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No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary © Harold Jarnicki, Scholastic Teaching Resources

Reproducible Practice Pages PLUS Easy-to-Score Quizzes That Boost Kids’ Word Power and Comprehension

by Harold Jarnicki

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 What Is Vocabulary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Thesaurus Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Thesaurus Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Presto! The Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Negative Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Positively Negative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Extraordinary Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ultra-Cool X-Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Let’s Get Retro! Prefix Review . . . . . . 14 Quickie Quiz: Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Suffix Rocks! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Suffix Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 X-Word-Ology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Be a Suffix Sleuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Let’s Get Retro! Suffix Review . . . . . 22 Quickie Quiz: Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Eponyms: It’s All in the Name! . . . . . . 25

WOW! Palindromes! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 What an Oxymoron! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Let’s Get Retro! Eponym and Palindrome Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Quickie Quiz: Eponyms, Palindromes, Oxymoron . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sound Out Homophones . . . . . . . . . 31 Home in on Homographs . . . . . . . . . 33 Commonly Confused Words . . . . . . . 34 Put It in Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Quickie Quiz: Homophones, Homographs, and More . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Synonym/Antonym Analogy Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Relationship Analogy Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The “Part of” Analogy Adventure . . . 41 Quickie Quiz: Analogies . . . . . . . . . . 43

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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magine a classroom where students do not slump in their seats every time you announce it’s time for vocabulary; where vocabulary lessons and practice bring exciting opportunities along with a couple of laughs and a little competition; where students get emotionally involved in the fundamentals of N I I - B Y T E and improvement is proudly displayed by students and M vocabulary, recognized by teachers and parents.

1 M I N I - B Y T E2 You might think such a classroom is merely a figment of my imagination I - B Y T E3or a fantasy of some ambitiously naive first-year MIN education grad. I can boldly claim that such is not the case. I have teaching for about 20 years and, with the help of some games, a I-BY M I Nbeen T E4 few jokes, and other gimmicks, have witnessed students get excited about vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and more. M I N I - B Y T E5 The No Boring Practice, Please! series is an extension of my classroom and one humble step toward helping kids do what comes naturally — learn. If you’re ready to add spice to your vocabulary lessons, then this book is for you.

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Carefully structured as a good basic course of study, the recipe for each lesson is simple. No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary dishes up straight vocabulary practice with a dash (or splash) of fun. Inside you’ll find a concoction of reproducible pages that cover prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, analogies, homophones, and more. Flavored with engaging illustrations and an edgy design, each practice page is easy for kids to swallow. Best of all, you can serve these pages with only a minimal amount of teacher instruction.

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No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary

Each unit opens with a brief, simple explanation of a key concept in easy-to-understand language. Students are then challenged to apply what they are learning through practice pages. Next comes a review, followed by a quick and easy-to-score quiz. Occasionally, you may want to add an extra exercise or practice test depending on students’ progress, but the units are designed to stand on their own. You may wonder what inspired me to write this book—and the rest of the No Boring Practice, Please! series. Let me start at the beginning. As a baby boomer’s hyperactive kid, I wasn’t a huge fan of school. Sitting at a desk most of the day was tough enough. Add a generous helping of dry vocabulary practice and my eyes would glaze over, roll back in my head, and send me into a near comatose state where hands on clocks ceased to move. Years passed. After a less-than-stellar career in rock ’n’ roll, I decided the teaching profession was a more lucrative gig. I had two specific goals: (1) to become the teacher I never had; and (2) to add a little rock ’n’ roll to the school system. Like it or not, we are teaching a new breed of children—one that watches more than four hours of values-distorting TV each day, plays mindless video games on a regular basis, and gobbles up entertainment far more than nutriment. We welcome these mediasavvy kids into our classrooms and expect them to get excited about root words, homophones, and analogies. Let’s get real!

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This is what drives the No Boring Practice, Please! series. The series is academically sound and rich in language-skill development, but all this learning is disguised by a hip design and comical illustrations that have lots of kid appeal. Think of the series as whole-grain oats packaged in a box of tutti-frutti breakfast cereal. I know that students can get excited about doing well in vocabulary, and I feel gratified to be part of the process. I hope the No Boring Practice, Please! series helps teach and inspire. May the force be with you. Sincerely, Harold Jarnicki

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Name ___________________________________________

M I N I- B Y T E

W hat Is Vocabulary?

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Words are powerful!

All the words you know make up your vocabulary. The bigger your vocabulary, the more words you know and the more fun you can have speaking, reading, and writing!

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Check out this bodacious activity. Wow your friends with your titanic vocabulary! They’ll think your brain is absolutely colossal. We guarantee they will be astonished by your extreme intelligence.

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bodacious—remarkable

astonish—to amaze

titanic—having extraordinary power or size colossal K S u p e r ei d

—massively large

extreme—great

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List four of your favorite words and write each word’s meaning. Then use the word in a sentence that helps express the word’s meaning.

Favorite Word 1: ________________________ Meaning: __________________________________ Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ Favorite Word 2: ________________________ Meaning: __________________________________

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Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ Favorite Word 3: ________________________ Meaning: __________________________________ Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ Favorite Word 4: ________________________ Meaning: __________________________________ Sentence: _________________________________________________________________________ 6

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Thesaurus Power

Thesaurus? Is that some kind of extinct reptile?

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Synonym sample: colossal, massive, huge Antonym sample: hot and cold

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A thesaurus can help make your writing more interesting, attention-grabbing, and powerful. With a thesaurus you can take an ordinary word and PRESTO! CHANGE-O! make it more exciting.

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Take this simple sentence: Guido ran down the street after his dog. Open a thesaurus and the sentence can change to: Guido darted down the street after his dog. Guido dashed down the street after his dog. Guido zoomed down the street after his dog.

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Replace the underlined word with a powerful, attention-grabbing word from the thesaurus. Make sure the word fits the sentence. bellowed

Example: “Let’s go!” shouted Coach Beefy.

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❹ Mrs. Jovial is always so happy.

Ha! Ha! FUNNY Word Search Find six synonyms for the word funny and list them below.

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❺ The stage lights are bright. ❻ Bozo was angry when he fell in the mud.

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❼ Eating breakfast makes me feel strong.

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❽ Wow, that was a nice try!

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❾ What is your plan, Secret Agent Map?

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❿ Professor Obtuse is very smart.

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Thesaurus

Me ready to hunt thesaurus!

Use a thesaurus to find a synonym for each clue below. 1

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Across 2. Run 3. Grab 7. Accident 8. Love 12. Melt 13. So 14. Jump 16. Skinny 17. Roomy

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Down So, when 19. Cute does the 21. Calm fun start? 22. Food 24. Deceive 25. Dedicated 26. Shake

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1. Win 2. Fly 3. Eat 4. Storm 5. Beautiful 6. Amazing 8. Then 9. Delight (in) 10. Smart

11. Most 15. Leave 18. Mistake 19. Get 20. Swallow 23. Annoy

Name ___________________________________________

Presto! The Pref ix To help pronounce a word, we sometimes divide the word into syl-la-bles. To understand what a word means, we can divide the word into its parts. Many words are made up of different parts. For instance. . .

• Root: the main part of a word • Prefix: a part added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning

Add a prefix and PRESTO! You have a new word!!

Example: recount The root word is count. The prefix re- means “again.” So, recount means “to count again.”

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each prefix with a root word. Then match the new word M at ch Match with its meaning and write it on the chart. Follow the example. U p!

