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Table of Contents
TableofContents
introductiontotheTeacher................................................. iv
VocabularyWordsUsedinThisBook..................................v
CaliforniaStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6...................... vii
FloridaStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6......................... viii
TexasStandardsMatrixforGrades5–6............................. ix
nationaleLaStandards......................................................x
Activity # Skill
1. definenouns............................................................1
2. UsenounsinContext...............................................1
3. applyPersonalKnowledgetoeverydayLife............2
4. Test-Taking................................................................2
5. defineVerbs.............................................................3
6. UsethePastTenseofVerbsinContext....................3
7. UsetheProperTenseofVerbsinContext................4
8. Test-Taking................................................................4
9. defineCompoundWords..........................................5
10. UseCompoundWordsinContext.............................5
11. UseCompoundWordsinContext/WriteOpinions....6
12. Test-Taking................................................................6
13. defineadjectives......................................................7
14. WriteantonymsandSynonymsforadjectives.........7
15. UseadjectivesinContext.........................................8
16. Test-Taking................................................................8
17. defineHomophones.................................................9
18. determineCorrectHomophones..............................9
19. UseHomophonesinContext/relateWordsto
everydayLife..........................................................10
20. Test-Taking..............................................................10
21. defineWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................11
22. UseWordsWithMultipleMeaningsinContext/
relateWordstoPersonalLife.................................11
23. UseWordsWithMultipleMeaningsinContext.......12
24. Test-Taking..............................................................12
25. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................13
26. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................13
27. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................14
28. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................14
29. definenouns..........................................................15
30. relateVocabularyWordstoeverydayLife.............15
31. UsenounsinContext/Writequestions..................16
32. Test-Taking..............................................................16
33. defineVerbs...........................................................17
34. FindantonymsforVerbs.........................................17
35. WritealliterativeSentences....................................18
36. Test-Taking..............................................................18
37. defineadjectives....................................................19
38. relateVocabularyWordstoeverydayLife.............19
39. UseadjectivesinContext.......................................20
40. Test-Taking..............................................................20
41. defineCompoundWords........................................21
42. UseCompoundWordsinContext/WriteCauses
andeffects..............................................................21
43. WriteCompoundWords..........................................22
44. Test-Taking..............................................................22
45. defineWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................23
46. defineWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................23
47. UseWordsinContext/WriteCausesandeffects....24
48. Test-Taking..............................................................24
49. defineWordsThatareeasilyConfused.................25
50. UseWordsinContext.............................................25
51. applyVocabularyWordstoeverydayLife..............26
52. Test-Taking..............................................................26
53. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................27
54. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................27
55. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................28
56. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................28
57. definenouns..........................................................29
58. UsePersonalKnowledgeandreference
Sources...................................................................29
59. exploreVocabularyWords......................................30
60. Test-Taking..............................................................30
61. defineWordsWithSuffixes....................................31
62. UseWordsinContext.............................................31
63. determineFactorOpinion......................................32
64. Test-Taking..............................................................32
65. defineCompoundWords........................................33
66. FormadditionalCompoundWords.........................33
67. UseCompoundWordsinContext...........................34
68. Test-Taking..............................................................34
69. defineadjectives....................................................35
70. WriteantonymsandSynonymsforadjectives.......35
71. UseWordsinContext.............................................36
72. Test-Taking..............................................................36
73. defineWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................37
74. defineWordsWithMultipleMeanings....................37
75. determineHowWordsareUsed............................38
76. Test-Taking..............................................................38
77. defineWords..........................................................3978. addPrefixes/UseWordsinContext........................39
