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Vocabulary:Grades5–6

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introductiontotheTeacher................................................. iv

VocabularyWordsUsedinThisBook..................................v

CaliforniaStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6...................... vii

FloridaStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6......................... viii

TexasStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6............................. ix

nationaleLaStandards......................................................x

Activity # Skill

1. definenouns............................................................1

2. UsenounsinContext...............................................1

3. applyPersonalKnowledgetoeverydayLife............2

4. Test-Taking................................................................2

5. defineVerbs.............................................................3

6. UsethePastTenseofVerbsinContext....................3

7. UsetheProperTenseofVerbsinContext................4

8. Test-Taking................................................................4

9. defineCompoundWords..........................................5

10. UseCompoundWordsinContext.............................5

11. UseCompoundWordsinContext/WriteOpinions....6

12. Test-Taking................................................................6

13. defineadjectives......................................................7

14. WriteantonymsandSynonymsforadjectives.........7

15. UseadjectivesinContext.........................................8

16. Test-Taking................................................................8

17. defineHomophones.................................................9

18. determineCorrectHomophones..............................9

19. UseHomophonesinContext/relateWordsto

everydayLife..........................................................10

20. Test-Taking..............................................................10

21. defineWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................11

22. UseWordsWithMultipleMeaningsinContext/

relateWordstoPersonalLife.................................11

23. UseWordsWithMultipleMeaningsinContext.......12

24. Test-Taking..............................................................12

25. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................13




29. definenouns..........................................................15

30. relateVocabularyWordstoeverydayLife.............15

31. UsenounsinContext/Writequestions..................16

32. Test-Taking..............................................................16

33. defineVerbs...........................................................17

34. FindantonymsforVerbs.........................................17

35. WritealliterativeSentences....................................18

36. Test-Taking..............................................................18

37. defineadjectives....................................................19

38. relateVocabularyWordstoeverydayLife.............19

39. UseadjectivesinContext.......................................20

40. Test-Taking..............................................................20

41. defineCompoundWords........................................21

42. UseCompoundWordsinContext/WriteCauses

andeffects..............................................................21

43. WriteCompoundWords..........................................22

44. Test-Taking..............................................................22



47. UseWordsinContext/WriteCausesandeffects....24

48. Test-Taking..............................................................24

49. defineWordsThatareeasilyConfused.................25

50. UseWordsinContext.............................................25

51. applyVocabularyWordstoeverydayLife..............26

52. Test-Taking..............................................................26





57. definenouns..........................................................29

58. UsePersonalKnowledgeandreference

Sources...................................................................29

59. exploreVocabularyWords......................................30

60. Test-Taking..............................................................30

61. defineWordsWithSuffixes....................................31


63. determineFactorOpinion......................................32

64. Test-Taking..............................................................32

65. defineCompoundWords........................................33

66. FormadditionalCompoundWords.........................33

67. UseCompoundWordsinContext...........................34

68. Test-Taking..............................................................34

69. defineadjectives....................................................35

70. WriteantonymsandSynonymsforadjectives.......35


72. Test-Taking..............................................................36



75. determineHowWordsareUsed............................38

76. Test-Taking..............................................................38

77. defineWords..........................................................3978. addPrefixes/UseWordsinContext........................39


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Table of Contents (cont.)79. UseWordsinContext.............................................4080. Test-Taking..............................................................4081. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4182. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4183. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4284. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4285. definenouns..........................................................4386. Classifynouns........................................................4387. UsenounsinContext/WriteHeadlines..................4488. Test-Taking..............................................................4489. defineVerbs...........................................................4590. UseVerbsinContext..............................................4591. UsethePastTenseofVerbsinContext..................4692. Test-Taking..............................................................4693. defineVerbs...........................................................4794. addSuffixestoChangeVerbstonouns.................4795. UseWordsinContext.............................................4896. Test-Taking..............................................................4897. defineCompoundWords........................................4998. CriticalThinking......................................................4999. UseCompoundWordsinContext...........................50100. Test-Taking..............................................................50101. defineHomophones...............................................51102. UseHomophonesinContext..................................51103. Writerhymes.........................................................52104. Test-Taking..............................................................52105. defineVerbs...........................................................53106. determinerootWords/defineWordsWith Suffixes...................................................................53107. applyVocabularyWordstoPersonalLife...............54108. Test-Taking..............................................................54109. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................55110. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................55111. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................56112. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................56113. defineVerbs...........................................................57114. addSuffixes/defineWordsWithSuffixes...............57115. UseWordsinContext/WriteHyperboles................58116. Test-Taking..............................................................58117. defineeasilyConfusedWords...............................59118. determinetheCorrectWord...................................59119. UseWordsinContext/Writequestions..................60120. Test-Taking..............................................................60121. definenouns..........................................................61122. UsenounsinContext.............................................61123. UsereferenceSources..........................................62

