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Lesson 4NameDateThemePRACTICE BOOKThe Power of W.O.W.!Comprehension:ThemeRead the selection below.Best FriendsDavid sat by the living roomwindow wishing he could go outside.He had been sick all week, and hewas tired of his fever and stuffy nose.He wondered what his friendsAhmed and Liam were doing. Theyhad speaking parts in the school’sAutumn Leaf Festival. Ahmed wasgoing to be an oak leaf, and Liam wasplaying a maple leaf.“I should be playing my trumpetin the band,” David told his mother.“This is the best festival of the year!”Three blocks away, the festivalwas about to begin. David could hearthe bass drum thumping away. Hewas missing all the fun!“Don’t be sad,” his mothersaid with a wink. “There might bea surprise for you right around thecorner.”Three blocks away, David’sfriends were making their own plan.It included David and required themayor’s permission. The mayor saidyes!After the parade marched aroundthe town square, the marchers tooka detour. They marched right byDavid’s house. He saw his two bestfriends waving at him.Ahmed and Liam are awesomefriends, thought David.Fill in the Inference Map to show how setting, characters, and characters’ actions helpyou identify the theme of the selection.SettingCharactersCharacters’ ActionsTheme:Introduce Comprehension37Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.037 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 375/21/09 5:44:24 PM

Lesson 4NameDateThemePRACTICE BOOKThe Power of W.O.W.!Comprehension:ThemeRead the selection below.The LotWe have two baseball teams,the Hawks and the Ravens. In thesummer, we play every day exceptSundays. After we trampled Mrs.Norbert’s garden, though, we hadto find a new place to play. Theempty lot at the corner of Oak Streetseemed like the perfect spot.For four days, we worked frommorning until night. We cleaned upthe junk and cut the grass. On thesecond day, a man stopped by andwatched us from his truck. On thefifth day, he walked over to talk to us.“I own this lot,” he said, “andI don’t remember giving youpermission to use it.”“Sorry, Sir,” said Neil, “wethought no one would care if weplayed here.”“Well, I do care. I think youshould all go home now,” the mansaid.The next day, there was a dumptruck and a steamroller at the lot. Aweek later there was grass, a baseballdiamond, and a fence! The owner ofthe lot called us over to him.“You kids helped me decidewhat to do with this place,” he said.“You’re welcome to play here asmuch as you want IF you promise totake care of the lot.”Complete an Inference Map like the one shown here to help youfigure out the theme of the selection. Then answer the questionsbelow.1. What is surprising about the owner’s actions at theend of the selection?2. What is the author’s theme or message?Deepen Comprehension38Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.038 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 385/21/09 5:45:14 PM

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDatePrefixes non- and dnonbelieverThe Power of W.O.W.!Vocabulary Strategies: Prefixesnon- and mis-nonfictionnonsensenonstopComplete each phrase to make a complete sentence. In items1–7, use your own words to complete the sentences in a waythat makes sense. In items 8–9, choose a word from the box tocomplete the sentences.1. To make sure I don’t turn in an assignment withmisspelled words, I.2. I am a nonbeliever in.3. If I misunderstood what was said, I.4. The most important thing I have ever misplaced was my.5. When you mistreat your belongings, they.6. My favorite nonfiction book is.7. One time I misjudged.on her8. My sister Tina talksphone with friends from school.9. My dad thinks that buying a new school bag every year is.Vocabulary Strategies39Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.039 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 395/21/09 5:46:33 PM

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateShort o and Long oThe Power of W.O.W.!Spelling:Short o and Long oBasic Write the Basic Word that completes each analogy.Spelling Words1. Soup is to lunch as2. Typed is to e-mail asis to breakfast.is to letter.3. Shout is to yell as brag is to.4. Near is to close as distant is to.5. Normal is to usual as strange is to.6. Lose is to lost asis to found.7. Climb is to hill asis to problem.8. Approve is to disapprove as praise is to9. Teacher is to students as.is to guests.10. Surf is to wave as ski is to.Challenge 11–14. Write a paragraph about taking an oceanvoyage to another country. Tell about your trip on the ocean. Usefour of the Challenge Words. Write on a separate sheet of complishSpelling40Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.040 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 405/21/09 5:47:34 PM