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Root

Prefix + Root = Meaning

New Word

view

underwater

1. submarine

scope

see before

2.

pact

the most

3.

used to see very small objects

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mum

see again

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view

substance that prevents freezing

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freeze

packed tightly

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mum

least amount

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marine

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Useo some n eof the new words from the chart to complete these sentences. ne ph o ne Z

❶ The ____________________ speed on that road is 30 miles per hour. bl e ❷ Dr. Frankenstone looked into her ____________________ to see the tiny cell. ce s ngI’lle ____________________ my notes so I can ace the test! I think Ch al ❸le ❹ We got to ____________________ the movie before everyone else. Putting ❺og y ____________________ in your radiator will help save your car in winter. re me An al

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Negative Prefixes x changes A negative prefi g to the a word’s meanin t it was. opposite of wha

Is it really so unbelievable that I’m so undecided?

Here are the basic meanings of some negative prefixes. un- : not; opposite of in- : not de- : remove; do the opposite of dis- : do the opposite of; not non- : not; without

Learning to use negative prefixes can have a positive effect on your grammar!

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An Un-Positive Chart Choose a negative prefix from the list above. Add it to each word to make a new word. Write the new word next to its matching definition.

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T Y B I N I M NEW NEGATIVE WORD

WORD TO CHANGE

NEW WORD’S MEANING

decided

not decided

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acceptable

not acceptable

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believable

not believable

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visible

not visible

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complete

not complete

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sensitive

not sensitive

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active

not active

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activated

not activated

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caffeinated

not caffeinated

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advantage

not an advantage

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able

not able

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agree

not agree

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alcoholic

not alcoholic

13.

perishable

not perishable

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smoker

not a smoker

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TE Y B I N I M

undecided

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Name ___________________________________________

Positively Negative

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Fill in the blanks with words from the box. Note: All words begin with negative prefixes.

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decaffeinated

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inactive

deactivate

unbelievable

insensitive

shable nonperi incomplete

nonsmoker invisible

undecided unacceptable

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❶ A box of Uncle Cheesey’s Noodle Magic lasts forever. It is a ______________________ food item. ❷ My brother said I was ______________________ because I made the dog sit in the rain. NII M We had a huge argument. Everyone ______________________ with me. ❸ ❹ “ ______________________ the engines before we hit the force field!” shouted Captain Picknot. ❺ I’m the only one who can see my ______________________ friend. MINI ❻ Mom seems less grumpy when she drinks ______________________ coffee. ❼ My dad doesn’t cough so much since he became a ______________________. ❽ Your story is ______________________. All you wrote was the title! ❾ “If you remain ______________________, you will become a major blob!”

Just because I use negative prefixes a lot doesn’t mean I’m a negative person!

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Dr. Dobey stated.

❿ Standing on your head and barking like a dog is ______________________

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behavior at school.

B O N U S : Write two sentences using the leftover words. 1.

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Ex traordinary Pref ixes per-fun to use! They su e ar es ix ef pr e m So to ordinary words! add special meaning

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Use a dictionary to match each Extraordinary Prefix with its meaning. Write the correct letter on the blank before each prefix.

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e. extremely small; a billionth part

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f. very large; sometimes used on its own g. one or single h. all I’m getting ultra-hyper just thinking about mega-cool prefixes!

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i. across; beyond

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j. half or partly

_______ 11. bio-

k. back, behind, or backward; sometimes used as a word that means “from the past”

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c. a tremendous amount of; even more than enough d. between or among

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a. more than usual or way too much; sometimes used as a word that means “overactive” b. distant; far off

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l. use of skill and machines; sometimes used as a word to describe a type of modern dance music m. self n. outside; beyond o. life

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Don’t be fooled! This mega-crossword is super-easy!

This is extra-cranial!

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Across 1. From outside Earth (terrestrial means “from Earth”) 5. A billionth of a second 6. Happens by itself 11. Condition of extending too far 12. Across the Atlantic 14. Organism that eats all things (plant and animal) 15. Life story

Down 2. Technology to communicate from a distance 3. Super modern 4. Examine a past event 7. Among nations 8. Half a circle 9. Practical application of knowledge, as in the use of machines 10. A very large amount, as of medicine 13. To make one by combining two or more

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Name ___________________________________________

Let’s Get Retro!

Let’s take a blast into the past!

Prefix Review A What’s Your Prefix-ability? A.

Circle the correct meaning for each of these prefixes.

1. uni-

a. extremely small

b. all

c. one or single

d. half or partly

2. re-

a. single or alone

b. most

c. man

d. again

3. trans-

a. before

b. very

c. across

d. least

4. dis-

a. single

b. not

c. self

d. bad

5. in-

a. in

b. very

c. not

d. least

6. anti-

a. single or alone

b. out

c. against

d. not

7. omni-

a. in

b. all

c. under

d. with

8. sub-

a. under

b. over

c. less

d. not

9. bio-

a. life

b. between

c. single or alone

d. very large

a. half

b. small

c. all

d. bad

10. micro-

B Pre-fix It! A. Prefix Box

Choose a prefix from the “Prefix Box” to complete each sentence. Use each prefix only once.

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inter-

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retro-

re-

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auto-

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❶ Many people are ___________ vorous—they eat meat and plant products. M I N I - B Y T E 1❷ The magician’s trick was ___________ believable. M I N I - B Y T E2❸ I’ll be there in a ___________ second. M I N I - B Y T E3❹ When I’m ___________ active, my muscles get tired and stiff. M I N I - B Y T E 4❺ I would like to get Derek Jeter’s ___________ graph for my collection.

5❻ In ___________ spect, I think I would have done things differently.

MINI-BYTE

❼ ___________ pressing that garbage helps get a lot into the truck. ❽ Mom wants to ___________ decorate our home. ❾ We will take an ___________ galactic journey from the Milky Way to Andromeda. ❿ Our ___________ communications system connected us with Antarctica. 14

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Prefix Review

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C What’s It Mean?

Write the words with prefixes from section B after its definition.

❶ Between galaxies: _______________________________ ❷ A person’s handwritten signature: _______________________________ ❸ Eating everything: _______________________________ ❹ A billionth of a second: _______________________________ ❺ Looking back: _______________________________ ❻ Pressing together: _______________________________ ❼ Not active: _______________________________ ❽ Communication from far away: _______________________________ ❾ Design again: _______________________________ ❿ Not believable: _______________________________ D Find It!

Circle the prefix in each sentence. Write the prefix next to its definition in the Box of Meanings. Follow the example.

1. I was so nervous I hyperventilated. 2. One of my extracurricular activities is working at the zoo. 3. The computer worked much faster with the new microchip. 4. We saw some amazing ultramodern inventions at the science center. 5. Some snakes are semiaquatic because they live near water as well as in it. 6. A megaphone can make a whisper sound very loud. 7. When I write my autobiography everyone will learn about my life.

Box of Meanings

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8. The firefighter deactivated the alarm.

Prefix

before

Meaning

half or partly

hyper

more than usual or way too much self a tremendous amount, possibly more than enough very large outside; beyond remove incredibly small No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary

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A Multiple Choice: A.

