Homophones To—a preposition, shows infinitive verbs – Ex: I went to her house. I want to cook. Two—the number – Ex: I want two puppies. Too—also – Ex: I want to go too. They’re—they are – Ex: They’re never going to believe this. There—shows location – Ex: The book is over there. Their—shows possession – Ex: I stayed at their house.

Spelling Words Definitely Beautiful Scissors Believe Receive Mischief Completely Especially Espresso Knowledge

Subject-Verb Agreement Singular subject requires a singular verb – Ex: She was running late this morning. Plural subject requires a plural verb – Ex: They were running late this morning. These rules go for collective nouns (ex: pack, pride, herd) too.

Subject-Verb Agreement What if the subject and verb are separated? – Ex: The audience of rowdy teenagers yells loudly when the star comes out. Subject: audience (singular) Verb: yells (singular)

Practice If the sentence is incorrect, write the corrected version in your journal. If the sentence is correct, simply write correct. 1.They brings their lunches to school. 2.The girls in this group has decided on a project. 3.One of the police officers have a radio. 4.The flowers in the garden in starting to bloom. 5.My friends plans to go to college

Writing Write a short poem about anything using one or more of the different kinds of figurative language that we’ve studied. The poem needs to be roughly 6-8 lines long You will put the poem on white paper (provided by the teacher), and then illustrate the poem.