Activity in Writing
Activity # 1.
Instruction: Copy these sentences. Add commas where necessary.
1. No I don’t think the library is open on Sunday.
2. After circling the airport for an hour we finally landed.
3. Although the game was postponed until Friday we had practice every morning.
4. Yes I have finished the dishes.
5. Mrs. Cassini to tell the truth was quite pleased with our panel discussion.
6. Since the Clubs lost their last ten games they will not be in the play-offs.
7. No the mail has not been delivered.
8. Even though we arrived early we still didn’t get good seats for the basketball game.
9. After we went on the hayride we had a played barbeque andand played volleyball.
10. Yes the garage has been cleaned out.
Answer Key:
1. No, I don’t think the library is open on Sunday.
2. After circling the airport for an hour, we finally landed.
3. Although the game was postponed until Friday, we had practice every morning.
4. Yes, I have finished the dishes.
5. Mrs. Cassini, to tell the truth, was quite pleased with our panel discussion.
6. Since the Clubs lost their last ten games, they will not be in the play-offs.
7. No, the mail has not been delivered.
8. Even though we arrived early, we still didn’t get good seats for the basketball game.
9. After we went on the hayride, we had a played barbeque and played volleyball.
10. Yes, the garage has been cleaned out.
Activity # 2.
Instruction: Using the words below, write a one (1) meaningful paragraph with 5 to 10 sentences. You can use or add other words to make your paragraph creative. But make sure that the words I provided is included in your paragraph.
grass sunshine wind rain
sun rainbow butterfly
thunder flower fogs
Activity # 3
Instruction: Write definitions for the italicized words in the following sentences. Use context clues alone to write your definitions. Check your definitions in a dictionary.
1. Anna, unlike most ailurophobes, can at least stand to be in the same room with a cat.
2. Like other marsupials, a kangaroo carries its young in a pouch.
3. The museum has many examples of early bicycles, such as the ordinary and the high wheeler.
4. Laura spends her time reading about griffins, unicorn and other imaginary beasts.
5. Some people think Paul is irrational, but he has always seemed reasonable to me.
6. I was anxious, but everyone else seemed calm and relaxed.
7. Pull the taffy until it is elastic as a rubber band.
8. Most of us agreed. However, Cheryl dissented.
9. When you hit the bar, it will make a plangent sound like a bell.
10. Stalactites hung from the roof of the cave like icicles.
Answer Key:
1. Ailurophobes - a person who has a phobia or afraid on a cat
2. Marsupials - a common name for a group of mammals typically distinguished by a pouch in the female, called a marsupium, where offspring are carried.
3. Ordinary - commom in everyday living
High wheeler - unusual or developed bicycle
4. Griffins - a monster with the head and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion
Unicorns - a mythical animal usually depicted as a white horse with a single straight spiraled horn growing from its forehead.
5. Irrational - unable to think clearly
6. Anxious - feeling nervous
7. Elastic - flexible
8. Dissented - disagree
9. Plangent - mournful sound
10. Stalactites – conical pillar hanging in cave
Activity # 4
Instruction: Following is a list of synonyms for said that might be used in sentences 1 through 10. Choose the word that best fits each sentence.
whispered chanted screamed
called cried growled
announced muttered
explained declared
1. “ I am the best violinist in the class,”____________ Mark.
2. “ Don’t look now, but someone’s watching us,” __________ Nancy.
3. “ There will be a quiz on Friday,” _________ Mr. Hunt.
4. “ Wait! You forgot your notebook, hat, and pencil,” ________ Madeline.
5. “ I can’t make this problem work out,”________ Sam.
6. “ You have to multiply, not divide,”_________ Mr. Crandall.
7. “ Stay in line. Stay in line. Stay in line,”_________ Ms. Donovan.
8. “ You always get more than I do,” _________ Lucy.
9. “ If I get any trouble from you, you’ll get plenty of trouble from me,”_________ Rafferty.
10. “ A giant clam has me by the foot,”_________ Louise.
Answer Key:
1. declared
2. whispered
3. announced
4. called
5. cried
6. explained
7. chanted
8. muttered
9. growled
10. screamed
Activity # 5
Test 1. Instruction: Join the related parts in each pair of sentences by following the directions in parentheses. Eliminate the italicized words.
1. Lisa worried. John worreid. ( Join related parts with and.)
2. The dog may have eaten the steak. The dog may have buried it. ( Join related parts with or.)
3. The conductor was busy. He was friendly, though. ( Join related parts with but.)
4. The ball rolled around the rim once. It fell through the net. ( Join related parts with and.)
5. Sherry lost the letter I sent her. Sherry lost the map I sent her. (Join related parts with and.)
Test 2. Instruction: Combine each pair of sentences by adding the important wodr. Follow the directions given. Eliminate the italicized words.
1. Luis backed away from the snake. The snake hissed. ( End the important word with -ing.)
2. I cleaned the shelves. They were covered with dust. ( End the important word with -y.)
3. We arrange the turkey on a platter. The turkey was in slices. ( End the important word with –ed.)
4. Alec whisled to tell us that he’d spotted the hawk. His whistling was soft. ( End the important word with –ly.)
5. The cat stalked the chipmunk. The cat’s movements were slow. ( End the important word with –ly.)
Answer Key:
Test 1.
1. Lisa and John worried.
2. The dog may have eaten the steak and burried it.
3. The conductor was busy but friendly.
4. The ball rolled around the rim once and fell through the net.
5. Sherry lost the letter and map I sent her.
Test 2.
1. Luis backed away from the hissing snake.
2. I cleaned the dusty shelves
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