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Hemet Unified School DistrictSummer School 2021Grade: 5 Week: 2

English Language Arts

Lesson 1:_____ Read The Law of Club and Fang

● Annotate and take notes as you read. What questions do you have about thetext as you read? Is this story similar to any other stories you have read?

_____Purpose: Read paragraphs 1–8. Write a paragraph describing what Buckexperiences in these paragraphs?

_____Practice Handwriting Letters v and z_____Complete Correlative Conjunctions, page 1_____Complete Noun Suffixes: -ology, -ant,-r,-or,-ery, page 3

Lesson 2:_____ Re-Read The Law of Club and Fang

● Circle any words or phrases that you do not understand.● How can you use clues in the text to find their meanings?

_____Complete the Key Details and Main Idea Chart, Part 1

_____Practice Handwriting Letters G and L_____Complete Commas, page 5_____Complete Latin Roots spec, liter, vent, struct, page 7

Lesson 3:_____Re-Read The Law of Club and Fang

● Think about how you would feel if this story were about you and your family?

______Read Gold Rush on page 20 and Complete the Build Knowledge Section onPage 21.

_____Practice Handwriting Letters S and E_____Complete Subject Verb Agreement, page 9_____Complete Homophones, page 11

Lesson 4:_____ Re-Read The Law of Club and Fang

● Circle any words you do not know.● Do you know what any of these words mean before looking at a dictionary?

_____Complete the Key Details and Main Idea Chart, Part 2

_____Practice Handwriting Letters C and Z_____Complete Frequently Confused Words, page 1_____Complete Variant Vowel /o/, page 3

Lesson 5:_____Re-Read The Law of Club and Fang

● How do the illustrations help tell the story? What might be added to theillustrations to enhance the story?

_____Complete Context Clues Chart

_____Practice Handwriting Letters W and Y_____Complete Correlative Conjunctions page 5_____Complete Noun Suffixes -tion, -ty., sion, -ness, -ment page 7

Website Resources and Activities:Conjunctions-Khan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-preposition-and-the-conjunction

Context Clueshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyK01USxdg0

Introduction to Verbshttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-verb/introduction-to-verbs/v/introduction-to-verbs-the-parts-of-speech-grammar

Conjunction Gameshttps://www.turtlediary.com/games/conjunction.html

Cursive Writing Modelhttps://www.schooltube.com/media/Cursive+writing+for+beginers/0_a659xnen

GRAMMAR

Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________

Grammar, Spelling & Vocabulary Activity Book • © Benchmark Education Company, LLC G5 U5 W1 BLM1

Underline the correlative conjunctions in each sentence.

1. You can either come with us or stay home and clean up your room.

2. The day will be both more fun and more interesting if you come.

3. We will go neither to the movies nor to the mall.

4. We will go either to the ice cream parlor or to the water park.

5. Not only would you enjoy yourself, but also you would get to be outside.

6. Tina likes science fiction. Tina also likes adventure stories. (both…and)

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7. Aldo can buy sneakers. Aldo can buy cowboy boots. (either…or)

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Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions always come in pairs, and they appear in different parts of a sentence. Some correlative conjunctions are both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also.

Both my sister and my brother came to the movies with us.Afterward, we had not only pizza, but also dessert.

Rewrite each sentence using the correlative conjunctions in ( ).

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meaning sentence

examples of observant people related wordsobservant

SPELLING & VOCABULARY G5 U5 W1 BLM1Grammar, Spelling & Vocabulary Activity Book • © Benchmark Education Company, LLC

Fill in the boxes for the spelling word observant.

Write the spelling word that matches each definition.

educator laborer observant tenants

technology machinery immigrant author

Noun Suffixes: -ology, -ant, -er, -or, -ery

1. a person who works ____________________

2. people who rent a room, house, or land ____________________

3. a group of tools or equipment ____________________

4. someone who moves to a new country ____________________

5. someone who teaches or shares knowledge ____________________

6. electronic products ____________________

7. writer ____________________

nouns:

verb:

synonym:

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Directions: Tra ce a n d write th e le tte rs. Th e n write th e word s a n d se n te n ce .

v v v v v v v v v

z z z z z z z z z

civilized vizor vocalize

You can zip around in a virutal computer game.

GRAMMAR

Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Place a comma or commas where needed in each sentence.

1. You’re funny but you act as if you don’t know it.

2. Larry I’m telling you that you’re funny.

3. No I wouldn’t kid you about being so funny would I?

4. Hey Antoine come and tell Larry how funny he is.

5. Larry will you tell Antoine one of your jokes?

6. Yes I’ll tell him the one about the mouse chasing the cat.

7. Unfortunately Antoine has heard that joke before so he isn’t laughing.

8. In my opinion Larry and Antoine are both funny.

9. Everyone let’s get ready for lunch.

10. After we eat I want to go for a walk.

Commas

Within a sentence, commas are often used to set off introductory words or phrases, including the words yes and no, separate words in a series, and divide two independent clauses joined by and, or, so, or but. A comma is also used to set off a tag question (a short question at the end of a sentence), as well as the name of the person being spoken to.

Yes, Nick, we can make sandwiches, brownies, and shakes, but we’ll need to shop

first, won’t we?

