vocabulary
grammar not your grandma
cloze sentences
story time
oh yeah!

more grammar

100

to tell someone about a problem or danger

warn

100

Simple Past Irregular

We _________ money to school to buy bread. (bring)

We brought money to school to buy bread.

100

Play-Doh was once used as wallpaper cleaner.  Joe McVicked ___________that it was a good substitute for clay in art class.

discovered

100

Sing "Buffalo Gals"

Buffalo Gals won't you come out tonight, come out tonight. come out tonight, yeah, yeah, yeah

100

The students did not pay attention to this game, __________ they did not do well on the mid-term test.

so

100

What is a noun? a person, place, or ________.

What is a noun? a person, place, or thing.

200

usually or regularly doing something

normally

200

what are the Proper nouns in this sentence?

I went to Hualien to see my grandmother last Saturday.

Hualien, Saturday

200

Sometimes people invent something by ___________.  (not on purpose)

accident

200

What happened to Mr. Fox's tail?

It got shot off.

200

He studied for the test __________ he wanted to do well.

because

200

I had pizza for lunch yesterday / today.

I had pizza for lunch yesterday.

300

a sign, shape, or object that stands for something else

sign

300

The movie was so good __________ we watched it twice. (so/ because/that)

The movie was so good that we watched it twice.

300

An __________ is a useful creation

invention

300

What direction did the foxes dig in chapter 4?

downward

300

Glue is a type of _______.

adhesive

300

True or False. Candy is a need

False Candy is a want

400

la la la la la

choir

400

It was such a beautiful day _________ we stayed home from school.

It was such a beautiful day that we stayed home from school

400

In science class,  we looked at the bird's feather with the ___________. It was very interesting! (eyes, television, magnifying glass, camera, microscope)

microscope

400

What color thread does Aunt Polly use?

Aunt Polly only uses white thread.  

400

I didn't study much for the test but it ___________ I got a high score anyways.

turns out

400

Yesterday / today was Monday.

Yesterday was Monday.

500

something that helps you or others

benefit

500

a pink Barbi iPhone with tassels

a want

500

While walking in the woods some ___________ stuck to my socks.

cockleburs.

500

what does "playing hooky" mean?

not going to something like school or work

500

to say something without saying it directly

to imply

500

The students went on a camping trip at Yellowstone Park.

Name the common and Proper nouns  

common:  students,  trip

Proper: Yellowstone Park