Lesson 4NameDateSpelling Word SortPRACTICE BOOKThe Power of W.O.W.!Spelling:Short o and Long oWrite each Basic Word beside the correct heading.Spelling WordsBasic Words:/ŏ/ spelled ofollowed by aconsonantChallenge Words:Possible Selection Words:Basic Words:/o/ spelledo-consonant-ePossible Selection Words:Basic Words:/o/ spelled oaChallenge Words:Basic Words:/o/ spelled owPossible Selection Words:Basic Words:/o/ spelled ofollowed by aconsonantChallenge Words:Possible Selection Words:Challenge Add the Challenge Words to your Word Sort.Connect to Reading Look through The Power of W.O.W.! Findwords that have /ŏ/ and /o/. Add them to your Word ntinentaccomplishGrade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.041 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 415/21/09 5:49:02 PM

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateProofreading for SpellingThe Power of W.O.W.!Spelling:Short o and Long oFind the misspelled words and circle them. Write them correctlyon the lines below.People were in shok when they heard the news that Timwas involved in the disappearance of the ancient weavingfrom the local museum. Tim seemed like a nice enoughfeloe who was knowne and recognized by several of thevolunteers at the gift shop. He wroat a silly note to enclosewith the toy blok kit he bought for his nephew. He alsotried to loccate a gloab for his niece, but there were none instoc.Tim did boaste about planning a trip to the coest ofSouth America but said he had to postpone it because of asore throte. Then he asked about the weavers’ video shonduring the day. Needless to say, the museum staff wassurprised when the security video showed Tim taking theancient weaving and then covering up with it while he tooka nap in the back!1.7.2.8.3.9.4.10.5.11.6.12.SpellingSpelling omplish42Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.042 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 4211/3/09 11:07:55 AMFirst Pass

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateSimple and CompoundSentencesThe Power of W.O.W.!Grammar:Simple and Compound SentencesA simple sentence has one complete thought.It has a subject that tells who or what thesentence is about. It has a verb that tells whatthe subject does.subject verbMarkos plays baseball.Thinking QuestionWhat will you always find ina simple sentence? Whatwill you always find in acompound sentence?A compound sentence has two or morecomplete thoughts joined together. Theseparate ideas can be joined with a comma (,)and a conjunction.Mother felt happy, so she sang a song.1–6. Write S on the line if it is a simple sentence. Write C on theline if it is a compound sentence.1.Ana and Bruce ate eggs and drank milk for breakfast.2.My baby sister was tired, so she took a nap.3.I like baseball, but my brother likes basketball.4.I want to go swimming and hiking today.5.Mom cheers for the Packers, but Dad prefers theBears.6.Lee spread butter and jelly on his biscuit.Grammar43Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.043 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 4311/5/09 7:43:30 AMConfirming Pages

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateSubject and Verb AgreementThe Power of W.O.W.!Grammar:Simple and Compound SentencesAgreement means that the sentence parts match.The subject of a sentence must match the verb. Asingular subject needs a singular verb. Plural subjectsneed a plural verb.Thinking QuestionWhat kind of verbagrees with a singularsubject? What kind ofsubject agrees with aplural verb?singular subject and singular verbDaisy plays the violin.plural subject and plural verbChip and Tim play guitars.1–8. Circle the correct verb or verbs in each sentence.1. Andy and Brian (is, are) going to the movies.2. Mom and Dad (was, were) at Grandmother’s all day.3. Sammy (enjoy, enjoys) baking cookies for her friends.4. My friends really (like, likes) to eat my cookies!5. Mary and I (work, works) at the food pantry everySaturday.6. Sylvia and her cousins, Jude and Hugh, (is, are)lifeguards.7. Dori (think, thinks) that we should (collect, collects) foodfor the homeless.8. “I (agrees, agree),” said Mr. Jackson, “and Miss Brown(do, does), too.”Grammar44Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.044 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 4411/2/09 6:14:48 PMFirst Pass

