Grammar

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It is time to practice your grammar skill for this week.

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Click on the sentence and listen for the word that is highlighted. Before you click to see the definition of the highlighted word, try to guess what it means by using the rest of the sentence to help you.

Sentence	Definition
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio1a.mp3 The bananas do not taste very good. They need to ripen before we eat them.	https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio1b_01.mp3 Ripen means that something is ready to eat
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio2a.mp3 If I do not oversee my sister while she makes breakfast, she makes a huge mess! When I oversee her, she does a much better job.	https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio2b.mp3 Oversee means to watch over something or someone.
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio3a.mp3 It is her duty to keep the bathroom clean.	https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio3b.mp3 Duty means to have a job or responsibility.
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio4a.mp3 He was on the edge of his seat and almost fell off of it.	https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio4b.mp3 Edge means that you are far away from the center of something.
https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio5a.mp3 He took a big gulp of his soda.	https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts1/audio/ELA1_13.3_pg7_IntCust_audio5b.mp3 Gulp means to take a big drink of something.