Irregular Past Tense
Contractions
General Facts
Vocabulary
Homophones
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Today I teach

Yesterday I _ _ _ _ _ _

taught

100

What are the two words for the contraction don't

do not

100
Name the Great Lake that borders Cleveland?

Lake Erie

100
What is the meaning of the word perturb?

Jack tried to perturb his sister by putting his foot closer and closer to her side of the car. 

Synonym: bother, annoy

Antonym: to soothe, quiet, calm

100

Write a sentence with the word sight and another with site. What is the difference between these 2 words?

sight = vision

site = location

200

Today I take. 

Yesterday I _ _ _ _.

took

200

Which 2 words in the sentence below could be replaced with a contraction. Spell that contraction:

They were not able to find the missing book.

were not = weren't

200

Name the Great Lakes

H

O

M

E

S

Huron

Ontario

Michigan

Erie

Superior

200

After debating for over an hour, the class finally concurred on an end of the year field trip to a water park. Name a synonym and antonym for concur:

Concur = to agree 

Antonym: disagree


200

Fill in with the proper form of there, their, or they're:

_____________ not going to be at the game because they have a family gathering to attend.

They're (They are)

300

Today I think.

Yesterday I _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

thought

300
Write have not as a contraction

haven't

300

Name the planets starting closest to the sun.

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

300

What is the meaning of apathy?

The dog's apathy towards food, really made me feel he was truly not feeling well. He usually ate everything he was given.

Apathy: lack of interest

300

Effect vs. affect

What is the difference and use each in a sentence.

Effect: (noun) a result

Affect: (verb) to influence, alter, change

400

Today I read.

Yesterday I ________.

read

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They mustn't be staying up so late on a school night!

What does mustn't stand for?

must not

400
Name the 7 continents.. A hint is below:

N

S

A

A

A

A

E

North America

South America

Africa

Asia

Antactica

Australia

Europe

400

serial vs. cereal

What is the difference

cereal: breakfast food often

serial: relates to chronological order, sequence of events

400

To, Too, Two 

Write a sentence for each word that shows you know the meaning of each.

e.g. 

I want to swim too!

I will go to the pool.

Two is my lucky number.

500

Today I build.

Yesterday I __________.

built

500

Fill in with a contraction:

______ a beautiful day outside!

It's

500

Name 2 oceans that border the U.S.

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean


500

Fathom:

I simply cannot fathom why anyone would wear a hooded sweatshirt in 95 degree weather.

Fathom = imagine, comprehend


500

Be careful with the glass so it does not _ _ _ _ _.

Complete the sentence with the correct spelling. What is the homophone for this word?

break

brake