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a. half

b. small

c. all

d. not

2. semi-

a. opposite

b. tremendous amount

c. across

d. half or partly

3. micro-

a. least

b. very large

c. very small

d. solo

4. auto-

a. least

b. first

c. again

d. self

5. pre-

a. before

b. against

c. across

d. after

6. anti-

a. extremely small

b. all

c. against

d. self

7. extra-

a. in

b. outside

c. under

d. with

8. mega-

a. modern

b. very large

c. incredibly small

d. again

9. bio-

a. scientific

b. self

c. life

d. new

a. before

b. together

c. very large

d. modern

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B Match A.

Match each definition with its prefix.

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Score:

1. dis-

10. com-

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1. between, among

____ a. nano-

2. all

____ b. un-

3. extremely small

____ c. inter-

4. again

____ d. omni-

5. most

____ e. sub-

6. distant

____ f. retro-

7. not

____ g. maxi-

8. under

____ h. mono-

9. back

____ i. tele-

10. single or alone

____ j. re-

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Circle the best meaning for each prefix.

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Write the prefix that goes with each definition.

❶ way too much (could be used with active): ______________

❷ before (used with view): ______________ ❸ a tremendous amount, possibly more than enough (used with modern): ______________

❹ one or single (used before verse): ______________ ❺ go back (used with active): ______________ ❻ not (used with appear): _______________ ❼ not (used with complete): ______________ ❽ distant (used with communications): ______________ ❾ small (used with van): ______________ ❿ removed (used with caffeinated): ______________

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h t cRocks! Mfaix Suf Total Up!

You lllearned that a . . . Reca Now, get ready m a rtotmeet the Suffix! S A suffix is a part added to the end of a root word to change its meaning. S u ff ix e s For exa mple . . . Root: is the main part of a word Prefix: is a part added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning

Add the suffix -able (which means “capable of” or “fit for”) to turn fit for comfort into comfortable.

Sweetness!

P o s•i t i v l y N e g •a t i v e s ! Your turn:

Fit to convert = convert + ible = _________________________ Capable of preventing = prevent + able = _________________________

Try -er = one who does or makes h is ! t P U m F i lOnel who’ e plays is a play______.

Some easy suffixes and their meanings:

-ly = having the appearance of; happening in a regular manner

e Zone o nhour______. p herupts H o mTheogeyser He is man______.

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Fix-able Sentences If someone is full of air, is he airful?

-ful = full of One who is full of hope is feeling hope______. -less = without One who is without hope is feeling hope______. -ness = having the quality of He is filled with much sad______.

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Add an easy suffix to each underlined root to complete each sentence.

enge C h a l l Example: race

Watch Out: When adding -er to a word that ends in e, just add an -r.

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1. When I look in the mirror, I see a person of great______.

2. I am a fear______ hero, afraid of nothing. Ex tr em e A na lo3.gI y Gr o o v at ho n! can be very friend______, if you don’t bother me.

4. In my bedroom, I am the world’s best dance______.

5. Showing kind______ actually feels good! 6. I can be quite forget______ when it comes to my homework. 7. I am a fast talk______, but I’m also a faster run______. No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary

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Suffix Math

actions Suffixes can turn ouns. and ideas into n

Vocabu-Math. . . It All Adds Up! Some suffixes have their own meanings. Add a suffix to a word and it can go from being an action or an idea to a thing.

Get this: -dom = fact or state of being State or condition of being free = free + dom = freedom -dom = condition or special ranking Condition of being wise = wise + dom = _____________________ (drop the “e” before adding “dom”)

Do the M a t h ! -hood = condition or way of being Group of women sharing a common goal: sister + hood = ___________________ Community of neighbors: neighbor + hood = ___________________ -ship = condition, state, or quality Perfection !

State of belonging to a particular group: member + ship = ___________________ Condition of being a citizen: citizen + ship = ___________________ -logy = area of study and research Study of life forms: bio + logy = ___________________

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Study of how people behave in groups: socio + logy = ___________________ -ian or -an = belonging to or being involved with Person from Brazil: Brazil + ian = ___________________ Person from America: America + an = ___________________ (Drop an “a”) - tion or -sion = action or process (sometimes -tion is -ation or -cation) Process of multiplying: multiply + cation = ___________________ (Change “y” to “i”) Act of instituting: institute + tion = ___________________ (Drop the “te”) 18

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Suffix Math

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-ist = someone who practices a particular skill or a doer or believer One who plays percussion instruments: percussion + ist = ___________________ One who does something very special: special + ist = ___________________ -age = a collection, group of, or place for A place for orphans: orphan + age = ___________________ A collection of stamps: post + age = ___________________

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Match Up!

Smart Suffixes

Add a Smart Suffix to each root word to complete the sentences. Choose a suffix from the box below.

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I’m a specialist in suffixology!

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g C h a l l❷e n The reception__________

told me to wait outside.

❸ Study psycho__________ to learn how people think. gy x t r e m e A n a l o❹! We all work together so we formed a brother__________. G r o o v a t h o n❺ My bedroom is my king______. ❻ With a little talent, I could be a wicked guitar__________. ❼ An Afric__________ elephant is bigger than an Ind__________ ❽ My inven__________ ❾ Peer__________

elephant.

is sure to change the world.

is a collection of peers.

❿ Hawaii was granted state__________

in 1959.

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Quickie Unscramble Somebody who doesn’t eat meat:

ieenagtarv

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Study of rocks and minerals:

eyoglog

Hey, are you looking at me?

Name ___________________________________________

Be a Suff ix Sleu t h ce! , you came to the rig ht pla If you’re looking for trouble Some suffixes can be prett y sneaky. To break their code, concen tration is key.

Now let’s track down some of the most wanted suffixes. Use the Sneaky Suffix Definitions to help you solve the crossword.

Definitions

Sneaky Suffix –ous = full of

–ify = to make or cause to become

–ability or –ibility = ability to

–ity = a condition or thing

–ize = to cause to be or to mak e

–ic = relating to

–ile = relating to or being capable of

–oid = seeming or looking like

–ette = little or female

Across 1. To make capital (as in a letter) 4. To make beautiful 11. Relating to an allergy 13. Condition of what is real 14. To make more special or specific 16. To make by means of a computer 17. Ability to be flexible 19. Condition of being elastic 21. Condition of being mobile 23. Relating to poetry 25. Seeming like an ape

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Hey there!

Name ___________________________________________

Let’s Get Retro!

Let’s play it again!

Suff ix Review A Circle It: A. fearless

Circle the suffix in each of these words.

electricity

guitarist

anthropoid

allergic

crystallize

B Vocabu-Math: ❶ history + ic = A. Combine each root with its suffix to create a new word.

C Re-shuffle: A.

psychology invasion

African

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❷ mobile + ity = ______________________________________ ❸ India + an = ______________________________________ ❹ intense + ify = ______________________________________ ❺ adventure + ous = ______________________________________

Unscramble the word parts to create new words. Write the words in the Correct-O column. Then circle each suffix.

Shuffle Word Parts

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Use the words from the Correct-O column to complete these sentences.

❶ The audience gave Rock Bohunk a _______________ ovation. ❷ Sorry I missed your birthday. I’m a bit _______________ . ❸ I thought that three-headed monster was _______________, but he chased me around the block. ❹ That acrobat has incredible _______________. ❺ “My _______________ should be called a queendom,” announced Queen Gasserella. ❻ Grandpa nodded and said, “Yep, in my _______________ I used to eat nails for breakfast.” 22

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1. Condition of being a member 2. State of being friends 3. One who talks 4. One who runs 5. The quality of being kind

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Match each root word with a suffix. Then match the word to its meaning. Write the code for your answer in the Code Repository. We did the first one for you.

