Summer
Vacation
Is
Almost
Here!
200
Do you double the consonant in the word "talk" when you add -ing?
No; talking. you do not double the k because it does not have the CVC pattern
200
this happens when rocks freeze and thaw, rocks fade, break, and crack because of the weather it endures
weathering
200
Write a homophone for break.
brake
200
the wearing away of rock and land by wind and water
erosion
200
a huge sheet of thick ice that covers land at the north and south poles
glacier
300
important, large, or great
significant
300
Write the past tense of "shop". (Hint: double the consonant and add the ending)
shopped
300
Tell me about the genre: diary
answers vary. a record of a person's thoughts, feelings, or observations about important experiences in his or her life. It is considered personal writing and usually dated.
300
Are write and wrote irregular verbs?
yes
300
Compare and contrast yourself with you turn and talk partner. What is one similarity and one difference between the two of you?
answers vary
400
happened before, or earlier
previous
400
Write the irregular, past tense verb for take.
took
400
What are at least 3 things you fix when editing?
grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization
400
the wonder, magnificence, or greatness of something
splendor
400
to stop something from happening
prevent
500
a poll, or count of people, who agree or disagree with you; to gather information
survey
500
Write what it means to ask questions as you read.
helps you to understand what you read before, during, and after reading
500
old and from a long time ago
ancient
500
what something is made up of
composition
500
Write a homophone for two.
too, to