124. Test-Taking..............................................................62125. defineWordsWithPrefixesandSuffixes................63126. UseWordsinContext.............................................63127. applyKnowledgeofVocabularyWordsto everydayLife..........................................................64128. Test-Taking..............................................................64129. defineHomophones...............................................65130. UseHomophonesinContext..................................65131. CriticalThinking......................................................66132. Test-Taking..............................................................66133. defineCompoundWords........................................67134. UseCompoundWordsinContext...........................67135. UseWordsinContext/applyPersonal Knowledge..............................................................68136. Test-Taking..............................................................68137. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................69138. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................69139. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................70140. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................70141. defineWordsWithPrefixesandSuffixes................71142. UseWordsinContext.............................................71143. differentiateBetweennounsandVerbs.................72144. Test-Taking..............................................................72145. defineCompoundWords........................................73146. explorealternateMeanings/applyPersonal experience..............................................................73147. UseCompoundWordsinContext/ WriteHeadlines......................................................74148. Test-Taking..............................................................74149. definenumberWords............................................75150. UsenumberPrefixestoMakenewWords.............75151. UseWordsWithnumberPrefixesinContext.........76152. Test-Taking..............................................................76153. identifyMythological/LegendaryCreatures............77154. exploreMythologicalWords...................................77155. UseWordsinContext/describeaFantasy experience..............................................................78156. Test-Taking..............................................................78157. defineHeteronyms.................................................79158. defineHeteronyms.................................................79159. defineHeteronyms.................................................80160. determineUsageofHeteronyms...........................80161. UseWordsinContext/WritequestionSentences..81162. Test-Taking..............................................................81answerKeys......................................................................82

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Introduction to the Teacher BooksintheDaily Skill Builders: Vocabularyseriesaredesignedtoincreasestudents’reading,writing,andspeakingvocabularybyintroducingnewwords,providinganopportunityforstudentstodeterminetheirmeanings,andusingthewordsincontext.inaddition,practiceinstandardizedtest-takingisemphasized.

Suggestions for Use

eachactivitypageisdividedintotworeproduciblesectionsthatcanbecutapartandusedseparately.activitiescouldbeusedinclassasagrouporindividually,ortheycanbeas-signedashomework.Transparenciesoftheactivitiescanbemadetohelpstudentsparticipateastheyfollowalonginclass.extracopiescanbekept inyourlearningcenterforadditionalpractice. analphabeticallistofthevocabularywordsintroducedinthisbookisincludedonpagesv–vi.Vocabularywordscanbeincludedinyourweeklyspellinglist.Usethenewwordsincontextinclassandencouragestudentstodosoalso.Beingexposedtoandusingnewwordshelpsstudentsdevelopamoreextensivereading,writing,andspeakingvocabulary.

Organization

Vocabularywordsareintroducedingroupsof10to12wordsatatime.Fouractivitiesareincludedforeachnewgroupofwords. Thefirstactivityforeachgroupofwordsinvolvesdefiningthenewwords.Beforestu-dentsbeginthisactivity,encouragethemtoreadthewordsoutloudtogether.atthisage,manystudentshavedifficultyunderstandingthepronunciationguideinadictionary.Sayingthewordshelpsthemlearnpronunciation.Studentswillneedaccesstoagooddictionaryandathesau-rus.includebothasimplepicturedictionaryaswellasonethatismoreadvanced. The second and third activities for each group offer variety to provide students withmanydifferentwaystoapproachlearningvocabulary.Theyusewordsincontext,writerhym-ingwordsandshortpoems,expressopinions,andwritesentences.Studentslearnsynonymsandantonymsforwords,differentiatebetweenhomophones,exploremultiplemeaningsforthesameword,writepresentandpasttensesofverbs,usethesingularandpluralformsofnouns,andchangeadjectivestoadverbs. Sincestandardizedtestingisanimportantcomponentofeducation,thefourthactivityforeachgroupprovidespracticeinstandardizedtest-takingformats.Thishelpsstudentsbe-comefamiliarandcomfortablewiththeformatandprovidestest-takingpractice. The tableofcontents identifies theskills thatstudentsuse tocompleteeachactivity.reviewpagesareincludedtoreinforcewhatstudentshavelearned.ananswerkeyisprovidedattheendofthebook. BoththenoChildLeftBehindactandstandardizedtestingrequirestudentstomeetcertainproficiencystandards.TheDaily Skill Buildersinthisbookhavebeenwrittenwithbothofthesesetsofrequirementsinmind.Standardsmatrixesforselectedstatesareprovidedonpagesvii–ix.Thesegiveteachersthespecificreading,writing,andlanguagestandardsthatarecoveredbyeachactivityinthisbook.ThenationaleLaStandardsassupportedbynCTeandiraarelistedonpagex.

