Fifth Grade Weekly Spiral LA homework sheet week 25 2012-2013

Name______Date______

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday
Word Study / The base stru or struct means “to build”. What does a construction worker do? / Word means
base
prefix
Structure / instructor / Super-structure / construe
/ Write two synonyms for the word structure: / Write a riddle for the word reconstruct:
Who is your instructor? What does he or she do? / Write an antonym for the word indestructible: / Fill in the blank with a “stru or struct” word we have learned this week:
No! That’s not what I said. You ______my words!
Punctuation / Add colons if needed.
Allen watched television from 630 to 830 last night. / Add colons if needed.
Human Resources
I am writing this letter in reference to the job you posted in Sunday’s paper. / Add colons if needed.
My grocery list included peaches, pears, oranges, apples, cereal, and milk. / Add colons if needed.
It is 1230 in the afternoon.
Parts of Speech / Choose the correct pronoun.
Would you like to play tennis with ______?
a.  me
b.  he
c.  I
d.  we / Choose the correct pronoun.
Do you think ______is a fun game?
a.  these
b.  they
c.  this
d.  those / What part of speech is the underlined word?
Imagine! You can travel through some rainforest by boat.
______/ What part of speech is the underlined word?
Light and nutrients are needed by plants to grow well.
______
Sentences / Circle the word that best completes the sentence.
Pat and Mike ______going fishing.
a. was
b. were
c. is
d. wants / Circle the word that best completes the sentence.
Mike was ______the fishing poles.
a. bring
b. brought
c. bringing / Circle the word that best completes the sentence.
Pat ______the first fish.
a. catched
b. catching
c. caught / Circle the word that best completes the sentence.
The fish was ____ small to keep.
a. to
b. too
c. two
Reference skills / Thesaurus, dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, almanac?
Information about the rings of Saturn
______/ Thesaurus, dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, almanac?
Where a Komodo dragon lives
______/ Thesaurus, dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, almanac?
The average temperature of in Mexico in July
______/ Thesaurus, dictionary, atlas, encyclopedia, almanac?
The location of Mt. Everst
______

Created by Amy Rogers and Jessica Olowoyo