Practice Name Text Feature: Line Graph A line graph is a good way to show how something changes over time. Points on the graph are connected by lines that make it easy to tell whether the occurrences of something increased or decreased as time passed. Look at the line graph below and answer the questions. /VNCFSPG4FBSDI%PH3FRVFTUTJO7BJM $PMPSBEP +BO 'FC .BS "QSJM .BZ +VOF +VMZ 1. During which two months were the largest number of search dogs needed? 2. How many search dogs were needed in May? 3. In which month were 5 search dogs needed? © Macmillan /McGraw-Hill 4. Which two months had the same number of searches? 5. How many more searches were requested in January than in July? At Home: Have the student make a line graph of the number Dear Mrs. LaRue 116 Grade 4/Unit 4 of certain things in a week. For example, he or she might graph the number of letters that arrive each day.
Practice Name Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes When you put the prefix mis- in front of a word, it changes the meaning of the word. Mis- means “badly” or “incorrectly.” Add the prefix mis- to each word. Then write a sentence with the new word. New Word 1. judge 4. read 2. spell 5. behave 3. treat Sentence 1. 2. 3. 4. © Macmillan /McGraw-Hill 5. At Home: Have the student identify and define two other Dear Mrs. LaRue words that include the prefix mis-. Grade 4/Unit 4 117
Practice Name Phonics: Inflected Endings When you add -ed or -ing to a word, sometimes you have to add or drop a letter before adding the ending. • If the word has a short vowel sound and ends in a single consonant, double the last letter before adding the ending. • If the word ends in e, drop the e before adding the ending. Complete the table by writing the correct -ed and -ing forms of each of these words. Base Word Word + ing Word + ed 1. hop 2. hope 3. flip 4. force 5. tap 6. tape Write four sentences, each using one of the words above. 7. 8. © Macmillan /McGraw-Hill 9. 10. At Home: Play a verb game. Say one-syllable verbs and Dear Mrs. LaRue 118 Grade 4/Unit 4 have the student add -ed or -ing to them, spelling the completed words.