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ACTIVITy 2 Use Nouns in ContextWritewordsfromthelisttocompletethesentences.

ancestors architect attorney clients comrades culprit descendants miser peasants personnel population realtor

1. atthebakerytakehomeleftoversattheendoftheday.2. Carlacalleda(n) tohelpherwriteherwill.3. ifthe openedhiswallet,mothswouldprobablyflyout!4. Manypeopleclaimtobe ofThomasJefferson.5. The workedinthefieldfromdawntodusk.6. The wasfined$1,000fortrespassing.7. TheWidgetCompanyhasmany whobuyfromthem regularly.8. TonyandMichellehavebeen sincefirstgrade.9. Whatisthe ofMonkey’seyebrow,Kentucky?10. Fromwheredidyour comeoriginally?11. Whowasthe whodesignedtheTajMahalinindia?12. Willyoucalla tohelpyoufindanewapartment?

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ACTIVITy 1 Define Nouns

Nouns namepeople,places,things,orideas.allthenounsonthislistnamepeople.

Writethenounfromthelistthatmatchesitsdefinition.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.

ancestor architect attorney client comrade culprit descendant miser peasants personnel population realtor

1. alawyer;onewhopracticeslaw2. employees;workers3. apersonguiltyofacrime4. aclosefriendorcompanion5. numberofpeoplelivinginacertainarea6. apersonwhodesignsbuildings7. arelativewholivedbeforeyou8. apersonwhoshowsbuildingsforrentorsale9. someonewhogoestoaprofessionalforhelp;customer10. arelativewhocomesafteryou(children,grandchildren,etc.)11. onewhodoesn’twanttospendanymoney,evenifhehasa

lot;atightwad;acheapskate12. farmersandtenantswhoworkforamonarchorothernoble



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Circle“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.

1.T F amiser giveslargeamountsofmoneytocharity.

2. T F arealtor sellshorses.

3. T F anarchitect designsarches.

4. T F anattorney wouldbethepersontocallifyouwantedtorentanapartment.

5. T F Clients arepeoplewhosellthingstoacompany.

6. T F Comrades arefriends.

7.T F aculprit isapersonguiltyofdoingsomethingwrong.

8.T F Peasants werewealthyandlivedincastles.

9.T F Personnel arepeopleemployedbyacompany.

10.T F The population ofacityneverchanges.

11.T F yourgreat-great-grandmotherisanancestor ofyours.

12.T F yourgreat-great-grandfatherisadescendant ofyours.

ACTIVITy 3 Apply Personal Knowledgeto Everyday Life1. nametwoofyourancestors . 2. nametwoofyourcomrades . 3. Listthreedescendants ofyourgrandparentsotherthanyourself. 4. FrankLloydWrightwasafamousarchitect. Lookatphotosofsomeofthebuildingshe

designed.Whatdoyouthinkofhiswork?5. Lookinatelephonebook.Listtworealtors inyourcity. 6. Whywouldsomeonebecomeaclient ofarealtor?7. Lookinatelephonebook,andthenlisttwoattorneys inyourcity. 8. Listthreecities.Useareferencesourcetofindthepopulation ofthesecities. 9. nameabook,story,ormovieandthecharacterwhowasaculprit .

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Personnel Manager



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ACTIVITy 6 Use the Past Tense of Verbs in Context

Past tense meansthatsomethinghappenedbeforenow.Formostverbs,add-edtoformthepasttense.Whenverbsendine,droptheeandadd-ed.ifaverbendsinaconsonantandy,changethe ytoiandadd-ed.(donotchangethey toiifavowelcomesbeforethey.)

