www.ebook3000.com Written by Carmen S Jones Editor: Maria Elvira Gallardo, MA Cover Illustrator: Rick Grayson Cover Designer: Rebekah O Lewis Production: Karen Nguyen Art Director: Moonhee Pak Project Director: Stacey Faulkner © 2009 Creative Teaching Press Inc., Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Reproduction of activities in any manner for use in the classroom and not for commercial sale is permissible Reproduction of these materials for an entire school or for a school system is strictly prohibited www.ebook3000.com Table of Contents Introduction How to Use This Book Minute Journal Scope and Sequence Grammar Minutes Answer Key 108 www.ebook3000.com Introduction The main objective of Grammar Minutes Grade is grammar proficiency, attained by teaching students to apply grammar skills to answer questions effortlessly and rapidly The questions in this book provide students with practice in the following key areas of first-grade grammar instruction: • • • • • • • • • • sentences nouns verbs adjectives pronouns contractions compound words synonyms antonyms articles Use this comprehensive resource to improve your students’ overall grammar proficiency, which will promote greater self-confidence in their grammar skills as well as provide the everyday practice necessary to succeed in testing situations Grammar Minutes Grade features 100 “Minutes.” Each Minute consists of 10 questions for students to complete within a short time period As students are becoming familiar with the format of the Minutes, they may need more time to complete each one Once they are comfortable and familiar with the format, give students a one- to two-minute period to complete each Minute The quick, timed format, combined with instant feedback, makes this a challenging and motivational assignment that offers students an ongoing opportunity to improve their own proficiency in a manageable, nonthreatening way www.ebook3000.com Introduction How to Use This Book Grammar Minutes Grade is designed to generally progress through the skills as they are introduced in the classroom in first grade The Minutes can be implemented in either numerical order, starting with Minute 1, or in any order based on your students’ specific needs during the school year The complexity of the sentences and the tasks within each skill being covered gradually increase so that the first Minute of a skill is generally easier than the second Minute on the same skill Review lessons are included throughout the book, as well as in an application section at the end of the book Grammar Minutes Grade can be used in a variety of ways Use one Minute a day as a warm-up activity, skill review, assessment, test prep, extra credit assignment, or homework assignment Keep in mind that students will get the most benefit from each Minute if they receive immediate feedback If you use the Minute as a timed activity, begin by placing the paper facedown on the students’ desks or displaying it as a transparency Use a clock or kitchen timer to measure one minute—or more if needed As the Minutes become more advanced, use your discretion on extending the time frame to several minutes if needed Encourage students to concentrate on completing each question successfully and not to dwell on questions they cannot complete At the end of the allotted time, have the students stop working Read the answers from the answer key (pages 108–112) or display them on a transparency Have students correct their own work and record their scores on the Minute Journal reproducible (page 6) Then have the class go over each question together to discuss the answers Spend more time on questions that were clearly challenging for most of the class Tell students that some skills that seemed difficult for them will appear again on future Minutes and that they will have another opportunity for success How to Use This Book www.ebook3000.com Teach students the following strategies for improving their scores, especially if you time their work on each Minute: • leave more challenging items for last • come back to items they are unsure of after they have completed all other items • make educated guesses when they encounter items with which they are unfamiliar • ask questions if they are still unsure about anything Students will ultimately learn to apply these strategies to other assignments and testing situations The Minutes are designed to assess and improve grammar proficiency and should not be included as part of a student’s overall language arts grade However, the Minutes provide an excellent opportunity