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Lesson 1.1 Common and Proper Nouns
Sam Miles Amina
Rewrite It
Rewrite each sentence. Use a capital letter for each proper noun.
1. jess will go to dalton library today.
2. mrs. ling works at green valley hospital.
3. ted made a left turn on main street.
Try It
Make a list of three proper nouns from your life. You can use names of
people you know. You can use places you visit. Make sure to start
each one with a capital letter.
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lesson 1
Grade 1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Lesson 1.2 Verbs
Rewrite It
Rewrite each sentence. Change each underlined verb to a new
verb. Choose from the verbs in the box.
trims sings draws
bikes
walks swims reads
1. Nico skates every Friday.
2. Ava runs home from school.
3. Tess dances in her room.
4. Jon climbs the trees in his yard.
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lesson 2
Grade 1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Review
Circle the verb that completes each sentence.
1. Zack and Nora (dropped, gave) Aunt Kerry a treat.
Review
2. They (lost, baked) muffins.
3. Zack (ate, drew) her a picture.
4. Nora (picked, threw) a bunch of flowers.
5. Aunt Kerry (sat, hugged) Zack and Nora.
6. They (rode, hopped) their bikes home.
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lessons 1–2
Grade 1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Lesson 1.3 Pronouns
Complete It
Read the story. Fill in each blank. Use the pronouns in the box. Make
sure to start each sentence with a capital.
my I them they
he me she it
I love to make art. hang up all my paintings in
my room. Mom painted one wall with special paint.
said I can draw right on the wall!
little brothers like it, too. ___________________ draw
while I am at school. Mom said I should let . Jake
drew a dinosaur for . I think is
pretty cool. wants to be an artist, too!
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lesson 3
Grade1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Lesson 1.4 Adjectives
An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells more about a
noun. Adjectives can answer the question What kind?
the yellow duck the hard rock the shiny penny
Identify It
Circle the adjective in each sentence. Make a line under the noun it
tells about.
Example: Samir has brown eyes.
1. Jada picked the pink roses.
2. A tiny bee buzzed around the garden.
3. Meg planted the green sprouts.
4. She wiped off her dirty hands.
5. Lex looked up at the tall sunflower.
6. What a hot day!
More than one adjective can tell about a noun.
Tip
three pink pigs the shiny, red berries the soft, cozy blanket
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lesson 4
Grade 1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Lesson 1.4 Adjectives
Solve It
Circle the adjectives from the box in the word search.
red old spicy green
hot smooth nice sad
q r e d z b b
o d s a d j h
l n w h l t o
d i s s q e t
c c g r e e n
r e y u m a f
s m o o t h n
x k s p i c y
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lesson 4
Grade1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Lesson 1.5 Prepositions
Complete It
Use the words in the box to complete each item below.
beside above in behind under
1. Where is the fox? a box
2. Where is the bear? the boy
3. Where is the girl? the covers
4. Where is the cat? the dog
5. Where is the dog house? the dog
Try It
Write two sentences that tell where a mouse might hide. Use a
preposition in each sentence.
1.
2.
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 1 Lesson 5
Grade 1 Grammar: Parts of Speech
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Lesson 2.2 Capitalizing the Pronoun I
Try It
Read each sentence below. Write the word I in the box. Fill in the
other blank with a word that finishes the sentence.
1. like to eat .
2. and play catch.
3. like the color .
4. Each weekend, go .
5.My and like to read books together.
6. have a cool .
Spectrum Language Arts Chapter 2 Lesson 2
Grade 1 Mechanics: Capitalization
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