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Riddle Room Clues: Same Word, Different Job

Grade 5 grammar in a riddle room: explain what conjunctions, prepositions and interjections do, including words that can do two jobs.

Grade 5ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.5.1.a

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain how a conjunction connects ideas, such as by contrast, reason, result or time.
  • Students explain what a preposition shows and tell when a word like after is a preposition or a conjunction.
  • Students explain what an interjection shows in a sentence.

How to use

Teach or review the three kinds of words, then let students solve one clue section at a time. Go over the before and after sentences together.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.5.1.a

Explain what conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections do in general and in particular sentences.

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Riddle Room Clues: Same Word, Different Job

Explain the job of each conjunction, preposition and interjection.

Clue 1: Joining words

Jada, Mateo and their friends are solving puzzles in the Riddle Room at the community center. Read each clue sentence and think about what the bold word does.

1.
What job does every conjunction do?
  • A. It shows a sudden, strong feeling.
  • B. It names a person, place or thing.
  • C. It describes how a noun looks.
  • D. It joins words, phrases or ideas.
2.
A conjunction also shows how two ideas are connected. Match each bold conjunction to the job it does in its sentence.
  1. Jada tried the brass key, but the lock would not open.
  2. The room grew dark, so Mateo switched on a flashlight.
  3. We can open the chest if we solve the riddle.
  4. Leah read the map while her brother held the lamp.
  5. Aunt Rosa chuckled because the clue was hidden in her hat.
  1. A. shows two things happening at the same time
  2. B. gives a reason
  3. C. shows what happened as a result
  4. D. shows a contrast
  5. E. tells what must happen for the other part to happen
  6. F. gives a choice
3.
Write the conjunction from the word bank that does the job in parentheses. Use each word once.
Word bank: so · or · until · although

The lights stay dim   the first lock opens. (tells how long)
The riddle was short,   it took us a long time to solve. (shows a contrast)
The last clue was written backward,   Amira held it up to a mirror. (shows a result)
Should we press the red button   the blue one? (gives a choice)

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