Transcript Daily Warm Ups

Spelling and Phonics
Change plural to singular
1. Charity = _________
2. Volley = _________
3. Veto = _______
4. Tornado = _______
5. Piano = _____
Grammar and Usage
Identify Concrete or Abstract
1. Joy = _____
2. Spirit = _____
3. Sled = _____
4. Surprise = ______
5. Empire State Building = ____
Spelling (/ā/ /ă/)
Show syllables and accents.
1. Salesperson
2. Anxious
3. Calendar
4. Sandwich
5. Champion
Geography
1. Name the 5 elements that are
shown on the map.
Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
Vocab
Which word describe the
character Scrooge in the open
chapters of A Christmas Carol?
Writer's Secret
Find and rewrite a sentence
with a proper noun and a
sentence with common noun.
Commonly Confused Words
Match each root with its
meaning.
1.incredible
a. earth
2. educate
b. bird
3. geography
c. hand
4. reject
d. believe
5 manipulate
e. lead
f. throw
Poetry
Answer these questions.
1. How would you define the
word poem?
2. What kinds of words are in
poems?
3. What do poems sound like?
generous, thoughtful, gruff,
popular
*Antonyms of gruff:
4. How is a poem like a song?
5. How can it be like a story?
6. Have you ever written a
poem?
2. What does the title tell you about
the map?
Accept (v) = to receive willingly
Except (prep) = but
1. Grace was humble as she (accepted,
excepted) the award for MVP.
2. My parents will not (accept, except)
any excuses for breaking curfew.
3. All of the boys (accept, except)
George were on time for the meeting.
Spelling/Grammar
1. Brainstorm 4 synonyms for
the verb walk.
2. Write a sentence for 2 or 3
synonyms
3. Explain the shades of
difference meanings of the 4
different verbs.
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Spelling and Phonics
Write the plural forms.
1. Thief = ______
2. Wolf = _____
3. Calf = ____
4. Tooth = _____
5. Man = _____
6. Mouse = _____
Grammar and Usage
Write the plural forms.
1. Roof = _____
2. Life = _____
3. Cliff = _____
4. Potato = ______
5. Patio = _____
6. Tomato = _____
Spelling (/ā/ /ă/)
Show syllables and accents.
1. Headache
2. Vanish
3. Grateful
4. Bathe
5. Haste
6. Ache
Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
Make each prefix with its
meaning.
1. Centipede
a. life
2. Photograph
b. light
3. Distort
c. sound
4. Survive
d. feet
5. Telephone
e. body
f. turn/twist
Vocab
Insert tranquil and agitated:
Waiting for the guests to arrive,
Erin was a.____ and dashed
around the house getting
everything ready for the party.
Pat remained b._____ and sat
on the couch.
Writer's Secret
Poetry
Think of a word and write it in
the middle of a web. On each
spoke, write a new word that
the 1st word makes you think
of.
Geography
1. How many states are part of the
contiguous USA? Which are not
contiguous?
2. Name the cardinal and intermediate
directions shown on the compass
rose.
Commonly Confused Words
*when would you be agitated
or tranquil?
Spelling and Grammar
Next, circle each new word and
draw some spokes out of it.
What does each new word
make you think of? Keep
going. How are all of the
words connected?
Linking verbs- state of being
Action verbs- show action
Write 2-3 sentences with 3-4
linking verbs.
Write 2-3 sentences with 3-4
action verbs.
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Spelling and Phonics
Comparatives/Superlatives
1. Wild ________,_________
2. Quiet ________,________
3. Firm ________,________
4. Pretty ________,_______
Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
Math each prefix with its
meaning.
1. Paraphrase
a. within
2. Perforate
b. through
3. Hypodermic
c. out of
4. Intramural
d. under
5. Neoclassic
e. similar
f. new
Grammar and Usage
Possessive nouns = ‘s or s‘.
Fix.
1. Puppy bones = ______
2. Uncle Charlie recipe = _____
3. The lady radio = _____
4. Writer block = _____
Spelling (/ā/ /ă/)
Show syllables and accents.
1. establish
2. Rating
3. Debate
4. Spade
5. estate
Vocab
From these antonyms of
arrogant what does it mean?
Writer's Secret
Find a passage and sort 3-4
common nouns and 3-4 proper
nouns.
1. What is another name for a
legend? What kinds of things are
shown on the legend?
2. Name the 2 countries that border
the USA. Which elements help to
identify them?
