Help the Frog

Catch His Lunch!

Grammar

Task Cards

Capitalization, apostrophes, and frequently

misspelled words task cards. Extension cards are

included!

Instructions

1- Choose a card.

2- Complete the sentence corrections in order to help the frog eat his lunch. Use the help sheets, if you need to.

3- Record your answers on the handout.

4- Complete the remaining cards. There are two blank cards for students to create their own!

Help Sheets

Capitalization1- Capitalize the first letter in every sentence

He is going to the beach later. The girl is going to play soccer tomorrow.

2- Capitalize each beginning letter in the names of places, people, countries, months, days of the week

March, April, Monday, Friday, United States of America, Sally Smith, Balboa Park, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s StoneThese are called proper nouns.

3- Capitalize the pronoun “I”

Everyday I like to eat fruit to stay healthy.Tomorrow I’ll go to the movies with my friends.

ApostrophesPossessives

Only add ‘s when something belongs to someone, not when something is plural.

My mom’s book. There are three pairs of shoe’s.My brother’s jacket. The three dog’s are running.

Contractions

Contractions are a combination of two words. The apostrophe takes the place of letters when new words are made.

you’re=you are cannot= can’t couldn’t=could not I’ll=I will

Then and Than1- Then means “next”

The two friends are going to the beach and then to the grocery store.The family is going for a hike, followed by lunch, and then they are going home.

2- Than means to compare

The boy’s shoe size is smaller than the girl’s shoe size.● Compares the shoe sizes

The rainbow I saw today is bigger than the rainbow I saw last week.● Compares the rainbows

They’re, Their, There1- “They’re” means “they are”.

They’re having fun at school today.I wonder to whom they’re talking.

Check to see if you can replace they’re with they are. If it makes sense, then it’s correct!

2- “Their” means something belongs to a group of people

I am going to eat at their house tomorrow.We like their cooking.

3- “There” describes a place or can start a sentence

Everyday I go there after school.The book is over there.There is a haunted house.

Two, Too, To1- Two means the number 2

I would like two ice cream cones.

2- Too means “also” or a lot of something

That is too much pizza!● A lot of something

Can Billy come too?● Also

3- To is a preposition that goes before a noun or as a verb in its infinitive form

We will go to the park tomorrow.I like to run everyday for ten minutes.

You’re and Your1- You’re means you are

You’re a very helpful person. → You are a very helpful person.You’re going to need to do your homework before going outside to play. → You are going to need to do your homework before going outside to play.

Check to see if you can replace you’re with you are. If it makes sense, then it’s correct!

2- You means something belongs to someone

Are you going to give a gift to your friend?● The friend belongs to you.

It’s and Its1- It’s means It is

It’s sunny outside today. → It is sunny outside today.It’s my friend’s bicycle. → It is my friend’s bicycle.

Check to see if you can replace it’s with it is. If it makes sense, then it’s correct!

2- Its is the possessive form of It

The box is on its side.The dog is standing on its legs.

Task Card #1

There going to eat outside at they’re friends house tonight.

Total- Three flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #2

I am going to go swimming than to the store. After that, I will go to see linda. I think my sister will come to. Its her birthday.

Total- Four flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #3

why cant jim come too the party two? He will go to the store than the party.

Total- Five flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #4

Their is a sale at the store next week. Its going to be big.

Total- Two flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #5

The shirt’s do not fit there mother, so i have to return them.

Total- Three flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #6

Next monday i am going to travel to los angeles.

Total- Four flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #7

I love my dog. Is you’re dog, bella, nice to?

Total- Three flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #8

My dog is bigger then your dog.

Total- One fly*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #9

They’re soccer ball’s are flat. Make sure too tell them two buy new ones than come to the soccer field.

Total- Five flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #10

My friends sock’s have holes in them. She cant wear them anymore. she asked if i would help her pick out new ones.

Total- Five flies*

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #11

Create your own

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Total- __________

*Flies=corrections

Task Card #12

Create your own

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Total- __________

*Flies=corrections

Extension Cards

Task Card #13

Write down which grammatical rules the author follows in the passage. Write a sentence explaining each rule.