Root Word

Suffix

Meaning

1. usher

A. -ile

I. Office worker who meets visitors and answers the phone

2. computer

B. -ful

II. To make functional with a computer

3. reception

C. -ize

III. An association of boys or men

4. brother

D. -less

IV. Like a baby

5. great

E. -ist

V. The action of breaking

6. real

F. -age

VI. A female who escorts people to their seats at a show

7. break

G. -ness

VII. Showing no fear

8. fear

H. -hood

VIII. State of being real or factual

9. infant

I. -ity

IX. Quiet; peaceful

J. -ette

X. Abundance; power

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10. rest

Pssst… it’s me again.

Code Repository 1. 2.

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Suff ixes Score:

A Multiple Choice: A. Circle the best meaning for each suffix.

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1. -ette

a. little

b. female

c. large

d. a and b

2. -oid

a. cause to be

b. seeming like

c. full of

d. without

3. -ify

a. related to

b. cause to become

c. one who does

d. area of study

4. -ist

a. process or action

b. condition or special rank

c. one who practices or does

d. belonging to

5. -logy

a. area of study

b. full of

c. without

d. condition

6. -an or -ian

a. female

b. a collection

c. belonging to (from)

d. all of these

7. -ous

a. ability to

b. cause to become

c. one who does

d. full of

8. -age

a. collection, group

b. small

c. seeming like

d. process or action

9. -less

a. imitation

b. full of

c. without

d. small

10. -tion or -sion

a. special rank

b. process or action

c. area of study

d. without

B Apply the Suffix: A. Add a suffix to the italicized word to fill in the blank correctly.

❶ When you show courage, you are ___________________. ❷ If you are good at poetry, you are ___________________. ❸ If you can concentrate for a long time, you have

Score:

❹ If you are from Mexico, you are ___________________. ❺ Something shaped like an oval can be described as ___________________. ❻ When you lack fear, you are ___________________. ❼ A person who studies biology is called a ___________________. ❽ When you ___________________ something, you give it beauty. ❾ Things that are elastic have ___________________. ❿ When you make things more intense, you ___________________ them. 24

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So what are you looking at? Bust this thing!

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Name ___________________________________________

Whose name is it anyway?

Eponyms: It’s All in the Name! An eponym is a word that came from a person’s name.

Eponym Word Chart 1. Graham cracker: Sylvester Graham baked up the first batch of these tasty crackers in the early 1800s. He called them a “health food.” 2. Caesar salad: Caesar Cardini threw together this snappy salad in Tijuana, Mexico, back in 1924. 3. Diesel: Although it still needed a lot of tinkering, the first diesel engine was invented in the late 1800s by Rudolph Diesel. 4. Derby: In 1780 Edward Stanley, the 12th Earl of Derby, sponsored a race. Soon his name was used to mean “a premier horse race.” Think Kentucky Derby. 5. Frisbee: In the 1920s Joseph Frisbie made pies near Yale University. Often, students would buy his pies and keep the plates to throw to each other. Soon the Frisbee as we know it today was invented. 6. Guillotine: Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814) did not invent the guillotine. He was just trying to suggest a more humane way to behead prisoners. 7. Jacuzzi: Candido Jacuzzi created a system of underwater jets in a bathtub to give his ailing son hydrotherapy (water massage) at home. 8. Leotard: This form-fitting one-piece elastic garment got its name from French trapeze artist Jules Léotard in the mid-1800s.

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9. Levi’s: In 1872, tailor and businessman Levi Strauss made overalls and pants for miners out of canvas because the material was so strong and durable. 10. Maverick: Samuel Maverick was a Texas cattle owner who did not like to brand his cattle or keep them cooped up. This was different from what others were doing but he didn’t care what others thought of him. 11. Melba toast: Late 19th-century opera singer Dame Nellie Melba got very sick. Part of her get-well diet included very dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast. 12. Mesmerize: Franz Anton Mesmer, a German doctor, tried to cure sick people through their unconscious mind. He called his hypnosis technique mesmerism. (continued) No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary

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Eponyms

Continued

13. Pasteurize: Louis Pasteur, a French chemist in the 19th century, discovered a process of using heat to destroy harmful germs in perishable foods without hurting the food (such as milk). 14. Sandwich: As the story goes, sandwiches became popular when John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, took a bite of one. This 18th-century royal chap supposedly ate sandwiches while working and playing. 15. Sideburns: This face fuzz was originally named after Civil War General Ambrose Everett Burnside. 16. Tupperware: Developed by Earl Tupper in 1945, these popular plastic containers keep food fresh.

Eponym

Hint: You’ll find all the answers in the Eponym Word Chart. 1

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Across 1. Beheading device 4. Premier horse race 9. Brand of jeans 10. Cardini’s vegetable mix 13. A system of underwater jets in a bathtub 14. Rudolph invented this engine in the late 1800s 15. Earl’s container helps keep food fresh 16. A TV show might do this to you

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Down 2. Jules wore this as he flew through the air with the greatest of ease 3. Originally considered a healthy food choice 5. The Royal Earl ate it “on the run” 6. The opera singer’s cure 7. You may be this, if you “go your own way” 8. Louis did this to kill germs 11. Facial hair named after a Civil War general 12. A flying pie plate

Name ___________________________________________

A palindrome is a word that reads the same forward or backward.

WOW! Palindromes! Po p t h e

Unscramble these palindromes. s e m o r d n i Pa l bbi

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add

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omm

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Pick a

Pa l i n d r o m e :

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Finder

Come up with three of your own palindromes.

Search for 18 palindromes below. As you find them in the Word Search, check them off at the bottom of the page. C S C X R V R O T A T O R

L A R L T A T C I V I C R

R G S E M F D D H C M O R

R A Z O V M E A B L T R N

T S R V L I M K R O D A R

W W N Y F O V X R M E C E

K R L I V P S E A W W E P

Y A E N T L R D R Q E C A

G D Y E G E A M T L D A P

R M N A F M L L D F R R E

L E T E K L L E V E L W R

T D R L T L N J L P T Q P

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civic: to do with community

redder: more red

repaper: to paper again

racecar: car for racing

sagas: many adventure stories

stats: numbers representing data

rotator: something that spins

kayak: Inuit canoe

madam: formal term for a lady

deified: idolized or adored

refer: to pass on information

reviver: one who refreshes

radar: detection device

solos: more than one solo

tenet: a rule or theory

rotor: spinning device

level: flat or balanced

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a An oxymoron is combination of rds. o contradictory w

What an Oxymoron!

tch a M Get this: Check !out these oxymoron examples. Up Total Front end What’s that? The front or the end? the milk is evaporated, c a l l mil k Ifhow R eEvaporated can it still be there? Smart s Suffixe

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Try Each has half an oxymoron. Find the other half of ! ssentence h ioxymoron t P U the in the Oxymoron Ice Oven. Use each word once. Fill ’em 1. Fred was a paid __________________ at our charity dance.

e 2. Your loud was heard across the room. o n__________________ Z e n o h Homop 3. How can you be wearing baggy __________________?

4. “Nevere __________________!” Matilda yelled as she bungeed off the bridge. h T Fix-able e s 5. hAta199 n g eSugar Pop Wheeler is a light __________________. pounds, Sentenc C lle 6. I’d say you had even __________________ of winning.

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9. Everyone knows about that. That’s old __________________.

10. That magician is a real __________________.

As you can see, an oxymoron can be clearly confusing.

