COMPOUND WORDS
Add a word from List B to one in List A to make a familiar compound word. Write the newly-formed words on the lines below. Each word (in both lists) may be used only once.
(From Tutor Handbook Supplement)
Exercise I: Joining small words to form compound words.
| A |
B |
Compound Words |
| news |
foot |
newspaper_________ |
| any |
fish |
__________________ |
| hub |
ladder |
__________________ |
| paper |
place |
__________________ |
| yard |
paper |
__________________ |
| gold |
thing |
__________________ |
| bed |
berry |
__________________ |
| step |
back |
__________________ |
| straw |
stick |
__________________ |
| bare |
room |
__________________ |
| fire |
cap |
__________________ |
Etc.
Exercise II: Splitting compound words into their components.
___in___+____to___ = into |
| ________+ ________ = understand |
| ________+ ________ = downtown |
| ________+ ________ = broadway |
| ________+ ________ = newspaper |
Etc.
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BURNING CALORIES WITH IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
The number in parentheses following each of the expressions below indicates the number of imaginary calories burned by engaging in the “excercises” listed. Does your student understand the meaning of each colloquial expression? (Source unknown.)
1…beating around the bush (75) |
7…jumping to conclusions (100) |
| 2…climbing the walls (150) |
8…swallowing your pride (50) |
| 3…passing the buck (25) |
9…flying off the handle (225) |
| 4…turning the other cheek (75) |
10…jumping on the bandwagon (200) |
| 5. ..sticking your neck out (175) |
11…fishing for compliments (50) |
| 6…grasping at straws (50) |
12…tooting your own horn (5) |
Etc. You and your student could have some fun identifying other “exercises” and the number of calories burned by each.
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Using BE TO EXPRESS PAST TIME
Simple past tense of BE
Singular |
Plural |
I was |
we were |
you were (one person) |
you were (more than one person) |
she was |
they were |
he was |
|
it was |
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Exercise 1: Change the sentences to the past.
- Jesse is at work today. —> He was at work yesterday too.
- Ahmed’s parents are at home today. —> They were away from home yesterday.
- We are busy today.
- Mahmud and Joe are at the gym today.
- It’s raining today.
- I’m doing my exercises today. ___________
Etc .
Exercise 2: Using past time expressions.
- Louise is at school today, but she wasn’t there yesterday.
- Larry and Tira are happy today, but they weren’t happy yesterday.
- It’s warm this week, but __________________.
- Mozuki and Saari are at home today, but ________________.
- Libby is at her office this morning, but ________________.
- Ali is busy this afternoon, but _______________.
Etc.
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SPELLING OF WORDS ENDING IN –ING
Rule 1: A consonant +-e |
—> |
Drop the –e and add –ing. |
smile |
—> |
smiling |
Rule 2: One vowel + one consonant |
—> |
Double the consonant and add ing* |
bat |
—> |
batting |
Rule 3: Two vowels + one consonant |
—> |
Add –ing; do not double the consonant |
speak |
—> |
speaking |
Rule 4: Two consonants |
—> |
Add –ing; do not double the consonant |
end |
—> |
ending |
*Exception to Rule2: Do not double w, x, and y
snow —> snowing fix —> fixing play —> playing
Exercise 1: Prepare a list of words to which–ing is to be added.
Exercise 2: Ask your student to find –ing words in some printed material and identify the stem word.
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