Writeasentenceonanothersheetofpaperusingthepasttenseofeachverb.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.

1. attain 6. quench

2. barter 7. redeem

3. decline 8. testify

4. mince 9. tremble

5. mutter 10. volley

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ACTIVITy 5 Define Verbs

Verbs areactionwords.Matchtheverbswiththeirdefinitions.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.

1. attain a. toturnin(coupons,forexample)andreceivesomethingin

exchange

2. barter b. torefuse;togetsicker

3. decline c. tosatisfytheneedforsomething,especiallydrink

4. mince d. togiveevidence,ofteninacourtroom

5. mutter e. toshake,oftenduetofear

6. quench f. tospeaksoftlysootherscannothear;togrumble

7. redeem g. totradeoneitemorfavorforanother

8. testify h. totossorhitsomethingbackandforth

9. tremble i. toreachagoal

10. volley j. tocutorchopintoverysmallpieces Super

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ACTIVITy 8 Test-Taking

Writetheletteroftheanswerthatwouldbestreplacetheboldfaceword(s).

1. Marcusreached hisgoalwhenhesaved$100. a. attain b. attained c. obtain d. obtained2. Tomtraded twooldbaseballmittsforanewone. a. bartered b. barter c. willbuy d. bought3. Grandpa’shealthwent downhill afterhebrokehiship. a. declined b. reclined c. decline d. inclined4. ifyouchop up onionsandfrythem,theyaddflavortohotdogs. a. slice b. minced c. cook d. mince5. Whowillhelpmeplantthewheat?“noti,”thegoosesaid in a low voice. a. mutter b. shouted c. muttered d. yelled6. evenatwenty-ouncesodadidnotsatisfy histhirst. a. quenched b. quench c. replace d. makehappy7. Willtherestaurantexchange thatcouponifitisoutofdate? a. accept b. reject c. redeem d. redeemed8. ThejudgeaskedBrandonto tell the truth aboutwhathesaw. a. testified b. swear c. promise d. testify9. ThethoughtofjumpingoutofanairplanewithaparachutemadeGina shake. a. fearful b. tremble c. relax d. scared

ACTIVITy 7 Use the Proper Tense ofVerbs in ContextUsethepresentorpasttenseoftheverbsonthelisttocompletethesentences.

attain barter decline mince mutter quench redeem testify tremble volley

1. Beforepeoplehadmoney,theyusedthe systemtoexchangegoodsandservices.

2. dennisanddenise theballbackandforthbeforethetennismatch.3. doyouliketobearoundpeoplewho andcomplainalot?4. Jeremywaspleasedwhenhe hisgoaloflosingtenpounds.5. iofferedShelbyaride,butshe becauseitwasagreatdayforawalk.6. it’sgoingtotakealargedrinkofwaterto mythirstaftertheballgame.7. rachel incourtaboutwhatshesawonapril1.8. Thefrightenedmouse whenitsawthecat.9. Thisrecipecallsfor sardinesandachopped rutabaga.10. youcan yourtokensforfreegiftsatthebackcounter.

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ACTIVITy 9 Define Compound Words acompound word combinestwoormorewordstomakeanewwordthatexpressesasingleidea.Firefly,warthog,andfoxholearecompoundwords.Sometimesthemeaningofthenewwordisn’tclear,eventhoughyouknowthemeaningofbothwordsused.

drawalinetoseparatethecompoundwordsintosinglewords.Useadictionarytowriteabriefdefinitionforeachword.

1. bandwagon

2. clockwise

3. counterclockwise

4. deadline

5. foreword

6. fourscore

7. grandstand

8. greenhorn

9. hourglass

10. steeplejack

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ACTIVITy 10 Use Compound Wordsin ContextWritewordsfromthelisttocompletethesentences. bandwagon counterclockwise deadline foreword fourscore

grandstand greenhorn hourglass steeplejacks

1. buildanddomaintenanceontallstructures,suchaschurchsteeples.2. Beforepeoplehadclocks,theyuseda(n) tomeasuretime.3. ifyoureadthe ,youwillunderstandthenovelbetter.4. ifyouspin fortoolong,youwillgetjustasdizzyaswhen

youspinclockwise.5. Philusuallymadeafoolofhimselfwhenhebeganto toimpress

hisfriends.6. Theauthorhadtocompletethenovelbyapril1tomeether .7. ThefirstwordsofabrahamLincoln’sGettysburgaddressare“

andsevenyearsago...”8. WhenaneasternertraveledtotheOldWest,hewasoftencalleda

becausehedidn’tknowmuchabouthowtosurvivethere.9. Whenherfriendsallbeganworkingattheanimalsheltercenter,Hollyjumpedonthe too,eventhoughshehadnointerestinanimals.



