Home Activity Your child is learning about prefixes that mean “not.” Have your child tell you four prefixes that mean “not.”

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DVD•220 Negative Prefixes

Negative Prefixes

• Generalization When adding prefixes il-, in-, im-, and ir-, make no change in the base word: illegal, invisible, impossible, irregular. All of the prefixes mean “not.”

Word Sort Sort the list words by their prefixes.

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SpellingWords 1. invisible 2. illiterate 3. irregular 4. irresistible 5. impossible 6. informal 7. illegal 8. impatient 9. independent 10. incorrect

11. inactive 12. imperfect 13. impolite 14. immature 15. illogical 16. indefinite 17. inappropriate 18. immobile 19. irresponsible 20. inexpensive

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Draw ConclusionsA conclusion is a decision you reach when you think about facts and details. Draw conclusions as you read. Your conclusions should be logical and well supported.

ActivityHow Was Your Day? Ask a family member to tell you about the things that happened during his or her day. When you have heard your family member’s story, decide whether he or she probably felt it was a good day or a bad day. Explain the thinking you used as you drew your conclusion.

Comprehension Skill

The GymnastWhat is it like to try gymnastics? As a young boy, Gary envies his cousin who takes gymnastics. Gary tries to learn too. He vividly describes his feelings as he rolls, flips, and cartwheels for the first time.

ActivitySports Center With your family, recall outstanding sports moments you each have seen or experienced. Then talk with family members about what sport they would like to succeed at.

Summary

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Practice Tested Spelling Words

Words to KnowKnowing the meanings of these words is important to reading The Gymnast. Practice using these words.

Vocabulary Wordsbluish somewhat blue; somewhat like the color of the clear sky in daylightcartwheels sideways handsprings with the legs and arms kept straightgymnastics a sport in which very difficult exercises are performedhesitation act of failing to act promptly; doubt; indecisionlimelight center of public attention and interestskidded slipped or slid sideways while movingsomersault to run or jump, turning the heels over the headthrobbing beating rapidly or stronglywincing drawing back suddenly; flinching slightly

Lesson Vocabulary

Who and WhomUse who as the subject of a sentence. For example: Who is calling? Use whom as the object of a preposition such as to, for, or from, or as a direct object. For example: Whom is that from? Whom are you calling? To check whether you should write who or whom in a question, think of a sentence with he or him in place of who or whom. If he is correct, then write who. If it is not correct, write whom.

ActivityBoo-Who Play this game with your family. In teams, make up questions that use who/whom, such as Who/Whom does the quarterback pass to? The other team’s job is to decide whether who or whom is correct in that sentence. Call out “boo-who” if the team answers incorrectly.

Conventions

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Draw Conclusions

• Aconclusion is a sensible decision you make after you think about facts or details that you read.

• Drawingconclusionsmayalsobecalledmakinginferences.

• Useyourpriorknowledgetohelpyoudrawconclusions.

Directions Read the following passage. Then answer the questions below.

When Lance Armstrong was 20, he made the U.S. Olympic cycling

team. Three years later, he won an important cycling race, the Tour Du Pont, a premier U.S. cycling event. In 1996, he made the U.S. Olympic team again. That same year, he was diagnosed with cancer. He suffered terrible pain during his treatments and fought hard to get back to cycling. Five months after his diagnosis,

he was training again determined to return to the sport he loved. Even though he was weakened from the disease, he wouldn’t give up. In 1998, he finally returned to professional cycling. In 1999 he won the Tour de France. In 2005, he became the first seven-time winner of the Tour de France. Lance Armstrong inspires many people with his courage and abilities.

1. What conclusion can you draw about Lance Armstrong’s character?

2. What is one detail from the passage that supports your conclusion?

3. What is another detail from the passage to support your conclusion?

4. What conclusion can you draw about how Lance Armstrong inspired other people?

5. How does visualizing help you understand what you read about Lance Armstrong?

Home Activity Yourchildreadashortpassageanddrewconclusionsbasedondetailsinthepassage.Readanewspaperormagazinearticleaboutafamousathletewithyourchild.Askyourchildtovisualizethedetails.Afterward,askyourchildtodrawaconclusionaboutthissportsstar.

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GeneralizeDirections Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Many schools require every student to play at least one sport. By playing

sports, many young people say that they meet new friends. By being on a team, a young person can learn cooperation and fair play. Playing a sport can build strength, flexibility, and endurance, and

improve fitness. Many experts say young people get a boost in self-confidence as they succeed with new skills they learn through playing sports. Finally, for most young athletes, playing sports is simply a lot of fun.

