Writing WB Lesson 1

Match the following parts of this sentence:

The seal balanced a red ball on its nose.

• verb

• the seal

• noun

• seal

• predicate

• red

• adjective

• balanced a ball on its nose

• subject

• balanced

Match the following parts of this sentence:

Pictures are often published in daily newspapers.

• noun

• pictures

• subject

• are often published in newspapers

• adjective

• published

• verb

• pictures

• predicate

• daily

Match the following parts of this sentence:

Pictures are often published in daily newspapers.

• verb

• are often published in newspapers

• noun

• daily

• subject

• pictures

• predicate

• pictures

• adjective

• published

Read the passage and then match the correct answer to the correct question.

Your respiratory system brings oxygen, which is a gas in the air, into contact with your blood. When you breathe in, air goes down your trachea and into the bronchial tubes in each lung. The bronchial tubes branch off into smaller and smaller tubes. When the air reaches the ends of the bronchial tubes, capillaries in the lungs take in some of the oxygen. That oxygen is now in contact with your blood.

• What is oxygen?

• The bronchial tubes branch off into smaller and smaller tubes.

• What is the first tube the air goes into?

• When you breathe in, air goes down your trachea and into the bronchial tubes in each lung.

• What happens to the air when it reaches the bronchial tubes?

• Your respiratory system brings oxygen, which is a gas in the air, into contact with your blood.

• Where does your respiratory system bring oxygen?

• When the air reaches the ends of the bronchial tubes, capillaries in the lungs take in some of the oxygen.

• What happens to the bronchial tubes?

• That oxygen is now in contact with your blood.

Which part of the following sentences do they have in common?

This gold is worth a lot.

Robbers want this gold.

• this gold

• worth a lot

• robbers

• want

Which part of the following sentences tells why?

This gold is worth a lot.

Robbers want this gold.

• this gold

• worth a lot

• robbers

• want

Combine these two sentences using the word because.

This gold is worth a lot.

Robbers want this gold.

Which part of the following sentences do they have in common?

Pamela’s humerus is broken.

Pamela’s humerus will have to be examined.

• is broken

• will have

• Pamela's humerus

• be examined

Which part of the following sentences tells why?

Pamela’s humerus is broken.

Pamela’s humerus will have to be examined.

• is broken

• will have

• Pamela's humerus

• be examined

Combine these two sentences using the word because.

Pamela’s humerus is broken.

Pamela’s humerus will have to be examined.