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Table of Contents (cont.)79. UseWordsinContext.............................................4080. Test-Taking..............................................................4081. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4182. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4183. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4284. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................4285. definenouns..........................................................4386. Classifynouns........................................................4387. UsenounsinContext/WriteHeadlines..................4488. Test-Taking..............................................................4489. defineVerbs...........................................................4590. UseVerbsinContext..............................................4591. UsethePastTenseofVerbsinContext..................4692. Test-Taking..............................................................4693. defineVerbs...........................................................4794. addSuffixestoChangeVerbstonouns.................4795. UseWordsinContext.............................................4896. Test-Taking..............................................................4897. defineCompoundWords........................................4998. CriticalThinking......................................................4999. UseCompoundWordsinContext...........................50100. Test-Taking..............................................................50101. defineHomophones...............................................51102. UseHomophonesinContext..................................51103. Writerhymes.........................................................52104. Test-Taking..............................................................52105. defineVerbs...........................................................53106. determinerootWords/defineWordsWith Suffixes...................................................................53107. applyVocabularyWordstoPersonalLife...............54108. Test-Taking..............................................................54109. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................55110. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................55111. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................56112. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................56113. defineVerbs...........................................................57114. addSuffixes/defineWordsWithSuffixes...............57115. UseWordsinContext/WriteHyperboles................58116. Test-Taking..............................................................58117. defineeasilyConfusedWords...............................59118. determinetheCorrectWord...................................59119. UseWordsinContext/Writequestions..................60120. Test-Taking..............................................................60121. definenouns..........................................................61122. UsenounsinContext.............................................61123. UsereferenceSources..........................................62
124. Test-Taking..............................................................62125. defineWordsWithPrefixesandSuffixes................63126. UseWordsinContext.............................................63127. applyKnowledgeofVocabularyWordsto everydayLife..........................................................64128. Test-Taking..............................................................64129. defineHomophones...............................................65130. UseHomophonesinContext..................................65131. CriticalThinking......................................................66132. Test-Taking..............................................................66133. defineCompoundWords........................................67134. UseCompoundWordsinContext...........................67135. UseWordsinContext/applyPersonal Knowledge..............................................................68136. Test-Taking..............................................................68137. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................69138. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................69139. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................70140. reviewWordsandTheirdefinitions.......................70141. defineWordsWithPrefixesandSuffixes................71142. UseWordsinContext.............................................71143. differentiateBetweennounsandVerbs.................72144. Test-Taking..............................................................72145. defineCompoundWords........................................73146. explorealternateMeanings/applyPersonal experience..............................................................73147. UseCompoundWordsinContext/ WriteHeadlines......................................................74148. Test-Taking..............................................................74149. definenumberWords............................................75150. UsenumberPrefixestoMakenewWords.............75151. UseWordsWithnumberPrefixesinContext.........76152. Test-Taking..............................................................76153. identifyMythological/LegendaryCreatures............77154. exploreMythologicalWords...................................77155. UseWordsinContext/describeaFantasy experience..............................................................78156. Test-Taking..............................................................78157. defineHeteronyms.................................................79158. defineHeteronyms.................................................79159. defineHeteronyms.................................................80160. determineUsageofHeteronyms...........................80161. UseWordsinContext/WritequestionSentences..81162. Test-Taking..............................................................81answerKeys......................................................................82
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Vocabulary:Grades5–6
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Introduction to the Teacher BooksintheDaily Skill Builders: Vocabularyseriesaredesignedtoincreasestudents’reading,writing,andspeakingvocabularybyintroducingnewwords,providinganopportunityforstudentstodeterminetheirmeanings,andusingthewordsincontext.inaddition,practiceinstandardizedtest-takingisemphasized.
Suggestions for Use
eachactivitypageisdividedintotworeproduciblesectionsthatcanbecutapartandusedseparately.activitiescouldbeusedinclassasagrouporindividually,ortheycanbeas-signedashomework.Transparenciesoftheactivitiescanbemadetohelpstudentsparticipateastheyfollowalonginclass.extracopiescanbekept inyourlearningcenterforadditionalpractice. analphabeticallistofthevocabularywordsintroducedinthisbookisincludedonpagesv–vi.Vocabularywordscanbeincludedinyourweeklyspellinglist.Usethenewwordsincontextinclassandencouragestudentstodosoalso.Beingexposedtoandusingnewwordshelpsstudentsdevelopamoreextensivereading,writing,andspeakingvocabulary.
