Final Review The skills tested are… - Spelling - listening - vocabulary - comprehension - grammar - writing

Spelling & vocabulary You will need to know…. How to spell these words What these words mean (see notes in Treasures) burst, drift, desert, drown, gently, neighbor, young, examine, mammal, normal, hunger, rescue, serious, broken, personal, inform, heal, giggle, flutter, peer, recognize, vanish, snuggle probably, cotton, fluff, medicine, heal, autumn, toward, petals, whale, harbor, recently, trouble, heartbeat, illness, dangerous, seal, waves, lie, shore, notice, stomach, bright, temperature, flippers, scoots, plastic, salty, hospital, sirens, ambulance, paramedics, medical, interest, x-ray, usually, patient, cast, emergency, nurse, injury, aide, wheelchair, arrange, dentist, cavities, assistant, pleased

Reading Comprehension Please use Comprehension PPTs uploaded previously from to review the following reading comprehension skills. You will need to… Read a story and answer questions about main idea sequence (including first, next, then, last and before/after) synonym, antonym (i.e. delighted/happy, safe/dangerous) homophone (i.e. sea/see) drawing conclusion using text evidence Questions are in both multiple choice and written response (please be sure to use correct grammar, such as subject-verb agreement, when writing short responses).

Grammar Please use Grammar PPTs uploaded previously to review the Grammar skills. Plural Nouns- spelling rule -s, -es (i.e. socks, dishes) and irregular (i.e. children) Abbreviation- capitalization and period (Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms.) Possessive Noun- Singular: ‘s (Sally’s backpack) Plural Regular: s’(students’ books) Plural Irregular: ‘s (geese’s feathers) Proper nouns- capitalization List of items in a sentence- using commas and “and” to separate a list (Example: I have a cat, a dog, a bird, and a fish at home.)

Writing Students will be asked to edit a letter with mistakes in capitalization, commas, and possessive nouns.