Caring for Earth
Weather and Seasons
Initial Blends
Final Blends
Grammar Practice
100

How can you save water?


a) by brushing your teeth

b) by turning off the water

c) by using a lot of water

d) by taking very long showers

b) by turning off the water

100

What is weather?

Weather is what the air outside is like.

100

Make a word with an _r initial blend.

__ain

Possible answers:

brain, train, grain, drain

100

Identify the word with the same ending blend as "vest."

a) stairs

b) twist

c) vent

d) pineapple

b) twist

100

Choose the correct answer:

My brother and I (is/are) excited for summer vacation.

are

200

What is not one of Earth's materials?

a) land

b) plastic

c) water

d) air

b) plastic

200

Which word describes the weather?

a) shorts

b) sunglasses

c) hot

d) summer

c) hot

200

Make a word with an s_ blend:

__ill

Possible answers:

spill, still, skill

200

Make a word with a final blend:

be__

Possible answers:

best, belt, bend, bent

200

Identify the past tense verb(s) in the sentence:

Alex played soccer last year, but this year, he will do taekwondo.

played

300

What is one way you can save energy at home?

Possible answers:

turn off the lights

turn off the water

turn off the TV

300

What tool do you use to check the temperature?

You can use a thermometer.

300

Make 3 words with any initial blend:

__ow

Possible answers:

glow, plow, slow, flow, blow, crow, grow, brow, stow

300

Make 3 words with the same final blend as "drink."

Possible answers (examples):

drank, trunk, bunk, sink, blink, blank, stink, skunk

300

Choose the correct answer:

The girls (is/are) studying for the test.

are

400

What is one way you can save Earth at POLY?

Possible answers:

use one paper towel

turn off the lights and computer during gym class

open the window instead of using air conditioning

400

When would a thermometer have the highest red line?

a) when the temperature is cool

b) when the temperature is warm

c) when the temperature is cold

d) when the temperature is hot

d) when the temperature is hot

400

List 4 _l or _r initial blends we learned. Make one word for each of the blends.


Possible answers:

gl, bl, cl, pl, fl, sl, tr, br, cr, dr, fr, gr, pr

*Word examples may vary*

400

Make 3 words with the same final blend as "trust."

Possible answers (examples):

fast, best, vest, blast, must, twist, mist, cast, last, list, most, boast, toast

400

Choose the correct answer:

The team (is/are) winning the soccer game.

is

500

What is the definition of "natural resource?"

A natural resource is something we can get from nature that we use.

500

Which sentence best describes crops in the spring?

a) Crops are ripe and ready to harvest.

b) Crops are growing taller and fruit is starting to appear.

c) Crops are planted and sprouts begin to grow.

d) Nothing grows in spring.

c) Crops are planted and sprouts begin to grow.

500

List 5 s_ blends we learned. Make one word for each of the blends.

Possible answers:

sw, st, sp, sc, sl, sm, sk, str, scr, spr, sq

*Word examples may vary*

500

List 5 final blends we learned. Make one word for each of the blends.

Possible answers:

st, mp, lt, lp, ft, ld, nt, nd, nk

*Word examples may vary*

500

Choose the correct form of the verb:

I  _________ watching the movie last night.

a) enjoyd

b) enjoyed

c) enjoied

d) enjoyied

b) enjoyed