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Say the first syllable. Say the next syllable or syllables. Then say the

word. Write the word on the line.

po et

di al

li on

qui et

vi o lin

du et

bo a

di et

ce re al

ro de o

gi ant

me te or

po em

sci ence

cli ent

fi er y

ac tu al

ne on

o a sis

i o dine

Complete each sentence with a word from above.

1. Cowboys and cowgirls ride horses at a .

2. A poet writes a .

3. A is a type of snake.

4. Not to speak is to be .

5. You can eat for breakfast.

6. is Leann’s best subject.

7. A is also known as a falling star.

8. The travelers tried to find an in the desert.


Divide the words into syllables and write the syllables on the lines.

meteor

matter

annual

survive

pioneer

earth

quiet

locate

lion

layers


1. An event happens every year.

2. To find something is to it.

3. To last for a long time is to .

4. A soft-spoken person is .

5. A streak of light in the sky may be a .

6. There are three phases of : gas, liquid,

and solid.

7. A is a large feline.

8. The fancy cake had several .


Meteors

1. Define meteor.

2. What is the word for the layers of air around our planet?

3. How is a meteoroid different from a planet?

4. If a meteor reaches Earth, it is called a .

5. Why don’t we see most of the meteorites that enter the Earth’s

atmosphere?

6. When did the largest meteor shower happen? What is it called?


Draw one circle around all the one-syllable words. Draw two

circles around the two-syllable words. Draw three circles around

the three-syllable words.

rodeo

riders

giant

total

valuable

annual

spectator

iodine

lion

cart

number

demonstrate

required

excite

cheered

contestant

animals

house

museum

ride

refer

ground

unlucky

mistreated

cattle

rubber

watch

client

giant

bottle


Rodeo

1. Where does the word rodeo come from and what does it mean?

2. Define the following words.

annual:

biannual:

3. Describe two events that you would enjoy at a rodeo.

4. Define the following words.

spectator:

demonstrate:

combine:

cattle:


Draw lines between the syllables in each word.

f a c t

p e r f e c t

c o n n e c t

r e j e c t

e x t r a c t

c o n s t r u c t

s e l e c t

d i r e c t

o b s t r u c t

c o l l e c t

a f f e c t

v e r d i c t


1. That is not my opinion. It is a .

2. The jury reached a .

3. That peach is flawless. It is a peach.

4. You can the dots to make a picture.

5. In order to see the actors, we will seats close

to the stage.

6. To stop something from happening is to it.

7. Did you accept or the phone call?

8. To take something out is to it.

9. To build something is to it.

10. To gather items from a list is to the items.


Divide the words into syllables and write the syllables on the lines.

gleeful

collect

suspects

halo

subject

dentist

gloomy

extract

bubble

insect

exactly

robbery


1. The talented will

the loose tooth.

2. The officers have three in the bank

.

3. The green crawling on that branch looks

like a leaf.


Insects: Do They Attract or Distract You?

Write T for True or F for False.

Our world would be better off without insects.

Only a few crops need insects to reproduce.

A large number of animals would become extinct

without insects.

Some people eat insects.

There are more insects on Earth than any other

type of animal.

List four reasons why insects can survive so well.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Discuss the insect you find most interesting.


Write the words in the correct column.

elected

sneakers

leaking

candy

seasick

chief

speed

treat

cheek

keep

year

fleet

recur

seek

prevent

thief

orderly

e

ee

ea

ie

y

Choose one word from each column and use it to write a sentence.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


The Mayflower Compact

1. What were the names of the two ships that originally sailed

from Southampton?

2. Why did only one ship finish the journey?

3. Who were the pilgrims and why did they leave Britain?

4. How long was the trip on the Mayflower?

5. Why did the pilgrims need to establish the Mayflower Compact?

6. When was the Compact signed? Who signed it?


Put the syllables back together and write the words on the lines.

re ceipt

per ceive

lei sure ly

ei ther

de ceive

nei ther

con ceit ed

ceil ing

re ceiv ing

pro teins


1. The clerk gave us a for our purchase.

2. To not be truthful is to someone.

3. A person thinks too much of himself.

4. The family enjoyed a day at the lake.

5. What you understand about something is how you

it. 6. A healthy diet contains .

