Lesson 4. Exercise 1 Syllable Awareness: Segmentation

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1 Lesson 4 Exercise 1 Syllable Awareness: Segmentation 4 Listen to the word your teacher says. 4 Count the syllables. Write the number in the first column. 4 Write the letter for each vowel sound you hear. 4 Mark each short vowel with a breve ( ). 4 Mark each long vowel with a macron ( ). How many syllables do you hear? First vowel sound Second vowel sound Third vowel sound Unit 15 Lesson 4 147

2 Exercise 2 Divide It 4 Follow along with your teacher s example. 4 Use the steps of the Divide It Checklist to break the words into syllables. 4 Mark each short vowel with a breve ( ). 4 Mark each long vowel with a macron ( ). 4 Blend the syllables together to read the entire word. 1. music 2. donut 3. basin 4. hotel 5. unit 6. began 7. detect 8. silent 9. tiger 10. moment 148 Unit 15 Lesson 4

3 Exercise 3 Identify It: Function of -ing 4 Read the examples with your teacher. Unit 15 Lesson 4 4 Use context to decide if each underlined word is a present participle acting as an adjective or is part of a verb phrase indicating ongoing action. 4 Discuss the answers. Example: Opening night was a huge success. He is opening his gifts with care. Adjective Part of Verb Phrase 4 Read the rest of the sentences independently. 4 Decide the function of the underlined present participle. 4 Mark the correct answer. 1. The returning hero was welcomed. 2. The hero was returning to his family. 3. He is a beginning judo student. 4. I am beginning a new class. 5. The defending champ will do well. Adjective Part of Verb Phrase Unit 15 Lesson 4 149

4 Exercise 4 Find It: The Helping Verb Have 4 Follow along with your teacher s example. 4 Read each sentence. 4 Underline the verb phrase and circle the form of have. 1. Our class has studied myths from all over the world. 2. By last Friday we had read three books of myths. 3. By next Wednesday we will have finished another one. 4. The myths from ancient Greece have amazed me. 5. I had enjoyed some Greek myths last year. 6. Those myths had told of Odysseus, a great hero. 7. Some people have called him the world s first superhero. 8. I have started a drawing of a great victory. 9. Odysseus has won a battle with a monster. 10. I will have completed the drawing by Sunday night. 150 Unit 15 Lesson 4

5 Exercise 5 Sort It: Have and the Perfect Tenses 4 Look back at the verb phrases you underlined in Exercise 4. 4 Write each one in the column of the chart that tells what tense it expresses. 4 The first one has been done for you. Past Perfect (helping verb had) Present Perfect (helping verb has or have) has studied Future Perfect (helping verbs will have) Exercise 6 Find It: Irregular Verbs 4 Read the following passage adapted from Mythical Heroes. 4 Underline each past tense form of an irregular verb. Hint: There are ten. based on Mythical Heroes Early humans told myths about their world. The gods were the superheroes of the myths. They had great power. Neptune made the seas still. He held the fate of ships in his hands. Pluto was the ruler of the dark kingdom. He led the dead into the afterlife. He went into the underworld. Jupiter became the ruler of the gods. He gave orders to the other gods. Unit 15 Lesson 4 151

6 Exercise 7 Answering Multiple-Choice Comprehension Questions 4 Read each question and answer choices. 4 Use the Student Text to help you choose the correct answer. 4 Fill in the bubble for the correct answer. 1. The prefix super- as in the word superheroes means A beneath or under. B extremely small or tiny. C larger or greater than others. D again or repeatedly. 2. An antonym for the word invincible is A powerful. B superhuman. C weak. D tough. 3. Odysseus might be described as clever because he A used magic to move his army into Troy. B thought of a way to sneak his army into Troy. C used a magic hammer that flew back to him. D used a magic spear. 4. Which sentence from the passage most clearly helps you understand what a fatal flaw is? A In addition, some superheroes have a fatal flaw. B Most have one weakness that can destroy them. C With Superman, it was a mineral, kryptonite. D When Achilles was a baby, his mother dipped him in the magical river Styx. 5. The purpose of this passage is to A explain the characteristics of heroes. B tell the stories of famous heroes. C explain the quests of heroes. D discuss how all heroes use magic. 152 Unit 15 Lesson 4

7 Exercise 8 Word Choice 4 Read these first draft paragraphs from an opinion essay. The topic for this assignment was to tell whether or not you like superheroes in movies. Below are the introductory and first body paragraphs for the assignment. 4 Identify words or phrases that could be improved. Look for verbs, nouns, or adjectives that could be made more specific and stronger. Find at least five (5) changes you can make. 4 Use editing marks to indicate where you would delete and add different words or phrases. 4 Reread the paragraph using your word choice changes. I like superheroes in movies for two reasons. Most superheroes look and live like normal people, but they do exciting things and they use their brains to get people out of dangerous situations. Often movie superheroes don t seem to have special superhuman powers. They usually dress in shirts and ties and go to work at regular jobs. Most live in regular houses or apartments in cities. However, as soon as movie superheroes hear about someone in trouble, they put on special clothes and move fast to take care of the problem. 4 Use a thesaurus or refer to the Student Text for ideas for words or information. Unit 15 Lesson 4 153