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Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Complete each sentence with a spelling word.

respect spectacular structure inventions

adventure literary unexpected construction

Latin Roots: spec, liter, vent, struct

1. It’s important to ________________ your elders, my grandmother always says.

2. The July 4th fireworks were truly ________________ this year.

3. Thomas Edison created many world-changing ________________.

4. The rainstorm was ________________, so we didn’t have umbrellas.

5. Yuko loves to read, so she has decided to focus on ________________ studies.

6. Marie and I had the ________________ of a lifetime traveling through

Europe together.

7. The architect of the Empire State Building attempted to build the world’s tallest

________________.

8. The ________________ of the building began in 1930, and it was completed

just one year later in 1931.

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Directions: Tra ce a n d write th e le tte rs. Th e n write th e se n te n ce s.

G G G G G G G G G

L L L L L L L L

Go get your tablet.

Let’s listen to an audiobook.

GRAMMAR

Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Rewrite each sentence using correct subject-verb agreement.

1. A bear are coming out from behind the tree.

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2. We needs to run away right now!

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3. That aren’t a bear at all.

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4. We see a shadow that look like an animal.

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5. You doesn’t need to run anywhere.

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6. We has nothing to worry about.

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7. We can eats our food now and enjoy it.

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Subject-Verb Agreement

The subject and verb of a sentence must agree. A singular subject takes a singular verb. A plural subject takes a plural verb.

Singular: He is a good painter.Plural: The trees in the park are beautiful.

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Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Write the spelling word that correctly completes each sentence.

course would died hire

feat missed sent steel

Homophones

1. It was a _________________ for us to climb to the top of the mountain.

2. We _________________ the birthday party because of traffic delays.

3. What _________________ you like for lunch—a sandwich or pizza?

4. Victoria _________________ an e-mail to the whole group asking which movie

everyone preferred to see.

5. The farmer’s crops _________________ because of the severe drought.

6. The new building was made of glass and _________________.

7. I signed up for a Spanish _________________ this summer because I am going

to Spain in the Fall.

8. Ana hoped the store owner would _________________ her for a summer job,

so she could earn some money.

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S S S S S S S S S

E E E E E E E E E E E

Solar panels can heat a home.Electricity can power cars.

GRAMMAR

Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Frequently Confused Words

Some words sound the same but have different spellings and meanings. These words are called homophones. Some examples of homophones are peace/piece, flu/flew, wear/where, and new/knew.

Where did I leave the sneakers I want to wear?

1. Val is going to try out for the team, and I will, too.

Also is another word for ________________.

2. I see that they’re in the library studying for their test.

The word ________________ is a contraction.

3. My little sister sometimes gets bored when we play a board game.

Disinterested is another word for ________________.

4. It’s fun to watch the kitten chase its toy.

The word ________________ is a pronoun.

5. Sal felt weak for a whole week after having the flu.

The opposite of strong is ________________.

6. Jason threw the bean bags through the rings and won a prize.

Tossed is another word for ________________.

7. Miguel knew that the new superhero movie would be good.

If you were aware of it, you ________________.

Circle the two words that sound the same in each sentence.

Then determine which of the two words correctly completes the clue and

write it on the line.

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Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Write the spelling word that matches each definition.

1. sought favor by flattering ______________

2. the bones that operate the mouth ______________

3. sent something up into the air ______________

4. at all times ______________

5. the stem of a plant ______________

fawned because awesome always

stalk launched jaws installment

Variant Vowel /ô/

6. My grandfather just paid off the last ______________ for his new television.

7. Vivian wanted to go to the beach ______________ it was hot and sunny.

8. Logan made an ______________ shot from half-court to tie the game.

9. We watched the shuttle as it was ______________ into space.

10. Crocodiles’ ______________ are extremely strong.

Write the spelling word that completes the sentence.

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C C C C C C C C

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

Can you name an

Zane was able to trick the giant.

GRAMMAR

Name _____________________________________ Date ___________________


Determine the missing half of the correlative conjunction used in each

sentence. Write the missing part on the line to complete the sentence.

1. We’ll either all take the bus ______________ we’ll all walk to the party.

2. ______________ Mica and Laurel are going to arrive later.

3. The invitation said not to bring gifts ___________ instead to make a donation.

4. Neither the food you’re bringing _____________ the iced tea will spoil if left out.

5. Both the food ______________ the cards are on the counter.

6. We will be not only see our friends______________ our family!

7. ______________ my sister nor my brother will bring their dogs.

8. ______________ my uncle and my aunt are driving four hours to be there.

Correlative Conjunctions

Correlative conjunctions always come in pairs. They appear in different parts of a sentence but work together to connect the two parts. Some correlative conjunctions are both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also.

We’ll go either to a movie or to the shopping center.Both my brother and sister came with us to the movies.Neither my sister nor my friend liked the movie.They felt they had wasted not one but two weeks of allowance. They were not only disappointed but also angry.

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Complete each sentence with a spelling word.

Based on the root word column of the chart below, write the suffix of

each spelling word.

1. The weather _____________ are ideal for a hot air balloon ride.

2. A mysterious _____________ afflicted the whole softball team.

3. Make sure to pack the necessary _____________ for the road trip.

4. We stood in _____________ as a double rainbow appeared across the sky.

5. The _____________ from the roof was so clear we could see for miles.

6. By the end of the marathon, the runners were limp with _____________.

Root Word Suffix Spelling Word

astonish astonishment

govern government

ill illness

apprehen apprehension

astonishment exhaustion illness government

provisions visibility apprehension conditions

Noun Suffixes -tion, -ty, -sion, -ness, -ment

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W W W W W W W W

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y

What lesson did you learn from the fable?Your kindness will pay off one day.

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