to identify which skills the class as a whole needs to practice or review Use this information to plan the content of future grammar lessons For example, if many students in the class have difficulty with a Minute on commas, additional lessons in that area will be useful and valuable for the students’ future success While Minute scores will not necessarily be included in students’ formal grades, it is important to recognize student improvements by offering individual or class rewards and incentives for scores above a certain level on a daily and/or weekly basis Showing students recognition for their efforts provides additional motivation to succeed www.ebook3000.com How to Use This Book Minute Journal Minute Journal 26 51 76 27 52 77 28 53 78 29 54 79 30 55 80 31 56 81 32 57 82 33 58 83 34 59 84 10 35 60 85 11 36 61 86 12 37 62 87 13 38 63 88 14 39 64 89 15 40 65 90 16 41 66 91 17 42 67 92 18 43 68 93 19 44 69 94 20 45 70 95 21 46 71 96 22 47 72 97 23 48 73 98 24 49 74 99 25 50 75 100 www.ebook3000.com Score Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press Date Minute Score Date Minute Score Date Minute Score Date Minute Name Scope and Sequence MINUTE SKILL MINUTE ABC Order Using the First Letter .ABC Order Using the Second Letter .ABC Order Practice .Beginning a Sentence .Ending a Sentence .Complete Sentences Sentence Word Order .Types of Sentences .Naming Parts of Sentences 10 Telling Parts of Sentences 11 ABC Order Review 12 Beginning and Ending a Sentence Review 13 Sentences Review 14 Naming and Telling Parts of Sentences Review 15 Naming Words for People 16 Naming Words for Places 17 Naming Words for Things 18 Naming Words for Animals 19 Proper Names for People 20 Proper Names for Places 21 Proper Names for Animals 22 Other Proper Names (Days, Months, Holidays) 23 Commas (dates) 24 Commas (places) 25 Naming Words Review 26 More Naming Words Review 27 Proper Names Review 28 Commas Review 29 Action Words 30 More on Action Words 31 Present Tense Action Words 32 Past Tense Action Words 33 Linking Verbs (is, are, am) 34 Linking Verbs (was, were) 35 Linking Verbs (have, has, had) 36 Plural Naming Words (-s) 37 Plural Naming Words (-es) 38 More Plural Naming Words (-s, -es) 39 Action Words Review 40 Present and Past Tense Review 41 Linking Verbs Review 42 Plural Naming Words Review SKILL 43 Pronouns (I, me) 44 Pronouns (she, her) 45 Pronouns (he, him) 46 Pronouns (they, them) 47 Pronouns (we, us) 48 Describing Words (size and shape) 49 Describing Words (colors and numbers) 50 Describing Words (taste and smell) 51 Describing Words (touch and sound) 52 Describing Words That Compare (-er) 53 Describing Words That Compare (-est) 54 Pronouns Review 55 More Pronouns Review 56 Describing Words Review 57 Describing Words That Compare Review 58 Nouns That Show Ownership (’s) 59 More Nouns That Show Ownership (’s) 60 Noun and Verb Agreement 61 More Noun and Verb Agreement 62 Irregular Plural Nouns 63 More Irregular Plural Nouns 64 Irregular Verbs 65 More Irregular Verbs 66 Articles (a, an) 67 Articles (a, an, the) 68 Nouns That Show Ownership Review 69 Noun and Verb Agreement Review 70 Irregular Plural Nouns and Verbs Review 71 Articles Review 72 Compound Words 73 More Compound Words 74 Contractions with not 75 Contractions with to be 76 Synonyms 77 More Synonyms 78 Antonyms 79 More Antonyms 80 Homophones 81 More Homophones 82 Compound Words Review 83 Contractions Review 84 Synonyms and Antonyms Review 85 Homophones Review 86–100 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge www.ebook3000.com Scope and Sequence Minute Name Put the words in the box in ABC order Write the words on the lines tap rap cap map zap nap lap sap gap yap _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 _ Grammar Minutes • Grade © 2009 Creative Teaching Press ABC Order Using the First Letter www.ebook3000.com Minute Name Put each set of words in ABC order gap go get _ _ _ can cut cop _ _ _ bed bug bat bit Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press _ _ _ 10 _ www.ebook3000.com ABC Order Using the Second Letter Minute 91 Name For Numbers 1–5, read each pair of sentences Circle the correct sentence in each pair a Her is trying to win a contest b She is trying to win a contest a We cant start the show without them b We can’t start the show without them a We are waiting for you b Us are waiting for you a Larry and Jake is not happy b Larry and Jake are not happy a I had an egg and cheese sandwich b I had a egg and cheese sandwich Gary were late for school The apple pie taste sweet Ralph took John