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