Vocabulary
Antonyms
Synonyms
Inferences
Homonyms
100
A building or structure
What is an edifice
100
Antonym for private (from your vocabulary)
What is communal
100
Synonym for giving someone a job
What is employ
100
Explain what an inference is
What is an educated guess
100
A homonym for "to"
What is "two" or "too"
200
A feeling or act of anger (Mrs. Langley before coffee)
What is Hostile
200
Antonym for nurture
What is neglect (ignore, treat badly, starve)
200
Synonym for Dwell
What is to live
200
Read this story about Patti. "Achoo!" Patti sneezed. She sneezed again and then a third time. She felt very warm and her head hurt. She dragged herself out of bed and called her boss. She told her boss she wouldn't be going to work. Why wasn't Patti going to work? What clues helped you make that inference?
What is because she is sick. She was sneezing, and had to "drag herself" out of bed
200
Homonym for "their"
What is "there" or "they're"
300
to ornament with needlework; to embelish
What is embroider
300
Antonym for reliance
What is to distrust
300
Synonym for occupant (look at your vocabulary list!)
What is resident
300
Read this story about Pete and his friend Ted. Pete called Ted Tuesday afternoon and invited him to come to his house after dinner to watch a movie. It had been a long, boring day, and Ted was excited to have something to do. After dinner, he hopped on his bike and pedaled over to Pete's house. The house was dark, and when he rang the bell, there was no answer. Ted turned around, hopped back on his bike, and rode home. What had Ted concluded?
What is that no one was home
300
Judicial- a homonym
What is judicious
400
To meet by chance
What is encounter
400
Antonym for anticipation
What is dreading, not looking forward to
400
Synonym for engaging
What is charming, attractive, drawing positive influence
400
Mary was very proud of her garden. She'd planted the seeds early in the spring and tended to the plants every day since then. She pulled the weeds so they'd have lots of space. She knew that the plants needed plenty of water, so she watered them every day too. Last Saturday her friend Pam called early in the morning and invited Mary to spend the day at the mall. They left early and spent the day there, even taking in a movie. Pam then invited Mary to sleep over Saturday night too, and she happily accepted. When Mary arrived home on Sunday afternoon, her beautiful plants were bent and drooping. Why were the plants drooping? What clue in the story helped you to make this inference?
What is because Mary had not been home. Reading about how much water the plants needed and how Mary had not been home.
400
Tack....a homonym
What is tact
500
a group of related relatives
What is kindred
500
The vocabulary word that is the antonym for "not allowing" or "not permitting"
What is enable
500
To surround, a synonym
What is envelop
500
Jerald loved third grade. He had the best time each day in Mrs. Harold's room. First, they did reading each morning. Jerald loved that class. They read great stories out of their reading books. Some of them were plays and they all took turns acting out the story. They could work in their workbooks. That was fun, too. But, there was one big problem with third grade. They had to MULTIPLY in math! Jerald did not want to spend time each day studying the multiplication facts. They said the multiplication facts in class. His parents called out the multiplication facts at home. This was NO fun for Jerald. He liked to add and subtract. He just hated learning the multiplication facts. Then, one morning Mrs. Harold came into the classroom. She was holding a tape recorder, microphone, and a headset. She told Jerald he was in charge of the lesson that day. Everyone was going to be recording the multiplication facts. Jerald loved this! It was just like being a star holding that microphone. He held it out so everyone could be heard. Mrs. Harold told Jerald to make sure he told the class to go home and study because they would record the lesson again the next day. Jerald went home and learned each and every fact. He wanted to make sure he could answer each one the next day. Multiplication was great Fun! How did Jerald feel about multiplication at the beginning of the story? How did Jerald feel about multiplication at the end of the story? What happened in the story that made Jerald change his mind about multiplication?
What is he disliked multiplication He liked it Mrs. Harold made it fun!
500
homonym for " Base"
What is bass
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