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Week 6

Name A Word a Day

Review Words gloomy • prefer • clever • screech

Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

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1. Which sentence tells about a gloomy person?
Hallie smiled and clapped when her team won the game.

Bret frowned because he did not understand the question.
Uncle Mike was too sad to eat his dinner.

Aunt Cathy giggled at Rose Ann’s jokes.

2. What can make a screech?
thunder during a storm

water from a drinking fountain
a bird in a jungle

ocean waves

3. Which sentence tells about a clever person?
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Amy learned to speak Spanish during summer vacation.

Alexander was the fi rst student to walk into the classroom.
Bart wears a warm jacket and gloves when it snows.

Lily ate the bag of popcorn all by herself.

4. Which sentence uses the word prefer correctly?r
I prefer chocolate chip cookies to oatmeal raisin.

My dog Mazy can prefer faster than your dog.
Jessie and Paul prefer their toys with their friends.

I need to prefer a gift to give to Molly for her birthday.

Writing

Write about two games. Tell which one you prefer. Use prefer in your
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sentence.

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