Grammar

1. Grammar By: Tiffany Murdock 3rd Grade Communication Arts

2. Teacher Info • Content Standard: Use concepts of language arts including, homophones, contractions, and subjects in sentences. • Today’s lesson consists of several different activities to help students with grammar. • You will need to print out slide 10, sentence fragments for the students to work on. • Students will need paper and pencil. • Answers will follow each activity. Communication Arts

3. Benchmark • The student will be able to use homophones in sentences. • The student will be able to write contractions from two words. • The student will be able to choose the subject of a sentence. Communication Arts

4. HomophonesDirections: Pick the correct word to go in the blank. • What are you going to ______ today? a. where b. ware c. wear d. were • I love pizza _____! a. two b. too c. to d. toe 3. Have you ever been over _________? a. there b. their c. they’re d. ther 4. The rabbit has gray and white ______. a. hare b. hiar c. hair d. har Click the mouse when your ready to see the answers. Communication Arts

5. ANSWER • What are you going to wear today? a. where b. ware c. wear d. were • I love pizza too! a. two b. too c. to d. toe 3. Have you ever been over there? a. there b. their c. they’re d. ther 4. The rabbit has gray and white hair. a. hare b. hiar c. hair d. har Communication Arts

6. ContractionsDirections: Write a contraction for each underlined pair of words. 1. I am sure my answer is correct. 2. Please do not turn on the radio. 3. He did not see the stop sign. 4. She could not come to my party. 5. The car would not start. 6. He will not believe what you say. 7. I had not finished my work. 8. My dad was not home. Click the mouse when your ready to see the answers. Communication Arts

7. Answer 1. I’m sure my answer is correct. 2. Please don’t turn on the radio. 3. He didn’t see the stop sign. 4. She couldn’t come to my party. 5. The car wouldn’t start. 6. He won’t believe what you say. 7. I hadn’t finished my work. 8. My dad wasn’t home. Communication Arts

8. SubjectsThe subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about.Directions: Choose the subject in each sentence and write it on a piece of paper and then check your answer on the next slide. • Balloons float in the air. • Someone brings a letter for the king. • The king reads the message. • Bright flowers bloom in the garden. • The Great Hall is ready for a party. • Amazing animals live in the Zoo. Click the mouse when your ready to see the correct answers. Communication Arts

9. Answers • Balloons • Someone • King • Flowers • Great Hall • Animals Communication Arts

10. Sentence FragmentsA sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Some sentence fragments can be fixed by adding a subject.Directions: Fix each fragment by adding a subject from the word box. • ______ were red and smelled good. • ______ had two large engines. • ______ are soft, fluffy and yellow. • ______ whiskers are long. • ______ circle the globe in a spaceship. • ______ walks very slowly across the road. • ______ told us to go to our rooms. Click the mouse to see the answers. Word box: Mr. Turtle The airplane Some Cats Mom and Dad The roses Baby chicks Astronauts Communication Arts

11. Answer • The roses were red and smelled good. • 2. The airplane had two large engines. • 3. Baby chicks are soft, fluffy and yellow. • 4. Some cats whiskers are long. • 5. Astronauts circle the globe in a spaceship. • 6. Mr. Turtle walks very slowly across the road. • 7. Mom and Dad told us to go to our rooms. Communication Arts