Word Wise

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Word Wise and Sentence Smart
3rd Grade SPI 0301.3.7 Choosing the most specific
word to complete a simple sentence
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To create a good sentence, you must choose your
words wisely.
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A sentence is a group of words.
with
bouncy
dog
the
a
tree
blue
plays
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STOP!
The words are put into order
The dog plays with a bouncy blue tree.
This doesnt make sense!
so that they make sense.
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Lets look at that sentence again..
a bouncy blue tree
The dog plays with a bouncy blue tree.
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Does that make sense?
Are trees bouncy and blue?
Do dogs play with trees?
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
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Lets see if we can find a word that does make
sense with this sentence.
sock
shoe
frisbee
ball
The dog plays with a bouncy blue ______.
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A shoe, a sock, or a frisbee could all be
blue but they are not bouncy.
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The word ball is the only word that fits both the
descriptive words of and
blue
bouncy.
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Now its your turn to show your sentence smarts.
Did you see my ______ roll down the street? The
tide carried the ______ out to sea. _____ is cold
and white. You must strike a ______ to start the
fire. Can you climb a _____? It is time to go to
_____. Tie your _____ before you trip and fall.
rain dog match skateboard sock
boat snow tree bed stick
shoe
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Be sentence smart with wise word choices.

• Make sure your words all belong together.
• Read the whole sentence to see how the word fits
  in.
• Try different words from a word bank to find the
  one that is the best.
• If it sounds wrong in your headit will probably
  be wrong on paper.

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