Editor Lorin Klistoff Name Illustrator Teacher Created Resources Date Cover Artist Brenda DiAntonis Editor in Chief Karen J. Goldfluss, M.S. Ed. Creative Director Karen J. Goldfluss, M.S. Ed. Art Coordinator Renée Christine Yates Imaging James Edward Grace Craig Gunnell Ariyanna Simien Publisher Mary D. Smith, M.S. Ed. Author Mary Rosenberg The classroom teacher may reproduce copies of materials in this book for classroom use only. Reproduction of any part for an entire school or school system is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored, or recorded in any form without written permission from the publisher. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 6421 Industry Way Westminster, CA 92683 www.teachercreated.com ISBN: 978-1-4206-3994-0 2009 Teacher Created Resources, Inc. Made in U.S.A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction....3 Standards Correlation.................... 4 Daily Warm-Ups......................... 5 Parts of Speech Nouns.... 6 Verbs................................ 15 Adjectives............................ 27 Adverbs.............................. 32 Interjections... 37 Prepositions... 39 Conjunctions.......................... 42 Pronouns............................. 48 Negatives... 54 Sentence Structure Simple Sentences.... 56 Compound Sentences................... 58 Complex Sentences..................... 59 Parallel Structure... 63 Transitional Devices.................... 65 Sentence Fragments.... 67 Vocabulary Contractions.... 69 Compound Words...................... 71 Analogies... 75 Root Words........................... 84 Prefixes.............................. 87 Suffixes.............................. 89 Syllables..............................91 Vowel Patterns... 101 Complex Word Families................ 106 Synonyms........................... 108 Antonyms.... 112 Homophones......................... 116 Homographs.... 120 Multiple-Meaning Words.... 123 Mechanics and Usage Paragraphs... 125 Letter Format... 130 Dictionary Skills...................... 133 Capitalization Rules.... 141 Commas... 144 Apostrophes... 148 Hyphens... 152 Quotation Marks...................... 154 Colons.............................. 156 Citing Sources........................ 157 Editing... 158 Answer Key........................... 161 Figures of Speech...................... 77 #3994 Daily Warm-Ups: Language Skills 2 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
Name Date A common noun names a person, place, or thing. Nouns (Common Nouns) Warm-Up 1 Examples: Person brother, repairman, actor Place stadium, country, park Thing plate, bird, airplane Write five nouns for each category. Person Place Thing Select a noun from each category. Use each noun in a sentence. (person) (place) (thing) Pick one of the nouns from one of the categories. On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph about that topic. Exchange papers with a classmate. Have the classmate write the following above each noun: P for person, PL for place, and TH for thing. #3994 Daily Warm-Ups: Language Skills 6 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
Name Date Warm-Up 2 Nouns (Proper Nouns) A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun always begins with a capital letter. Look at the examples below. Common Noun Proper Noun Person: brother, repairman, actor Sid, Mr. Harris, Ivana Starr Place: stadium, country, park Grizzly Stadium, Mexico, Woodward Park Thing: airplane, statue, ship The Spruce Goose, Statue of Liberty, The Mayflower Underline each subject s common noun. On the line, write a proper noun to replace the common noun. Example: The dog placed first in the dog show. Mr. Fido 1. Our neighbor bakes the best cookies. 2. The team was in last place. 3. The two girls ran for class president. 4. The game lasted a long time. 5. The ship sailed off on its maiden voyage. 6. The troop hiked the steep trail. 7. The ride was scary and dangerous. 8. The bird squawked all night and all day. 9. The family walks after dinner. 10. The woman took my temperature. Read the paragraph. Draw a line through the common nouns that can be changed into proper nouns. Then write a proper noun above each line. My grandparents live in the city. Their home is on a street near a store. Each day, they walk to the nearby park. On their way back home, they stop to pick up a copy of the morning paper. On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph about something you did with your grandparents or another relative. Circle all of the proper nouns used in the paragraph. Check to make sure each proper noun begins with a capital letter. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 7 #3994 Daily Warm-Ups: Language Skills
Name Date Nouns (Singular Nouns) A singular noun names one person, one place, or one thing. Warm-Up 3 Examples: Person president, Mom, student Place restaurant, arena, department store Thing fish, train, bed Write five singular nouns for each category. Person Place Thing Write a paragraph using all of the singular nouns from your list. What would it be like to be president? On a separate sheet of paper, write a paragraph about the pros (good things) and the cons (bad things) about being the president. Exchange papers with a classmate. Have the classmate underline all of the singular nouns used in the paragraph. #3994 Daily Warm-Ups: Language Skills 8 Teacher Created Resources, Inc.
Name Nouns (Plural Nouns) Date Warm-Up 4 A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Most nouns are made plural by adding a s to the end of the word. Examples: Person players, doctors, astronauts Place mountains, beaches, schools Thing forks, pictures, computers Write five plural nouns for each category. Person Place Thing Read the paragraph. Circle the plural nouns. The telephone was ringing all day. Robert Smith, the secretary, was busy taking messages and transferring phone calls. At the end of the day, Robert put away his pens and message pads. He wiggled his fingers and stretched. It had been a busy day. What would it be like to read a story or to write a story using only plural nouns? On a separate sheet of paper, try writing a story using only plural nouns. Share the story with a classmate. Teacher Created Resources, Inc. 9 #3994 Daily Warm-Ups: Language Skills