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Circle“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.

1.T F adeadline isalinethathasdied.

2.T F aforeword meansthefirstfourwordsofadocument.

3. T F anhourglass isalargeglassofsodathattakesaboutanhourtodrink.

4. T F Beingasteeplejack isagoodjobforsomeoneafraidofheights.

5.T F Clockwise meansasmartclock—onethatdoesnotletyouoversleep.

6.T F Fourscore means80.

7. T F ifyouwalkcounterclockwise ,yougoaroundinacircletothe

left.

8. T F inaparade,abandridesonthebandwagon.

9. T F Somelizardshavegreenhorns.

10. T F Tograndstand meanstoshowoff.

ACTIVITy 11 Use Compound Words in Context/Write opinions

answerthefollowingquestionsonanothersheetofpaper.

1. Wouldyouliketoworkasasteeplejack?Whyorwhynot?

2. Howdoyoufeelwhenyoumustcompletesomethingbyadeadline?

3. Whywoulditbedifficulttotelltheexacttimeusinganhourglass?

4. doyouusuallyreadtheforewordofabook?Whyorwhynot?

5. Whatisyouropinionofpeoplewhograndstand?

6. Wouldyouratherjogclockwiseorcounterclockwisearoundatrack?Why?

7. Howoldwillyoubefourscoreyearsfromnow?

8. Whatwouldyouliketolearnhowtodo,eventhoughyouwouldbeagreenhornatfirst?

9. Thephrase“tojumponthebandwagon”meanstosupportapopularcauseorfad.ifall

ofyourfriends“jumpedonthebandwagon”bywearingsomethingthatwasthelatestfad,

wouldyoudoittoo,evenifyoudidn’tlikeit?Whyorwhynot?

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Gettysburg Address

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ACTIVITy 14 Write Antonyms and Synonyms for Adjectivesanantonym isawordthatmeanstheopposite.asynonym isawordthatmeansnearlythesameasanotherword.

Writeanantonymandasynonymforeachword.Useadictionary ifyouareunsureof themeaningofaword.

Antonyms Synonyms1. absurd 2. aloof 3. dense 4. dreadful 5. energetic 6. familiar 7. frail 8. gracious 9. grateful 10. jagged 11. luxurious 12. tremendous

ACTIVITy 13 Define Adjectives Adjectives arewordsthatdescribenouns. Example: Webounceddownthebumpy gravelroadinarickety oldpickuptruck. Bumpy

andgraveldescribetheroad.Rickety,old,andpickupdescribethetruck.

allwordsonthislistareadjectives.Writetheadjectivefromthelisttomatchitsdefinition.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.

absurd aloof dense dreadful energetic familiar frail gracious grateful jagged luxurious

1. coldandunfriendly2. well-known3. veryfancy;elegant;plush4. uneven5. thick6. thankful7. terrible8. ridiculousandunbelievable;silly9. polite;kind10. lively;filledwithenergy11. inpoorhealth;weak

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Write“a”ifthewordsareantonyms.Write“S”iftheyaresynonyms.

1. absurdandridiculous 13. aloofanddistant

2. denseandthick 14. familiarandknown

3. friendlyandaloof 15. graciousandunkind

4. greatandtremendous 16. jaggedandbroken

5. kindandgracious 17. livelyandenergetic

6. luxuriousandelegant 18. reasonableandabsurd

7. shoddyandluxurious 19. smoothandjagged

8. strongandfrail 20. terribleanddreadful

9. terrificanddreadful 21. thankfulandgrateful

10. thanklessandgrateful 22. thinanddense

11. tiredandenergetic 23. unknownandfamiliar

12. weakandfrail 24. wonderfulandtremendous

ACTIVITy 15 Use Adjectives in Context

Writewordsfromthelisttoreplacetheboldfacewords.

aloof dense dreadful energetic familiar frail gracious grateful jagged tremendous

1. WhenTerrycaughtaterrible cold,shefeltmiserable.2. Wewatchedthelively squirrelhideacornsinthegarden. 3. Whenshesawhergrandmotherafterbeingawayforayear,Sararealizedhowweak her

grandmotherhadbecome. 4. Thesurvivorsmadetheirwaythroughthethick ,steamyjungle.5. Theycouldn’tfindanyknown landmarkstoguidethembacktobase.6. Fromthetopofthecliff,welookeddownonajumbleofsharp, uneven rocks.