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O x y mo r o n

Ice Oven

tights

news

odds

again

heavyweight

volunteer

burn

shrimp

phony

whisper

Name ___________________________________________

Let’s Get Retro! Eponym and Palindrome Review An eponym is a word that ___________________________________________________. A palindrome is a word that _________________________________________________.

I D, Please! Identify each of the following as an eponym (E) or a palindrome (P).

______ 1. rotor

______ 6. levis

______ 2. tenet

______ 7. kayak

______ 3. frisbee

______ 8. jacuzzi

______ 4. deified

______ 9. leotard

______ 5. diesel

______ 10. solos

Do It Your Way! Write five palindromes.

1. ________________________________ 2. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________ 5. ________________________________

Who’s What?

Beside each person’s name, identify the eponym he or she helped create.

1. Edward Stanley __________________________________________ 2. Dame Nellie Melba __________________________________________ 3. Louis Pasteur __________________________________________

I remember eponyms and palindromes very clearly now.

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4. John Montagu __________________________________________ 5. Gen. A.E. Burnside __________________________________________ 6. Earl Tupper __________________________________________ 7. Franz Mesmer __________________________________________ 8. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin __________________________________________ 9. Sylvester Graham __________________________________________ 10. Caesar Cardini __________________________________________

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Name: _______________________________________

Eponyms, Palindromes, Oxymoron A Definitions: A.

❶ ❷ ❸

Write a definition for each term.

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Eponym: _____________________________________________________________________ . Palindrome: __________________________________________________________________ . Oxymoron: ___________________________________________________________________ .

B Multiple Choice A.

S core:

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C Write

Is the entry an eponym, palindrome, or oxymoron? Check the appropriate column.

ENTRY ENTRY

EPONYM

PALI NDROME OXYMORON

S core:

a Pa lindrome

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Write five palindromes that do not appear on this test.

❶

_____________________________

❷

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3. graham cracker

❸

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4. neat mess

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❺

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1. kayak 2. frisbee

5. jumbo shrimp 6. freezer burn 7. repaper 8. diesel

Okay, let’s get it on!

9. sandwich 10. mesmerize

D Eponym or Oxymoron A. Write the most suitable EPONYM or OXYMORON in the blank.

S core:

___________

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❶ She is a _________________________ because she does what she thinks is best. ❷ We _________________________ milk so it lasts longer. ❸ The acrobat is wearing a purple _________________________. ❹ When the principal entered the room, there was a deafening _________________________. ❺ I’m starting to get a numb _________________________ in my leg. ❻ Ugh! This ice cream has freezer _________________________.

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Name ___________________________________________ Where do I wear this?

Sound Out Homophones words that Homophones are but have , sound the same s and meanings. different spelling

1 M I N I - B Y T E2 M I N I - B Y T E3 MINI-BYTE4 M I N I - B Y T E5

You won’t get bored when you’re on board. Be off to the Homophone Zone and become a Homophone Master!

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I-BY T M I Nrect Fi l l in the blank with the cor homophone. Level

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The Start-O-Sphere

1. (bare, bear) That ________________ is ________________. He has no hair! 2. (ate, eight) I ________________ ________________ donuts.

3. (paws, pause) Perhaps I should ________________ to look at my dog’s ________________. 4. (past, passed) In the ________________, stories were ________________ by word of mouth. 5. (tail, tale) Grandpa told us a ________________ about the monkey with the longest ________________. 6. (threw, through) Johnny ________________ the ball ________________ the window. 7. (there, they’re) I said, “ ________________ in ________________!”

8. (worn, warn) I should ________________ you that your tires are ________________ out.

Level

2:

The Not-Bad-O-Sphere

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1. (write, right) I’ll ________________ with my ________________ hand. You can use your left. 2. (so, sew) Dad asked, “ ________________, do you want to learn how to ________________?” 3. (inn, in) Come ________________ to the ________________ and stay a while. 4. (Sunday, sundae) It’s ________________; let’s have an ice cream ________________! 5. (steal, steel) Stop! Don’t ________________ the ________________! 6. (karat, carrot) We’d be rich if that ________________ was twenty-four ________________ gold! 7. (break, brake) Use the bike’s ________________ or you will ________________ something. 8. (serial, cereal) I watch a TV ________________ while I eat my ________________. No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabulary

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Sound Out Homophones

Level

3:

Continued

Do you hear any difference in some of the words here?

The Sweet-O-Sphere

1. (are, our, hour) ________________ time has come. The magic ________________ is here. 2. (missed, mist) I could not see you in the ________________, so I ________________ you. 3. (your, you’re) Mom said, “________________ not going out until ________________ work is done.” 4. (whether, weather) ________________ the ________________ is good or not, we’re going. 5. (hole, whole) How do you know if that’s a ________________ ________________ or just part of one? 6. (rowed, rode, road) Winky ________________ on the ________________ while Dinky ________________ the boat. 7. (scent, cent, sent) I spent every ________________ you ________________ as soon as I smelled that ________________. 8. (bye, by, buy) I’ll come ________________ later to ________________ some cake. ________________, see you then!

Level

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The Wow-O-Sphere

1. (do, dew, due) _________ you know that the morning _________ is _________ right about now? 2. (too, to, two) You _________ can come _________ see me in my tutu, _________. 3. (knot, naught, not) That is ________________ the way to tie a ________________ in this contest, so your score is ________________. 4. (there, their, they’re) Look at _________ house over _________. That’s where _________ staying. 5. (pear, pair, pare) Please ________________ the ________________. Do that twice and you will have a ________________. © Harold Jarnicki, Scholastic Teaching Resources

6. (towed, toad; toe, tow) Wow, that giant ________________ ________________ the ________________ truck with its ________________! 7. (herd, heard; hear, here) I ________________ the ________________ of elephants and now I ________________ you ________________, too. 8. (knows, nose; blew, blue; gnu, new, knew) I ________________ that a ________________ ________________ ________________ his ________________ ________________ when he ________________ he should. (more than one correct answer) 32

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Home in on Homographs Look at my bass.

Look at my bass.

spelled Homographs are words that are anings the same but have different me and pronunciations.

1 M I N I - B Y1T E 2 Homographs 2T E3 MINI-BY 3 M I N I - B Y T E4 4 U Homographs M I N I - B Y5T BE5 MINI-BYTE

MINI-BYTE

Each clue2contains two definitions. Read each clue 1 MINI-BYTE and decide what homograph fits both meanings.

MINI-BYTE

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MINI-BYTE

Across

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1. To bend forward from the waist; front of a ship; weapon that shoots arrows 5. A numeral or11quantity; more numb 7. Prisoner; to find guilty 10. To pardon or forgive someone; an “explaining why” reason 11. Hot, sandy region that gets little rain; to abandon 12. White bird (symbol of peace); jumped off (usually into water) 14. To rip; a drop of clear liquid emitted by the eye 16. To shut; near

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Down 2. To injure; coiled up 3. Without a mistake; to make without a mistake 4. To coil up; moving air 6. Sixty seconds; very, very tiny 7. The way you behave; to direct as with a symphony orchestra

8. An agreement (that is usually signed); to shrink, opposite of expand 9. To show the way; a metallic element 13. A thing; to disagree (as in court) 15. To start again; a record of work experience and education

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Name ___________________________________________

Commonly Confused Words Read the definitions. Place the correct commonly confused word in each blank.

among: used with more than two items between: used with two items 1. I will dance _______________ the many tulips in my garden. 2. If you’re playing goalie, stand _______________ the posts of the net. fewer: used when counting individual parts; smaller number; often used before a plural noun less: smaller amount; not as much; often used before a singular noun 3. Gronk has _______________ hair than Blerk. 4. Blerk has _______________ rocks than Gronk. affect: a verb that means to change or influence effect: a noun that means the result of an action 5. If you are kind, it will _______________ everyone around you. 6. That song has such an _______________ on me every time I hear it. assure: guarantee ensure: make certain insure: guard against loss or damage 7. You can’t drive your car until you _______________ it. 8. I _______________ you that the doors are locked. 9. Please _______________ that your lips remain closed. © Harold Jarnicki, Scholastic Teaching Resources

formal ly: correctly, ceremoniously formerly: before 10. Soula _______________ signed the contract in front of her lawyer. 11. _______________ a famous musician, he now sells insurance.

