1. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

2. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
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3. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

4. claire thought the martian costume look rediculous (5)
Claire thought the Martian costume looked ridiculous.
have you ever herd of monkies in space (4)
Have you ever heard of monkeys in space?

5. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
With a high-powered telescope, scientists discovered fifteen hundred galaxies in different stages of their lives.
Scientists and galaxies are regular plural nouns. They are formed by adding –s or –ies to the singular noun. Lives is an irregular plural noun. It changes spelling.

6. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s.
picture/pictures, wing/wings, pattern/patterns, day/days

7. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Add –es to nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss.
bunch/bunches, wish/wishes, box/boxes, class/classes
If a noun ends in a consonant and y, change y to i and add –es.
berry/berries, spy/spies

8. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Some nouns have irregular plural forms. They change spelling.
mouse/mice, goose/geese, child/children, woman/women
For most nouns that end in f or fe, change f to v and add –es.
leaf/leaves, knife/knives, calf/calves, wife/wives

9. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
sheep, deer, moose, headquarters, series
For compound nouns, make only the important word plural.
fathers-in-law, secretaries of state

10. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
When a noun ends in a vowel and o, add –s.
video/videos, radio/radios
Check a dictionary for plurals of nouns ending in a consonant and o:
photo/photos, potato/potatoes, tomato/tomatoes, hero/heroes

11. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
How many _____ (galaxy) are there in the universe?
galaxies
Micah took two ____ (photo) of the eclipse.
photos

12. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
Both of my ____ (brother-in-law) are stargazers.
brothers-in-law
People sat on their ____ (porch) to see the comet.
porches

13. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
How many ____ (child) are in your young scientists’ club?
children
We raked ____ (leaf) until the sun set.
leaves

14. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
Our teacher used ____ (tomato) to represent planets.
tomatoes
We watched two video ____ (series) about asteroids.
series

15. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses?
How many ____ (woman) astronauts have flown in space?
women
Astronauts risk their ____ (life) in space.
lives

16. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

17. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
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18. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

19. chucks sofisticated telescope focused on saturn (5)
Chuck’s sophisticated telescope focused on Saturn.
from the beach’s of florida liza watched the rocket ascend (6)
From the beaches of Florida, Liza watched the rocket ascend.

20. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

21. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

22. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

23. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
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24. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

25. adam used a calculater two figure the distance too the moon (5)
Adam used a calculator to figure the distance to the moon.
does the earth and the moon rotate simultaneusly (4)
Does the Earth and the moon rotate simultaneously?

26. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

27. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

28. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Specific nouns help build interesting descriptions.
Plural nouns should be spelled correctly so that they do not distract from the picture painted with words.
Review something you have written to correct the spelling of plural nouns if needed.

29. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

30. linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity
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linear
ridiculous
artificial
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competitive
curiosity
organization
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peony
tarantula
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31. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

32. you cant watch the mercury video until the leafs are raked(5)
You can’t watch the Mercury video until the leaves are raked.
both of lins brother-in-laws works at the observatory (5)
Both of Lin’s brothers-in-law work at the observatory.

33. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

34. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

35. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Test Tip: Most irregular plural nouns must be memorized. When you are studying for a test, the dictionary is a good tool for finding the unusual spellings of irregular plural nouns.
Example: analysis/analyses

36. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

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38. Main Idea & Details
To find the topic of a paragraph or section, ask yourself, “What is this all about?”
To find the main idea, ask yourself, “What is the most important idea about the topic?”
To help find the main idea, look for supporting details that explain or tell about the main idea.

39. Main Idea & Details Topic Main Idea Supporting Detail

40. Paraphrase
Paraphrasing is explaining something in your own words while retaining the author’s meaning and ideas. A paraphrase should be simpler to read than the original text.

41. Greek and Latin Roots
Greek root tele- means “far off” and the Latin root mille- means “thousand.”
Find at least four words that reflect both roots’ meaning.
Use a dictionary to verify word meaning.

42. Skim and Scan
Skimming is reading quickly to identify the main idea of a passage or to get an overview of a piece of writing. To skim a work, you read the first and last paragraphs and any headings or summaries. You might also read the first sentence of each paragraph.

43. Skim and Scan
Scanning is moving one’s eyes quickly down a page, searching for specific words and phrases. You scan a piece of writing to see if it will answer your questions or to specific information.

44. Grammar Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

45. who wants to visit the planetarium asked dad
its another rainy day in batavia illinous
It’s another rainy day in Batavia, Illinois.

46. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Most plural nouns are formed by adding –s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add –es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant –y, change the y to i and add –es.

47. Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns
Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.

48. Spelling Words Multisyllabic Words

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linear
ridiculous
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competitive
curiosity
organization
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peony
tarantula
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