 13 Page 15 Page 16 A True American Hero Search for Words Harriet Tubman was born a slave on a plantation in Maryland The year was 1820 Her family raised her to be proud and strong Harriet had to work from daybreak to sundown Harriet dreamed of freedom She dreamed of a brighter future for her family Find and circle the spelling words Words can go across, down, or diagonally laid daybreak unusual In 1849, Harriet was able to escape to Philadelphia She used the Underground Railroad This was a network of escape routes The routes led slaves to freedom in the North Along the way, people helped hide the slaves They hid them in safe houses called stations Harriet wanted other slaves to have a better future, so she became a conductor for the Underground Railroad This meant she would lead groups of slaves to safety It was unusual for a woman to become a conductor But Harriet was not afraid She was a brave woman Harriet made 19 trips back to Maryland One was to help her whole family escape Other trips led slaves on dangerous journeys to freedom Harriet faced torture or even death if she was caught There was a $40,000 reward for her capture Despite these dangers, Harriet helped more than 300 slaves escape Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story laid raise station afraid daybreak able beautiful future unusual another oxygen How many spelling words did you find ? afraid future journey Skills: Visual Sequencing Words with Long a and Long u Spellings Recognizing Spelling Words Visual Discrimination UNIT Conjunction Function 13 afraid future journey ufrade afraid affrad jurney jornie journey L oxygen oxigen oxxygun footur future futtur beetuful G B V E C H Q B Y B X E I Q T L U N U S U A L A O E B L R C M T X J V B U R A P C R U C Z O C K A beautiful betifull T M Z C J A G X U J D R P rase rayze raise I S V K D I X R A I Q E T daybrake daybreak dabreake H B F Z T S N S S B H ununther another annothr U I U G D E E R R T M T I anusaul unnusuel unusual L M T F Y O F L O A A V O Z 10 stasion stayshon station L V U A P A L A U T G N S 11 laid layde lade A Q R C G V K I Z I Z A L 12 abel abell able K A E R B Y A D E O A C R Y B N W O X Y G E N Q H K S T X B R L C B T I B N Z Harriet Tubman led many slaves to freedom UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Skills: Skills: Using Conjunctions in Sentences Matching Words That Mean the Same 15 so 16 Word Match yet g d f k Circle the coordinating conjunction that best completes each sentence Tara likes reading, nor/but Manuel likes science Our journey was long, so/or we stopped to rest laid a dawn raise b lovely a l We could have pizza for dinner, but /or we could have hot dogs I want to be a nurse someday, nor/and I will help lots of people c the time to come d grow What you think makes a hero? Harriet Tubman was very brave She also put herself in harm’s way to help others Think of other things that make someone a hero Write at least five things on the certificate below Use some of the spelling words able h a long trip j unusual 10 another f a safe house for slaves c Harriet dreamed of freedom, and/but she dreamed of a brighter future Responses will vary g to have put or placed future e a different one b Neither Harriet but/nor her family liked the plantation What Makes a Hero? Writing an Opinion Piece afraid beautiful Harriet helped over 300 slaves, yet/so she was never caught Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Skills: station daybreak Manny studied Harriet Tubman, or/and I studied Abraham Lincoln UNIT Page 20 Write the letter of the word or phrase that means about the same as the spelling word One has been done for you • The coordinating conjunctions are: for station beautiful oxygen journey Coordinating conjunctions join words, phrases, and sentences nor raise able another X Page 18 or laid daybreak unusual Page 17 but Finding Words Circle the word that is spelled correctly in each row Spelling Theme Vocabulary â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write and station beautiful oxygen B F Harriet Tubman will always be remembered as a true American hero raise able another Skills: i a gas found in the air e j rare i 11 oxygen k frightened h 12 journey l capable laid daybreak unusual â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 17 Page 21 18 UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 20 UNIT raise able another station beautiful oxygen afraid future journey Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 22 Dear Hero Skills: A True American Hero Writing a Friendly Letter Write a letter to someone you think is a hero This person can be someone you know or someone you’ve read about What makes this person a hero? Think of specific heroic deeds this person has done Write to your hero, telling what you admire about him or her Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which word in this sentence is a conjunction? Frederick could not go to school, so he taught himself to read � � � Dear , read taught so Letters will vary � � � yet since nor Which word is spelled correctly? � jurny � journey � juorney Which word means “rare”? � afraid � beautiful � unusual Which one is the best conjunction to complete this sentence? Harriet was free, _ she continued to help other slaves You are my hero because Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words 10 11 12 _ _ Write the sentence correctly our unuseal jerney to the stashun began at dabrake Our unusual journey to the station _ _ began at daybreak ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 134 UNIT 21 22 ASSESSMENT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 23 Page 25 Imagination or Reality? Page 26 Spelling in Sentences Choose the correct spelling Write the word on the line You look up from the ground as lights flash in the gloomy sky Glowing balls dart high above the houses in your neighborhood You glance around to see if your friends noticed anything What you choose to do? Do you send out a news bulletin? “EVERYONE COME OUTSIDE! IT’S MY DUTY TO REPORT THAT I HAVE SEEN A UFO!” Well, the truth is, you probably are seeing things! However, you’re probably not seeing a UFO — an unidentified flying object In the United States, thousands of people report seeing UFOs But what almost everybody sees are really stars or bright planets The planet Venus is the planet most commonly mistaken for a UFO because it is so bright Or, people see meteors falling through the sky, weather balloons, airplane lights, or…flocks of birds! People see more UFOs during bad weather, like fog Even clouds in a bright orange sunset might be mistaken for UFOs _ The whole nahborhood/neighborhood was watching _ truth everybody neighborhood anything everyone outside sunset neighborhood everyone Everybody/Evrybodey was talking about it avoid truth _ Everybody It is our duty/duety to tell someone what we saw _ 11 should gloomy truth everyone Outside Did evryone/everyone see what I saw? _ something nobody false indoors shouldn’t seek cheerful 10 choice anything 11 reject avoid 12 UNIT 23 UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 25 Page 28 Common and Proper A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea Skills: Skills: Identifying Common and Proper Nouns Making Compound Words Alison Al’s Donuts Compound It! UNIT Lights in the Sky Writing a Creative Story every and body = everybody neighbor and hood = neighborhood Using Spelling Words in an Original Composition Finish this story, and describe what happens next What you see? Who or what comes out of the spacecraft? Use as many spelling words as you can O ne night while I was doing homework in my room, I heard strange noises outside I ran out to find a large disk with flashing lights hovering over my house! It was going to land right in my backyard! Many of the spelling words are compound words Use the words in the box to make as many compound words as you can Write them on the lines Mexico Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Skills: A compound word is made up of two or more different words friendship • A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea A proper noun begins with a capital letter 26 Page 30 Using Spelling Words • A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea country _ 12 frontier Page 27 store _ _ _ should anything avoid everyone sunset anything _ _ everybody truth _ _ outside should _ _ avoid _ gloomy _ duty _ choose _ neighborhood no one duty duty neighborhood sunset ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write girl choose everybody outside sunrise choose _ should We should/shud watch the news _ sunset The colors of the sunset/sunsit were lovely 12 Billy will not let enything/anything stand in his way duty How many spelling words did you find ? _ 10 Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story choose Opposites Attract Write the spelling word for each antonym given You can chuse/choose to believe that the flashing lights are UFOs So, chances are, there is a good explanation for most of the UFOs reported For the rest? They remain “unidentified”! gloomy Matching Words with Their Antonyms gloomy The sky was gray and glumey/gloomy The trooth/truth is, I think I saw a UFO! Or, you avoid your friends’ eyes and assume that you should have stayed in bed because you must be seeing things? Skills: Spelling in Context Visual Discrimination Outside/Oteside I saw bright, flashing lights in the sky No one could avoid/avoyd watching the amazing flashing lights Skills: any sun one Circle the common nouns Underline the proper nouns side set thing hood body neighbor every out in My best friend went to college in England Love Animal Shelter has lots of kittens Responses will vary Ms Chase showed us many