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateCombining Simple SentencesTry these methods to combine short, choppysentences or to fix run-on sentences.1. Combine the subjects.2. Combine the verbs.3. Connect the ideas with a comma (,) and aconjunction such as or, for, and, nor, but, yet,or so.poor sentencesJune likes to sing. June draws well.June likes to sing June draws well.The Power of W.O.W.!Grammar:Simple and Compound SentencesThinking QuestionWhat punctuation is usedto combine the simplesentences? What conjunctionis used to combine the simplesentences?compound sentencesJune likes to sing, and she also draws well.1–5. Rewrite each sentence to avoid short, choppy sentencesand run-on sentences.1. Carla put on her skates. Carla skated across the pond.2. Jen is collecting food for the food bank.Fran is collecting food for the food bank.3. Jen collects food for the food bank.She helps people.4. Nathan and Aaron are taller than Ed.Nathan and Aaron are not as tall as Jim.5. I slept for two hours. I am still tired.Grammar45Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.045 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 4511/3/09 11:15:06 AMFirst Pass

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateMaking ComparisonsThe Power of W.O.W.!Grammar: Spiral ReviewYou can use different forms of adjectives to comparetwo or more people, places, or things. To comparetwo things, add -er to an adjective. To compare threeor more things, add -est to an adjective.Compare two things: Granite is harder than chalk.Compare three or more things: Diamonds are thehardest gemstone of all.However, some adjectives with two syllables, and alladjectives with more than two syllables use more ormost instead of -er or -est. All adjectives use less or least.Compare two things: I think social studies is moreinteresting than English.I think subtraction is less difficult than multiplication.Compare three or more things: I think math is themost interesting subject in school.I think addition is the least difficult of all.1–8. Complete each sentence by writing the correct form of theadjective shown in parentheses.1. An elephant isthan a mouse. (large)2. This dress is theone in the store. (beautiful)3. Jenny didn’t spill her water because she washer sister. (careful)4. Bill is thethanstudent in class. (tall)5. I didn’t have much money, so I bought theitem on the menu. (expensive)6. A feather isthan a stone. (light)7. Ahmed was the8. Traffic isrunner at the track meet. (fast)in the country than in the city. (heavy)Grammar46Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.046 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 465/21/09 6:36:59 PM

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateSentence FluencyTwo Sentences with theSame SubjectDora got on her bike.Dora rode her bike downthe street.The Power of W.O.W.!Grammar: Connect to WritingSentences CombinedUsing a Comma and aConjunctionDora got on her bike, andshe rode down the street.1–5. Combine each pair of simple sentences using a comma anda conjunction.1. Next month is my tenth birthday. I can’t wait to get anallowance.2. Olivia was sick today. We brought her books to her afterschool.3. Every year our class does a project to help thecommunity. This year will not be different.4. Gary called his friends. They were at football practice.5. Dad had to cook dinner. Bridget watched her little sister.Grammar47Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.047 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 4711/3/09 7:37:23 AMFirst Pass

Lesson 4NamePRACTICE BOOKDateFocus Trait: IdeasThe Power of W.O.W.!Writing: Write to ExpressWhy Events and Actions HappenGood writers tell or hint at why events happen and why charactersact the way they do. The plot helps direct the actions of thecharacters. A plot has a beginning, middle, and end.Plot Event or ActionThe Words on Wheelsprogram is in its last week.Reason WhyThe library has no more money topay for gas and buy books.Read each event or action from The Power of W.O.W.! Then givethe reason why it happened.Plot Event or ActionReason Why1. Ileana, Shane, and Jason decideto have a car wash.2. Ileana does not accept a donationfrom her uncle, Mr. Diaz.3. A television news van comes to thecar wash.4. The car wash becomes busier andthe kids begin making more money.Writing48Grade 4, Unit 1: Reaching Out Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.048 41 246420RTXEPB L04.indd 485/21/09 6:39:02 PM

Basic Words: Possible Selection Words: /o/ spelled o followed by a consonant Basic Words: Challenge Words: Possible Selection Words: Challenge Add the Challenge Words to your Word Sort. Connect to Reading Look through The Power of W.O.W.! Find words that have / o/ and /o/. Add them to your Word Sort. 1. block 2. shown 3. oatmeal 4. wrote 5 .

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