7. Cameron nor Rosa is at school today.

8. Have you ever heard the old saying "One person's

is another person's floor"?


Choose the correct word from the box.

1. a type of animal:

2. a bride wears this:

3. this carries blood:

4. to rule over:

5. to pretend:

6. a male who inherits something:

7. a female who inherits something:

8. a light brown color:

9. twenty times four:

10. someone who lives nearby:

vein

reindeer

veil

feign

beige

reign

heir

heiress

eighty

neighbor

freight

skein

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Complete the lists with words from the box.

1. Where you can get information

2. What you can do

3. Insects

grasshoppers

receive

accident

computer

respond

ants

collect

airmail

books

weigh

baseball

reign

least

notebook

moth

protect

infected

receipt

fly

pamphlet


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1. Describe Henry Wadsworth Longfellow as a child.

2. How many years after Longfellow wrote the poem about the

blacksmith was the tree mentioned in the poem cut down?

3. What gift did the children first give Longfellow?

4. How did children honor Longfellow again in 1882?

5. Longfellow was the first American poet to receive what honor

from England?


Read this excerpt from the poem.

The Village Blacksmith

Under a spreading chestnut tree

The village smithy stands;

The smith, a mighty man is he,

With large and sinewy hands;

And the muscles of his brawny arms

Are strong as iron bands.

Define the following words.

mighty:

sinewy:

brawny:

iron:

Draw a picture of the blacksmith using the description from the poem.


Reindeer

1. Compare and contrast reindeer and other kinds of deer.

2. What is special about reindeer's antlers?

3. List the reindeer’s enemies.

4. What do you think we could do to help reindeer survive?

reindeer

deer


Blend the syllables, read the words, and write them on the lines.

Remember that the i will say / ı̆ / as in it.

ed i tor

vis i tor

sub sti tute

pres i dent

dif fi cult

car ni val

fam i ly

in vis i ble

fas ci nate

in di vi du al


1. Something hard to do is .

2. The teacher who comes when your teacher is absent is a

.

3. Something you cannot see is .

4. One person is an .

5. Someone who comes for a short while is a .

6. A is an event with games and rides.

7. The of a club is the person who is in charge.

8. Darryl has a large : three sisters and

two brothers.


Blend the syllables, read the words, and write them on the lines.

Remember that if the i is followed by a vowel, it says /e–/ as in me.

pi an o

sta di um

a vi a tor

ra di o

stu di o

pe ri od

in gre di ent

ra di a tor

a li en

me di um


1. You can hear news or music on a .

2. A(n) flies an airplane.

3. You can put a at the end of a sentence.

4. Football and baseball games are played in a .

5. You use your fingers to play a .

6. The painter works in a . 7. Which size does Anna wear: small, , or large?

8. Eggs are an important in this recipe.


Circle all the things a person could do or be.

point

protect

convince

explorer

instruct

responsible

summer

invisible

visitor

female

spectator

crew

coffee

entertain

president

articulate

human

political

citizen

difficult

survive

neighbor

surprise

editor

kitchen

reindeer

fascinate

moose

alligator

nomadic

resident

immigrant

male


Immigrating

1. What does the Statue of Liberty stand for?

Where is it located?

2. Why do people immigrate to America?

3. When and why was the first law enacted regarding immigration?

4. Define quarantine.

5. Discuss current immigration laws.


Write each word in the column with the same i sound.

visitor

editor

piano

resident

sodium

medium

studio

article

radio

difficult

principal

material

president

audience

alien

period

aviator

immigrant


An American Aviator

1. Describe Amelia Earhart’s teenage years.

2. When did Earhart take her first plane ride? How long after that

did she begin to fly on her own?

3. What are the Ninety-Nines?

4. What happened on January 11, 1935?

5. When was Earhart last seen? What do you think happened?

6. Describe the moument dedicated to Earhart.


Box each -tion. Then draw lines to divide each word into syllables.

m e n t i o n

f i c t i o n

e x a m i n a t i o n

n a t i o n

r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

i l l u s t r a t i o n

c o n n e c t i o n

i n s p e c t i o n

c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

d o n a t i o n

a d m i n i s t r a t i o n

l o c o m o t i o n

s o l u t i o n

a v i a t i o n

c a p t i o n

f u n c t i o n

c o n v e r s a t i o n

e x p l a n a t i o n

Two syllables

Four syllables

Three syllables

Five syllables

Write each word from above in the correct column.