Commonly Confused Words
Advice (n)- opinion
Advise (v)- give suggestions
1. My (advice, advise) to you is to
calm down and count to 10.
2. It is always easier to give (advice,
advise) than to follow it.
3. Bill is quick to offer his (advice,
advise) on any subject.
4. I strongly (advice, advise) you to
check your homework.
Modest, shy, bashful, polite
* Describe the behaviors of an
arrogant person:
Poetry
Geography
Spelling and Grammar
List 7-10 action verbs.
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Spelling and Phonics
Add –er
1. Tidy - _______________
2. Dizzy - ______________
3. Crazy - ______________
Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
Match.
1. Benefit
a. against
2. Contradict
b. good
3. Kilowatt
c. after
4. Postpone
d. 1,000
5. Transfer
e. above
f. across
Grammar and Usage
Change to possessives
1. Children - _____________
2. Actors - ______________
3. People - _______________
4. Parents - ________________
Spelling (/ā/ /ă/)
Show syllables and accents.
1. behave
2. Disaster
3. Championship
4. Bathed
5. aching
Vocab
Correct the errors in the chart.
Optimistic l Pessimistic
Hopeful
l Discouraged
Gloomy
l Depressed
Cheerful
l Positive
Enthusiastic l Downhearted
Writer's Secret
Find and rewrite a sentence,
with a book title, and underline
all the nouns.
*Is a glass ½ full an optimistic
or pessimistic point of view?
Poetry
Write a poem that is a ‘want ad’
looking for someone to take on
responsibility you are sick of
having. Include: why you don’t
want the job, how it will need to
be done, its benefits (if any)
Geography
1. Why is the inset map of North
America included?
2. Use the scale and a ruler to find
the approximate distance from
Denver to Lincoln. Measure to the
nearest ¼ inch.
Commonly Confused Words
1. John was (adviced, advised) to be
careful driving in the severe
windstorm.
2. Sometimes the best (advice,
advise) is complete silence on the
subject.
3. Do not (advice, advise) someone if
you don’t know what is best.
4. There are all kinds of books on the
market offering financial (advice,
advise).
Spelling and Grammar
List 3 common nouns related to
objects in class.
Then list 3 proper nouns related
to class.
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Spelling and Phonics
Add –er
1. Stop - ________________
2. Sit - _______________
3. Run - _______________
4. Chop - _____________
Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots
Write noun, verb, adjective,
adverb to show part of speech.
1. Sterilize - _______
2. Firmness - _______
3. Slowly - __________
4. Receptive - _______
5. Dusty - _______
6. joyous - ______
Grammar and Usage
Possessive nouns. Add ‘s.
1. Mike and Christy (shared)
2. Robin and Casey (shared)
3. Miguel and Juan (separate)
4. The coach and the player
(separate)
Spelling (/ā/ /ă/)
Show syllables and accents.
1. hastily
2. Vanished
3. Sandwiches
4. Anxiously
5. Ratings
Geography
1. Use the scale and a ruler to find
the approximate distance from
Raleigh to Little Rock and then to
Austin. Measure to the nearest ¼
inch.
Vocab
Which of the following
characters could be described as
jovial?
The Grinch
Santa Claus
Batman
Beauty’s Beast
* Antonyms of jovial:
Writer's Secret
Commonly Confused Words
Poetry
Write your name or favorite
word going down the square
now write an acrostic poem
about you or that word.
Spelling and Grammar
Make a list of 5 common nouns
of 5 or more letters.
Write a sentence for 2-3.
Write your own sentence, with a
direct quotation, and underline
all the nouns.
Write your own book title.
2. Use the scale and a ruler to find
the approximate distance from the
nation’s capital to the capital of CA.
Measure to the nearest ¼ inch.
Affect (v) = to influence
Effect (n) = result of some action
1. I don’t think you realize how your
comments (affect, effect) your
friends.
2. The (affects, effects) of the storm
were disastrous along the Louisiana
coast.
3. That medicine did have an (affect,
effect) on my headache.
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Extensions
Vocabulary
• Classify words about
personality as either
positive or negative
– optimistic, gruff, rude,
hopeful, tranquil,
agitated, pessimistic,
arrogant, cheerful, jovial
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Geography
1) Bar scale
2) Cardinal directions
3) Compass rose
4) Contiguous
5) Inset map
6) Intermediate directions
7) International border
8) Legend (key)
9) Political map
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