Digital Daily Warm-Ups, Language Arts, Grades 5-8

213 Pages·2005·10.4 MB·English

by  Walch Publishing

DIGITAL DAILY WARM-UPS
Grades 5–8
LANGUAGE ARTS
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LLanguage Arts
Table of Contents
Analogies 5
Common English Idioms 24
Commonly Confused Words 43
Critical Thinking 61
Daily Edits 78
Journal Writing 97
Poetry 116
Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots 134
Spelling & Grammar 152
Vocabulary 170
Writing 188
Ordering info 207
Answer Key 208
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DIGITAL DAILY WARM-UPS
Grades 5–8
LANGUAGE ARTS
Analogies
What Is an Analogy?
An analogy is a statement in which two word pairs share the same relationship.
For example: Captain is to boat as pilot is to airplane.
The captain is the person who controls a boat, just as a pilot is the person who controls
an airplane. Each pair of words fits into the same simple sentence that directly explains
the relationship between the words.
Types of Analogies
Here are 10 types of analogies and examples.
Type Examples
1. object/person : description fire : hot
2. agent : object artist : brush
3. agent : action or object : function doctor : heal, closet : store
4. object/description/action : tap : bang,
greater/lesser size or degree glad : ecstatic
5. person/object : location judge : court
6. cause : effect ignite : burn
7. part : whole sailor : navy
8. object/person : category elm : tree, thief : criminal
9. word : synonym lukewarm : tepid
10. word : antonym hot : cold
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Relationship Sentences
The best way to figure out the relationship between a
pair of words is to create a relationship sentence. A
relationship sentence is a simple sentence that clearly
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Think: “An elm is a type of tree.” Analogies
Test: Which of the following two word pairs is the correct analogy?
rose : flower grass : meadow
Plug each word pair back into the relationship sentence:
Write: Relationship sentences: A rose is a type of flower. That makes
sense. A grass is a type of meadow. That doesn’t make
any sense.
The correct answer is elm : tree :: rose : flower.
Now choose another word pair and write your own relationship sentence.
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Fill in the blank with a word that will
complete the analogy. There are many correct answers.
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Choose the correct word pair to
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Write the relationship sentence you used to complete this analogy.
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Choose the correct word pair to
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biologist : laboratory :: ____________ : ____________
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(d) forecaster : weather
What type of analogy is this?
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Fill in the blanks to complete the analogy.
There are many correct answers.
_______________ : _______________ :: vendor : sell D
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