Subject/Predicate
Homophones
Verb Tenses
Syllables
Resource Books
100
Divide into subject/predicate. A. He is / on the grass. B. It was a / dark night. C. I / live in California.
C I / live in California. (“live” is the verb, and begins the predicate)
100
She felt very ___. (week, weak)
weak
100
While ___ in the kitchen, I cut myself. (cooked, cooking)
cooking
100
How many syllables? elephant
3
100
An atlas is for: A. word meanings, B. synonyms, C. finding places, D. information all about one topic
C. finding places
200
Divide into subject/predicate. A. I like / hot cheetos. B. The pizza was / hot. C. She / ran home.
C. She / ran home. (“ran” is the verb, and begins the predicate)
200
The car was ___. (toad, towed)
towed
200
Some ___ to play. (dogs likes, dogs like)
dogs like
200
How many syllables? acrobat
3
200
An index is for: A. word meaning, B. synonyms, C. finding places, D. finding the page of a topic in a book
D. finding the page of a topic in a book
300
Divide into subject/predicate. A. I ran all / the way. B. It / looked like fun. C. I bought / a pencil.
B. (“looked” is the verb, and begins the predicate)
300
It was ___ choice. (there, they’re, their)
their (e-i-EI-OWN)
300
A few ___ water. (cat like, cats like)
cats like
300
How many syllables? floor
1
300
A thesaurus is for: A. word meanings, B. synonyms, C. finding places, D. information all about one topic
B. synonyms
400
Divide into subject/predicate. A. I / bought a pencil. B. My / dog ran fast. C. I hope / I get it.
A. (“bought” is the verb, and begins the predicate)
400
The wind ___ hard. (blue, blew)
blew
400
A woman ___ home. (walking, walked)
walked
400
How many syllables? remove
2
400
A dictionary is for: A. word meanings, B. synonyms, C. finding places, D. information all about one topic
A. word meanings
500
Divide into subject/predicate. A. My cat ate / a rat. B. The fish / swam. C. Tigers are / smart.
B. (“swam” is the verb, and IS the predicate)
500
The cupboard was ___. (bear, bare)
bare
500
She ___ milk last night. (buying, bought)
bought
500
How many syllables? rhythm
2
500
An almanac is for: A. word meanings, B. synonyms, C. finding places, D. information all about one year
D. information all about one year
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