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1 038 ..06acutemortmulti8 mm = cm5 L = 5,000mL50 cm = mSixth Grade6thGet Ready forTable of ContentsCopyright 2017 All Rights ReservedGet Ready for Sixth GradeMetaphors *Homonym Fun *Word Choice: Using SynonymsLatin Root Words *Using Context Clues *Creating Word BanksHomograph Clues *The Job of an Adverb *Words That Do More Than One Job *Punctuation and Capitalization *Slaying AdjectivesCrushing VerbsRounding Mixed Numbers *Rounding Decimals to the *Decimal Multiplication Practice *Comparing Larger Numbers *Subtracting Decimals Practice *Place Value Review Puzzle *Practicing Decimal DivisionMetric Measurement Conversion *Modeling and Solving Division Word Problems *Fractions Review &

2 Simplifying Fractions *Multiplying Mixed Numbers *Solving Two Step Equations *Steph Curry: SuperstarVideo Games: Not Just for FunGet Smart About ResourcesMapping Information About Your Favorite AuthorReading Response: Book ReflectionSummer Reading LogNew and Cool Word CollectionAnalyzing a Passage from The Wizard of Oz *Analyzing a Passage About Rosie the RiveterDiagramming the Plot of a StoryUnderstanding Plot by Creating Your Own StoryInterpreting a Great PoemOpposite Poems: DiamanteTraditional CinquainCreative Writing: Science FictionDescriptive Writing: Summer VacationWord Choice: The Perfect Verb *Summer Vacation Persuasive WritingOne Thing I LoveComic Strip MakerTuning My Writing VoiceWriting SmallCrafting CharactersImagery: Show, Don't TellCertificate of CompletionAnswer Sheets* Has an Answer SheetCopyright 2017 LLC All Rights ReservedMore worksheets at.

3 _____A metaphor is the comparison of two things that are usually very different, but alike in at least one way. Writers use metaphors to describe something and let the reader discover the way the things are gazed together at the grapefruit moon. The author is comparing two unlike things: the moon and a grapefruit. The comparison helps the reader imagine what the moon looks like because the reader knows what a grapefruit looks like. The moon must be round, dimpled, and somewhat yellow. My sister is a couch potato.

4 1. _____ 2. _____One way they are alike: _____ Your bedroom is a pigpen. 1. _____ 2. _____ One way they are alike: _____ My mom is an angel. 1. _____ 2. _____ One way they are alike: _____ Make a Metaphor: One word in the sentence is underlined. Fill in the blank with a word or phrase to create a metaphor. Remember, the two things must be different in most ways, but alike in at least one way. The sun was a _____ in the sky. The soccer ball was a _____ zipping into the net. My dog is a _____ when we go on a baby s cries were _____.

5 Copyright 2017 LLC All Rights ReservedMore worksheets at FunName: _____Instructions: The clues on this worksheet will point to you to two different words that sound the same they have different meanings. See if you can think of the words!A number that looks like a vertical in nity symbol, or what your friend just did to your cookie. _____What you call your dad s sister, or a preliminary bet when you re playing way a sailor or pirate says yes, or the hole in a needle. _____A slang term for your best friend, or a large coastal body of water attached to an ocean or lake.

6 _____To cry very hard, or a round group of musicians that play together, or a book that some people don t want others to read. _____When something is completely naked, or a furry animal that lives in the bottom support for something, or the lowest notes in a song. 2017 LLC All Rights ReservedMore worksheets at : _____Great writers don t just choose any old word - they choose the best word - and they steer clear of boring and overused words. This quick exercise will help you learn to think of many alternatives for one word and select the best one.

7 "Fun" is an overused word. Think of 10 alternatives to the word "FUN" and then choose the best option to complete each sentence below. There are a few listed to get you birthday party was _____ !What a _____ lacrosse game!Dear Jamal, thank you so much for the _____ time on Saturday. I really enjoyed the dinner and game night with looks on the students faces told the teacher that her class thought the lesson was _____ . enjoyable _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____Copyright 2017 LLC All Rights ReservedMore worksheets at movie was so _____ !

8 I was on the on edge of my seat the entire time. A little demon inside of her suggested it would be _____ to chase him just to see him was _____ to plunge my hand into the bowl and feel the tadpoles frisk about, and to let them slip and slide between my roller coaster is the most _____ ride at the two sentences using words from the box on the first page. ADMITONEM oviesADMITONEM oviesCopyright 2017 LLC All Rights ReservedMore worksheets at Root WordsName: _____Where do words get their meanings?

9 Many words can be traced back to Latin, and there are still remnants of Latin word origins in modern (acupuncture)scribe (inscription)mort (mortuary)port (transportation)rupt (disruption)spect (spectator)multi (multimedia)manyto carrysharpwriteto lookto breakdeathRootMeaning Match the meaning of the Latin roots listed with the word in the right-hand column. Examples of words that use the root are in parentheses to help you. Copyright 2017 LLC All Rights ReservedMore worksheets at Context CluesName: _____Instructions: Sometimes when reading, we come across a word that we don't quite know the meaning of.

10 Sometimes looking up the word in the dictionary is an option, and sometimes it's not. Use the context clues in the sentence to find the meaning of unknown words. The coach admonished her for picking daisies when she should have been defending the goal. a. Criticizedb. Praisedc. ListenedHe tried to perturb his sister by putting his foot closer and closer to her side of the car. a. Congratulateb. Irritatec. QuestionShe showed great prowess in the engineering competition and won rst prize. a. Anxietyb.