Vocabulary 1
Fill in the blanks: _______ are when the Earth shakes violently and cause a lot of ____________.
(Word Bank: Tectonic Plates, Aliens, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Destruction)
Earthquakes are when the Earth shakes violently and cause a lot of destruction.
Create sentences that use these words: Reverse, witness.
Example: I had to reverse direction because of the weather.
Example: I witnessed my friend going to get some food.
Which tense is this sentence in:
I gave my money to him for some food.
Past-simple
Which is considered the definite article?:
The, A, An
The term “sank” is the past-tense version of:
Sink
Create a sentence(s) that uses these words: Surprising, career, thin.
Any sentence that utilizes these words correctly.
Example: I have had a surprising career in the education industry.
Example: I patience is very thin for bad behavior in the classroom.
Describe what comprehension means and use it in a sentence:
His comprehension of math is very high.
I can’t believe Peter was watching soccer in class yesterday!
Past-continuous
What is a pronoun? Then give an example.
Words that replace nouns in a sentence.
Example: It, they, them, he , she
Grant went to the store today.
He went to the store today.
What is a summary?
A brief statement about something or a piece of text.
Use these words in a sentence or sentences:
Athlete, various, tradition
Example: Athletes like to have various traditions before playing sports.
What is skimming and how is it useful?
skimming is when you quickly look at a whole text and get the “gist” of it.
It is useful when you only need the main points of a piece of writing.
Change this sentence into past-tense and correct its mistakes:
I couldn’t running to store last week, I too tired
I couldn’t run to the store last week, I was too tired.
What is a suffix? Give an example of one.
A suffix is a group of letters attached to the end of a word to create a new word.
Example: Gradual, Gradually.
Hyphens is a punctuation mark that is used to combine to words.
Example: Check-in, Self-service, etc.
Use this vocabulary words in a sentence or sentences:
Chili peppers, volcano, unity.
Examples:
Eating chili peppers makes me feel like a volcano is in my mouth!
I believe teamwork creates unity.
What is a synonym and give an example of two words that are synonyms:
Bad - Evil
Good - Great
Correct the mistakes in this sentence and change its tense to future-continuous:
Tomorrow, I will go to the store and buy some groceries (food).
Tomorrow, I will be going to the store and buying some groceries (food).
What is an adjective and what does it do? Give an example of one.
An adjective describes nouns.
Example: The food today was delicious.
Commas are used to:
Separate clauses and separate items on a list.
Example: I went to the play, and I saw Leo.
Example: I need to buy: Bananas, eggs, and bread.
Organize, Natural, Strike, Purpose.
Example: We need to organize our desks so they aren’t so messy.
Example: It is natural to eat 3 meals a day.
Example: Large waves began to strike the island.
Example: The purpose of the story is to teach people not to be greedy.
Use the following vocabulary terms in a sentence or sentences and define each word:
Lost, found, tenuous, finally.
Example: She couldn’t find her way and got lost in the city.
Example: We found the lost keys under the couch.
Example: Their friendship was weak because they didn’t know each other well.
Example: After a long time, we finished the project.
Correct the mistakes in this sentence and put it in past-continuous tense:
“Yesterday, I go to the park and play with friends.”
“Yesterday, I was going to the park and playing with my friends.”
Which words have a prefix or a suffix? You need to say which one has a prefix or suffix.
Unhappy
Minneapolis
Review
Deadly
Uniform
Words with prefixes: Uniform, Review, Unhappy.
Words with suffixes: Deadly, Minneapolis
Which country did you study for your travel brochure project and name one interesting fact about your country.
Remembering which country you studied correctly and listing a fact about it.