Encyclopedias are reference books organized in _____________________ order.
alphabetical (abc order)
15
Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ous to the following word and use it in a sentence: courage
courageous (full of courage) - answers will vary
15
Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -less to the following word and use it in a sentence: help
helpless (without help) - answers will vary
15
Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -less to the following word and use it in a sentence: fear
fearless (without fear) - answers will vary
15
Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ful to the following word and use it in a sentence: beauty
beautiful (full of beauty) - answers will vary
15
Suffixes added to the end of a word may change the meaning of the word and may also change how it is used in a sentence. Add the suffix -ful to the following word and use it in a sentence: power
powerful (full of power) - answers will vary
15
Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'Two herds of elephants (is / are) running this way.'
are - plural
15
Sometimes the subject of the sentence is a collective noun. If the collective noun is singular, the verb must be singular. If the collective noun is plural the verb must be plural. 'A herd of zebras (is / are) resting in the shade.'
is - singular
15
Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. The owl gives the mice to her owlets.
The verb is gives. The direct object is mice. The indirect object is owlets.
15
Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. Orangutans pick fruit for their babies.
The verb is pick. The direct object is fruit. The indirect object is babies.
15
Identify the verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence. The fox is giving meat to his cubs.
The verb is giving. The direct object is meat. The indirect object is his cubs.
15
Animal Names as Verbs - To duck means to _______________________________. 'Abdul ducked down when Joe threw the ball at him.'
to duck means to avoid by crouching
15
Animal Names as Verbs - To wolf down means to ______________________________. 'My little brother wolfs down hamburgers.'
to wolf down means to eat hungrily
15
Information reports may use special drawings or pictures labeled with important features of the topic called _________________________________.
diagrams
15
Information reports use ____________________________ pronouns, such as 'he', 'she', 'it' and 'they'. We do not typically use 'I' or 'we' because we do not give our own ideas or opinions in an information report.