- Read the sentence. Which word does NOT make sense?
Answer: fry
'Fry' does not make sense: birds do not fry in the sky. Reread it and you can tell the word should be 'fly.' 'Birds,' 'can,' and 'sky' all fit the sentence.
- Sentence: "The dog runs fast." You read "ruins." How do you know it is wrong?
Answer: It does not make sense in the sentence.
You know 'ruins' is wrong because it does not make sense in 'The dog ___ fast.' 'Ruins' does not make sense here, so its length is not the problem. Starting with the same letter as runs, or rhyming with fast, would not tell you whether a word fits.
- The student read "The dog ruins fast." How can they fix this?
Answer: Reread and change it to runs.
The best fix is to reread and change it to 'runs,' which makes sense. Rereading and saying 'ruins' again repeats the mistake, and sounding out once then stopping, or skipping, leaves the sentence not making sense.
- Read the sentence. Which word does NOT make sense?
Answer: bog
'Bog' does not make sense: you put books in a bag, not a bog. 'Nina,' 'put,' and 'books' all fit the sentence.
- Which word should replace "pand" so the sentence makes sense?
Answer: pond
'Pond' makes sense: a fish swims in a pond. 'Pant,' 'pand,' and 'point' look almost the same, but only 'pond' is a place a fish swims.
- Which word belongs in the blank?
Answer: spoon
'Spoon' makes sense: you eat soup with a spoon. A knife is for cutting, and a shoe and a sock are not for eating.
- Sentence: "Birds can fly in the sky." You read "fry." How can you fix this?
Answer: Reread and think what makes sense.
When a word does not make sense, reread and think of a word that fits, like 'fly.' Rereading it the exact same way gives you the same wrong word, and asking a friend right away or reading on does not fix it.
- Which word belongs in the blank?
Answer: nest
'Nest' makes sense: a bird sleeps in its nest. 'Rest,' 'vest,' and 'best' look almost the same, but read the whole sentence and only 'nest' fits.
- Read the sentence. Which word does NOT make sense?
Answer: bat
'Bat' does not make sense: a cat does not have a soft bat. Reread it and the word should be something like 'bed.' The other words all fit.
- You meant to read about an animal. Which word should replace "fog"?
Answer: frog
'Frog' makes sense: a frog sits on a log. 'Fog,' 'flag,' and 'from' look close, but they are not animals that sit on logs.
- Read the sentence. Which word does NOT make sense?
Answer: want
'Want' does not make sense with 'yesterday': the word should be 'went.' 'Malik,' 'park,' and 'yesterday' all fit the sentence.
- Which word should replace "tall" so the sentence makes sense?
Answer: tail
'Tail' makes sense: a cat has a tail. 'Tall,' 'tale,' and 'ball' look or sound close, but a cat does not have them.
- Which word should replace "ruins" so the sentence makes sense?
Answer: runs
'Runs' makes sense: the dog runs fast. 'Ruins,' 'rains,' and 'rings' look almost the same, but only 'runs' is something a dog does fast.
- Read the sentence. Which word does NOT make sense?
Answer: rag
'Rag' does not make sense: the mouse ran away, it did not rag. 'Mouse,' 'little,' and 'away' all fit.
- Which word should replace "car" so the sentences make sense?
Answer: cat
'Cat' makes sense: a cat says meow. 'Can,' 'cap,' and 'cup' look close to 'cat,' but they do not say meow.
- Read the sentence. Which word does NOT make sense?
Answer: funny
'Funny' does not make sense: days are not funny in this sentence, they are sunny. 'Play,' 'outside,' and 'days' all fit.
- Which word belongs in the blank?
Answer: went
'Went' makes sense: Grace went to school this morning. 'Want,' 'wait,' and 'wet' look close but do not fit 'this morning.'
- Which word belongs in the blank?
Answer: sunny
'Sunny' makes sense: the beach is fun on sunny days. 'Funny,' 'bunny,' and 'runny' sound close but do not tell about weather.
- Which word belongs in the blank?
Answer: fly
'Fly' makes sense: a plane flies in the sky. 'Fry,' 'cry,' and 'dry' look almost the same, but only 'fly' fits the sky.
- Read the sentence: "I ___ my name." Which word belongs in the blank?
Answer: know
"I know my name" makes sense, so know belongs in the blank. Not, now, and new are real words, but they do not make sense here.
