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Boom Town Name DEVELOP THE CONCEPTPROOFREAD Sentences A sentence tells a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark. An incomplete sentence is called a fragment. Sentence My favorite pie is blueberry. Fragment Smells so good Directions Write the group of words that is a sentence. 1. Mom baked a pie for dessert. With red and blue berries. Mom baked a pie for dessert. 2. The baker worked in the kitchen. Used flour for the crust. The baker worked in the kitchen. Directions Decide whether each group of words is a sentence or a fragment. If it is a sentence, write the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation. If it is a fragment, write F. 3. the trees have green apples The trees have green apples. 4. pick apples for a pie F 5. the baker puts spices in the apple pie The baker puts spices in the apple pie. 6. on top of the crust F © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned about sentences. Have your child write two or three sentences about an event at school. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 1 Day 2 1
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Boom Town Name APPLY TO WRITING Sentences Directions Add your own words to make complete sentences. Write the new sentences. Remember to use capital letters and punctuation marks. 1. went to the gold fields in California. Possible answers: Many people went to the gold fields in California. 2. People on stagecoaches . People on stagecoaches traveled long distances to California. 3. did many different jobs. Newcomers did many different jobs. 4. Families of miners . Families of miners sometimes lived in tents. Directions What do you think the stagecoach ride to California was like? Write three sentences that describe the ride. Possible answer: The stagecoach ride to California took many days. It was rough, dusty, and hard. Often the stagecoach broke down. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned how to use sentences in writing. Have your child write two or three sentences about something he or she saw on the way to or from school. 2 Unit 1 Week 1 Day 3 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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Boom Town Name TEST PREPARATIONPROOFREAD Sentences Directions Mark the letter of the sentence that has correct capitalization and punctuation. 1. A Miners wore blue jeans 3. A Does he sell jeans. B miners wore blue jeans? B does he sell jeans? C miners wore blue jeans. C Does he sell jeans? D Miners wore blue jeans. D Does he sell jeans 2. A Jeans were made of denim. 4. A Blue jeans are still popular B jeans were made of denim B Blue jeans are still popular. C Jeans were made of denim C blue jeans are still popular D jeans were made of denim. D blue jeans are still popular. Directions Mark the letter of the complete sentence. 5. A Houses during the Gold Rush. 8. A Some miners found gold. B Some miners built houses. B In the clear rivers. C Built houses near gold mines. C Work there all day. D Were simple but cozy. D Men with picks and shovels. 6. A Makes breakfast for miners. 9. A Other jobs in town. B Need a big morning meal. B Stayed there anyway. C Hungry in the morning. C Families settled down there. D One café served hearty breakfasts. D Many new people. 7. A The Gold Rush didn’t last long. 10. A In rocks along the hills. B Not find much gold. B People still find gold there. C Families of the miners. C Is worth much money. D Far from home in California. D Miners with good luck. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on sentences. Ask your child to explain the difference between a sentence and a fragment. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 1 Day 4 3
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Boom Town Name CUMULATIVE REVIEW Sentences Directions Read each group of words. Write S if the group of words is a sentence. Write F if the group of words is a fragment. 1. Rode in a stagecoach. F 2. Families took all their belongings. S 3. On the range each night. F 4. Wild animals and diseases. F 5. After a long journey, they reached California. S Directions Decide whether each group of words is a sentence or a fragment. If it is a sentence, write the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation. If it is a fragment, write F. 6. some miners got rich Some miners got rich. 7. at the bottom of a stream F 8. panned for gold in the water F 9. were greedy for more gold F 10. miners ate in restaurants Miners ate in restaurants. Directions Add your own words to make a complete sentence. Write the new sentence. Remember to use a capital letter and a punctuation mark. A California boom town . Possible answer: A California boom town often quickly disappeared. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child reviewed sentences. Say some sentence subjects (Mom, The boy, Some people) and have your child add words to make a complete sentence. 