Word of the Week
Which item would be described as jagged?
a) spaghetti
b) grapes
c) lightning bolts
d) surface of a table
c) lightning bolts
The 3 syllables we have learned about this year are:
a) closed, long, CVe
b) short, long, silent e
c) closed, open, CVe
d) closed, open, VCe
d) closed, open, VCe
A prefix comes __________ the base word and changes the meaning of the base word.
A suffix comes ___________ of the base word and changes the meaning of the base word.
before, at the end
What is a synonym for jagged?
Answers may include rough, uneven, sharp, pointy.
A verb is a person, place, thing, or idea.
True or false? If false tell what a verb is.
False. A verb is an action word.
When she arrived at the auditorium and it was vacant, she wondered if she had put the wrong date in her calendar.
The word vacant means:
a) full
b) empty
c) filthy
d) tempting
b) empty
How many syllables does vacant have and what types of syllables are they?
Two syllables (open, closed)
Two, to, too are examples of homographs or homophones?
Homophones
What is an antonym for vacant?
Answers will vary, but may include full, occupied, taken, unavailable, engaged
Alfred stumbled on the jagged rock and cut his foot.
What is the adjective in the sentence?
jagged
What is a synonym for entice?
Possible answers: tempt, coax, lure, persuade
How many syllables are in the word misunderstanding and what is the base word?
5 syllables
Base word = understand
Name all 5 teachers in the room. This one stumps students every time! ( :
Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Gutner, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Weisenfluh and Mrs. Hicklin
What are two synonyms for the word hurry?
Answers will vary, but could include: rush, run, speed, race, hasten, urge, accelerate, bustle
Add adjectives before the nouns in the sentence below to make the sentence more interesting.
The girl hiked up the mountain to its peak and along the way saw meadows and streams.
Answers will vary, but should include an adjective before girl, mountain, meadows, streams.
Use two of these words and create your own sentences: jagged, vacant, entice.
Answers will vary.
True or false:
1. A closed syllable can have one or more vowels.
2. An open syllable has two vowel sounds.
3. The first vowel in a VCe syllable is short.
1. False
2. False
3. False
Bow, park, scale are examples of _______________.
Homographs or homophones? Explain.
Homographs because they are spelled the same way, but have multiple meanings.
Bow (for hair) and bow(something you do at the end of a performance)
Park (park a car, or a green space)
Scale (tool used for measuring, fish covering, musical notes)
Replace the following italic words with synonyms.
One cold evening when I was outside with my dog, I spotted a small creature in the woods. At first I was nervous until I realized it was a cute kitten. I tried to entice it out of the woods by calling out "Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty."
Answers will vary:
cold: frigid, chilly, frosty, freezing
small: little, tiny
cute: adorable, lovable, sweet, lovely
entice: coax, lure, persuade
Identify the verbs in the sentences.
Paula traveled to Spain for her vacation. She was visiting family. She went to the beach, ate new foods, and spoke some Spanish.
traveled, was visiting, went, ate, spoke.
Add a suffix on to the word entice and then use that word in a sentence.
enticed, entices, enticing - sentences will vary.
How many syllables is responsibility? Write the word on a white board and show where you would break it into syllables. Which two open syllables break the rule of an open syllable?
re-spon-si-bil-i-ty
si, i
How much is the wreath worth on the math puzzle?
Wreath is a one syllable word with a _____________ that makes an "e" sound.
The wreath is worth 16.
vowel team
Name an antonym for each of these words:
1. asleep
2. crooked
3. careless
4. cry
5. decrease
1. awake
2. straight
3. cautious
4. laugh
5. increase
Identify the nouns verbs and adjectives in the following sentences.
Finn fished in the warm waters of Florida. He cast his colorful lure out enticing the fish to bite his jagged hook.
Nouns: Finn, waters, Florida, lure, fish, hook
Verbs: fished, cast, enticing, to bite
Adjectives: warm, colorful, jagged