strange flying objects Has Kurt ever seen Venus through his telescope? Leah was proud of her education The Smithsonian Institute has a special display on American symbols My happiness depends on making the Red Sox baseball team Dylan was filled with surprise when he entered the house anybody everything anyone inside anything neighborhood everybody outside everyone sunset Edit Your Work � � � ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 27 Page 31 28 UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 30 UNIT I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 32 Alien Sighting Skills: You are a newspaper reporter for your community of St Marcus An alien was spotted in farmer Max Brown’s cornfield Write a newspaper story about the incident Draw a “photo” of the alien in the box Imagination or Reality? Writing a Newspaper Article Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Creative Writing Which word is a proper noun? � meteor � planet � Venus Alien Sighting _ In which sentence are all the nouns capitalized correctly? � The Weather Balloon looked like a ufo � The weather balloon looked like a UFO � The Weather balloon looked like a UFO by St Marcus Responses will vary _ _ planet A visitor from another _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Which word means the opposite of “gloomy”? � cheerful � dreary � grateful Which word is spelled correctly? � neighberhod � nieghborhood � neighborhood _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 _ 12 _ Write the sentence correctly evrybody in the nayborhood went outsid to see the sonsit _ Everybody in the neighborhood went _ outside to see the sunset The Town Reporter UNIT _ _ 10 _ Sunday Edition â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words 31 32 ASSESSMENT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 135 Page 33 Page 35 Page 36 Lance Armstrong Crossword Challenge Complete the crossword puzzle using words from the spelling list quickest traveling countries carried surrounded people worried weaker friends Skills: Skills: Matching Words with Their Meanings Spelling Words with Different Endings Spelling Words with Different Endings finished exciting lives Past Tense Verbs Plural Forms Spelling Theme Vocabulary Would you like to earn your living riding a bike? To this, you’d have to ride your bike for hours and hours each day You’d have to ride up and down hills and mountains You’d have to be the quickest in the pack, even if you felt tired enough to be carried away on a stretcher! You would race against people from other countries because you’d be riding for the USA! Lance Armstrong rides his bike for a living In fact, he’s one of the best cyclists in the world He has had an exciting career riding for the USA The most famous cycling event is a month-long race called the Tour de France Riders from around the world compete, traveling 4,000 kilometers over mountains and hills Lance has raced in it ten times, and he has finished first six times! Across Down 10 11 more frail held human beings shut in on all sides fastest completed more than one life e c x pe o p c u i n t qu i c k es t r n g f i n e l i v e s Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story 10 worried finished surrounded weaker exciting countries people friends How many spelling words did you find ? l carried anxious thrilling places with their own governments moving along a course pals; companions wea k e r o ca r r i e d r i e e t su r r o u nd ed a v s h ed l i n g 11 lives Present, Past, Future The tense of a verb tells when an action occurs—present, past, or future 33 peepl peple travleng traveling travuling quikist quickest qwickest frends freinds friends carryed carried caried surrounded surounded serownded contries countrys countries lifes lives livs Write the past tense form of each spelling word f r i e n d s carried surrounded worried finished carry UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Skills: Skills: Identifying Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs Using Context Clues to Identify Missing Words Writing Spelling Words • present—the action is happening now 35 surround worry finish Write the plural form of each spelling word people friends lives countries person friend life Lance is riding in the race Playing Professionally quickest traveling countries Lance rode in the race yesterday A • future—the action is going to happen Lance will ride in the race next week carried surrounded people worried weaker friends countries thletes from UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Writing Interview Questions finished exciting lives Lance Armstrong is an inspiration to many people Lance beat cancer and came back to win many bike races He is a world champion cyclist Pretend you are going to interview Lance Armstrong What questions would you like to ask him? Write five interview questions Look back at the story to help you Responses will vary people show great exciting , perseverance Although being a professional athlete can be it also takes a lot of hard work present past traveling to surroundedby lots of different cities and games They are constantly Many people watched Lance Armstrong as he won the Tour de France race We will be traveling to France in the spring past future people friends they don’t know They also have the chance to make new But most importantly, they practice, practice, practice to be the best they can possibly be People will come to the Tour de France from different countries Jesse rode his bike in a motorcross race last year future Some past the present My friends will watch the race with me 10 We admire Lance Armstrong’s strength and perseverance spend their whole lives dreaming of playing professional sports They think they can be the strongest, past future people quickest , and the best simply by showing up to play They are lives mistaken! Professionals spend their their skills Just like Lance Armstrong, they are never Page 41 UNIT Edit Your Work � � � 38 working, not even after winning races or achieving other great goals 37 constantly working at finished present UNIT Professional athletes spend a lot of their time His sister Elena won a bike race last summer Responses will vary An Interview Skills: around the world compete in professional sports Like Lance Armstrong, these Write present, past, or future to tell when the action in the sentence takes place 36 Page 40 Complete the paragraph using the spelling words You may use a word more than once • past—the action already happened Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 40 UNIT I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 42 Poetry Time Lance Armstrong Skills: Create an acrostic poem Write a word or phrase that starts with each letter in the topic word Use words in the story to help you L A N C E people country UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write exciting Page 38 Fans surround Lance Armstrong wherever he goes weakre ecsiting 12 Page 37 The race in 1999 was one of the most exciting races I’ve seen weeker exsiting â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Armando competes in many bike races weaker 10 Lance learned an important lesson — if you keep trying, anything is possible! traveling Visual Memory But in 1996, Lance was worried He was diagnosed with cancer that had spread to his brain Lance got sicker and weaker, but he didn’t give up Surrounded by family and friends, he worked hard with the doctors to get better In 1997, he was healthy enough to start racing again In 1999, he won the Tour de France for the first time! It was a victory in the lives of cancer survivors everywhere quickest Find It! Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly Plural Forms Using Spelling Words in a Poem Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which verb is in the past tense? � carry � carried � will carry _ Which sentence is written in the future tense? � Tyler buys a new racing helmet � Tyler bought a new racing helmet � Tyler will buy a new racing helmet Responses will vary _ Which word means “fastest”? � carried � quickest � worried _ Which word is spelled correctly? � surrounded � surounded � surroundded _ Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words _ 10 11 12 Write the sentence correctly my frends are travelling to an ecsiting race this weekend My friends are traveling to an exciting _ _ race this weekend ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 136 UNIT 41 42 ASSESSMENT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 43 Page 45 Tricks of the Trade Complete the Sentences You’re listening to a radio commercial early in the morning Over the airwaves, you hear the sound of bacon frying You run to the kitchen to have bacon and eggs for breakfast This is exactly what advertisers are hoping you’ll Fill in the blanks with words from the spelling list early guarding different But, surprise! What you’re hearing is not really the sound of bacon frying Sound effects recording is done in a studio, not your kitchen And a sound engineer wants no grease near his microphones! Do you wonder how that “frying” sound is made? Jim Griffith, a sound engineer, isn’t guarding his secrets He uses the sound of falling rain to create that certain sizzling noise Jim breaks ordinary celery to capture the sound of colliding players in football commercials And how does he create the sound of boots marching through the mud? He empties a can of spaghetti into a large bowl, and then uses the can to “plop” through the pasta! wonder Many objects are used to make ordinary An surprise ordinary remember Skills: Skills: Using Context Clues to Find Missing Words Matching Words with Their Synonyms Writing Spelling Words wonder