with he Them are going to the dance The clown has a read nose 10 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge 98 Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press For Numbers 6–10, circle the mistake in each sentence, and rewrite it correctly on the line Minute 92 Name Read each group of words Write C if each group of words is a complete sentence or I if it is incomplete Grammar Minutes • Grade © 2009 Creative Teaching Press Jack rescues the cat from the tree _ Myra cooks every night _ The elephants _ Kim spends all her money on pens _ Patsy puts grape jelly on her bread _ The hurt puppy _ Crawls on the floor _ Paula hopes it will not rain _ The balloons are too big _ The tiger in the tree _ 10 99 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge Minute 93 Name For Numbers 1–5, circle whether each sentence is missing a Noun or a Verb The monkey Larry’s new Glenn Brad Dorothy keeps her books on a two bananas Noun Verb Noun Verb the guitar and drums Noun Verb three apples into the air Noun Verb Noun Verb is lost For Numbers 6–10, use a word from the box to complete each sentence Use each word only one time marched me make The _ cat doesn’t have a home Spiders _ webs to catch food _ waited for the school bus The band _ across the football field 10 Those gifts belong to my sister and _ Apply Your Grammar Knowledge 100 orange Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press Susan Minute 94 Name For Numbers 1–5, read each set of words Circle the two homophones in each set (Hint: Remember that homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.) tail tale tall raise rose rows road ride rode sale safe sail pair park pear For Numbers 6–10, read each pair of sentences Circle the homophones in each pair (Hint: You must circle one word in each sentence.) Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press I am going to the market I need two tomatoes Patty flew to Iowa She got the flu there I will pick clothes to wear Then I will close my closet He was sick all last week He felt very weak and tired 10 I would like to make a birdhouse I need some wood 101 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge Minute 95 Name Circle the mistake in each sentence, and rewrite it correctly on the line I had a apple with my lunch _ Him is sitting on the beach blanket _ Mario and me are not going to the game _ The cat chasing the mouse last night _ Katie brush her teeth three times a day _ Kela has a new pair of glass _ Martin wear a sweater to school _ Chloe are not in school today _ Them are leaving the movies early _ I is not ready for the test _ 10 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge 102 Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press (Hint: There is only one mistake in each sentence to correct.) Minute 96 Name Write Yes if each sentence is correct or No if it is not Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press I ate a hotdog, chips, and cake for lunch _ The jackson family is going to New Orleans _ jump high in the air Tommy can _ The fence needs to be painted _ The vase fell off the table _ The play was on January 15 2008 _ The top of the hill was high _ Mary readed ten books in one weak _ We were glad when our noisy neighbors moved _ Kites are fun to flew _ 10 103 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge Minute 97 Name For Numbers 1–5, write Yes if each set of words is in ABC order or No if it is not water, hair, ice _ book, train, truck _ pea, flea, tea _ apple, banana, grapes _ crayon, eraser, pencil _ milk, pan, egg snake, lion, pig red, blue, pink two, three, one write, color, draw 10 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge 104 Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press For Numbers 6–10, put each set of words in ABC order Minute 98 Name Circle the mistake in each sentence, and rewrite it correctly on the line (Hint: There is only one mistake in each sentence to correct.) Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press Us went to my grandmother’s house _ There are ate children on the team _ Please wash the dishs _ My mother is a pretty women _ The five child are playing with the dog _ These three branch must come down _ I no where the party is going to be _ Samantha house is next door _ Why is you going there? _ I can swam five laps in my pool _ 10 105 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge Minute 99 Name Write the describing word that best completes each sentence An elephant is much My dad’s truck is the A bunny is Our big dog barks much That was the That pig is the My hair is He is the This sweater is 10 The lemonade tastes than a tiger big bigger biggest one in the car show nice nicer nicest than a snake soft softer softest than our small dog loud louder loudest movie I ever saw scary scarier animal on the farm fat fatter fattest than my sister’s hair darker darkest kid I have ever met mean meaner meanest than that one warm warmer warmest with sugar in it sweet sweeter 106 sweetest Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press dark Apply Your Grammar Knowledge scariest Minute 100 Name Write the correct present and past tense form in each sentence Present Tense She Past Tense her bike rides rode every day My dad us makes made We usually eat ate rode My dad makes made Last night we eat ate dinner late The singer writes wrote her own songs Grammar Minutes ã Grade â 2009 Creative Teaching Press rides dinner all last week dinner early her bike yesterday dinner sometimes She She even writes wrote a song for her mother 10 Maria never Maria never loses lost anything loses lost anything before 107 Apply Your Grammar Knowledge Minute Answer Key Minute 1 10 cap gap lap map nap rap sap tap yap zap Minute 2 10 gap get go can cop cut bat bed bit bug Minute Minute 11 Minute 16 Minute Minute 12 Minute 17 10 10 Complete Not Complete Complete Not Complete Complete Complete Not Complete Complete Complete Not Complete 10 a b b b a b b a b a 10 ant bird bug cat dog duck fish fox ox pig a b a a b ! ? ? 10 10 school classroom library cafeteria bathroom outside playground office yard store crayons story coat milk scissors clock homework money dress paper Minute Minute Minute 13 Minute 18 Minute Minute Minute 14 Minute 19 Minute ? ! ? ! ? 10 ? Minute 10 Minute 15 Minute 20 10 10 Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes My I The Susan He Birds How She Candy Danny 10 10 10 T A A E T E T A E T 10 The circus Tori and Cindy My mother John The boy Spiders The clouds Mackenzie and Kayln I The birds works in the yard rakes the leaves watches us play jump into the leaves chases me picks up trash mows the grass makes lunch eat when we are done looks nice 108 10 10 Not Complete Complete Complete Not Complete My kitten is white I like to read stories Our teacher is funny A E T Chris The candle The bat My parents Mr Paul chases the cat hops away sits on the flower tells funny stories jumps up Nia baby teacher Ryan woman mother Sarah mailman zookeeper Shawn 10 10 10 birds cat otter dog monkeys cow shark lion puppy camel Ms Watson Debra Hill Dr Young Uncle Max Principal Jones Mike James Coach Jenkins Mrs Patrick Aunt Meg Grandpa Joe Stone Park Douglas Street Simmons School Burger Hut Candy Mall Texas New York Martin Airport Flower Trail Disneyland Minute Answer Key Minute 21 Minute 26 Minute 31 Minute 36 Minute 22 Minute 27 Minute 32 Minute 37 Minute 23 Minute 28 Minute 33 Minute 38 Minute 24 Minute 29 Minute 34 Minute 39 Minute 25 Minute 30 Minute 35 Minute 40 10 10 10 10 10 Ming Oscar Roxy Shimmer Venom Duke Fluffy Muffin Simon Nella Saturday June Easter July September Friday Valentine’s October Tuesday April May 28, 2006 February 12, 1996 April 16, 1980 November 1, 2008 June 15, 2009 No Yes No Yes Yes Madison, Wisconsin Columbus, Ohio Selma, Alabama Houston, Texas San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington Atlanta, Georgia Miami, Florida San Diego, California New York, New York Apples, bananas girl, sisters students, playground friend, bike class, library desks, chairs cat, rug flowers, garden flashlight, room food, party 10 10 10 10 10 Thing Place Person Place Animal Person Thing Animal Person Animal 10 Virginia John February Saturday Halloween Maria Carter Choco Monday Newport 10 April 2, 2009 March 15, 2008 June 1, 2010 December 20, 2006 September 30, 2009 Hollywood, California Portland, Oregon Tucson, Arizona Denver, Colorado Chicago, Illinois sings reads play say grows give swim rises skips picks 10 10 clap love fall help jumps fly eat blows make run 10 109 pets chops bakes paints chases plays makes runs licks barks played smelled pulled watched jumped cooked asked looked named painted am Are is are are am is are are is was were was was were was were was were was No Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes 10 10 10 10 10 cars songs beds pets planes streets bugs books games trees foxes dishes couches bushes glasses buses watches boxes beaches classes hills peaches circuses spoons wishes hands axes coins branches birds eat pet paints ran grew went melted go walked takes Past Present Present Past Present Present