In Stoneygate there was a wilderness. It was an empty space between the houses and the river, where the ancient pit, the mine, had been. That’s where we played Askew’s game, the game called Death. We used to gather at the school’s gates after the bell had rung. We stood there whispering and giggling. After five minutes, Bobby Carr told us it was time and he led us through the wilderness to Askew’s den, a deep hole dug into the earth.

From Kit’s Wilderness by David Almond

Task Card #14

Write down which grammatical rules the author follows in the passage. Write a sentence explaining each rule.

One warm Saturday morning in August, Henry Huggins and his mother and father were eating breakfast in their square white house on Klickitat Street. Henry's dog Ribsy sat close to Henry's chair, hoping for a handout. While Mr. And Mrs. Huggins listened to the nine o'clock news on the radio, Henry tried to think of something interesting he could do that day. Of course he could play ball with Scooter or ride his bicycle over to Robert's house and work on the model railroad, but those were things he could do every day. Today he wanted to do something different, something he had never done before.

From Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

Task Card #14

Write down which grammatical rules the author follows in the passage. Write a sentence explaining each rule.

I was hanging out in Benny's, playing pool, when I heard Biff Wilcox was looking to kill me. Benny's was the hangout for the junior high kids. The high schoolers used to go there, but when the younger kids moved in, they moved out. Benny was pretty mad about it. Junior high kids don't have as much money to spend. He couldn't do much about it except hate the kids, though. If a place gets marked as a hangout, that's it.

From Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton

Task Card #15

Write down which grammatical rules the author follows in the passage. Write a sentence explaining each rule.

"This is an island. At least I think it's an island. That's a reef out in the sea. Perhaps there aren't any grownups anywhere. The fat boy looked startled. "There was that pilot. But he wasn't in the passenger cabin, he was up in front." The fair boy was peering at the reef through screwed up eyes. "All them other kids," the fat boy went on. "Some of them must have got out. They must have, musn't they?"

From Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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1- They’re going to eat outside at their friend’s house tonight.2- I am going to go swimming then to the store. After that, I will go to see Linda. I think my sister will come too. It’s her birthday.3- Why can’t Jim come to the party too? He will go to the store then the party.4- There is a sale at the store next week. It’s going to be big.5- The shirts do not fit their mother, so I have to return them.6- Next Monday I am going to travel to Los Angeles.7- I love my dog. Is your dog, Bella, nice to?8- My dog is bigger than your dog.9- Their soccer balls are flat. Make sure to tell them to buy new ones then come to the soccer field.10- My friend’s socks have holes in them. She can’t wear them anymore. She asked if I would help her pick out new ones.

Answer Key

1- The author used capitalization. He capitalized Stonygate, Bobby Carr, and Askew because they are all names. He also capitalized the beginning of sentences. He used an apostrophe for “that’s” because it is a contraction for “that is”. He also used an apostrophe for “school’s” because the gates are at the school.

2- The author capitalized the beginnings of sentences and also capitalized Saturday, August, Klicktat Street, Henry, Ribsy, Mr. and Mrs. Huggins, Robert, Scooter, and Henry because they are all the names of places or people. The author used “their” because the house belongs to the family. The author used apostrophes to show ownership of the dog, chair, and house.

3- He used capitalization for the names of all of the people. This is because they are proper nouns. The author also capitalized all of the I’s and the beginning of sentences. He used an apostrophe to show ownership (note- students will have to infer that Benny's means Benny’s house). He also used an apostrophe for the contraction “don’t”, “couldn’t”, and “that’s”. These mean do not, could not, and that is.

4- The author used “it’s”, and that means it is because the author says, “it is an island”. I know this because its and island doens’t make sense. The author uses apostrophes for two contractions. He shortened that is to “that’s” and must not to “musn’t”. The author also capitalized the beginning of sentences. “I” is also capitalized even if it’s in the middle of a sentence because “I” is always capitalized.

Extension Answer Key