1. INDEP DECODING/POS PRACTICE

2. Understandings What do adverbs tell about verbs? Give three examples of “degree” adverbs. These adverbs intensify or show condition. What do adjectives tell about nouns? Articles are special types of ______________. Prepositions function like _________ and ____________ but in phrases as opposed to a singular word. Those phrases begin with a ______ and end with a ________. There are two main types of verbs: _________ and _________. Helping verbs are part of which of these two? How?

3. Identify the part of speech for the italicized words in the following sentences. Place the appropriate abbreviation above the italicized word. Remember to look at the entire sentence to see how the word is used. I=interjectionV=verbAdj=adjectiveAdv=adverbPr=preposition N=nounPro=pronounC=conjunction 1. The yellowish cat purred and curled up on the ugly couch. 2. The sports car roared down the road and past the schoolhouse on the corner of the street. 3. California is my favorite state to take a vacation. 4. Three students took the easiest test yesterday during their lunch. 5. The car swerved suddenly, yet the driver remained in complete control. 6. Yeah! The winner of the art contest was Holly Kong. 7. Swimming and Tennis are my two favorite sports. What are yours? 8. The old turtle was moving quite slowly. Use inside as both an adverb and a preposition by writing two sentences on the lines below.______________________________________________________________________________________ Use walk as both a noun and a verb by writing two sentences on the lines below.______________________________________________________________________________________ Write a sentence that starts with a prepositional phrase on the line below. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Write a sentence that uses the indefinite pronoun everyone. Remember to match number. ______________________________________________________________________________________

4. More decoding practice! I love swimming! It is my favorite sport. Both Jim and Bob take Spanish with Sr. Grosse in the morning. He put his phone on mute during class. With secrecy, the boy took the cookie from the cookie jar. You took the last piece of pizza?

5. More decoding practice! I love swimming! It is my favorite sport. Both Jim and Bob take Spanish with Sr. Grosse in the morning. He put his phone on mute during class. With secrecy, the boy took the cookie from the cookie jar. You took the last piece of pizza?