large thirsty Tic-Tac-Know Find and circle the spelling word in each puzzle Then draw a line across, down, or diagonally to match the words that have the same meaning The first one has been done for you early late silent large little final beginning tired huge fuzzy quiet night evening first giant small scary You might feel different funny angry surprise awful ordinary special excite amaze understand difficult average less astonish allow calm sorrowful common single similar precise old quarding leading making different various assorted strange exact familiar sounds bowl of spaghetti can be used to make the sounds thirsty when you hear a soda commercial early morning ? Do you remember how Jim made the sound of sizzling bacon? Jim tends to surprise people with his tricks The large dog is guarding the house There are certain sounds that cause people to feel scared What is the purpose of the commercial? Do you like the sound of bacon frying in the Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story surprise wonder 10 expecting protecting hiding finding choosing watching travel hungry small recall think remember chance worry remind fix handle marvel imagine repair challenge guess guarding certain ordinary large guess different purpose remember thirsty wonder How many spelling words did you find ? weak where sound effects come from? of boots in mud Remember Jim Griffith the next time you hear a soda commercial, and ask yourself, “What sound is really making me feel so thirsty?” morning morning certain purpose Do you ever Jim needs many different objects on hand in his studio He never knows what other purpose something might have Plastic wrap? “You can wrap a sandwich with it, or crumple it to make the sound of a bonfire,” Jim says early Page 46 12 UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 43 Page 47 UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 45 Page 48 Verb Tenses The tense of a verb tells when an action occurs—present, past, or future Skills: Skills: Identifying Correct Verb Tense Visual Sequencing early guarding different Jim creates sound effects • past—the action already happened Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp morning certain purpose Favorite Adjectives Skills: Writing a Description Draw a picture of your favorite food Then write a descriptive paragraph about it Think of the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of this food Think of how it feels in your mouth Is it crunchy or soft? Is it spicy or sweet? Use as many colorful adjectives as you can Find and circle the spelling words Words can go across, down, or diagonally • present—the action is happening now UNIT Page 50 Word Search Recognizing Spelling Words 46 surprise ordinary remember wonder large thirsty Jim created sound effects in his studio yesterday • future—the action is going to happen Jim will create more sound effects next week Circle the correct verb tense to complete each sentence Then write PR for present, PA for past, and F for future Jenny now watched/watches a lot of commercials PR F PA PR PA She will write/writes an advertisement for extra credit next week She finally will decide/decided to write about pizza What kinds of advertisements you like/liked? Have you ever bought/buy something based on an ad? P A Z C A B W L G T J E G B C I O R D I N A R Y D A C M D B H S C L E V G T I R Q M K T P N P N W R S E L E I O L M T Q I T M U D R F Y J F R N A W D K J R Y I Z K D F N O E R L Y P X C H D P G E I T A X G R Z J E T R I H R What made/will make you want to buy that silly gift for Jason last week? N U D N I E X W O N D E R E Did the item you bought have/will have what the ad promised? G H J S K I G C E R T A I N PA PA D F E M C Q V R W L K Q M T R E M E M B E R V E Z G P D L J N S H V I P U R P O S E PA PR Last week, we look/looked at ads that made us hungry or thirsty Yesterday I promise/promised to make a new commercial 10 Some ads tell us we were/will be more popular if we use certain products _ Responses will vary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F Edit Your Work â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write � � � UNIT 47 Page 51 48 UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 50 UNIT I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 52 Why You Should Buy It Skills: Tricks of the Trade Writing a Commercial Pretend you have just been asked to advertise a food product for a radio station Write the commercial for it Explain in detail why people should buy this product Will it make them look or feel good? Is it tasty to eat? Will it keep people healthy? Will it make them better in sports or school? Make your commercial creative and exciting! Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which sentence is written in past tense? � Terrance eats pizza for lunch � Kylie made a sandwich for lunch � Mom makes cookies every weekend COMMERCIAL ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write _ _ Which sentence is written in future tense? � For breakfast, Mia is going to bake blueberry muffins � Alonzo eats eggs and cereal every morning � Britney refused to eat vegetables with dinner Responses will vary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Which word means “ordinary”? � special � unusual � common Which word is spelled correctly? � surprize � surprise � serprise Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ 11 _ 12 _ Write the sentence correctly erley yesterday morening I head diferent sounds that made me feel thurste Early yesterday morning, I heard different sounds that made me feel thirsty UNIT 51 52 ASSESSMENT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 137 Page 53 Page 55 Page 56 A Helping Page Word Puzzles As seven-year-old Archibald walked slowly to prolong his approach to the castle, he remembered the words his noble father had spoken to him: “Obey the knights and listen well to those who teach you In this way, you’ll achieve your goal.” His heart in his throat, Archibald entered the castle Find the misspelled words in the sentences Write them correctly on the lines Smieline Archibald would obay every command Smiling “You’re Archibald?” asked a smiling servant “They’ve already begun their studies.” obey Tommarrow he would meet the gallant night “Studies? I’m here to be a page to a knight One day, I’ll be a knight,” he stated proudly Tomorrow “As a page, you’ll errands for the knights and others, but you must also study manners, reading, writing, religion, and music.” Skills: Skills: Words with Long o, Long i, and Long a Spellings Matching Words with Their Meanings approach throat tomorrow Visual Discrimination apply knight “I thought I’d be helping the knights with their swords!” variety “Thayve spoeken highly of you,” Archibald was told They’ve “Tomorrow you’ll start a program of exercise so that you can lift the swords! You’ll learn to be brave and to fight But first you must apply yourself to all of your lessons Then when you turn fifteen, you can become a squire, the one who helps a knight get dressed in armor and hands him his weapons.” spoken On his aproche to the castle, he heard his nobel father’s words approach noble The difficult proggeram left a lump in Archibald’s throte program Archibald then realized that being a page, with such a variety of things to do, was only the first step toward becoming a knight As he followed the servant and helped her set the dinner table, he whispered, “I’m on my way, Father!” throat Responses will vary noble spoken obey throat smiling they’ve knight tomorrow program apply variety obey knight variety to cause to work or with care and attention _ _ to have talked or said words aloud _ the passage between the mouth and the esophagus and lungs _ spoken throat tomorrow variety the day after today _ a selection of different things _ a medieval soldier who defended a kingdom 11 to follow orders knight they’ve approach _ smiling _ obey 12 belonging to a powerful social class that has titles _ to move nearer _ _ _ 10 having a happy facial expression apply program a short form of they have Write a sentence using the words they’ve and variety Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story spoken they’ve apply a schedule or plan for doing something Write a sentence using the words knight and obey approach noble smiling program He would have to upplie himself to a varity of tasks Word Hunt Write the spelling word for each definition Spelling Theme Vocabulary noble 12 How many spelling words did you find ? UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 53 Page 57 UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write 55 Page 58 Correcting for Capitals Use a capital letter to begin: Skills: Skills: Correcting for Capital Letters Using Context Clues to Identify Missing Words Writing Complete Sentences • the first word of a sentence • the names of specific people, places, and things What’s Missing? Writing Complete Sentences approach throat tomorrow • the names of days of the week, months of the year, and holidays • the names of nationalities and languages • the titles used with names of persons UNIT noble smiling program T Achievements Skills: Writing a Personal Narrative spoken they’ve apply obey knight variety Archibald will have to work very hard to become a knight What have you worked hard to achieve? Is there a sport, school subject, or hobby at which you work hard to improve? Is there a special goal you’re trying to achieve? Write about it below Describe the specific things you have done or will to achieve this goal noble king His name was King Arnold smiling , but one thing made him here once was a Responses will vary _ _ King Arnold was always happy and have you ever heard of king arthur of england? very