EXERCISE 3 Have students complete this activity independently. Ask volunteers to write their sentences on the board. Challenge students to identify how each noun functions in the sentences.
the same words as the opposite part of speech. Students should demonstrate an understanding of words used as nouns and as adjectives.
EXERCISE 4 When students finish, have partners exchange papers. Tell students to identify each word as a noun or an adjective.
Note which students had difficulty identifying words used as nouns and as adjectives. Assign Practice Book page 17 for further practice.
EXERCISE 2 Complete each sentence with a word from the list. Tell whether it is used as a noun or an adjective. women
league
public
was smaller, and they threw
overhand. The women included some outstanding
players.
interest in the league was high. The In the
enjoyed seeing these professional players. the women would train. training began in May.
The
once had 10 teams, all in the Midwest.
The
championship was decided by play-off games.
EXERCISE 3 Tell whether each italicized word is a noun or an adjective. If the word in italics is an adjective, write a new sentence using it as a noun. If the word in italics is a noun, write a new sentence using it as an adjective.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Some camps are for the day, while others last a week. Participants can improve their baseball skills.
Staff members help students play better. Players can show their talent at hitting, pitching, and running.
guest appearances.
EXERCISE 4 Write two sentences with each word, using it once as a noun and once as an adjective. Tell how you use the word in each sentence.
1. 2. 3. 4.
ocean newspaper school kitchen
5. 6. 7. 8.
rain street forest farm
Underline the word car in each sentence. Ask a volunteer to tell whether car is a noun or an adjective in the first sentence and explain why. Write noun—names a thing, car after the first sentence. Repeat with the second sentence and write adjective— describes a noun, payment. Ask students to write a pair of sentences and label them as you labeled those on the board. Encourage volunteers to identify the noun or adjective in each sentence.
Meeting Individual Needs
Some young baseball players participate in summer camps.
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6. At some camps major league players make
The car payment is due on the first of each month.
Visual Have students write sentence pairs that use the same word as a noun or as an adjective. Distribute sheets of paper and have students fold them in half. Ask students to use half the sheet to illustrate one sentence and the other half to illustrate the second sentence. You may wish to display the illustrations on a class bulletin board.
large ball and pitched it underhand.
4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
We drove the car from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Meeting Individual Needs
spring
1. Baseball played by players was somewhat different. 2. During the early years of the league, the used a 3. Later the
Write the following sentences on the board:
Use pages 234–235 of the Writing portion of the book.
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baseball
Reteach
ASSESS
WRITING CONNECTION
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TEACHING OPTIONS
Use your imagination. Write a story that uses eight of the words below. Tell whether you use the words as nouns or adjectives. prize family
garden city
computer soccer
house television
zoo silver
surprise holiday Nouns
Extra Support Give each student a note card with a word written on it that can be used as either a noun or an adjective. Ask students to write two sentences, one in which the word functions as a noun and one in which the word functions as an adjective. When the word is used as an adjective, have the student underline the noun that is being described by the adjective.
Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA.L.5.1 CCSS.ELA.L.5.3 •
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