4 Unit 1 Week 1 Day 5 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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What About Me? Name DEVELOP THE CONCEPTPROOFREAD Subjects and Predicates A sentence has a subject and a predicate. The subject is the sentence part that tells whom or what the sentence is about. All the words in the subject are called the complete subject. The predicate is the sentence part that tells what the subject is or does. All the words in the predicate are called the complete predicate. In the following sentence, the complete subject is underlined once. The complete predicate is underlined twice. The market has many interesting things. Directions Underline the complete subject of each sentence. 1. Many people buy beautiful carpets at the market. 2. Farmers bring goats to the market too. 3. The vegetables in the stalls look delicious. 4. Children run around the town square. 5. Everything happens at the town market! Directions Underline the complete predicate of each sentence. 6. A young boy asks for help. 7. The old man is wiser than the boy. 8. The students in a classroom learn lessons all the time. 9. Animals learn differently from people. 10. My parents teach me many lessons. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned about subjects and predicates. Say a sentence. Have your child identify its subject and predicate. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 2 Day 2 5
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What About Me? Name APPLY TO WRITING Subjects and Predicates Directions Add a predicate to each subject to make a complete sentence. Write the sentence with correct punctuation. 1. A carpetmaker Possible answers: A carpetmaker needs thread. 2. Two goats Two goats played in the field. 3. A merchant in the village A merchant in the village sold carpets. Directions Add a subject to each predicate to make a complete sentence. Write the sentence with correct punctuation. 4. knows many important things Everybody knows many important things. 5. builds houses and barns A carpenter builds houses and barns. Directions Think about a lesson you learned when you didn’t expect to. Write four sentences that tell about the lesson. Possible answer: I didn’t expect a horse to teach me a lesson. However, Brownie did. She showed me that it pays to be patient and take your time with animals. I think that lesson works with people too. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned how to use subjects and predicates in writing. Read a story together. Have your child identify subjects and predicates in story sentences. 6 Unit 1 Week 2 Day 3 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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What About Me? Name TEST PREPARATIONPROOFREAD Subjects and Predicates Directions Mark the letter of the complete subject of each sentence. 1. Everyone in the world needs something. 4. People in need ask for help. A Everyone A People B Everyone in the world B People in need C needs C ask D needs something D ask for help 2. A busy carpenter needs tools. 5. Someone in the town helps others. A A busy A Someone B carpenter needs B town helps others C A busy carpenter C Someone in the town D needs tools D helps others 3. Goats on a farm need food. 6. Every town needs helpers. A Goats A town B need food B needs C Goats on a farm C Every town D food D helpers Directions Mark the letter of the complete predicate of each sentence. 7. A wise man lives in the village. 9. The carpenter built a pen for the A A wise man goats. B man A The carpenter C lives B built a pen D lives in the village C built a pen for the goats D built 8. The farmer keeps goats in the pen. 10. The spinner made beautiful thread. A keeps goats in the pen A The spinner B keeps goats B made beautiful C The farmer C made beautiful thread D goats D made © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on subjects and predicates. Say a sentence about your family. Ask your child to identify the subject and the predicate of the sentence. Continue with other sentences. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 2 Day 4 7
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What About Me? Name CUMULATIVE REVIEW Subjects and Predicates Directions Underline the complete subject of each sentence. 1. A fable tells an old story. 2. Many fables teach a lesson. 3. Some characters take a journey. 4. Wise men are fable characters sometimes. Directions Underline the complete predicate of each sentence. 5. A young boy finds a special bean in one fable. 6. A princess finds a prince. 7. A king learns something important. 8. You wrote a clever fable. Directions Add a predicate or a subject to make a complete sentence. Remember to use capital letters and punctuation marks. Possible answers: 9. A kind merchant in a fable A kind merchant in a fable has a lonely daughter. 10. retold fables many times People of long ago retold fables many times. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child reviewed subjects and predicates. Have your child say sentences about fables and folk tales he or she has read. Discuss the subject and predicate of each sentence. 8 Unit 1 Week 2 Day 5 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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Alexander Name DEVELOP THE CONCEPTPROOFREAD Statements and Questions A sentence that tells something is a statement. A sentence that asks something is a question. Statement Jill saved her money. Question Did Michael buy a bat? A statement begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. A question begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark. Directions Write each sentence. Add the correct end punctuation. Write S if the sentence is a statement and Q if the sentence is a question. 