The Right Dog For the Job Study Guide

Comprehension Skill: Sequence of Events

Some events in a text occur in a certain order. This time-order is known as sequence of
events. Good readers should notice the sequence of events to better understand the text.
Certain signal words such as first, next, last, then, after, finally, etc. help readers infer the
sequence of events.

Vocab Strategy: Suffixes ion, -ation, and ition

a suffix comes at the end of a word and changes its meaning

suffixes ion, -ation, and ition tell about the process, action, or result
Examples:
graduation = the process of graduating
construction = the action of constructing (building)
competition = the action of competing

Vocabulary:
reward
confidence

graduate
patiently

symbol
confesses

foster
ceremony

disobey
performs

Grammar: Adverbs

an adverb is a word that describes a verb

adverbs tell how, when, or where an action is happening
many adverbs end in ly (loudly, softly, gently, angrily, happily, sadly, quietly)
an adverb of frequency tells how often something happens (sometimes, usually, never,
often)
an adverb of intensity tells to what degree or how much something happens (almost, hardly)
adverbs can be in the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence
Carefully, he tiptoed around the sleeping giant.
He carefully tiptoed around the sleeping giant.
He tiptoed around the sleeping giant carefully.
When you read a sentence, ask yourself: What is the action in this sentence (verb)? Then, ask:
What word describes the action (verb) or tells how it is being done?