We won’t need your assistants, but we might need your assistance. precede: come before proceed: go to 12. Please _______________ to the visitation center immediately. 13. The queen will _______________ the king in this procession. good: an adjective that describes a noun as being positive wel l: an adverb that means to do an action positively 14. You are doing very _______________! 15. Morty is a _______________ boy. metal: a chemical element such as copper or iron medal: award 16. That ring is made from a precious ______________. 17. You deserve a _______________ for all your hard work. access: a way to get to excess: too much, more than enough 18. Yikes! The _______________ milk spilled all over the place. 19. You’ll find _______________ to the laboratory through that trap door. assistance: help assistants: helpers 20. Dr. Gub, I will need your _______________ to complete the operation. 21. All of the _______________ are having a meeting.

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Name ___________________________________________

Put It in Context Yo, it’s in the house, dudes! I love to read for Many times you can figure out what a word meaning. means by the way it is used in a sentence. This skill is called Using Context Clues. • Loquacious Mrs. Lipflapper spoke for three hours nonstop.

Loquacious? Is that a flower in your mother’s garden? Guess again. From the sentence and the way loquacious is used, we can guess that it might mean tends to talk a lot.

U s i n g C o n t ex t C l u e s IN

1 M I N I - B Y T E2 ❷ M I N I - B Y T E3 ❸ I M N I - B Y T E4 N I - B Y T E5 M I❹ M I NI - B Y T E

Read each sentence below. Select the meaning that best suits the sentence.

❶ The gargantuan dragon towered above brave knight Sir Run-a-lot. a. mean

b. scary

c. huge

e. hairy

d. fire-breathing

My mother uses the maxim, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” So I won’t give up. a. sentence

b. saying

c. word

d. question

e. poem

In antiquity, people had to hunt and gather for all of their food. a. caves

b. ancient times

c. antique cars

d. arctic weather

e. war time

Magnanimous Uncle Shlitzy always gave his money to people who needed help. a. happy

b. peaceful

c. patient

d. dumb

e. generous

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❺ Sorry to be so incredulous, but you haven’t proven anything to me yet. a. sleepy

b. angry

c. disbelieving

d. unfriendly

e. alert

Choose three words from above. Using the words, write three new sentences to demonstrate their meanings.

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Name: _______________________________________

Homophones, Homographs, and More Naughty

A Knotty Homophone Zone: A.

Score:

Circle the 10 incorrect homophones. Write the correct words below.

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All write! Tell me now. Which which is which? I no you no. I’m knot moving until you tell me. I can stand hear for an our. It’s not fare four you two trick me like this! I’m feeling rather auspicious today!

1. ______________________________________ 2.______________________________________ 3.______________________________________ 4.______________________________________ 5.______________________________________ 6. ______________________________________ 7. ______________________________________ 8. ______________________________________ 9. ______________________________________ 10.______________________________________

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1. (medal, metal) That _____________ case will protect your _____________. 2. (assure, ensure, insure) I _____________ you, it is safe! 3. (affect, effect) Did that medicine _____________ you like it did me? 4. (less, fewer) There are _____________ oceans than there are lakes. 5. (good, well) Hooray, your performance went _____________! 6. (assistants, assistance) My __________________ will hold you down. 7. (access, excess) The ________________ is spilling out.

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Read the sentences below. Choose the best meaning for each underlined word

❶ Since the accident, he never laughs anymore. He seems so lugubrious. a. stubborn

b. courageous

c. weird

d. gloomy

e. cheerful

❷ He was so obsequious, he would dust off the seat before his boss sat down. a. serious

b. friendly

c. happy

d. smart

e. too eager to please

❸ You’re insatiable! When will you stop eating? a. stubborn

b. friendly

c. funny

d. serious

e. always wanting more

❹ It is very quotidian for people to eat lunch around noon. a. common

b. special

c. unusual

d. surprising

e. different

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a. hide

b. seize

c. paint

d. break

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e. repair

❻ He’s so incredulous, it doesn’t matter how much proof you show him. a. disbelieving

b. angry

c. sleepy

d. serious

e. alert

❼ That connoisseur knows everything there is to know about art. a. idiot

b. expert

c. artist

d. student

e. part-timer

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Word analogies express the relationship between words. They connect ideas. is to winter Rain is to summer as snow

t i v l y A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. skinny = thin jump = hop purchase = buy tives! So this is what a Synonym Analogy could look like:

Admirable is to fantastic as awful is to horrible Try ! hAni s t P U antonym has the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning as another word. m e fast ≠ slow

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up ≠ down

Funny is to sad as sweet is to sour

Choose words from the Word Vault to complete each analogy. Circle synonym or antonym to indicate the type of analogy. Use a dictionary!

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❶ Big is to huge as tiny is to _____________ l o gisyto meek as fearful is to _________________ e m e A n❷a Brave n! ho o o v a t❸ Nice is to pleasant as fast is to _________________ ❹ Happy is to joyful as skillful is to _________________ ❺ Finished is to incomplete as intact is to _________________ ❻ Pretty is to attractive as strong is to _________________ ❼ Fall is to tumble as jump is to _________________ ❽ Negative is to affirmative as ordinary is to _________________ Wor d Va ult 38

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The Relationship Match Up!

Analogy Adventure

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analogy could look like this: goal : hockey :: run : baseball S m a r t sSo the Read aloud, we say goal is to hockey as run is to baseball. e x i Suff Beethoven was a classical composer about 200 years ago. You score a goal in hockey. You score a run in baseball.

Eminem is a rapper now.

So the analogy could look like this: Beethoven : classical :: Eminem : rap y l v iti ! s e v ati

T r y Choose the best answer and write it in the blank. is! h t P 1 banana : peel :: nut : __________________ 1 ’em U a. coat

b. shell

c. hat

d. wings

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Music is to notes as poetry is to words

a. food

b. continent

c. country

d. place

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b. bear

c. furry

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fish : salmon :: dog : __________________ a. poodle

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c. furry

b. worm

d. cat

c. mile

d. meter

captain : team :: chief : __________________ a. boss

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b. bark

second : minute :: inch : __________________ a. foot

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Continued

b. tribe

c. leader

d. president

soft : feel :: sweet : __________________ a. taste

b. touch

c. tongue

d. sense

115 spoon : utensil :: golf club : __________________ a. golf ball

b. sports equipment

c. swing

d. driver

∫ jungle : tiger :: arctic : __________________ 12 a. polar bear

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b. cold

c. tropical

d. lion

swim : water :: run : __________________ a. summer

b. jump

c. ice

d. land

142 book : nonfiction :: movie : __________________ a. fiction

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b. true

d. documentary

mom : dad :: aunt : __________________ a. uncle

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c. cartoon

b. friend

c. sister

d. woman

bear : fur :: human : __________________ a. hair

b. shorts

c. woman

d. bald

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a. rain

b. blue

c. cloud

d. weather

18∫ drum : percussion :: flute : __________________ a. air

b. instrument

195 plumber : wrench :: a. picture

c. woodwind

d. music

photographer : __________________

b. photograph

c. camera

d. film

20∫ food : solid :: water : __________________ a. drink 40

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b. beverage

c. solid

d. liquid

Name ___________________________________________

I still feel the connection!

