How do readers read aloud when the reach an exclamation point?

1. How do readers read aloud when the reach an exclamation point? How rude!

2. In this lesson, you will learn how to read fluently by expressing strong emotions when you see an exclamation point at the end of a sentence.

3. She bought carrots, peppers, and onions. Ouch! I was just kidding!

4. Puleeze! Thought Dyamonde. Give me a break!

5. You have to be kidding! Sad Dyamonde, with her hand on her hip.

6. 1 • Find the exclamation point. 2 • Read the sentence with excitement, up to the exclamation point. • Read with normal emotion after the exclamation point. 3

7. “And the winner,” said Mrs. Cordell, will receive a check for one hundred dollars!”

8. 1 • Find the exclamation point. 2 • Read the sentence with excitement, up to the exclamation point. • Read with normal emotion after the exclamation point. 3

9. In this lesson, you have learned how to read fluently by expressing strong emotions when you see an exclamation point at the end of a sentence.

10. “Dyamonde!” called her mom.

11. Read sentences from a book or other text while another student listens. Have the second student guess if the pauses and breaks in the reading are from commas or periods in the original text that you are reading.

12. Read these sentences out loud. “And you can have my brother, Booker. What a pain!”