1. Jacob got his allowance last week Jacob got his allowance last week. S 2. He spent some money on a movie He spent some money on a movie. S 3. Does Jacob have any money left Does Jacob have any money left? Q Directions Add one word from the box to make each statement into a question. Write the new sentences. Use correct capitalization and punctuation. Possible answers: can will should do 4. The twins get money for their birthday. Will the twins get money for their birthday? 5. They spend it on a new video game. Should they spend it on a new video game? © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned about statements and questions. Have your child make up one statement and one question about an animal he or she likes. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 3 Day 2 9
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Alexander Name APPLY TO WRITING Statements and Questions Directions Use each subject and verb in a sentence. Add words to make the sentence complete. Each item will tell you whether to write a statement or a question. Example: Statement: I want I want a new bike. Possible answers: 1. Question: books cost Do books cost much money? 2. Statement: store sells That store sells books and music. 3. Question: parents pay Do your parents pay you to do chores? 4. Question: you save Do you save much money? 5. Statement: people spend People spend money on many different things. Directions Write three sentences about a time when you saved money. Include at least one question. Possible answer: I saved money to buy a CD I wanted. How did I save the money? I did chores for my next-door neighbor, Mrs. Booth. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned how to use statements and questions in writing. Have your child write a letter to you that includes at least one statement and one question. 10 Unit 1 Week 3 Day 3 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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Alexander Name TEST PREPARATIONPROOFREAD Statements and Questions Directions Mark the letter of the sentence that is written correctly. 1. A Jeremy gave his sister a dollar. 6. A we saw pennies on the street. B She needed lunch money B Who lost their money. C May I borrow a quarter. C Jim has a hole in his pocket D will you pay me back? D Tanya found a nickel. 2. A Tony is buying a horse 7. A There is a sale at the store B Is she saving her money? B that game costs too much. C her aunt gave her a present. C You can buy two of these. D Does she have a savings account. D Where is your money. 3. A Families save for many things 8. A Maya helped Mom buy food. B Will the Longs take a vacation. B how many pears did they buy? C The Cooks need a new car. C did they need apples. D Pat’s dad wants to build a deck D She chose some berries 4. A Is that game on sale. 9. A This store sells bread B will you buy it for me? B it smells so good. C Can we play it together? C Mr. Lin is a good baker D Won’t it be fun. D Let’s get rolls for dinner. 5. A I can save a dollar each week. 10. A Is that a pet store? B I will not buy snacks B Do you see that fish. C Do peanuts cost that much. C can we buy one? D Mom has fruit at home D Do you have a fish tank. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on statements and questions. Read a story together. Have your child identify statements and questions in the story. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 3 Day 4 11
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Alexander Name CUMULATIVE REVIEW Statements and Questions Directions Write statement if the sentence is a statement. Write question if the sentence is a question. question 1. Did William help his brother mow lawns? statement 2. The neighbors pay them for yard work. statement 3. Garden work can be hard. question 4. Shall we trim this bush? Directions Write each sentence. Add the correct end punctuation. Write S if the sen- tence is a statement and Q if the sentence is a question. 5. You can save money at that store You can save money at that store. S 6. Shall we buy school supplies there Shall we buy school supplies there? Q 7. Do they have many notebooks Do they have many notebooks? Q 8. There are dozens of different pens There are dozens of different pens. S Directions Write a statement about what you like to spend money on. Then write a question about saving money. I like to buy paints and paper. 9. Isn’t saving money easy? 10. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child reviewed statements and questions. Say question or statement to your child. Have him or her make up that kind of sentence about a sport. 