Help the Manatees!
Kids to the Rescue
Use it in a sentence!
Story Time
Possessive Nouns
100

to hit something hard and cause harm 

a) crash
b) creature
c) injure

a) crash

100

things given for free to help a person or organization

a) threaten
b) donation
c) supplies

b) donation

100

The bike and car ____________ into each other, but no one was hurt.

a) injured
b) crashed
c) gentle

The bike and car crashed into each other, but no one was hurt.

100

Why were the turtles in the Gulf of Mexico in danger?

There was an oil spill that was harming them.

100

the tail of the pig

the _______ tail

pig's

200

living in the sea

a) manatee
b) endangered
c) marine

c) marine

200

at risk of no longer existing

a) endangered
b) caretaker
c) thoughtful

a) endangered

200

Whales and sharks are ___________ animals. They live in the ocean.

a) marine
b) creatures
c) endangered

Whales and sharks are marine animals. They live in the ocean.

200

What did the two kids do to help the turtles?

1. They started a group to save the animals
2. They called a rescue group
3. They asked friends, family, and neighbors for donations
4. They collected cleaning supplies
5. They went to help
6. They asked community leaders to help support laws

200

the room of the children

the _________ room

children's

300

short distance from top to bottom; not deep

a) shallow
b) ruin
c) success

a) shallow

300

stay alive; continue to live

a) threaten
b) endangered
c) survive

c) survive

300

Manatees are ________________ in the United States. There are only 2,500 left.

a) thoughtful
b) injured
c) endangered

Manatees are endangered in the United States. There are only 2,500 left.

300

What happened to the manatee population in Florida?

The population went down from 3,000 to 2,500 manatees in one year.

300

the teeth of the puppy

the ___________ teeth

puppy's

400

not hurting anyone or anything; kind and calm

a) injured
b) gentle
c) spill

b) gentle

400

related to saving someone or something from danger

a) rescue
b) relatives
c) survive

a) rescue

400

Animals need clean water to _____________.

a) survive
b) gentle
c) shallow

Animals need clean water to survive.

400

What was threatening the manatees' habitat?
(What was hurting them?)

1. People were hurting them
- power boats
- fishing hooks
- swimming in their homes

400

the pond of the ducks

the _________ pond

ducks'

500

an amount of liquid that comes or falls out of something by accident

a) crash
b) shallow
c) spill

c) spill

500

all of the people or animals of a specific kind or group that live in one area

a) population
b) rescue
c) thoughtful

a) population

500

The ______________ of giant pandas is about 1,800 in the whole world.

a) donations
b) population
c) creatures

The population of giant pandas is about 1,800 in the whole world.

500

What is the name of the group/club that helps the manatees in Florida?

The Save the Manatee Club

500

the web of the spiders

the __________ web

spiders'

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