Week 1
vocabulary word that means to finish something you set out to do
accomplish
vocabulary word that means something that is difficult
challenging
vocabulary word that means a disagreement, argument or even a battle
conflict
expand
vocabulary word that means to join in
participate
Give me two related words to communicate
Synonym: sweet, nice, friendly
Antonym: hostile, mean, unfriendly
What are the three Final Stable Syllables that we learned?
tion, sion, le
What type of figurative language is this:
My brain was as full as a pool.
Simile
What 2 words in this sentence have silent letters?
The wreckage of the ship was fastened to the ocean's floor.
Wreckage (silent w)
Fastened (silent t)
vocabulary word that means interesting or stylish
Cool
vocabulary word that means a dreamlike state
trance
vocabulary word that means something that gives someone the desire to do something
inspiration
Vocabulary word that means without thinking about how to do it
instinctively
vocabulary word that means made a pleasant, repetitive, high-pitched sound
trilled
What is this an example of: "I sat in the rain getting wet, wet, wet. I laughed and laughed."
Repetition
Give me the three r-Controlled vowel sounds and each way they can be spelled
/ar/ spelled ar
/er/ spelled er, ir, ur
/or/ spelled or, oar, ore
to explain, to entertain, to express feelings/emotions, to persuade
Give two pronouns each for 1st and 3rd person point of view
1st person: me, I, my, we
3rd person: he, she, it, hers, his
What is the difference between connotations and denotations of words?
Connotation is connections with ideas, concepts, and related words based on positive, negative or neutral emotions/experiences with a word
vocabulary word that means feeling annoyed at being unable to change something
Frustrated
Common sayings that express general truths or observations that can also give advice or warnings (ex. Don't bite the hand that feeds you).
Adages or Proverbs
vocabulary word that means related to important traditions from the past
heritage
Give an example of a C/VC word and a CV/C word
C/VC: fi/nal, bro/ken, fla/vor
CV/C: mod/el, lem/on, plan/et,
What are 3 poetic elements (ex. rhyme)
verses/stanzas, imagery, figurative language, personification, onomatopoeia