unhappy He did not like the training every page received The king worried Have you ever heard of King Arthur of England? variety that the young boys were not given enough program obey he ruled an english kingdom called camelot He ruled an English kingdom called Camelot They’ve to needed a new Read the story of King Arthur, Queen Gwenevere, and Lancelot in their training led such a hard life and have had orders night and day The king thought that seven-year-old boys should have some fun King Arnold decided that each read the story of king arthur, queen gwenevere, and lancelot approach knight to his training techniques From now on, the knights were to be a little kinder to the pages The king had spoken in november, right before thanksgiving, we’re having a medieval day to the knights about this problem before, but they didn’t seem to follow his advice King Arnold gathered his knights together The kind king cleared In November, right before Thanksgiving, we’re having a medieval day throat his He told his proud soldiers that they were to give their pages one hour of playtime a day He explained that the boys would this saturday, my friend jason and i will practice our courtly manners Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 60 Complete the paragraphs using the spelling words Rewrite the sentences using correct capitalization 56 apply themselves much better if they were shown a little kindness The knights looked This Saturday, my friend Jason and I will practice our courtly manners startled, but the king had to be firm He ordered that this new rule would begin tomorrow you think the king of spain has a story of his own camelot? Do you think the king of Spain has a story of his own Camelot? The knights bowed before their king They made a pledge of kindness to their UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write pages The pages smiled broadly, as did King Arnold 57 Page 61 UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 60 UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 62 A Day in the Life of a Page noble smiling program spoken they’ve apply A Helping Page Skills: Writing a Journal Entry Pretend you are Archibald You have just finished a hard day’s work studying to become a squire, and then a knight Write a journal entry about your day What did you do? Who did you meet? What did you learn? Describe your feelings and impressions Use as many spelling words as you can approach throat tomorrow 58 obey knight variety Creative Writing Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Using Spelling Words in an Original Composition Which sentence has correct capitalization? � We saw the Movie a knight’s tale wednesday after class � we saw the movie a Knight’s tale Wednesday after class � We saw the movie A Knight’s Tale Wednesday after class Responses will vary _ _ _ Which sentence has correct capitalization? � the story of king Arthur is an old English Legend � The story of King Arthur is an old English legend � The Story of king Arthur is an old English legend _ Which word best describes a knight? _ � � � soldier servant squire Which word is spelled correctly? � tomorow � tommorow � tomorrow _ _ _ _ 10 _ 11 _ 12 _ Write the sentence correctly Edit Your Work � � � _ Movies such as Excalibur have approached the topic of noble knights I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 138 movies such as excalibur have aproched the topic of nobel knites I used complete sentences UNIT 61 62 ASSESSMENT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 63 Page 65 Page 66 Great Kid Inventors Word Search T homas Edison invented the electric light bulb, and sixth-grader Zachary Anglin improved it He didn’t like being stuck in the dark when a light bulb burned out, so he invented a new light bulb It has two filaments, although one is thicker than the other When the first one burns out, the other one provides a dim light, warning you to change the bulb Fill in the missing letters to make spelling words c h x c decided special example dangerous device chasing stretches thought How many spelling words did you find ? t h h ought w i a ile c e ange c Spelling Words with Digraphs ch, th, wh Spelling Theme Vocabulary Spelling Theme Vocabulary Visual and Auditory Memory Using Context Clues to Find Missing Words W awhile 11 UNIT 63 Page 67 h Quote Me “Tim, did you read about Michael Abbott’s invention?” Mom asked I P A R O C D A S H U C H I T U H O N G E R h D R E A E Y N X E O U S S A X Skills: Using Quotation Marks and Commas Correctly Visual Discrimination I H R E T Z E C E H M A H T A U W C U H A N S A M R S S I U C A R P P O P T B R V I T W N W A E A L H S E V E N O G E H C M E O D A R F N G E X A I R X U G T H O U G H T R A L X G S E L I E P A W G L A E H R O D E C I D E D O I J A O Y E X S A P L E U W H Edison device decided thought for others example device might you invent? chasing special change change awhile electric light would be a great invention stretches thought stretches example thought about what you would like to decided Just the the imagination! awhile of all the possibilities children special stretches though thought though not everyone is a genius, each of us can still help change the world Even decided change children chasing 65 66 UNIT change though example stretches though decided dangerous thought example special device awhile Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 70 Secret Code My Simple Invention Skills: of the Writing Complete Sentences Rewrite each sentence Add quotation marks where needed Use correct capitalization special awhile UNIT Write the letter that stands for each number to discover six spelling words Using Spelling Words children Think in your life N O inventors are a good dangerous children L â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Skills: Children decided Page 68 A quotation is the exact words a person says Quotation marks ( “ ” ) are placed before and after a speaker’s exact words The first word inside the quotation marks begins with a capital letter Which Word? Fill in each blank with the correct word What kind of c devi Skills: Spelling Words with Digraphs ch, th, wh Now, find and circle the spelling words in the word search Words can go across, down, or diagonally ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write c stret es h spe al h Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story though i ildren Six-year-old Suzanna Goodin loved her cats But she hated cleaning the cat food off the spoon after she fed them She thought about it awhile She invented a spoon-shaped cracker that the cats could eat! Now that’s a great invention! children t ough de ded c u danger s a e mple Children just like you are solving everyday problems For example, fifth-grader Carly Tebelman knows it can be dangerous when kids play in their driveways They often run into the street chasing after balls So she invented a device that uses a net and two posts It stretches across the driveway and catches runaway balls change o asing Inventors come in all sizes Michael Abbott was in kindergarten when he decided to help his grandpa, whose hands shook Michael made a special wire and Velcro® glove The glove helps his grandpa hold a coffee cup and a razor for shaving Skills: Writing a Description Using Spelling Words in an Original Composition 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Michael Abbott, Carly Tebelman, and Suzanna Goodin all invented simple devices to improve their daily lives Think of something you could invent to help make your or your family’s life easier Think of a device that could help around the house It could help with cooking, cleaning, homework, laundry, gardening, or anything you choose Name your new invention Describe how this device would improve your daily life Draw a picture of your new invention, too a c d e g h i l m n o p r s t u v w x _ dad, did you know that children invent things? Sam asked “Dad, did you know that children invent things?” Sam asked d c a n 10 g e h i l r 13 o u d r e n 11 16 s 14 suzanna Goodin invented a special feeding spoon for cats, Lilly said “Suzanna Goodin invented a special feeding spoon for cats,” Lilly said 13 10 Lilly reported to the class i think Thomas Edison was a great inventor Lilly reported to the class, “I think Thomas Edison was a great inventor.” s 14 15 t 13 r e t c t h o u g h x a m 12 p e c i a 15 h e s 14 What special device might you create? Mr Taylor asked the class “What special device might you create?” Mr Taylor asked the class 15 11 16 t 15 l e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ carly Tebelman made it safer for kids to play in their driveways, I said “Carly Tebelman made it safer for kids to play in their driveways,” I said e If you think awhile, Mr Taylor replied, you might change the world “If you think awhile,” Mr Taylor replied, “you might change the world.” â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 67 Page 71 68 12 UNIT p l Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 70 UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 72 My Favorite Invention Skills: Great Kid Inventors Writing an Opinion Which invention of the 20th century you think is the most important? Television? Computers? Airplanes? Write your favorite invention on the top line Then give four reasons why you think this invention is the best Writing Supporting Details Find the correct answer Fill in the circle In which sentence are quotation marks, capital letters, and commas used correctly? Invention � � Responses will vary � _ _ � � _ � _ “We decided to try to improve Edison’s light bulb,” Lisa told me We decided to try to improve Edison’s light bulb” Lisa told me “we decided to try to improve Edison’s