Guided 7.1.4 (March 27)

Suffixes -ive, -al, -er, and -or - Making Inferences - Clauses and Conjunctions

ELA 4 Guided Instruction 7.1.4
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Draw

Read the words in the first column.

Circle any Latin roots you recognize.

Decide whether to use the suffix –er or –or.

Write the word that means “a person or thing that performs an action” on the lines.

Open Ended

Reread this section from “Architects."

• What do you think the word “restore" means?

• What context clues helped you figure out the meaning of the word “restore"?

You can start your answer with:

• I think “restore" means . . . because . . .

Break time!
Up next: Reading

Reading: Making Inferences

Open Ended

The last step is to tell the main idea in your own words.

"What is the main idea of Travel Adventures: The Grand Canyon?"

Open Ended

"I can infer that a creature that was fossilized in the Grand Canyon was covered by ___(1)____ before it completely _____(2)______. On page 21, the text says when a creature or plant dies, sometimes sediment buries it and a part of it gets ______(3)____. So, I know that creatures must have been preserved by sediment to become _____(4)_____.

Break time!
Up next: Writing

Writing: Clauses & Conjunctions

Multiple Choice

Select the complex sentence

• "Because it needs gas, the truck cannot be moved."

• "I missed the bus, and I forgot my lunch."

• "The speedboat raced by the crowd on the dock."

Multiple Choice

Read each statement.

Select the independent clause.

• If the weather is nice.

• Because it is late.

• While others are not.

• Trains follow tracks.

Multiple Choice

Read each statement.

Select the dependent clause.

• Although I tried.

• Horses have four legs.

• He will not get up.

• Apples are delicious.

After class:

1. 15 minutes of iReady Reading

2. Submit lesson in Edio