Past Past Present Past Minute Answer Key Minute 41 Minute 46 Minute 51 Minute 56 Minute 42 Minute 47 Minute 52 Minute 57 Minute 43 Minute 48 Minute 53 Minute 58 Minute 44 Minute 49 Minute 54 Minute 59 Minute 45 Minute 50 Minute 55 Minute 60 10 10 10 10 10 had were is am are is had have was has cows cups witches pails foxes hats girls dishes stores wishes I me me I me I me I I me her her She she her She her She her her He He him him He He him He He him 10 10 10 10 10 They They them They them them They They them They 10 We us us We us No Yes No No Yes 10 little tall big long small round square flat oval skinny 10 pink two blue four three red black yellow five three 10 sweet sour spicy clean minty yummy tasty rotten creamy stinky 10 110 soft loud fuzzy hard squeaky silky squealing chirping rough sharp taller easier bigger hotter older longer colder faster nicer higher strongest smallest oldest funniest longest No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No No She them him us her He They me him her 10 10 10 10 10 tall, spicy dark, big red, white sweet, tall warm, furry black, rotten one, two square, soft dark, chocolate loud, quiet longer tallest later cutest cleanest taller smallest sweeter nicer loudest Sally’s plane’s cat’s Dean’s Maria’s tree’s park’s computer’s bunny’s Becky’s Yes No Yes Yes No c d a e b makes sings talks wag washes fly loses rides run drives Minute Answer Key Minute 61 Minute 66 Minute 71 Minute 76 Minute 62 Minute 67 Minute 72 Minute 77 Minute 63 Minute 68 Minute 73 Minute 78 Minute 64 Minute 69 Minute 74 Minute 79 Minute 65 Minute 70 Minute 75 Minute 80 10 10 10 10 10 hug runs plays buy bake throws blows skips read make children elves mice geese teeth women men feet people leaves children shelves teeth lives feet men wolves women geese mice saw left fed lost drank wrote ate fell swam drove made wrote fell broke took saw ran ate came said 10 10 10 10 10 an a a an an a a an an a 10 The An or The an or the A or The A or The the a an or the an The 10 Maggie’s Carrie’s girl’s Bob’s dog’s No Yes Yes No Yes 10 swims watched like dive raced wins takes washed rings does 10 More than one One One More than one More than one Present Past Past Present Past 10 111 No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes bedroom backyard shoelaces sunshine jellyfish homemade homework grandchildren breakfast sidewalk Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes isn’t hasn’t don’t can’t won’t haven’t don’t shouldn’t won’t isn’t d e a f b c we’re you’re she’s I’m 10 10 10 10 10 happy large pretty quick shout c e d b a hot, warm see, look fat, thick sleep, nap kind, nice close, shut big jumps sad likes Yes No Yes No Yes young, old push, pull hard, soft clean, dirty right, left off thin dry open night end c d b a Yes No Yes Yes No Yes d c a b Minute Answer Key Minute 81 Minute 86 Minute 91 Minute 96 Minute 82 Minute 87 Minute 92 Minute 97 Minute 83 Minute 88 Minute 93 Minute 98 Minute 84 Minute 89 Minute 94 Minute 99 Minute 95 Minute 100 10 10 10 10 wear, where know, no sent, cent hear, here sea, see so, sew knew, new four, for deer, dear meet, meat starfish bedroom doorbell birdhouse blackbird snowball sailboat sunshine shoelace sandbox she is we are should not not I am he’s Don’t can’t hasn’t we’re A S A A S A A S A S Minute 85 10 flew meet sea hour won whole eye son tail Would 10 10 10 10 him foxes children Mary’s loves saw geese I Kim Johnson 10 Alana Martha’s Justin Tori David noun: dinosaurs; verb: lived noun: kites; verb: flew noun: kids; verb: yelled noun: cat; verb: eat noun: boy; verb: talk blue, black red, big seven, white yellow, huge loud, little sour, sweet cool, fresh slimy, hard wool, hot soft, pink 10 10 amy, hannah's kira, nevada john, grant july, august i, japan friday, halloween Mrs Kim comes on Wednesdays We went to Hills Museum yesterday Our cats Mars and Duke are playful Mr Brady has six children Minute 90 ! ? ? ! ? 10 112 10 10 b b a b a was tasted or tastes him They red C C I C C I I C C I Verb Noun Verb Verb Noun orange make Susan marched me tail, tale rose, rows road, rode sale, sail pair, pear to, two flew, flu clothes, close week, weak would, wood an He I chased brushes glasses wears or wore is They am 10 10 10 10 10 Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes egg, milk, pan lion, pig, snake blue, pink, red one, three, two color, draw, write We eight dishes woman children branches know Samantha’s are swim bigger nicest softer louder scariest fattest darker meanest warmer sweeter rides rode makes made eat ate writes wrote loses lost