light bulb, Lisa told me Which word describes a piece of equipment that does a particular job? _ � � � _ change device example Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words 10 Which word is spelled correctly? � � � _ 11 specal specail special 12 Write the sentence correctly Edit Your Work this spesial devise is too danjerus for young childrun I used complete sentences _ This special device is too dangerous _ for young children I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write “brian I can help you with your science project after dinner, Mom said “Brian, I can help you with your science project after dinner,” Mom said Brian, I can help you with your science, project after dinner” Mom said In which sentence are quotation marks, capital letters, and commas used correctly? _ � � � s 14 19 UNIT 71 72 ASSESSMENT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 139 Page 73 Page 75 Pollution Problems Page 76 Spelling in Sentences The biologist hurried She had to get one last water sample before darkness fell She was testing the water in the rivers that led to the ocean Her job was to figure out the cause of all the bacteria in the sea at nearby beaches She lifted out the last bucket of water She looked angrily at the garbage that filled the pail Used diapers, old clothes, and pieces of a tire were in the dirty water “Don’t people realize that everything they throw onto the street gets washed into storm drains and rivers that lead right into the ocean?” she said aloud “It’s just like a trash chute to the beach!” Choose the correct spelling Write the word on the line My father is a plant boligist/biologist biologist Darknis/Darkness settled over the beach Darkness Skills: Skills: Spelling Words with ie and ei Spelling Words with ie and ei Suffixes –ly and –ness Suffixes –ly and –ness Spelling Theme Vocabulary Spelling Theme Vocabulary Visual Memory Matching Words with Their Meanings Spelling Words in Context We saw pieces/peces of trash in the ocean The biologist felt sadness weigh down her heart She worried about the ocean animals as she walked back to the beach But when she got there, she was filled with happiness A crew of students and teachers from a nearby elementary school were carrying bags of trash to the trash cans They had spent their afternoon cleaning the beach! pieces Matching Meanings Fill in the missing letters to make spelling words i e i p ces e f rce i e i worr i e d darkn e s s th r e hurr d l y o g e l i l w gh po _ ution p i l y exact hap ness biol ist angri Staci hurryed/hurried to pick up what she could hurried Draw a line to match each definition with a spelling word Everyone should throw there/their trash in trash cans their Sewage has caused polution/pollution on some beaches pollution The biologist smiled at their kindness As she spoke with the teacher, the fifth-graders gathered around them With fierce grins on their faces, the students shouted, “We must stamp out pollution!” precisely happiness belonging to them hurried rushed their strong or extreme angrily anxious or uneasy exactly materials that hurt the environment pieces small bits pollution Scientists are worried/worreied about pollution worried Fighting pollution has become a feirce/fierce battle fierce “Exactly,” agreed the biologist Do you know exackly/exactly how you can help? exactly Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story 10 We can bring hapeness/happiness to ocean animals biologist hurried darkness pieces weigh worried their fierce pollution happiness gladness biologist person who studies life worried in a very upset way fierce angrily 11 Let’s wiegh/weigh these aluminum cans for recycling happiness weigh exactly 12 We looked angrily/angriley at the trash on the shore 12 angrily How many spelling words did you find ? UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 73 Page 77 75 UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Page 78 Naming Yourself Name yourself last when you are talking about another person and yourself Keri and I picked up trash at the park Skills: Skills: Identifying How and Where to Name Yourself in a Sentence Visual Sequencing Rewrite each sentence so you are naming yourself Use the word I or me The first one has been done for you Skills: Writing a List Find and circle the spelling words Words can go across, down, or diagonally biologist pieces their Using the Words I and Me Mario went to the trash dump with Keri and me Writing Complete Sentences UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 80 Word Search Recognizing Spelling Words 76 hurried weigh fierce darkness worried pollution Solving the Pollution Problem What steps can you take to solve the pollution problem? Maybe you can recycle items or pick up trash on the playground Make a list of ten things you can at home and at school to help reduce pollution in your community Take your list with you and check off each item as you it angrily happiness exactly What I Can Do B You collected empty bottles with Jason Jason and I collected empty bottles E L C O V B Q S A J N E _ Responses will vary O Z I N U P S S E N K R A D E H R O V G K A M V T B S K X I M S L W B F I E R C E M A _ S B Q T O Q A O R P A L D C _ S G Mom took you and your sister to the recycling plant Mom took my sister and me to the recycling plant You are taking dance lessons with your best friend My best friend and I are taking dance lessons The team gave you and Terrance special awards The team gave Terrance and me special awards The bus driver dropped off you, Tham, and Kris at the beach The bus driver dropped off Tham, Kris, and me at the beach _ A A U R P H I W N V Q E K D B R I I M E B G I H L _ N X K W I L E S H S R G Y Y T _ I C N Y E D C A T N I C R F P P R I D M E K C E L F H O P O F V B R S Y W I Y Q U J L A J T U N O I T U L L O P H H U R R I E D J T U V C I Y A Z H N D T K N U E P W G _ _ _ 10 _ You and Tham are collecting water samples Tham and I are collecting water samples UNIT ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 77 Page 81 UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 80 UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 82 Stop Pollution Now! Skills: What happens to ocean animals if the water is polluted? What happens to the air when it is filled with chemicals from smoke and car exhaust? What happens to all the paper and plastic we throw away? Write a persuasive paragraph, telling people why they must stop pollution now! Explain your viewpoint Provide specific details and at least one example to support your viewpoint Use as many spelling words as you can biologist pieces their 78 hurried weigh fierce darkness worried pollution Pollution Problems Writing a Persuasive Paragraph Using Spelling Words in a Composition Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which sentence is written correctly? � Jordan and me hurried to the store � Jordan and I hurried to the store � Me and Jordan hurried to the store angrily happiness exactly Which sentence is written correctly? � Dad gave me and Staci exactly ten dollars � Dad gave Staci and I exactly ten dollars � Dad gave Staci and me exactly ten dollars Responses will vary Which word means “precisely”? � fiercely � happily � exactly Which word is spelled correctly? � peices � pieces � peises Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ 11 _ 12 _ Write the sentence correctly Edit Your Work � � � I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 140 sam and I huried to pick up the pieses of trash in thier backyard Sam and I hurried to pick up the pieces _ _ of trash in their backyard I used complete sentences UNIT 81 82 ASSESSMENT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 83 Page 85 Looks Can Be Deceiving Page 86 Crossword Challenge On the island of Sumatra grows a wonderful flower that is so rare it is protected by the government It has no leaves, no stem, and no roots It spends most of its life as tiny threads, hidden inside the limbs of a plant called the Tetrastigma It uses the Tetrastigma’s food and water for itself This flower is called the Rafflesia It is the largest and heaviest flower in the world But you can only see it when the bud (which is the size of a dinner plate) bursts through the host’s bark You must have patience if you want to see the flower bloom It takes nine months for the Rafflesia to open When it does, you won’t believe your eyes! This red blossom with a white-spotted design is three feet across (the size of a car’s tire) In addition, it weighs fifteen pounds! Complete the crossword puzzle using words from the spelling list island patience mission wonderful design caution government addition plentiful Skills: Skills: Spelling Words with Suffixes –ful and –ment Spelling Words with Suffixes –ful and –ment Words with Silent Letters limbs predicament successful Spelling Theme Vocabulary Visual Memory However, if you get close to the Rafflesia, you will be in quite a predicament Your mission should be to approach this flower with caution The Rafflesia smells like rotten meat! Even though it’s smelly, its nectar is plentiful The flower produces several gallons, which attract hordes of flies that pollinate it After three to four days of successful life, the flower disintegrates into a black, slimy mess! Matching Words with Their Meanings Across Down something more calmness in the face of difficulty the people who rule or govern a country or state a special job or task; goal existing in large amounts 10 remarkable; amazing 11 branches of a plant or tree 12 a piece of land surrounded by water carefulness; watchfulness the shape or style of something good or favorable Words with Silent Letters Spelling Theme Vocabulary Visual Memory C AD D I U T I P O R R NME N D M I S C U L A L IMB E S L A N D T S D U P A T I E N C E C S C I G O V E S N S P L E N T I F U WON D E R F U L Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story island wonderful government limbs patience design addition predicament mission caution plentiful successful How many spelling words did you find ? 