Key quantifying expressions — use the words
Student sheet · Grade 5 · Lesson 8
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Name ______________________________ Date ______________
Say the amount, do not gesture at it.
1. MATCH
Draw a line from each academic word to the everyday word that means about the same.
a great deal of — ________________
a wide range of — ________________
the majority of — ________________
a number of — ________________
in excess of — ________________
a small proportion of — ________________
to some extent — ________________
2. CHOOSE
Fill each gap with the right word. Word bank: a great deal of, a number of, a small proportion of, a wide range of, in excess of, the majority of, to some extent.
Word bank: a great deal of, a number of, a small proportion of, a wide range of, in excess of, the majority of, to some extent.
________ rain fell.
________ animals live here.
________ students finished.
________ plants died.
________ thirty birds were counted.
________ seeds sprouted.
________, the plan worked.
3. FRAME
Finish each sentence.
Because ___, the a great deal of ___.
We use a great deal of when ___.
Write the whole sentence, not just the missing word.
4. PRODUCE
Write your own sentences using the academic words. Target: 2 paragraphs. A + means more than one sentence in that slot. You may use the frame for two of your three. Try the third without it.
a great deal of
a wide range of
the majority of
a number of
in excess of
a small proportion of
to some extent