Reading Selection: Red Kayak
Written by: Priscilla Cummings
Vocabulary Terms
1. compressions: short applications of pressure
2. grumbled: complained in a bad-tempered way
3. insistently: in a persistent and urgent way
4. intentionally: on purpose
5. minute: a period of time equal to 60 seconds
6. neutral: a position of gears in which no motion goes from the engine to other working parts
7. normally: usually; in a normal way
Writing and Conventions
4 Kinds of Sentences:
declarative: a sentence that tells something; a statement; begins and ends with a period (.)
interrogative: a sentence that asks a question; begins and ends with a question mark (?)
imperative: a sentence that gives a command or makes a request; ends with a period (.)
exclamatory: a sentence that shows strong feeling; ends with an exclamation mark (!)
Spelling
Short Vowel Patterns: VCCV andVCV