10 I 12 12 UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write 83 Page 87 T I O N Can or May? 11 T • Use can to tell that someone is able to something Visual Sequencing Writing Complete Sentences Recognizing Spelling Words addition aditiun mishon misiun lims limmbs limbs island illand ilund plentyfil plentiful pluntifel government govurment govrmint pasince patiense patience wunderfull wonderful 11 perdicamint predicament predeciment 12 design dezine designe ful = full of; to have ment = action or process; result of a specific action full of wonder S to have success result of a difficult situation 85 UNIT 86 wonderful government successful predicament process of governing UNIT Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 90 island patience mission Min can research about rare plants addision mission S I ON wonderful design caution Appearance v Reality Skills: Find and circle the spelling words Words can go across, down, or diagonally • Use may to ask or give permission to something sucseful Write spelling words based on the meanings of these suffixes: Word Search Skills: Using can and may Correctly caution successful â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Skills: catiun 10 wondurfil Page 88 Some words are easily confused Take care to use the following words correctly causion sucessful a difficult situation Spell Check Circle the word in each row that is spelled correctly government addition plentiful Writing a Descriptive Paragraph limbs predicament successful The Rafflesia plant is a good example of how looks can be deceiving An animal’s looks can be deceiving, too For example, a skunk looks beautiful and friendly, but when it is threatened, it might spray you with a horrible scent Think of another animal that looks beautiful, but in reality, is dangerous Name the animal and write a paragraph about it Describe how it looks and how it acts Draw a picture of the animal May I go to the library with you? Write can or may to complete each sentence correctly I can May Sometimes you Jessica says you I can can may This rare flower May see that looks are deceiving join her on the mission barely make out the design on that flower The government says you A plant my garden without any help I come to the garden store with you? may can not grow this flower grow only on the island of Sumatra we take pictures of this giant Rafflesia bud? Write a sentence using the word can Responses will vary P R D I T S Q A F J B S E L I I D B U R S M I K E C L N C O A M I T E U N A C C S F S T H L P A G R E M K I C I D N C Q N A H X L B G E L M E O E C D I E C U N S S U D D E A M I C D N F O L K E B J D N G J Q R I Q F I I R S L E P R I I E S A U T F D O I S R Z E P D S X L N T N V S F B H N G M G N I E H Q A A C S N D B S O M J A L P A D D I T I O N W G F C P Responses will vary E Write a sentence using the word may Edit Your Work Responses will vary UNIT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write � � � 87 Page 91 88 UNIT Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 90 UNIT I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 92 Compare & Contrast Rafflesia • Largest and heaviest flower in the world • Has no leaves, stem, or roots • Bud of flower is the size of a dinner plate • Takes nine months Responses to blossom will vary • Red blossom with spotted design • Blossom feet across and weighs 15 pounds • Smells like rotten meat Looks Can Be Deceiving Skills: Using a Venn Diagram The Rafflesia is a big red flower with a white-spotted design Instead of smelling sweet, it smells like rotten meat! This plant has no leaves or stem, and the flower turns into a slimy black mess after a few days Compare and contrast this flower with another flower you know, like a sunflower, daisy, or rose Write details about the Rafflesia in the left circle Write details about your other flower in the right circle Write the things these flowers have in common in the center section Comparing and Contrasting Information Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which sentence uses can or may correctly? � Can you smell the stench of rotten meat? � May you smell the stench of rotten meat? Which sentence uses can or may correctly? � You may not bring those flowers into the greenhouse � You can not bring those flowers into the greenhouse My flower: Which word means a “difficult situation”? � caution � patience � predicament Which word is spelled correctly? � sucessful � successful � sussessful Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words Responses will vary 10 11 12 Write the sentence correctly the wunderfol flowers on the illand are plentyfull The wonderful flowers on the island are plentiful â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 91 92 ASSESSMENT â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 141 Page 93 Page 95 Page 96 The Life of a Colonial Child Super Prefixes The life of a colonial child was rough, but not lonely Families were large because there had to be enough children to help with chores Children began doing physical labor after their sixth birthday Look at the meanings of these prefixes Based on their meanings, write the spelling words for the definitions below: dis = lack of; opposite They had few free moments to misbehave Boys had to rise before school to bring in firewood, feed the pigs, and water the horses After school, they had to pick berries, gather vegetables, shell corn, and put yarn on spools unimportant disagree Skills: Spelling Words with Prefixes dis–, mis–, and un– Spelling Words with Prefixes dis–, mis–, and un– Words with f Sound Words with f Sound Matching Words with Their Meanings Spelling Theme Vocabulary Writing Definitions _ not able not important opposite of please to understand incorrectly opposite of agree We might disagree with the way children had to eat their meals As they stood quietly behind the adults, food was passed back to them They ate quickly, and then left the table un = not unable misunderstand misbehave unable _ unimportant _ disappoint _ misunderstand _ disagree _ to behave badly Learning to read and write was considered unimportant for girls Most were unable to go to school with their brothers They worked hard at home so as not to disappoint their parents Girls had to pick feathers off live geese for stuffed pillows, mend clothes, spin thread, weave baskets, iron, milk the cows, make brooms, feed the chickens, gather eggs, and churn butter fragile few physical misbehave unimportant unable stuffed disagree How many spelling words did you find ? few unable misunderstand rough unable We might disugre with how colonial children were raised disagree Living in colonial times could be ruff _ Many children were unabel to attend school _ Few enough stuffed Children did not want to dissapoint their parents _ disappoint After six years of age, children began doing phisicall labor. physical _ I dissagre with the idea that it was unnimportent for girls to read and write unimportant disagree _ Write a sentence using the word misbehave Responses will vary Write a sentence using the word fragile Responses will vary misunderstand 12 93 Page 97 UNIT 10 â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write 95 Page 98 Preposition Puzzler A preposition is a word that shows how two words or ideas are related to each other Here are some common prepositions: at during on upon fragile unimportant disagree _ disappear UNIT 10 around down off under enough misbehave stuffed Girls plucked goose feathers to make stufed pillows _ â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write after between inside toward rough physical disappoint Fue children had enuf time to play all day long _ mistreat enough Write It Right Circle the misspelled words in the sentences Write them correctly on the lines _ dishonest uncomfortable rough above beside in to Writing Complete Sentences to spell incorrectly not happy opposite of honest not comfortable _ to treat badly _ opposite of appear _ misspell unhappy Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story about below from through Spelling in Context Now, use the meanings above to help you write meanings for these words with prefixes But don’t misunderstand—colonial children did have fun! They played hopscotch, tag, and hide-and-seek They made toys, like fragile cornhusk dolls and wooden tops At night, families spent time singing together, telling stories, and playing games disappoint mis = incorrectly; badly misbehave disappoint Skills: Skills: Skills: Identifying and Using Prepositions Visual Sequencing Word Search rough physical disappoint behind for over with UNIT 10 Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 100 enough misbehave stuffed My Colonial Story Skills: Writing a Creative Story Find and circle the spelling words Words can go across, down, or diagonally Recognizing Spelling Words 96 fragile unimportant disagree few unable misunderstand Using Spelling Words in a Composition rough physical disappoint enough misbehave stuffed fragile unimportant disagree few unable misunderstand Pretend you are a colonial boy or girl Write about a typical day in your life What you for fun? What kinds of chores you do? Use as many spelling words as you can Circle the prepositions in this paragraph Hint: There are 18 prepositions I n colonial times, children did not have TVs or M C D F A P H Y S I C A L I Z Y B E Z U G J Y E Z A S E F K Z W N M I V L X