Box each -sion. Then draw lines to divide each word into syllables.

Two syllables

Three syllables


m a n s i o n

p e r m i s s i o n

t e n s i o n

p a s s i o n

c o n f e s s i o n

p r o p u l s i o n

s u s p e n s i o n

d e c i s i o n

i m p r e s s i o n

m i s s i o n

a d m i s s i o n

v i s i o n

Circle which of the two you would rather have.

a mansion

suspension

an omission

precision

tension

a television

a discussion

permission


Box each -cian or -cial. Draw lines to divide the words into syllables.

m a g i c i a n

p h y s i c i a n

f i n a n c i a l

f a c i a l

s p e c i a l

p o l i t i c i a n

e l e c t r i c i a n

e s p e c i a l l y

o f f i c i a l

c o m m e r c i a l

m u s i c i a n

c r u c i a l

-cial

-cian

Write each word in the correct column.


Box each -tial, -tient, or -tience. Draw lines to divide the words into

syllables.

p a r t i a l

m a r t i a l

q u o t i e n t

s p a t i a l

e s s e n t i a l

i m p a t i e n t

p a t i e n c e

i n i t i a l

p a t i e n t

-tial

-tient

-tience

Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

1. Something you must have is to you.

2. The first letter of your name is your first .

3. Something not complete is .

4. Someone without patience is .

5. The answer to a division problem is a .



Circle all the words that are emotions.

confusion

graceful

attention

anger

special

decision

donate

patience

invisible

frightened

official

power

elation

sadness

joy

happiness

concern

ability

farmer

glad

difficult

surprised

love

fondness

trust

debate

official

passion

scared

suspension

magician

tension

conflict


The Constitution and the Constitutional Convention

1. Where was the U.S. Constitution written?

2. Who envisioned America’s current three branches of government?

3. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

4. Congress, the lawmaking body, has two sections. What are they?

5. What are the Federalist Papers?


Draw a line to match each word with its definition.

ratify

execute

preserve

investigate

consider

maintain

partial

locate

hesitate

keep the same

look closely at

accept

carry out

continue

not complete

pause

think about

find

Write three sentences using the words above.

1.

2.

3.


Nutrition

1. List the six essential nutrients.

2. What is the most crucial nutrient? Why?

3. Which nutrient is needed for healthy skin, hair, and nails?

Where do we get this important nutrient?

4. Which vitamin must be taken in every day because our body

does not store it? What foods can we eat to obtain this vitamin?


perpetual

century

mutual

punctual

actual

fluctuates

fortune

situate

habitual

Finish each sentence with a word from above.

1. Two people making an agreement together would be making

a agreement.

2. To be on time is to be .

3. If something constantly changes, it .

4. To have a lot of money is to have a .

5. One hundred years is a .

6. Doing the same thing over and over means it is

.

7. To be in constant motion is to be in motion.

8. The real thing is the thing.

9. To put in place is to .


Box each -ture. Draw lines to divide the words into syllables.

m i n i a t u r e

p a s t u r e

s c u l p t u r e

t e m p e r a t u r e

s t r u c t u r e

p i c t u r e

t e x t u r e

l e c t u r e

n a t u r e

f u t u r e

c a p t u r e

s i g n a t u r e

Complete each sentence with the correct word.

1. A camera can take your .

2. Anything that grows outdoors is part of .

3. The time ahead—not the past or the present—is the

.

4. To catch something is to it.

5. When you sign your name, it is your .

6. How an object feels to the touch is its .

7. Something made very small that is usually big is a

.

8. A field where cows graze is a .

9. A type of art created by hand out of metal, stone, or clay is a

.

10. To build something like a building is to make a

.


Box each -sure. Draw lines to divide the words into syllables.

m e a s u r e

e x p o s u r e

l e i s u r e

t r e a s u r e

c o m p o s u r e

e n c l o s u r e

p l e a s u r e

d i s c l o s u r e

f i s s u r e

Complete each sentence with the correct word.

1. You need to two cups of flour for the cake

batter.