7. Catscanbeverycold and distant whentheywanttobe. 8. Wewere thankful fortheopportunity. 9. Ourpolite and kind hostessmadeusfeelrightathome. 10. Ourtripwasaterrific experience.

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ACTIVITy 18 Determine CorrectHomophonesCirclethecorrectwordfromeachpairofhomophones.

1. Misersarepeoplewho(hoard/horde)theirmoney.

2. Putthe(bridal/bridle)onyourhorse,andi’lltakeyoutoseeaterrific

(cite/site/sight).

3. Canyou(cite/sight/site)theaddressofyourfavoriteinternet

(cite/sight/site)?

4. Catsoften(pray/prey)onmice,butminejustlikestositonthewindowsill.

5. doyouenjoywatching(cereal/serial)movies?

6. Mr.JohnsonhiredCharlesashis(aid/aide).

7. The(bridal/bridle)partywalkedslowlydownthe(aisle/isle)tothe(altar/alter).

8. Theginghamdogandthecalicocatfoughta(dual/duel).

9. The(poor/pore/pour)woman’shandsshooksomuchshecouldn’t

(poor/pore/pour)thewater.

10. The(profit/prophet)madeno(profit/prophet)fromhispredictions.

11. Whatkindof(cereal/serial)wouldyoulikeforbreakfasttoday?

ACTIVITy 17 Define Homophones

Homophones arewordsthatarepronouncedthesamebutarespelleddifferentlyandhavedifferentmeanings.

Write thehomophone from the list tomatch itsmeaning.Useadictionary if youareunsureof themeaningofaword.notallofthewordswillbeused.

aid aide aisle altar alter bridal bridle cereal dual duel hoard horde isle plain plane poor pour pray prey profit prophet serial sight site

1. walkway 13. flatsurface2. victim 14. withoutmoney3 seer 15. aplace4. earnings 16. save5. acontest 17. rainheavily6. angrymob 18. helper7. help 8. tochange 9. double 10. simple bride11. horse’sharness12. breakfastgrain

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Writetheletteroftheanswerthatbestmatchesthemeaningoftheword.

1. aid a. help b. aide c. fix d. helper2. alter a. table b. altar c. move d. change3. aisle a. walkway b. island c. isle d. church4. bridle a. wedding b. bride c. harness d. horse5. cereal a. series b. serial c. toast d. breakfastfood6. cite a. quote b. place c. view d. internet7. dual a. contest b. two c. lots d. one8. aide a. help b. helper c. companion d. friend9. pour a. notrich b. drink c. faucet d. rainheavily10. prey a. request b. victim c. mouse d. cat11. duel a. two b. dice c. contest d. game12. hoard a. group b. flock c. crowd d. collect13. horde a. crowd b. save c. collect d. reach14. isle a. walkway b. island c. alcatraz d. Cuba15. plain a. fancy b. airplane c. simple d. level16. site a. internet b. place c. view d. quote

ACTIVITy 19 Use Homophones in Context/

Relate Words to Everyday LifeWriteanexampleforeachitem.

1. agorgeoussight2. apersonwhomightemployanaide3. aplacethatisanisle4. aprophet5. astory,book,ormoviethatispartofaserial6. ananimalanditsprey7. aplacewithanaisle8. anytypeofanimalfoundinalargehorde9. Somethingpeopledoforprofit10. Somethingpeoplemayhoard11. Somethingthatcanaidyouwhenyoustudy12. Somethingyoucanalter13. Somethingthatisplain14. Somethingyoucanpour15. yourfavoritetypeofcereal

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Answer KeysActivity 1 (p. 1)1.attorney 2.personnel3.culprit 4.comrade5.population 6.architect7.ancestor 8. realtor9.client 10.descendant11.miser 12.peasants

Activity 2 (p. 1)1.Personnel 2.attorney3.miser 4.descendants5.peasants 6.culprit7.clients 8.comrades9.population 10.ancestors11.architect 12. realtor

Activity 3 (p. 2)answerswillvary.