F U N I M P O R T A N T F R H J N H M A N U A O N E X Z K I R G M computers During the day, they created their own games Children rolled a big wooden hoop from one place to another They played another game called “nine pins.” This game is N M I S D H G U E G like bowling For this game, they rolled a ball across the lawn The ball rolled toward the pins and knocked them down Children had sack races up and down the country roads They played leapfrog with their friends It was funny watching kids jump over and between each other Of course, colonial M L C B Y M I S O R E Y M S C D H Y U P P L S X M I Z T E Z G C P H E I children swam and fished in lakes and rivers If the weather T J M L I D U H F J A Y D was bad, they played inside the house They made toys such A U N A B L E F B X S S D as dolls and tops After dinner, the children crawled under N A Y B N F D I S A their blankets After all, they had worked and played hard D I S A G R E E U E D X Y that day C M N D A L U N I M D F A F Z G Responses will vary Edit Your Work � � � ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 10 97 Page 101 98 Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 100 UNIT 10 I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 102 Toys and Games The Life of a Colonial Child Skills: Writing a Description Pretend you are a colonial child You have no TV or computer Most of your toys are handmade Put on your creative thinking cap to invent your own toy or game Think of something you can make with your hands using simple items such as string, yarn, wood, or clay Describe your toy If you invent a game, write the rules of the game below Give your toy or game a name and explain why it is fun! â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 10 Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which of these words is a preposition? � said � upon � friend _ Responses and _ drawings will vary _ _ _ Draw a picture of your toy or game 142 UNIT 10 I used complete sentences In which sentence is the preposition underlined? � � � Jenny carried the kitten inside her pocket Jenny carried the kitten inside her pocket Jenny carried the kitten inside her pocket Which prefix belongs with the word behave? � dis � mis � un Which word is spelled correctly? � phisical � physcal � physical 10 11 12 Write the sentence correctly i hope you’re not too frajil because there are a feu ruogh trails ahead I hope you’re not too fragile because _ _ there are a few rough trails ahead 101 102 ASSESSMENT 10 Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 103 Page 105 Page 106 The Sticky Truth Make a Match In prehistoric times, people couldn’t hop on a bicycle and ride to the market to buy a pack of gum That didn’t prevent them from enjoying their own version of “chewing gum.” But it was much more inconvenient than it is today! Write the letter of the definition that matches each spelling word c f j prehistoric unhistoric Visual Memory unconvenient biconvenient achieve a result h d to bring into a place or country a e belonging to a time before from elsewhere import f another name for a car inconsiderate g not useful or easy to inconvenient h another name for a tornado portable i to stop something from bicycle precycle autocycle imconsiderate inconsiderate unconsiderate unvent prevent imvent inport unport import preview unview biview inmobile automobile premobile Many of us are inpatunt to see the cycloon 10 prehistoric j another name for a bike 11 prevent k not thoughtful of others impatient _ cyclone _ Riding a bisycle to school is imconveneinte bicycle l able to be carried or moved preview inconvenient Circle the misspelled words Write them correctly on the lines happening e i b 12 inhistoric history was recorded d k g l Prefix Power Circle the words with the correct prefixes Spelling Theme Vocabulary c something that you to bicycle impatient In the early 1900s, gum like we chew today hit the world like a cyclone! Gum companies, such as Wrigley, invented better ways to make it People were lining up to buy packs of gum Now they could drive their newly invented automobile as they chomped on a piece of gum Spelling Word with Prefixes im–, in–, and pre– b to view in advance cyclone In the 1860s, there was a new import to the U.S This product was chicle, the liquid from Central American sapodilla trees People liked it better It was smoother and had good chewing action It also held flavors longer Skills: Matching Words with Their Meanings a unable to wait action automobile A long time ago, people chewed thick milk juice from trees They also chewed sweet grasses, leaves, grains, and waxes Ancient Greek women did not want to be inconsiderate of others They wanted their breath to be sweet and clean They chewed resin from the bark of the mastic tree In America, the Native Americans and the colonists enjoyed chewing the resin from spruce trees Skills: _ easily inconvenient _ Gum is now portabel with great chewing actshun Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story portable _ action _ Please don’t prevint me from buying that new atomobil prehistoric bicycle prevent inconvenient inconsiderate preview import action cyclone portable impatient How many spelling words did you find ? prevent _ automobile UNIT 11 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 103 Page 107 105 UNIT 11 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Page 108 Commas in a Letter Skills: Skills: Using Commas Correctly Visual Discrimination Commas are used in specific instances Commas are used: Using Spelling Words • between the day of the month and the year 106 Secret Code of the Writing a Creative Story Using Spelling Words in a Composition a b c e i l m n o p r 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 t u 22552 Oak Avenue Smalltown OR October 16 2004 c y c l e 16 u t o m o b i l e 13 12 9 c y c l o n e 16 4 p r e v i e w 10 11 14 15 a c t i o n 12 i m p a t i e n t 10 12 12 to visit Washington D.C Then I hope to come back next year want to country’s history I especially I can learn more about our visit the White House i a Dear Kim ut my grandparents in Connectic I am having a great time visiting orange on the trees! They are bright You should see all the colors the ocean Cape May New Jersey to see red and yellow We went to was It was beautiful But the water They call it the Jersey Shore really cold! Aunt Elsa in Boston Next, we are going to see my to be a fun city I can’t wait! Massachusetts Boston is supposed b when I get home â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write UNIT 11 107 Page 111 108 UNIT 11 bicycle preview portable prevent import impatient inconvenient action automobile _ _ Responses will vary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Edit Your Work Your friend Santiago Chewing gum has a long and interesting history Do you know about the history of other foods, such as chocolate, pizza, peanut butter, or potato chips? Think of one of your favorite foods Where you think it came from? Who invented or discovered it? Make up the history of one of your favorite foods Give lots of interesting details! Use as many spelling words as you can prehistoric inconsiderate cyclone v w y Your friend, Add commas to this friendly letter Hint: There are 10 places that need commas I’ll tell you all about my trip Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Fantastic Food History Skills: Write the letter that stands for each number to discover six spelling words Venice, Italy • after the greeting and closing in a friendly letter UNIT 11 Page 110 May 12, 2005 • between the name of a city and the state, province, or country Dear Darius, automobile _ Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp � � � 110 UNIT 11 I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 112 Tasty Cinquains The Sticky Truth Skills: Writing Cinquains A cinquain is a five-line poem with a specific number of words Write a cinquain about a kind of food in each frame below Use words that describe taste, texture, appearance, and smell Be creative! Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Which of these would begin a friendly letter? � Dear Leah, � Dear Leah � Dear Leah: Line 1: Subject—1 word Gum Line 2: Describing words—2 words Pink, sugary Line 3: Action verbs—3 words Chewing, sticking, popping Line 4: Describing words—4 to words Sweet on my tongue Line 5: Another word for the subject—1 word Candy Which sentence uses correct capitalization and punctuation? � We will arrive at 6,30 p.m on september 10 2005 � we will arrive at 6.30 p.m on September 10, 2005 � We will arrive at 6:30 p.m on September 10, 2005 Poems will vary Which word means “unable to wait”? � import � impatient � inconvenient Which word is spelled correctly? � inconciderate � inconcederate � inconsiderate Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words 10 11 12 Write the sentence correctly if you are inpatiunt, not travel across america on a bycicle or in an atomobil If you are impatient, not travel across _ _ America on a bicycle or in an automobile â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write UNIT 11 111 112 ASSESSMENT 11 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 143 Page 113 Page 115 Page 116 The Uninvited Guest Spelling Circles Circle the word that is spelled correctly in each row H as an uninvited guest ever tried to attend your picnic? An ant may crawl on your cupcake, and then go underground to tell other ants to come get dinner! temperchur tempureture temperature populasion population poppullation Skills: Skills: Spelling Words with Ending –tion Writing Complete Sentences Multisyllable Words Using Context Clues to Identify Missing Words Spelling Theme Vocabulary Fitting in