Lesson 1. Exercise 1 Sort It: Syllable Types. Exercise 2 Spelling Pretest 1. 4 Read each word in the Word Bank.

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Lesson 1 Exercise 1 Sort It: Syllable Types 4 Read each word in

1 Lesson 1 Exercise 1 Sort It: Syllable Types 4 Read each word in the Word Bank. Word Bank cross try grid write sort same short main least silo blank so way shape first 4 Sort the words according to their syllable types. 4 Label each column. Exercise 2 Spelling Pretest 1 4 Write the word your teacher repeats Unit 22 Lesson 1

2 Exercise 3 Identify It: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 4 Read each sentence with your teacher. 4 Find, read, and underline the prepositional phrase in the sentence. Then circle the preposition. 4 Think about the meaning of the preposition. 4 Decide whether the prepositional phrase functions like an adjective, like an adverb, or like neither. Then fill in the correct answer. 1. The clues were hidden within a complex maze. 2. She put the last piece onto the puzzle. 3. The speeding car was racing toward the tree. 4. A cloak upon a ledge was a valuable clue. 5. The students completed the puzzle without help. 6. A dog amid the crowd began barking. 7. The friends waited outside the classroom. (continued) Unit 22 Lesson 1 141

3 Exercise 3 (continued) Identify It: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases 8. The detective discovered a shoe with no laces. 9. The police hunted among the trash, and they found evidence. 10. The crime happened behind the factory. Exercise 4 Punctuate It: Commas in a Series 4 Read each sentence. 4 Identify and underline the word groups in the series. 4 Place a comma between each pair of word groups in the series. 4 Read the sentence with the commas in place. 1. Storytellers were honored for their excellent memories for their ability to recall events from generations past and for their ability to make the stories interesting. 2. When solving a mystery, you must try to visualize the characters imagine the settings and think about the events. 3. You can solve puzzles by reading carefully thinking logically and joining clues together. 4. The store sold difficult crossword puzzles challenging mystery tales and books of cryptic riddles. 5. People love stories that puzzle them make them curious and cause them to think. 142 Unit 22 Lesson 1

4 Exercise 5 Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies 4 Read the excerpt below. 4 Reread the underlined word ruins. 4 Reread the text before and after the underlined word. 4 Circle the word or words that can help a reader figure out the meaning of the word ruins in this sentence. from How to Make a Crossword Puzzle The crossword puzzle is based on a game called a word square. In a word square, words of the same length are written both across and down, with each word appearing twice. The oldest word squares were found in the ruins of Pompeii, an ancient Roman city. 4 Use the clues to select the best definition for the word ruins from the following explanations: A the remains of something that has been destroyed B to spoil something C the books historians write about old places Unit 22 Lesson 1 143

5 Exercise 6 Rewrite It: Adding Transition Words 4 Read the sentences below. 4 Use arrows to show where you think signal words such as first, then, next, and finally could be added to improve the paragraph. 4 Rewrite the sentences and add signal words such as first, then, next, and finally to improve the paragraph. 4 Check that the sentence uses sentence signals capital letters, commas, and end punctuation. Here s how you make a crossword puzzle. You choose 6 8 words and write clues for them. You cross the words on grid paper and number them. You number and sort the clues. You make a blank puzzle and rewrite the clues under it. 144 Unit 22 Lesson 1

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