2. When something is pleasant, it is a .

3. A valuable item is a .

4. Telling or revealing something is .

5. Too much to the sun’s rays is harmful.

6. A is a break or crack.

7. You can remain calm when you keep your .

8. The letter came with three s.

9. time is time spent resting or playing.



treasure

fixture

culture

puncture

leisure

measure

situate

actual

exposure

adventure

virtue

disclosure

pasture

congratulate

picture

century

mutual

moisture

sculpture

creature

pleasure

capture

statue

venture

furniture

closure

feature

signature

-tu

-ture

-sure


What Is Culture?

1. State at least five features of every culture.

2. What does nature refer to when discussing culture? What does

nurture refer to when discussing culture?

3. Define enculturation.

4. What enables humans to develop a culture?

5. What are some ways in which cultures differ?


Match each word to its definition.

culture

leisure

nutrient

disclosure

future

collision

actual

moisture

artificial

patience

not real; fake

free time

yet to come

wetness

a crash

shared beliefs or values

real; not false

calm; not hasty

making known

a food that helps you grow

Write the word that is opposite. Choose from the words below.

false real past dryness concealment work

1. moisture

2. leisure

3. artificial

4. disclosure

5. future

6. actual


Agriculture

1. List three activities that play a key role in agriculture.

2. How did agriculture change human culture?

3. Why don’t we know the actual time agriculture began?

4. How do we know that ancient people of Egypt used agriculture?

5. What happened in 1701 that changed agriculture?

6. Why was 1862 a historic year for American agriculture?


Box the -ous in each word. Blend the syllables and write the

complete words. Then write a sentence for each word.

cu ri ous

1.

ri dic u lous

2.

mar vel ous

3.

gen er ous

4.

haz ard ous

5.

mis cell a ne ous

6.

joy ous

7.


Box -ous in each word. Blend the syllables and write the

complete words.

u nan i mous

a non y mous

nu mer ous

fa mous

rig or ous

vi cious

gen er ous

haz ard ous

con ta gious

boi ster ous

Match the definition with a word from above.

1. Everyone agreed. It was .

2. He is very well known. He is quite .

3. The dog is very mean. He is .

4. Germs spread. The flu can be very .

5. The gift’s giver was unknown. The giver was .


Quite a Marvelous Tale

1. Who is the narrator of the story?

2. Who is the story being told to?

3. Why do you think the sender remained anonymous?

4. What is a caricature?

5. Describe how the narrator felt when the letters stopped arriving.

6. What two events determined the happy ending?


Draw a caricature of yourself. Show yourself doing something you

find enjoyable.


A Humorous Yet True Story

1. Explain this phrase from the story: “got a tremendous shock.”

2. What did the boy first think was under his covers?

3. What caused the boy to let out a tremendous shriek?

4. What was the animal and how had it been surviving in the house?

5. How was the problem solved?


Box each -ence or -ent. Blend the syllables and write the

complete words.

in flu ence

in no cence

si lence

de pen dence

ab sence

a gent

ex cel lent

de cent

stu dent


-ence

-ent


Box each -ance or -ant. Blend the syllables and write the

complete words.

bal ance

ac cep tance

re sis tance

dis tance

im por tance

tol er ance

ap pli cant

el e gant

va cant


-ance

-ant


Box each -ency or -ancy. Blend the syllables and write the

complete words.

a gen cy

de cen cy

fre quen cy

ur gen cy

con sis ten cy

va can cy

oc cu pan cy

tru an cy

hes i tan cy


-ency

-ancy


tolerance

vacancy

truant

silent

student

balance

absence

applicant

rodent

resident

occupancy

defiant

instant

absent

distant


1. The man was impatient. He had little .

2. If you apply for a job, you are an .

3. Not to be present is to be .

4. A rat is a type of .

5. If you choose not to follow rules you are .

6. To have rooms to rent in a hotel is to have .

7. If you are enrolled in a school you are a .

8. To do something immediately is to do it in an

.

9. To be far away is to be .

10. Not to speak or make noise is to be .


A Bee-utiful Experience

1. How is the title telling you what the article may be about?

2. In what form is the article written?

3. Why did the writer change her outfit when she visited

the beekeeper?