Words Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences environment temperature Our manufacture Visual Memory civilization attend atund atend duvid divide devidde manufacture maneufature mannufacter Younger ants take care of the larvae and pupae When the temperature falls, they carry the babies deeper into the nest to stay warm duvisun divition division Middle-aged ants maintain the nest They repair any destruction of the underground tunnels They help carry food and haul away moldy leaves or bits of bugs to a garbage heap invironmant environemint environment frequency frecuency freequency populat populate populete The oldest worker ants leave the nest’s safe environment to search for food This can be dangerous, as other animals might eat them, or people may step on them Ants manufacture a substance that leaves a trail of scent to show other ants where to find food civilisation divide division civelizasion The population of ants living underground is huge It can number in the hundreds of thousands In fact, ants populate most of the Earth Their civilization is composed of colonies in which the division of labor is highly organized Ants divide tasks among themselves The queen ant has one task—to lay eggs with amazing frequency Some queens lay 2,400 eggs a day! 10 So, when a representative from the ant family comes to your picnic, know that it is just doing its job! When you frequency populate civilization division divide frequency temperature destruction environment manufacture representative How many spelling words did you find ? attend 11 representitive represantitive representative 12 destrution destruction distruction division frequency manufacture 115 UNIT 12 ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write Page 118 Double Negatives Negative words follow specific usage rules Skills: Skills: Correcting for Double Negatives Visual Sequencing A negative is a word that means “no” or “not.” Use only one negative in a sentence Word Search attend division destruction Incorrect: I didn’t find no ants in the food Correct: I didn’t find any ants in the food Rewrite these sentences correctly Get rid of any double negatives Answers will vary Possible responses include: Writing a Creative Story R Q population divide environment E B A E populate frequency manufacture Z D I V Using Spelling Words in a Composition civilization temperature representative I S I E C R M N E R E I D I U N P K U R Z T N I D V Z O Q N L R Z T H S A D G L Z I M H O E Shane does not look like nothing is wrong Shane does not look like anything is wrong N B E Q C Z E L E J R T U D C I N S M A F Z U Y D A Q K E E T V E J F N D P F L N B H S O A N M U I L O U M J F D T C Z R T Q N D C P O K M N G R N I O A H A A O B G H E R A U I L N T E M P E R A T U R E C R I M T G I Why can’t you never be on time for school? Why can’t you ever be on time for school? Don’t nothing until I get there Do not anything until I get there Can’t you never help out with the chores? Can’t you ever help out with the chores? 117 Page 121 118 attend representative Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp F I U T I I F L S E C D V E V N K I J A Z S O M K F I N E B E G Y Q C A F O D O N C T F R E Q U E N C Y B N Y G Y Q Andy Ant is an old worker ant He leaves the nest every day to search for food This is a dangerous job! There’s no telling what kind of trouble he might find! Write about one adventurous day in Andy’s life Where did he go? What did he say? Did he find food? Use some of the spelling words in your story Edit Your Work � � � UNIT 12 divide _ _ Responses will vary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O N Anita doesn’t have to attend practice anymore destruction Andy Ant’s Adventure Skills: Anita doesn’t have to attend practice no more frequency is composed of highly organized colonies civilization UNIT 12 temperature Page 120 Find and circle the spelling words Words can go across, down, or diagonally Recognizing Spelling Words 116 attend and lay eggs with amazing of that old building will take place tomorrow environment civilization divide populate destruction destruction attend many different areas of the world manufacture frequency civilization 113 manufacture the meeting? Queens 12 UNIT 12 division that lives underground representative environment populate Ants Ants Page 117 â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 • Spell & Write population representative â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp ã EMC 4541 ã Spell & Write divide population representative be able to manufacture populate temperature Will your company’s The population population one number by another, it is called attend Ant colonies have a huge Read the spelling words Check off the words you can find in the story attend seems to maintain a very warm environment UNIT 12 Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp 120 UNIT 12 I used complete sentences I used correct spelling I used correct capitalization and punctuation Spell & Write • EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Page 122 Animal Investigation Skills: The Uninvited Guest Writing Information What you know about the lives of other kinds of animals? Maybe you’d like to know more about Bengal tigers or jaguars Or maybe you are interested in earthworms or tarantulas Choose an animal you’d like to learn more about Then fill in the chart below Organizing Information in a Chart Find the correct answer Fill in the circle Researching Write what you already know in the top section Write what you want to learn in the middle section Then a little research You may use Internet Web sites or an encyclopedia to help you Write what you learned in the last section The animal I chose: What I Know Which of these sentences is written correctly? � Aren’t you never coming to visit our school? � Aren’t you ever coming to visit our school? � Are not you never coming to visit our school? Which of these sentences is written correctly? � We didn’t find no cleaner under the sink � We didn’t find none cleaner under the sink � We didn’t find any cleaner under the sink Which word means “to make a product”? � � � divide manufacture populate Which word is spelled correctly? � � � What I Want to Know Spelling Test Ask someone to test you on the spelling words frequency frequencey frequensy 10 What I Learned 11 12 Write the sentence correctly ryan and I don’t think no ants popullate this envrinment Ryan and I don’t think any ants populate this environment ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp • EMC 4541 • Spell & Write 144 UNIT 12 121 122 ASSESSMENT 12 Spell & Write • EMC 4541 • ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Spell & Write ã EMC 4541 ã â2005 by Evan-Moor Corp Keep Your Child’s Academic Skills Sharp Evan-Moor’s 24-book Skill Sharpeners series provides comprehensive, grade-specific skill practice in the core curriculum areas of language arts and math Full-color, 144 pages $9.99 each Math Grade PreK Grade K Grade Grade Reading EMC 4543 EMC 4544 EMC 4545 EMC 4546 Grade Grade Grade Grade EMC 4547 EMC 4548 EMC 4549 EMC 4550 Grade PreK Grade K Grade Grade EMC 4527 EMC 4528 EMC 4529 EMC 4530 Spell & Write Grade Grade Grade Grade EMC 4531 EMC 4532 EMC 4533 EMC 4534 Grade PreK Grade K Grade Grade EMC 4535 EMC 4536 EMC 4537 EMC 4538 Grade Grade Grade Grade EMC 4539 EMC 4540 EMC 4541 EMC 4542 About Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Who We Are • At Evan-Moor, we are proud that our products are written, edited, and tested by professional educators • Evan-Moor’s materials are directed to teachers and parents of prekindergarten through sixth-grade students • We address all major curriculum areas including: reading social studies thematic units writing geography arts & crafts math science How We Began • In 1979, Joy Evans and Jo Ellen Moore were team-teaching first grade in a Title I school They decided to put ideas that worked for their students into a book They joined with Bill Evans (Joy’s brother) to start Evan-Moor Educational Publishers with one book • Bill and Joy’s parents’ garage served as the warehouse and shipping facility • The first catalog was a folded ½" x 11" sheet of paper! Who We Became • Evan-Moor now offers over 450 titles Our materials can be found in over 1,500 educational and trade book stores around the world • We mail almost million catalogs a year to schools and individual teachers • Our Web site www.evan-moor.com offers 24-hour service and the ability to download many of our titles • Evan-Moor is located in a 20,000-square-foot facility in Monterey, California, with a staff of nearly 60 professionals Our Mission Now, as then, we are dedicated to helping children learn We think it is the world’s most important job, and we strive to assist teachers and parents in this essential endeavor Helping Children Learn - Ê-,* ,- Keep Your Child’s Academic Skills Sharp I t has been proven that children benefit immensely when parents take an active role in their education As a parent, you have a wonderful opportunity to support what happens in the classroom, inspiring your child’s desire to learn The skills and concepts presented in Skill Sharpeners are grade appropriate and are aligned to national and state standards The standardized-style assessment pages are an integral part of the series, helping to build your child’s confidence with test-question formats The books are colorful, engaging, and easy to use with interesting themes, charming illustrations, and a variety of activities that will appeal to your child Additional parent resources from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers: ISBN 9781596738737 • The Never-Bored Kid Books • My Do & Learn Activity Books • Daily Summer Activities EMC 4541i