Past Tense
"I have a headache today."
"I had a headache today."
Lucrative
Money-making, profitable, producing a great deal of profit
The first sentence in a paragraph
Topic sentence
Draw
Drew/drawn
The weather can affect/effect your mood.
Affect
"I will bring my dog to obedience class today."
"I brought my dog to obedience class today."
Adverse
working against something, opposite affect,
Sentences in the paragraph that support the main idea
Supporting details or ideas
Make
Made
The meaning of "awry"
To go wrong, different than expected
"I am not sure if the post office is open today."
"I was not sure if the post office was open today."
Futile
Pointless, not producing any results, incapable
What we call the topic of a paragraph
Main idea
Wear
Wore/worn
do you know how to fix the tv. I have tried 3 times and cannot watch jeopardy tonight.
Do you know how to fix the tv? I have tried three times cannot watch Jeopardy tonight.
"If you like going to the paint class, you should go."
"If you liked going to the paint class, you should have gone."
Apathetic
No emotion, uncaring, not affected by something
The three parts of a paragraph
Topic sentence, supporting details, and "clincher" or closing sentence
Lead
Led
True or False: It's okay to have just one supporting idea in a paragraph.
False
"I will go to the grocery store today to buy milk, eggs, and bread before the storm hits."
"I went to the grocery store today to buy milk, eggs, and bread before the storm hit."
Arduous
Hard, tiring, requiring a great deal of effort
These words help a paragraph flow smoothly
Transition words (next, finally, therefore, etc.)
Quit
Quit
The name of one of my dogs
Pickles, Frankie, Rosie, Abe