Review

What is the central idea of this paragraph?

 

“Musicians use tuning forks to tune their instruments. A guitar player can play a note on her guitar. Then, she can compare that note with the note made by a tuning fork. If the note from the guitar sounds too high, she can loosen the string. If the note sounds too low, she can tighten the string. Then, she can try it again.”

• Tuning forks are used to play notes on a guitar
• Musicians use tuning forks to cook their instruments
• Tuning forks are used to measure temperature
• Musicians use tuning forks to tune their instruments.

What is another name for a person who plays the guitar that includes the suffix –ist?

What part of speech is the bold word in the following sentence?

Dad set the hammer on the table there.

• Noun

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Verb

Dad set the hammer on the table there.

There is an adverb.

Do you agree?

• Yes

• No

What are guide words in a dictionary?

• Words you are trying to find the meanings of

• The definitions

• Words at the top of dictionary pages that assist you in finding entry words

• A way to alphabetize

Determine the two words in the following sentences from the selection that have the suffix –er.

“While the farmer was mending the rope, an old knight was limping out of his stable. In his youth, this knight had been an avid hunter.”

• farmer, hunter

• farmer, stable

• hunter, roper

• limper, farmer

Write 2 adjectives that could describe a puppy.

What is a synonym for slept?

Write two adverbs that could describe how the puppy slept.

Write two adverbs that could describe where the puppy slept.