Shurley English7th grade

A grammar lesson created by Carrie Moeggenberg

Chapters 1-2

Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning. Example: boat, ship/ quick, fast/ raise, lift.

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. Example: dry, wet/ weary, fresh/ wild, tame/ cold, hot.

Homonyms are words which sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings.

Homonym ChartCapital – upper part, mainCapitol – statehouseCoarse – roughCourse – routeCouncil – assemblyCounsel – adviceForth – forwardFourth – ordinal numberIts – possessive pronounIt’s – it isLead – metalLed – guided

No – not soKnow – to understandRight – correctWrite – to form lettersPrinciple – a truth/rule/lawPrincipal – chief/head personStationary –motionlessStationery – paperTheir – belonging to themThere – in that placeThey’re – they are

Homonym ChartThrew – did throw Through – from end to endTo – toward (a preposition)Too – denoting excessTwo – a coupleYour – belonging to youYou’re - you are

“Nyms Jingle”Homonyms sound the same, Like to and too and two. Synonyms mean the same, Like small and little do.Antonyms are opposites,Like over and under and old and new.So, if you are in doubt, check it out; Do what all good writers do. Consult the dictionary and thesaurusAnd watch your writing improve!

The Five Parts of a Correct Sentence

A sentence is a group of words that has a subject and verb, expresses a complete thought, begins with a capital letter, and ends with an end mark.

Sentence Jingle

Credit given to: rtatum0 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCYcKDiHMc

“Sentence Jingle”

A sentence, sentence, sentenceIs complete, complete, completeWhen 5 simple rules It meets, meets, meets.

It has a subject, subject, subjectAnd a verb, verb, verbIt makes sense, sense, senseWith every word, word, word

Add a capital letter, letter, And an end mark, mark. Now our sentence has all its parts!

REMEMBERSubject, Verb, Complete sense, Capital letter, and an end mark too. Our sentence is complete, And now we’re through!

The Four Kinds of Sentences

A declarative sentence makes a statement.Example: I walked my dog yesterday.

An interrogative sentence asks a question. Example: Do you live here?

An imperative sentence gives a command. Example: Close the door.

An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling. Example: The field is on fire!

Nouns and VerbsA noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. A noun is labeled according to its function, or job, in a sentence.

A verb tells what is being said about the subject. The verb tells what the subject does or shows a state of being.

AdverbsAn adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. An adverb answers the questions about the subject of the sentence:

How? When? Where? Why? Under what condition? To what degree?

“Adverb Jingle”An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another

adverb. An adverb asks How? When? Where? Why? Under

what condition? and To what degree?To find an adverb: Go, Ask, Get.Where do I go? To a verb, adjective, or another

adverb. What do I ask? How? When? Where? Why? Under

What Condition? and To What Degree? What do I get? An ADVERB! (Clap) That’s what!

AdjectivesAn adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the following questions of the subject:

What kind? Which one? How many?

“Adjective Jingle”

An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. An adjective asks: What kind? Which one? How many? To find an adjective: Go, Ask, Get. Where do I go? To a noun or pronoun. What do I ask? What kind? Which one? How many? What do I get? An ADJECTIVE! (Clap) That’s what!

Article AdjectivesThe three most commonly-used adjectives: a, an, the.They are sometimes called noun markers because they tell that a noun is close by.

Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun does not normally end in an s or es and means only one.

A plural noun usually ends in an s or es and means more than one.

Common and Proper Nouns

A common noun is a noun that names ANY person, place, or thing. A common noun is not capitalized because it does not name a special person, place, or thing.

A proper noun is a noun that names a special, or particular, person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized no matter where they are located in a sentence.

Editing Practice using SmartBoardmy sister shelley is living in madrid spain for a years study in spanish literature she left August 29 1994 from st louis missouri on a t w a flight to new york city new york Shelley loves spain and the european lifestyle

The people eat lots of food and take a siesta every afternoon

Editing Guide: Capitals: 22 Commas: 9 Apostrophes: 1 Periods: 1 Endmarks: 4

Works Cited

Shurley, Brenda, Ruth Wetsell, and Teddie Raines Faye. The Shurley Method: English Made Easy. 2nd. Cabot, AR: Shurley Instructional Materials, Inc., 1997. 6-14. Print.

"Shurley English Sentence Rap." YouTube. Web. 20 Jan 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCYcKDiHMc>.