Complete the chart below, changing the nouns to –ly words. Then write two sentences for each –ly word: one that uses the word as an adverb and one that uses it as an adjective. The words year and day are completed for you.
*The ‘y’ changes to “i” before “ly”
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Use the vocabulary words/phrases from the passage in the sentences below. Make sure you use the correct form of the word in each sentence.
The words or phrases below are in the passage about New York City.
• Scan through the passages to find out what part of speech (P.S.) the words and phrases are.
• Write the part of speech on the line beside the new vocabulary word.
• Use the context clues in the passages to match the definitions on the right. Do not use your
dictionary!
The passage uses a lot of transition words, such as one and another. Look at the chart below. Find the sentence in the passage that contains each of the transitions below. Some of the transitions are used more than once; just choose one sentence.
You learned that one way to find the main idea of a passage is to skim the passage for repeated words or phrases. Skim the passage below and circle the statement that gives the main idea.
Use the vocabulary words/phrases from the passage in the sentences below. Make sure you use the correct form of the word in each sentence.
The words or phrases below are in the passage about Los Angeles.
• Scan through the passages to find out what part of speech (P.S.) the words and phrases are.
• Write the part of speech on the line beside the new vocabulary word.
• Use the context clues in the passages to match the definitions on the right. Do not use your
dictionary!
