past progressive & simple past
Use the past continuous and the simple past to combine these sentences into one complex sentence:
I did my homework.
The lights went out.
I was doing my homework when the lights went out.
or
While I was doing my homework, the lights went out.
Which word do you expect to have a short vowel sound:
meat or meet or mitt?
mitt has a short vowel sound (between two consonants)
People should plan emergency routes for __ a building during a fire, or __ a town during a hurricane.
escaping, evacuating
Escape and evacuate mean to leave or get away from someone or something.
You can look up your results on your device.
You complete the test.
You can look up the results on your device as soon as / after you complete the test.
You complete the test before you can look up your results on your device.
These are tips for____:
Ask smokers to smoke outside.
Don't leave the kitchen when the stove is on.
Don't leave a room where candles are burning.
fire prevention
Make one sentence of these ideas using the past continuous and the simple past.
The wind blew 100 miles per hour.
The tree crashed onto the house.
The wind was blowing 100mph when the tree crashed onto the house.
or
While the wind was blowing 100mph, the tree crashed onto the house.
Which word has more short vowel sounds:
traditional or evacuate
traditional has all short vowel sounds;
the u and a in evacuate say their names
I was ____ (worried) when I saw smoke coming out the window.
concerned
Combine these two sentences into one complex sentence using an adverb of time:
They won't be able to check for damage.
The storm is over.
They won't be able to check for damage until the storm is over.
or
They won't be able to check for damage before the storm is over.
call 911
Make one sentence of these ideas using the past continuous and the simple past.
She ate shrimp.
She had a severe allergic reaction.
While she was eating shrimp, she had a severe allergic reaction.
or
She was eating shrimp when she had a severe allergic reaction.
When you hear one consonant sound between two vowel sounds, as in follow, connive, and suppose...
you double the letter of the consonant sound (ll, nn, pp)
If a fire occurs and you have to evacuate, don't take time to gather your ___ ____ (things). Just leave!
personal belongings
Everyone needs to evacuate the city.
The hurricane lands and causes a storm surge.
Everyone needs to evacuate the city before the hurricane lands and causes a storm surge.
An interior room or a basement are the safest places to shelter during a...
tornado
People who have experienced a heart attack might describe something like this:
I felt a pain in my chest.
I shoveled heavy snow.
Make one sentence of these ideas using the past continuous and the simple past.
I was shoveling heavy snow when I felt a pain in my chest.
or
While I was shoveling heavy snow, I felt a pain in my chest.
How do you spell the ending of these words:
inse--, convi--, colle--, subtra--, inje--
insect
convict
collect
subtract
inject
We know now that the earth is circular. When people thought the earth was flat, that was a ___ .
You make repairs.
Take pictures of the damage from a flood.
Take pictures of the damage from a flood before you make repairs.
Fill in the blanks:
When the weather service issues a tornado watch....but when the weather service issues a tornado warning....
When the weather service issues a tornado watch, pay attention and listen for weather updates, but when the weather service issues a tornado warning, take shelter.
Make one sentence of these ideas using the past continuous and the simple past.
The driver texted on her phone.
She hit a person on a bike.
While the drive was texting on her phone, she hit a person on a bike.
or
The drive was texting on her phone when she hit a person on a bike.
What are three prefixes that mean not, wrong, or opposite of?
un, mis, and dis
Hurricanes are not common in the midwest. In other words, they are not ___.
typical
This causes flooding along a coastline when the tide increases in heavy rain and high winds.
a storm surge