6th Grade Week 5 5-A-Day
"to be older"
+ mature - old
Write a simile. A simile is a comparison using like or as.
Example: Her eyes glistened like diamonds.
Circle the incorrect pronoun shift. Rewrite the sentence correctly. One never knows what the future holds for THEM.
One never knows what the future holds for HIM OR HER.
Rewrite adding a nonrestrictive element. Our car broke down on the freeway.
Our car (a red sedan) broke down on the freeway.
Circle the vague pronoun. The rewrite the sentence. The students met the teachers, and THEY brought books with them.
THEY - The students met the teachers, and the teachers brought books with them.
peri
around, surrounding
5 words
candor, candle, candidate, incandescent, candelabra
Identify the type of sentence. You can water the garden once the soil becomes dry.
complex
rustic
country, natural, no as sophisticated
synonym for scatter
disperse
misspelled word (excede)
exceed
My grandfather built this house____________ in 1956.
himself
An elusive creature...
is difficult to find
Circle the correct pronoun. The coach is teaching Mark and (I, me) how to pitch.
me - objective
the dogs of the man
the man's dogs
atrocious : bad
thunderous : loud
unproductive
un-product-ive
The gypsies LURE in customers with promises of free palm readings.
v. to attempt to attract with the promise of something good
Antonym for deposit
withdraw