1. Based on the passage, what is a generalization you can make about playing sports?

2. Which detail from the passage supports this generalization?

3. What other detail supports this generalization?

4. What is a generalization that is stated in the passage?

5. Write a generalization of your own about sports. Write at least one detail to back it up.

Home Activity Your child read a short passage and made a generalization based on the passage. Tell your child some specific details about a subject you think is important. Ask him or her to make a generalization about the subject.

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Home Activity Your child learned how to use who and whom correctly in writing. Ask him or her to write a fictional news story about sports and use the pronouns who and whom in it.

Using Who and WhomDirections Choose who or whom to correctly complete each sentence. Then write this sentence and answer or explain it with another sentence or two.

1. A person who/whom I admire is .

2. To who/whom do I go for advice?

3. Who/Whom is my good friend?

4. Who/Whom is a person from history I’d like to meet?

Directions Write two sentences about a sport you would like to learn and the person whom you would like as a coach. Use who or whom correctly in each sentence.

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Home Activity Your child has learned to read, write, and spell words with prefixes. Take turns using list words in sentences that you say aloud. Ask your child to spell aloud the list word that is used in each sentence.

DVD•226 Negative Prefixes

Negative Prefixes

Complete the Word Add a prefix to each word to make a list word. Write the word.

1. ___appropriate

2. ___correct

3. ___definite

4. ___formal

5. ___legal

6. ___logical

7. ___mature

8. ___patient

9. ___perfect

10. ___regular

Double Puzzle Unscramble each word. Write one letter on each line. Write the numbered letters to find the answer to the question.

What is the date when the United States celebrates its independence?

11. ALRGIERUR ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 3

12. MALFIRON ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1 9

13. TOCNRRIEC ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 4

14. CRMEPIFET ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 7 5

15. PEIMILTO ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2

16. MIEARMTU ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 8

17. OCLILGLAI ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 6

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Spelling Wordsinvisible illiterate irregular irresistible impossibleinformal illegal impatient independent incorrectinactive imperfect impolite immature illogicalindefinite inappropriate immobile irresponsible inexpensive

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Home Activity Your child read a short passage and drew a conclusion based on the facts in the passage. Together with your child, read an article about an unfamiliar sport. Have your child draw a conclusion about why people participate in that sport.

Draw Conclusions

• Aconclusion is a sensible decision you make after you think about facts or details that you read.

• Drawingconclusionsmayalsobecalledmakinginferences.

• Useyourpriorknowledgetohelpyoudrawconclusions.

Directions Read the following passage. Then complete the diagram below.

Gymnastics has existed for more than five thousand years. It dates back to

ancient Egyptian times. In modern times, gymnastics developed first in Germany and then came to the United States in the 1800s. For many years it was based in local clubs and organizations. U.S. schools then began teaching gymnastics at the end of the nineteenth century. Still, gymnastics was not popular in schools

and grew mainly through clubs outside of school. The first world competitions for gymnastics began about a hundred years ago, in 1903. Women did not compete in Olympics gymnastics until 1928. Finally, in 1970 the U.S. Gymnastics Federation was formed to oversee the sport in this country. By then gymnastics had earned its place as a competitive sport in the United States.

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DVD•228 Using Who and Whom

Home Activity Your child reviewed using who and whom. Read a story with your child, and then ask him or her to tell about favorite characters, using who and whom correctly.

Using Who and WhomDirections Write subject, object of preposition, or direct object to identify how the underlined word is used.

1. To whom did Rosa speak?

2. Who likes tumbling?

3. A gymnast is someone who is agile and strong.

4. The girl with whom Jordan practices has real talent.

5. People who are flexible are better at somersaults.

6. Whom did you choose as a partner?

Directions Underline who or whom to complete each sentence correctly.

7. (Who, Whom) said that gymnastics is easy?

8. No one (who, whom) has studied gymnastics would say that.

9. Harry, (who, whom) I have coached for three years, shows promise.

10. To (who, whom) shall we give the “Most Improved” award?

11. Marla is the gymnast with (who, whom) most teammates want to work.

12. Our grandfather, (who, whom) is now 65, competed on his college gymnastics team.

13. (Who, Whom) will win Olympic gold this year?

14. (Who, Whom) made the banner congratulating the team?

Directions Cross out mistakes in the use of who and whom in the paragraph. Write the correct pronoun above the line.

(15) Kids whom live in the same family often compete with each other. (16) They want

to see who the parents like best. (17) Parents, whom love all their children equally, try not

to play favorites. (18) Although brothers and sisters like to see whom is faster or stronger, they

love each other too.

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