Activity 4 (p. 2)1.F 2.F 3.F 4.F5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F9.T 10.F 11.T 12.F

Activity 5 (p. 3)1. i 2.g 3.b 4. j5. f 6.c 7.a 8.d9.e 10.h

Activity 6 (p. 3)Sentenceswillvary.Checkspellingofpasttense.

Activity 7 (p. 4)1.barter 2.volleyed3.mutter 4.attained5.declined 6.quench7. testified 8. trembled9.minced 10. redeem

Activity 8 (p. 4)1.b 2.a 3.a 4.d5. c 6.b 7.c 8.d9.b

Activity 9 (p. 5)1. band/wagon 2. clock/wise3. counterclock/wise4. dead/line5. fore/word 6. four/score7. grand/stand 8. green/horn9. hour/glass 10. steeple/jackdefinitionswillvary.Checkforreasonableness.

Activity 10 (p. 5)1.Steeplejacks2.hourglass3. foreword 4.counterclockwise5.grandstand6.deadline7.Fourscore 8.greenhorn9.bandwagon

Activity 11 (p. 6)Opinionswillvary.

Activity 12 (p. 6)1.F 2.F 3.F 4.F5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F9.F 10.T

Activity 13 (p. 7)1.aloof 2. familiar 3. luxurious 4. jagged5.dense 6.grateful7.dreadful 8.absurd9.gracious 10.energetic11. frail

Activity 14 (p. 7)answerswillvary.Checkforreasonableness.

Activity 15 (p. 8)1.dreadful 2.energetic 3. frail 4.dense 5. familiar 6. jagged7.aloof 8.grateful9.gracious 10. tremendous

Activity 16 (p. 8)1.S 2.S 3.a 4.S5.S 6.S 7.a 8.a9.a 10.a 11.a 12.S13.S 14.S 15.a 16.S17.S 18.a 19.a 20.S21.S 22.a 23.a 24.S

Activity 17 (p. 9)1.aisle 2.prey 3.prophet4.profit 5.duel 6.horde7.aid 8.alter 9.dual10.plain 11.bridle 12.cereal13.plane 14.poor 15.site16.hoard 17.pour 18.aide

Activity 18 (p. 9)1.hoard 2.bridle;sight3.cite;site 4.prey5.serial 6.aide7.bridal;aisle;altar 8.duel9.poor;pour10.prophet;profit 11.cereal


Activity 20 (p. 10)1.a 2.d 3.a 4.c5.d 6.a 7.b 8.b9.d 10.b 11.c 12.d13.a 14.b 15.c 16.b

Activity 21–22 (p. 11)answerswillvary.Checkforreasonableness.

answerKeys

Activity 23 (p. 12)1. influence 2.schedule3.secure 4.estimate5.challenge 6.compromise7.display 8.associate9.experiments 10.patients

Activity 24 (p. 12)1.b 2.c 3.b 4.a5.c 6.c 7.d 8.a9.b 10.c

Activity 25 (p. 13)1. l 2. i 3.a 4.c5.e 6.k 7.o 8.d9. j 10. f 11.m 12.h13.n 14.g 15.b

Activity 26 (p. 13)1.h 2.b 3.g 4.o5.k 6. l 7.m 8.n9. i 10.a 11. f 12.c13.d 14.e 15. j

Activity 27 (p. 14)1. l 2.g 3.e 4.b5.k 6.h 7.c 8.a9. j 10.n 11.o 12. i13.m 14. f 15.d

Activity 28 (p. 14)1. i 2. f 3.a 4.n5. j 6.b 7.d 8.c 9.h 10.k 11.g 12.e13. o 14. l 15.m

Activity 29 (p. 15)1. l 2. f 3.g 4. j5.k 6.a 7.d 8. i9.e 10.h 11.b 12.c

Activity 30–31 (p. 15–16)answerswillvary.

Activity 32 (p. 16)1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F5.F 6.F 7.F 8.F9.T 10.T 11.F 12.F

Activity 33 (p. 17)1.defy 2.exceed3. ignite 4.extinguish5.contradict 6.slouch7.dwindle 8.startle9.unify 10. triumph

Activity 34 (p. 17)1.unify 2. triumph 3.defy 4. ignite5.postpone 6.extinguish7.exceed 8.startled9.dwindled 10.acquire 11.slouched 12.contradicted


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