Christopher M. - /r/
Read the "R" sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
Birds are ancestors of T-Rex.
A person from whom you come from; your relatives--generations before you
It's as clear as day that Mrs. Smith is having a baby. Her belly looks like it's going to pop!
very easy to understand, evident
Read the TH sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
The duration that dinosaurs lived was between 230-65 million years ago.
The time during which something lasts or continues
Mary was saving the pretty writing paper that her grandmother got her for a rainy day. She didn't want to waste it on an ordinary letter. What does "save for a rainy day" mean?
“put something” aside for a future date; preserve it
Replace "Birds" with a pronoun:
Birds are ancestors of T-Rex.
________ are ancestors of T-Rex.
They
Read the R sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
It's difficult to comprehend that dinosaurs walked on the same ground that I do!
understand
She wanted to buy a dress in case someone asked her to the dance, but I told her not to count her chickens before they hatched.
Do not prematurely count on something before it happens.
Read the TH sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
Dinosaurs no longer walk the earth; they are extinct.
No longer living
The car that Danny drives is a dinosaur and barely runs anymore! It used to be driven by his great grandfather!
The car is so old---it's extinct!
Replace "other dinosaurs and animals" with a pronoun:
T-Rex preys on other dinosaurs and animals.
T-Rex preys on _______________.
them
Read the R sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
Not all dinosaurs were carnivores, but T-Rex was definitely a carnivore!
a meat-eater
Mark just won the same sailboat race his father won twenty years ago & his grandfather won 40 years ago; he's a chip off the old block.
People who closely resemble their ancestors (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) in some way.
Read the TH sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
Scientists believe that a meteorite struck & killed off the dinosaurs, but the theory is premature.
Too early; happening or arriving before expected
Do you comprehend what I'm saying?
Fill in the blank with a pronoun:
T-Rex ate meat.
_______________ was a carnivore.
It
Read the R sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
Dinosaurs were struck by a meteor and didn't survive.
stay alive
When I got upset that my classmate didn't invite me to his birthday party, my mom said, "Time heals all wounds". Next week it won't hurt your feelings so much.
Feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes. What is the wordly wise word that means the time which something lasts or continues?
Read the TH sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
T-Rex preyed on other dinosaurs as well as animals.
hunted
Bob loves to eat; he especially likes eating meat---all types of meat like beef, chicken, pork, turkey and duck. He eats like a horse!
Bob eats A LOT of meat. What wordly wise word describes a person or animal that eats only meat?
Fill in the blank with a pronoun:
Dinosaurs no longer walk the earth; ____________are extinct.
They
Read the R sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the underlined word:
The duration that dinosaurs lived was millions of years ago.
The time which something lasts
John was on the fence about what he wanted to do with the money he earned for mowing lawns. He was sure if he wanted to buy a new bicycle, a video game or save it for something bigger.
John wasn't able to decide something; he wants to keep his options open.
Read the TH sound in sentences & tell the meaning of the bold word:
T-Rex was thought to be the most ferocious dinosaur that ever walked the earth.
meanest
Mark complained about Sue's driving, but he's already had 3 accidents. Sue said to Mark, "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones".
You should not criticize others if you are just as bad as they are. What is a wordly wise word that has the same meaning as "live" or "stay alive"?
Fill in the blank with a pronoun:
T-Rex was thought to be the meanest dinosaur that lived. ______________ was ferocious!
It