12 Unit 1 Week 3 Day 5 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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If You Made a Million Name DEVELOP THE CONCEPTPROOFREAD Commands and Exclamations A sentence that tells someone to do something is a command. A sentence that shows strong feelings is an exclamation. Command Pay for your lunch. Exclamation What a big sandwich that is! Some commands begin with please. Commands usually end with periods. The subject of a command is you. The word you is not written or said, but it is understood. Exclamations can express feelings such as surprise, anger, or excitement. Exclamations begin with a capital letter and end with an exclamation mark. Directions Write the sentences. Add the correct end punctuation. Write C if the sentence is a command and E if the sentence is an exclamation. 1. Please come to our car wash next Saturday Please come to our car wash next Saturday. C 2. Wow! This is a great way to earn money This is a great way to earn money! E Directions Use a word from the box to complete each command or exclamation. Write the new sentences. Use correct capitalization and punctuation. What Go Open How 3. to the bank after school. Go to the bank after school. 4. nice the tellers are! How nice the tellers are! © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned about commands and exclamations. Have your child make up one command and one exclamation about saving money. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 4 Day 2 13
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If You Made a Million Name APPLY TO WRITING Commands and Exclamations Directions Write a sentence for each item. Follow the directions. 1. Write a command that you might say to a dog. Possible answers: Put the toy on the floor. 2. Write an exclamation about a baby. What a cute baby this is! 3. Write a command to a friend. Come to my house after school. 4. Write an exclamation that shows surprise. This is the best present I ever got! 5. Write a command to a family member. Please turn off the television. Directions Imagine you won a contest. Write one command and two exclamations about the experience. Possible answer: I can’t believe I won this contest! I’ve never won a contest in my life! Please tell me this isn’t a joke. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned how to use commands and exclamations in writing. Have your child make up one command and one exclamation that he or she might use while playing a game outside. 14 Unit 1 Week 4 Day 3 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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If You Made a Million Name TEST PREPARATIONPROOFREAD Commands and Exclamations Directions Mark the letter of the answer that best completes the kind of sentence in ( ). 1. a beautiful bird cage this is! 6. What fun it is to buy a (exclamation) (exclamation) A What A pet. B what B pet C What. C pet? D What! D pet! 2. us a bird for the cage. 7. This bird squawks like a (command) (exclamation) A Show! A siren? B show! B siren! C Show C siren D show D siren. 3. write a check to the store. 8. it some birdseed. (command) (command) A Please! A Feed! B Please B feed! C please C Feed D please! D feed 4. You’re asking such a low 9. the cage in the corner. (exclamation) (command) A price. A Put! B price? B Put C price! C put D price D put! 5. Please put the bird in my 10. This bird can speak ten (command) (exclamation) A car. A words. B car! B words? C car C words! © Pearson EducationD car? D words Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on commands and exclamations. Have your child write a note about a chore to a family member, including a command and an exclamation. Ask your child to identify each kind of sentence. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 4 Day 4 15
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If You Made a Million Name CUMULATIVE REVIEW Commands and Exclamations Directions Write command if the sentence is a command or exclamation if the sentence is an exclamation. 1. Find an interesting job. command 2. Learn about different kinds of work. command 3. What a fun job you have! exclamation 4. He’s the busiest man I know! exclamation Directions Write the sentences. Add the correct end punctuation. Write C if the sen- tence is a command and E if the sentence is an exclamation. 5. What a big stack of dollars you have What a big stack of dollars you have! E 6. Count the money carefully Count the money carefully. C 7. This is the most boring chore in the world This is the most boring chore in the world! E 8. Spend the money on a vacation Spend the money on a vacation. C Directions Write a command you might give on a vacation. Then write an exclama- tion you might use on a vacation. Possible answers: Jump in the pool. 9. How beautiful the beach is! 10. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child reviewed commands and exclamations. Have him or her recall some commands and exclamations he or she made during the day. 16 Unit 1 Week 4 Day 5 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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My Rows and Piles of Coins Name DEVELOP THE CONCEPTPROOFREAD Compound Sentences A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate. A compound sentence contains two simple sentences joined by a comma and a word such as and, but, or or. Simple Sentence I rode my bike to Dan’s house. Simple Sentence We rode to the park. Compound Sentence I rode my bike to Dan’s house, and we rode to the park. Directions Write S if the sentence is a simple sentence. Write C if the sentence is a compound sentence. 