Vocabulary
My cousin is training to compete in a bicycle race this summer.
Which ofthe following are activities in which a person might compete?
a. acting in a play
b. a spelling bee
c. a tennis match
d. a game of checkers
e. going to an amusement park
Compete: to try to beat others in a race or contest
b. a spelling bee
c. a tennis match
d. a game of checkers
Read each word correctly:
tiny
tinier
tiniest
tiny, tinier, tiniest
Read the syllables. Read the word.
pres.sure
pressure
Which syllable has the schwa?
de.vel.op.men. tal
first syllable "de"
Where should the syllable break(s) be?
operation
op.er.a.tion
Skydiving and mountain climbing can be treacherous sports.
What does treacherous mean?
Give an example of something treacherous.
Meaning: dangerous or hazardous
Read each word correctly:
describe
describes
describing
described
describable
description
describe, describes, describing, described, describable, description
Read the syllables. Read the word.
e.lec.tric
electric
Which syllable has the schwa?
slav.er.y
first syllable
I conceal my diary in a box under my bed so that no one will read it.
Which words mean the same as conceal?
a. tell
b. cover
c. show
d. disguise
e. display
Conceal: to hid from view
b. cover
e. disguise
Read each word correctly:
sharp
sharper
sharpest
sharpen
sharpened
unsharpened
sharpness
sharp, sharper, sharpest, sharpen, sharpened, unsharpened, sharpness
Read the syllables. Read the word.
con.nec.tor
connector
Which syllable has the schwa?
be.hav.ior
second syllable
Where should the syllable break(s) be?
behavior
be.hav.ior
Baby teeth fall out, but permanent teeth do not.
Which of the following things are permanent?
a. the ocean
b. mountains
c. a marker on a dry-erase board
d. being in the fourth grade
e. cut flowers from your garden
permanent: lasting for a very long time or forever
a. the ocean
b. mountains
Read each word correctly:
consequence
consequent
consequently
consequential
consequence, consequent, consequently, consequential
Read the syllables. Read the word.
per.pen.dic.u.lar
perpendicular
Which syllable has the schwa?
im.me.di.ate
third and fourth
Where should the syllable break(s) be?
comparison
com.par.i.son
My most precious possession is this ring with four precious gems in the setting.
What is an example of something precious?
What is an example of something not precious?
Examples may vary:
Precious: a baby, a photo, a favorite stuffed toy
Not precious: pizza, mountain, grass
Read each word correctly:
describe
describable
indescribable
description
descriptive
describe, describable, indescribable, description, descriptive
Read the syllables. Read the word.
com.par.i.son
comparison
Where should the syllable break(s) be?
machinery
ma.chin.er.y