T he “Part of ” Analogy Adventure M a ke t h e c o n n e c t i o n ! As we have learned, word analogies express relationships between words. Analogies associate, bridge, cohere, conjoin, link, marry (you get the picture!) ideas. In the “Part of” Analogy Adventure, you will go through these Thinking Steps: Step 1: READ the analogy. Step 2: THINK of the RELATIONSHIP; for example, between lung and human. Step 3: THINK: A human uses a lung to breathe. Step 4: CHECK the list of selections and CHOOSE the analogy that seems to have the same relationship. HINT: Eliminate the answers you are sure are wrong.

Try it!

Lung is to human as ______________ is to _______________ Lung : human :: a. tail : horse

b. nose : ear

c. brother : gas

d. gill : fish

If you picked “d,” you are well on your way to success in the “Part of ” Analogy Adventure!

T he “ Pa r t o f ” An a lo g y Ad ve n t u r e B e g in s ! Choose the best answer and write it in the blanks.

1 house : closet :: 1

__________________ : __________________

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a. car : trunk

b. light : switch

2 computer : printer :: 2 a. seed : melon

33 onion : skin ::

d. tree : wood

__________________ : __________________ b. remote : TV

c. radio : speaker

d. finger : hand

__________________ : __________________

a. laces : shoes

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c. camp : fire

b. candy bar : caramel

c. book : cover

d. milk : cow

cat : fur ball :: __________________ : __________________ a. volcano : lava

b. sneeze : cold

c. laugh : joke

d. rain : cloud

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baseball : bat :: __________________ : __________________ a. needle : thread

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b. wire : lamp

b. branch : leaf

b. candles : cake

c. clothing : suitcase

d. food : tray

c. hammer : nail

d. wall : paint

c. cloud : rain

d. engine : car

__________________ : __________________ b. gas : car

∫ dial : blender :: 12

c. jar : lid

d. table : legs

__________________ : __________________

a. melon : seed

b. lamp : light bulb

c. plug : toaster

d. switch : light

plastic : doll :: __________________ : __________________ a. wood : table

142 vapor : gas ::

b. keys : car

c. oar : boat

d. tree : root

__________________ : __________________

a. gas : car

b. water : liquid

c. tap : water

d. picture : frame

door : garage :: __________________ : __________________ a. toothbrush : teeth

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d. table : chair

camera : film :: __________________ : __________________

a. stars : sky

b. wire : lamp

c. mouth : face

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d. hand : finger

pole : flag :: __________________ : __________________

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c. flag : pole

b. car : parking lot

a. oven : bread

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d. nail : hammer

seed : melon :: __________________ : __________________

a. needle : thread 4 10

c. pizza : crust

b. wall : paint

a. tree : wood

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c. comb : hair

pizza : cheese :: __________________ : __________________ a. stamp : letter

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b. racquet : tennis

flower : petal :: __________________ : __________________ a. melon : seed

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d. light bulb : room Well, if that doesn’t work, at least I’ll do better on my test.

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Ex t r e m e A n a lo g y Groovathon! 1 end : beginning :: 1

__________________ : __________________

a. heart : brain 2 melt : thaw :: 2

b. lose : win

b. walk : trot

33 mechanic : wrench :: a. needle : doctor

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c. sad : unhappy

d. right : left

__________________ : __________________ b. hose : saddle

c. barber : scissors

d. cat : dog

hammer : nail :: __________________ : __________________ a. saw : wood

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b. bit : drill

c. screwdriver : screw

d. shovel : dirt

__________________ : __________________

a. piano : player

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d. front : side

__________________ : __________________

a. fast : faster

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c. high : higher

b. painting : painter

c. skip : rope

d. runner : run

lake : water :: __________________ : __________________ a. house : brick

73 water : wet :: a. flame : hot

b. bread : butter

c. swimmer : lake

d. fish : swim

__________________ : __________________ b. tap : water

c. dark : light

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hole : drill :: __________________ : __________________ a. throw : ball

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b. skate : slide

b. cookie : sweet

astronomer : stars a. chef : cook

115 butler : maid :: a. bat : ball

b. doctor : nurse

c. cat : lion

d. horse : pony

b. winter : summer

c. afternoon : evening

d. build : house

b. student : classroom

c. music : dancer

d. club : member

sugar : candy :: __________________ : __________________ b. fruit : juice

fungus : mushroom

175 hive : bee :: 18∫ allowed :

c. flour : bread

d. music : dance

:: __________________ : __________________

b. team : Yankees

c. animal : baby

d. insect : cricket

__________________ : __________________

a. web : spider

b. hay : horse

c. dog : house

d. rock : cave

aloud :: __________________ : __________________

a. permission : noise

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d. doctor : dentist

army : soldier :: __________________ : __________________

a. tree : bark

bat : swing

2 time : rhyme 20

b. right : write

c. thunder : storm

d. take : give

:: __________________ : __________________

a. punch : bow

b. run : jump

c. ball : throw

d. kick : goal

:: __________________ : __________________

a. watch : catch

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d. detective : clues

Sunday : Monday :: __________________ : __________________

a. sugar : coffee

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c. chef : cook

b. chick : chicken

a. game : player

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c. driver : car

__________________ : __________________

a. beginning : end

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d. flower : spring

__________________ : __________________

a. egg : bird

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c. hot : cold

:: __________________ : __________________

b. rooster : hen

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d. tape : measure

fruit : pie :: __________________ : __________________ a. pages : book

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c. cut : saw

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b. hype : byte

c. done : bone

d. fun : son

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Ultra-Cool Crossword (p. 13)

Ha! Ha! FUNNY Word Search (p. 7)

amusing comical

hilarious humorous

wacky zany

Thesaurus Hunt (p. 8)

Let’s Get Retro! Prefix Review (pp. 14–15) A. What’s Your “Prefix-ability”? 1. c 3. c 5. c 7. b 2. d 4. b 6. c 8. a B. Pre-fix It! 1. omni2. un-

3. nano4. in-

C. What’s It Mean? 1. intergalactic 2. autograph 3. omnivorous 4. nanosecond Presto! The Prefix (p. 9) Match Up! 1. submarine 3. maximum 2. preview 4. microscope Use the Words! 1. maximum 2. microscope

3. review 4. preview

5. review 6. antifreeze 5. antifreeze

Negative Prefixes (p. 10) 7. inactive 2. unacceptable 8. deactivated 3. unbelievable 9. decaffeinated 4. invisible 10. disadvantage 5. incomplete 11 disable 6. insensitive

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7. compact 8. minimum

Positively Negative (p. 11) 5. invisible 1. nonperishable 6. decaffeinated 2. insensitive 7. nonsmoker 3. disagreed 8. incomplete 4. Deactivate