1. Bicycles are important to people in some countries. S 2. People in some places do not have cars. S 3. They ride bicycles to work, and they ride them to the store. C 4. Bicycles cost less than cars, but they are not cheap. C 5. Bicycles do not make the air dirty, but cars do. C Directions Choose one of the words in ( ) to combine each pair of simple sentences. Write the compound sentences on the lines. 6. Chris rode a bicycle up the hill. It was not easy. (but, or) Chris rode a bicycle up the hill, but it was not easy. 7. Chris skinned his knee. He bumped his head. (but, and) Chris skinned his knee, and he bumped his head. 8. Now Chris can ride to school. He can ride to the park. (or, but) Now Chris can ride to school, or he can ride to the park. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned about compound sentences. Say two short related sentences describing your child. Have him or her combine the sentences to make a compound sentence. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 5 Day 2 17
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My Rows and Piles of Coins Name APPLY TO WRITING Compound Sentences Directions Combine each pair of sentences by adding and, but, or or. Write the compound sentence. Remember to add a comma. 1. Anya saves money to buy a game. I save money to buy a book. Anya saves money to buy a game, and [or but] I save money to buy a book. 2. Saving money is hard sometimes. It is worth the effort. Saving money is hard sometimes, but it is worth the effort. 3. Your parents can buy you a bicycle. You can buy it yourself. Your parents can buy you a bicycle, or you can buy it yourself. 4. Save a dollar each week. The dollars will add up. Save a dollar each week, and the dollars will add up. Directions What would you save money for? Write two simple, related sentences. Then join the sentences to make a compound sentence. Possible answer: I would buy my dog a new collar. I would buy myself a new ring. I would buy my dog a new collar, or I would buy myself a new ring. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child learned how to use compound sentences in writing. Have your child write a compound sentence about two things he or she learned today. 18 Unit 1 Week 5 Day 3 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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My Rows and Piles of Coins Name TEST PREPARATIONPROOFREAD Compound Sentences Directions Mark the letter of the words that complete the sentence correctly. 1. Ben walked to the rode. 6. We can can ride. A game, And David A skate, or we B game, or David B skate and we C game, and David C skate, And we D game and David D skate but we 2. There is a path at the is short. 7. I can go can go slow. A park, but it A fast but I B park, But it B fast, or I C park, or it C fast, Or I D park and it D fast and I 3. You can ride in the can ride 8. The race was won it. on the beach. A hard. but I A hills, but you B hard or I B hills, And you C hard and C hills and you D hard, but I D hills, or you 4. Joel’s bicycle is is newer. 9. Ten people finished. A new, or mine A started, Or five people B new, but mine B started but five people C new and mine C started, and five people D new, And mine D started. and five people 5. Skateboards are are fun. 10. Tim parked in parked in A fast. and they back. B fast or they A front, and I C fast, and they B front, But I D fast, But they C front, or I D front and I © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on compound sentences. Have your child find compound sentences in a magazine and identify the two simple sentences that make up each compound sentence and the word that joins the two sentences. Grammar and Writing Practice Book Unit 1 Week 5 Day 4 19
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My Rows and Piles of Coins Name CUMULATIVE REVIEW Compound Sentences Directions Write S if the sentence is a simple sentence. Write C if the sentence is a compound sentence. 1. Katie helps her dad on the farm. S C 2. Katie’s dad plants berries, and Katie picks them. C 3. Sasha’s parents own a store, and Sasha helps out there. 4. Sasha puts the food on the shelves. S Directions Use the word and, but, or or to combine each pair of sentences. Write the compound sentence. 5. A fair has many things for sale. You can’t buy everything. A fair has many things for sale, but you can’t buy everything. 6. You could buy a toy. You could buy a snack. You could buy a toy, or [or and] you could buy a snack. 7. One stall sells jewelry. Another stall sells hats. One stall sells jewelry, and another stall sells hats. 8. Those T-shirts are great. I have many T-shirts at home.Those T-shirts are great, but I have many T-shirts at home. Directions Write two sentences about a fair or an amusement park you have visited. Write one simple sentence and one compound sentence. Possible answers: (simple sentence) I tried several of the fair’s 9. rides. (compound sentence) The tilt-and-whirl made 10. me feel sick, but I loved the roller coaster. © Pearson Education Home Activity Your child reviewed compound sentences. On a walk outside, have your child make up two compound sentences about what you see. 20 Unit 1 Week 5 Day 5 Grammar and Writing Practice Book
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