4. How did he suggest she dress?

5. Explain the following expressions:

“bee line”

“honey of a day”

“busy as a bee”

“queen bee”


important

endurance

president

pleasant

clearance

assistance

vacant

essence

entrance

incident

absent

silent

correspondence

confidence

preference

client

ambulance

reliant

instant

sentence

-ent

-ant

-ence

-ance


1. Another word for moment is .

2. If you are not present, you are .

3. If you are talking, you are not .

4. To help someone is to give .

5. Where you come in is the .



The Presidency of the United States

1. What are the three branches of the U.S. government?

2. Which branch does the president work under?

3. What are the three requirements for United States presidency?

4. How many terms of office may a president serve?

5. What are the only public offices that are elected by the entire

nation every four years?

6. What is a campaign?


7. Name three political parties.

8. What is a convention?

9. When is Election Day held?

10. What is the Electoral College?


Read the words below.

fruit

suit

cruise

juice

suitcase

pursuit

Use each word in a sentence, then draw a picture.

1

2

3

4

5

6


Blend the syllables and write the complete words.

ma neu ver

neu tral

feud

Eu gene

feu dal

leu ko cyte

neu ron

Eu rope

Write the correct word from above.

1. to plan to move in a specific manner:

2. a kind of cell in the brain:

3. not on one side or the other:

4. an argument:

5. a boy’s name:

6. white blood cell:

7. a continent:


you

through

swoop

loop

group

noon

deuce

moon

bruise

scoop

shoot

Europe

troop

soup

spoon

feud

cruise

suitcase

droop

nuisance

suit

troop

fruit

juice

scooter


eu

oo

ui

ou


Ellis Island

1. Why is the United States called a “melting pot”?

2. Where is Ellis Island?

3. How long was Ellis Island used for immigration?

4. What is Ellis Island now used as?

5. Do you have any ancestors who went through Ellis Island?

Explain how you could find out.


neutral

attack

circulation

recover

experience

bruise

feud

infection

highway

presidential

reminder

bacteria

third

virus

illness

germ

influenza

neutral

defensive

respectful

Mars


One syllable

Three syllables

Two syllables

Four syllables


Protect and Defend: The Leukocyte Army in Pursuit of Germs

1. What are leukocytes?

2. What are the three different types of leukocytes and what are

their functions?

3. What is the body’s first defense system against germs?

4. What is a sign of a healthy body in relation to blood cells?


teacher

golfer

janitor

carpenter

painter

professor

inventor

nectar

similar

popular

cedar

visitor

instructor

barber

supervisor

thinker

spectator

conductor

banker

dollar

collar

cellar

solar

pillar

actor

border

editor

butler

calendar

printer


-er

-or

-ar


mustard

Richard

upward

onward

hazard

orchard

backward

custard

lizard

westward

blizzard

buzzard

Edward

standard


directions

names

foods

Write a word from the box that means the same thing as each

word below.

snowstorm:

dangerous:

bird:

where apples grow:

reptile:

afraid:


recorder

instructor

senator

inventor

farmer

regular

collector

supervisor

barber

popular

aviator

recruiter

actor

escalator

teacher

cellar

1. A person who collects is a .

2. An instrument that records is a .

3. A person who represents us in the Senate is a .

4. Something that escalates is an .

5. A person who teaches is a .

6. A person who farms is a .

7. A person who cuts hair is a .

8. A person who supervises is a .

9. A person who recruits is a .

10. A person who acts is an .

11. A person who invents is an .

12. A person who flies an airplane is an .

13. Something that is well-liked is .

14. A person who instructs is an .

15. Something that happens often is .


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The Power of Pigs

1. What is the proper term for what most people refer to as “pigs”?

2. What is the major hog-producing country? Approximately how

many hogs do they raise?

3. Describe a hog.

4. Explain the term “even-toed hoofed mammals.”

5. Describe how hogs express themselves.

6. When were hogs first introduced into America?

7. What are wild hogs called? How do they differ from

domesticated hogs?

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Read the words below.

61

moon

treat

soup

rights

gray

pie

crude

bone

slow

group

eight

steak

these

weigh

you

go

brave

light

growth

sneak

tried

mile

meal

throw

lie

keep

rude

stay

here

great

float

chief

kite

dough

shame

suit

night

so

feud

snail

sweep

cold

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vowel sound.


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