12. disagree 13. nonalcoholic 14. nonperishable 15. nonsmoker

9. inactive 10. unacceptable

BONUS: Answers will vary, but should use unbelievable and undecided. Extraordinary Prefixes (p. 12) 9. b 1. g 10. n 2. f 11. o 3. l 12. j 4. d 13. e 5. c 14. k 6. i 15. a 7. h 8. m

D. Find It! 1. hyper 2. extra

5. auto6. retro-

9. a 10. b

7. Com8. re-

9. inter10. tele-

9. redesign 5. retrospect 10. unbelievable 6. compressing 7. inactive 8. telecommunications 3. micro 4. ultra

5. semi 6. mega

7. auto 8. de

Box of Meanings semi – half or partly hyper – more than usual or way too much auto – self ultra – a tremendous amount, possibly more than enough mega – very large extra – outside; beyond de – remove micro – incredibly small Quickie Quiz: Prefixes (p. 16) A. Multiple Choice 3. c 5. a 1. d 2. d 4. d 6. c

7. b 8. b

9. c 10. b

B. Match 1. c 2. d

3. a 4. j

5. g 6. i

7. b 8. e

9. f 10. h

C. Identify 1. hyper2. pre-

3. ultra4. uni-

5. retro6. dis-

7. in8. tele-

9. mini10. de-

Suffix Rocks! (p. 17) 1. greatness 4. dancer 2. fearless 5. kindness 3. friendly 6. forgetful

7. talker, runner

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D. Re-Fill in the blanks 1. thunderous 3. friendly 2. forgetful 4. flexibility

5. kingdom 6. childhood

E. Supersonic Crossword Suffix Math (pp. 18–19) biology sisterhood neighborhood sociology Brazilian membership American citizenship Smart Suffixes 1. -ship 2. -ist 3. -logy

multiplication institution percussionist specialist

4. -hood 5. -dom 6. -ist

orphanage postage

7. -an, -ian 8. - tion 9. -age

10. - hood

X-Word-ology (p. 20)

F. Suspicious Suffixes 1. J. VI. 3. E. I. 2. C. II. 4. H. III.

5. G. X. 6. I. VIII.

Quickie Quiz: Suffixes (p. 24) A. Multiple Choice 1. d 3. b 5. a 2. b 4. c 6. c B. Apply the Suffix 1. courageous 4. Mexican 5. ovoid 2. poetic 3. concentration 6. fearless

7. F. V. 8. D. VII.

9. A. IV. 10. B. IX.

7. d 8. a

9. c 10. b

7. biologist 8. beautify 9. elasticity

10. intensify

Eponym Crossword (p. 26)

Quickie Unscramble: vegetarian, geology Be a Suffix Sleuth (p. 21)

WOW! Palindromes! (p. 27) Pop the Palindromes 4. dud 1. bib 5. dad 2. tot 6. wow 3. peep

7. toot 8. noon 9. deed

10. mom 11. bob 12. eve

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Palindrome Finder Let’s Get Retro! Suffix Review (pp. 22–23) A. Circle the Suffix -less -oid -hood -ic -ity -logy -ist -ize B. Vocabu-Math 1. historic 2. mobility

3. Indian 4. intensify

5. adventurous

C. Re-Shuffle 1. flexibility 2. friendly

3. kingdom 4. childhood

5. thunderous 6. forgetful

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What an Oxymoron! (p. 28) 7. burn 4. again 1. volunteer 5. heavyweight 8. shrimp 2. whisper 9. news 6. odds 3. tights

10. phony

Lets Get Retro: Eponym and Palindrome Review (p. 29) An eponym is a word that came from a person’s name. A palindrome is a word that reads the same forward or backward. ID, Please! 1. P 2. P

3. E 4. P

Who’s What? 1. derby 2. melba toast 3. pasteurize 4. sandwich

5. E 6. E

7. P 8. E

5. sideburns 6. Tupperware 7. mesmerize 8. guillotine

9. E 10. P 9. graham cracker 10. Caesar salad

Quickie Quiz: Eponyms, Palindromes, Oxymoron (p. 30) A. Definitions 1. Eponym: a word that came from a person’s name 2. Palindrome: a word that reads the same forward or backward 3. Oxymoron: an expression with contradictory words B. Multiple Choice 1. palindrome 4. oxymoron 5. oxymoron 2. eponym 6. oxymoron 3. eponym

7. palindrome 8. eponym 9. eponym

10. eponym

C. Write a Palindrome Answers will vary. D. Eponym or Oxymoron 1. maverick 3. leotard 2. pasteurize 4. silence

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Sound Out Homophones (pp. 31–32) Level 1 4. past, passed 1. bear, bare 5. tale, tail 2. ate, eight 6. threw, through 3. pause, paws

5. feeling 6. burn

7. They’re, there 8. warn, worn

Level 2 1. write, right 2. So, sew 3. in, inn

4. Sunday, sundae 5. steal, steel 6. carrot, karat

Level 3 1. Our, hour 2. mist, missed 3. You’re, your

4. Whether, weather 7. cent, sent, scent 8. by, buy, Bye 5. whole, hole 6. rode, road, rowed

7. brake, break 8. serial, cereal

Commonly Confused Words (p. 34) 13. precede 7. insure 1. among 14. well 8. assure 2. between 15. good 9. ensure 3. less 16. metal 10. formally 4. fewer 17. medal 11. Formerly 5. affect 18. excess 12. proceed 6. effect Put It in Context (p. 35) 1. c 3. b 2. b 4. e

19. access 20. assistance 21. assistants

5. c

Quickie Quiz: Homophones, Homographs, and More (pp. 36–37) A. Naughty Homophone Zone 1. right 3. know 5. not 7. hour 2. witch 4. know 6. here 8. fair B. Conquer the Homographs! 1. résumé 3. lead 5. desert 2. perfect 4. minute 6. bow

9. for 10. to

7. number 8. wound

9. dove 10. excuse

C. Commonly Confused Words 1. metal, medal 3. affect 2. assure 4. fewer

5. well 6. assistants

7. excess

D. Use Context Clues 1. d 3. e 2. e 4. a

5. b 6. a

7. b

The Synonym/Antonym Analogy Adventure (p. 38) 5. broken / antonym 1. minuscule / synonym 6. powerful / synonym 2. daring / antonym 7. hurdle / synonym 3. speedy / synonym 8. remarkable / antonym 4. adept / synonym The Relationship Analogy Adventure (pp. 39–40) 16. a 11. b 6. b 1. b 17. b 12. a 7. a 2. a 18. c 13. d 8. a 3. d 19. c 14. d 9. b 4. c 20. d 15. a 10. a 5. d The “Part of” Analogy Adventure (pp. 41–42) 10. a 7. b 4. a 1. a 11. a 8. c 5. d 2. c 12. d 9. b 6. d 3. b Quickie Quiz: Analogies (pp. 43–44) 11. b 6. a 1. b 12. b 7. a 2. c 13. c 8. c 3. c 14. d 9. a 4. c 15. c 10. d 5. b

13. a 14. b 15. c 16. d 17. a 18. b 19. c 20. d

Level 4 8. Answers may 5. pare, pear, pair 1. Do, dew, due vary, but could be: 6. toad, towed, 2. two, to, too knew, blue, gnu, tow, toe 3. not, knot, naught blew, new, nose, 7. heard, herd, hear, 4. their, there, knows here they’re Home in on Homographs (p. 33)

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