Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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Name A. Make a compound word. Fill in the equation using the words from the box in order to make the best compound word. Write the compound word on the last line. 1. news + = 2. base + = 3. earth + = 4. ham + = 5. fi nger + = 6. back + = 7. fi re + = 8. pan + = 9. grand + = 10. sea + = Practice Phonics: Compound Words B. Split each compound word into two smaller words. Write each word on the lines provided. 11. overcrowded: 12. password: 13. commonplace: 14. zookeeper: 15. tumbleweed: 44 place cake parent print shore paper ball burger quake yard Shiloh • Grade 5/Unit 2 At Home: Together with a parent or helper, write a sentence using as many of these compound words as possible. © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Name A. From each pair of words below, circle the word that best completes the sentence. Then write the correct word on the line provided. Practice 1. Snakes are (predators / reptiles) because they live by hunting and eating other animals. 2. There are about 30 (brands / species) of rattlesnake. 3. A rattler shakes its tail as a warning before (fl eeing / lunging) toward you. 4. You can (survive / avoid) a snake bite if you get help right away. 5. Snakes can feel another animal approaching because the ground (vibrates / twists). 6. Rattlesnakes often blend in with their (surroundings / forests), which makes them hard to see. 7. The hikers were (unprepared / alert) after rattlesnakes were spotted on the trail. 8. A rattlesnake shoots poison through its fangs when it bites its (prey / venom). B. Write new sentences for two of the vocabulary words used above. Then underline the vocabulary word. 9. 10. Vocabulary Rattlers! • Grade 5/Unit 2 45

© <strong>Macmillan</strong>/<strong>McGraw</strong>-<strong>Hill</strong><br />

Name<br />

A. From each pair of words below, circle the word that best<br />

completes the sentence. Then write the correct word on<br />

the line provided.<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

1. Snakes are (predators / reptiles) because they live by hunting and eating<br />

other animals.<br />

2. There are about 30 (brands / species) of rattlesnake.<br />

3. A rattler shakes its tail as a warning before (fl eeing / lunging) toward you.<br />

4. You can (survive / avoid) a snake bite if you get help right away.<br />

5. Snakes can feel another animal approaching because the ground<br />

(vibrates / twists).<br />

6. Rattlesnakes often blend in with their (surroundings / forests), which<br />

makes them hard to see.<br />

7. The hikers were (unprepared / alert) after rattlesnakes were spotted on the<br />

trail.<br />

8. A rattlesnake shoots poison through its fangs when it bites its<br />

(prey / venom).<br />

B. Write new sentences for two of the vocabulary words used<br />

above. Then underline the vocabulary word.<br />

9.<br />

10.<br />

Vocabulary<br />

Rattlers! • Grade 5/Unit 2<br />

45

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