Unit 6 Lesson 2 Word Analysis

Unit 6 Lesson 2 Word Analysis

Contractions and Possessives

• Contractions: Use an apostrophe to show that letters have been taken out of a word.

• Possessives: Use an apostrophe s ('s) to show that something belongs to one person or thing.

• Use an s apostrophe (s') to show that something belongs to more than one person.

Choose the answer you think is correct.

Multiple Choice

Which word is the contraction for were not?

• weren't

• were'nt

• werent'

Multiple Choice

Which word is a contraction for should have?

• should'ove

• shouldv'e

• should've

Multiple Choice

Which word is the contraction for they will?

• they'l

• they'll

• the'yll

Choose the possessive word that best completes the sentence and is spelled correctly.

Multiple Choice

The pilot fired the _____ engine.

• rockets

• rockets'

• rocket's

Multiple Choice

The ___________ mascots danced on the field.

• teams'

• teams's

• teamss'

Irregular Verbs and Abstract Nouns

• Irregular verbs are verbs that don't follow the rule of adding -ed to the end of the word.

• Abstract nouns are nouns that are ideas.

Irregular Verbs and Abstract Nouns

• Read each sentence.

• Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

Multiple Choice

The sun ____________ before the campers woke up.

• rised

• rise

• rose

Multiple Choice

A bee _____ my older sister.

• stinged

• stung

• stang

Abstract Nouns

• Look at each group of words.

• Choose the word in each group that is an abstract noun.

Multiple Choice

Which word is an abstract noun?

• volcano

• courage

• servant

Multiple Choice

Which word is an abstract noun?

• fear

• sauce

• pump

Multiple Choice

Which word is an abstract noun?

• mask

• canyon

• power

Homophones and Homographs/Multiple Meaning Words

• Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings.

• Homographs are words that are spelled the same, but are pronounced differently.

• Multiple meaning words are words that have more than one meaning.

Homophones/Homographs

• Read the sentence.

• Choose the word that best completes the sentence and is spelled correctly.

• 
  

Multiple Choice

Gina changed her _________ and went for a run.

• mind

• mined

Multiple Choice

The smallest part of a living thing is a _____.

• sell

• cell

Multiple Meaning Words

• Read the sentence.

• Choose the answer that shows what the underlined word means in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

The baby goose was covered with down.

• a kind of feather

• a lower price

Multiple Choice

The driver paid the fine for driving too fast.

• a sum of money

• high quality

Multiple Choice

Does the word lead sound most like head or bead?

Water pipes are not made of lead anymore.

• bead

• head