Organization
Vocabularywordsareintroducedingroupsof10to12wordsatatime.Fouractivitiesareincludedforeachnewgroupofwords. Thefirstactivityforeachgroupofwordsinvolvesdefiningthenewwords.Beforestu-dentsbeginthisactivity,encouragethemtoreadthewordsoutloudtogether.atthisage,manystudentshavedifficultyunderstandingthepronunciationguideinadictionary.Sayingthewordshelpsthemlearnpronunciation.Studentswillneedaccesstoagooddictionaryandathesau-rus.includebothasimplepicturedictionaryaswellasonethatismoreadvanced. The second and third activities for each group offer variety to provide students withmanydifferentwaystoapproachlearningvocabulary.Theyusewordsincontext,writerhym-ingwordsandshortpoems,expressopinions,andwritesentences.Studentslearnsynonymsandantonymsforwords,differentiatebetweenhomophones,exploremultiplemeaningsforthesameword,writepresentandpasttensesofverbs,usethesingularandpluralformsofnouns,andchangeadjectivestoadverbs. Sincestandardizedtestingisanimportantcomponentofeducation,thefourthactivityforeachgroupprovidespracticeinstandardizedtest-takingformats.Thishelpsstudentsbe-comefamiliarandcomfortablewiththeformatandprovidestest-takingpractice. The tableofcontents identifies theskills thatstudentsuse tocompleteeachactivity.reviewpagesareincludedtoreinforcewhatstudentshavelearned.ananswerkeyisprovidedattheendofthebook. BoththenoChildLeftBehindactandstandardizedtestingrequirestudentstomeetcertainproficiencystandards.TheDaily Skill Buildersinthisbookhavebeenwrittenwithbothofthesesetsofrequirementsinmind.Standardsmatrixesforselectedstatesareprovidedonpagesvii–ix.Thesegiveteachersthespecificreading,writing,andlanguagestandardsthatarecoveredbyeachactivityinthisbook.ThenationaleLaStandardsassupportedbynCTeandiraarelistedonpagex.
introductiontotheTeacher
Vocabulary:Grades5–6
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ACTIVITy 2 Use Nouns in ContextWritewordsfromthelisttocompletethesentences.
ancestors architect attorney clients comrades culprit descendants miser peasants personnel population realtor
1. atthebakerytakehomeleftoversattheendoftheday.2. Carlacalleda(n) tohelpherwriteherwill.3. ifthe openedhiswallet,mothswouldprobablyflyout!4. Manypeopleclaimtobe ofThomasJefferson.5. The workedinthefieldfromdawntodusk.6. The wasfined$1,000fortrespassing.7. TheWidgetCompanyhasmany whobuyfromthem regularly.8. TonyandMichellehavebeen sincefirstgrade.9. Whatisthe ofMonkey’seyebrow,Kentucky?10. Fromwheredidyour comeoriginally?11. Whowasthe whodesignedtheTajMahalinindia?12. Willyoucalla tohelpyoufindanewapartment?
activity1:definenouns/activity2:UsenounsinContext
ACTIVITy 1 Define Nouns
Nouns namepeople,places,things,orideas.allthenounsonthislistnamepeople.
Writethenounfromthelistthatmatchesitsdefinition.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.
ancestor architect attorney client comrade culprit descendant miser peasants personnel population realtor
1. alawyer;onewhopracticeslaw2. employees;workers3. apersonguiltyofacrime4. aclosefriendorcompanion5. numberofpeoplelivinginacertainarea6. apersonwhodesignsbuildings7. arelativewholivedbeforeyou8. apersonwhoshowsbuildingsforrentorsale9. someonewhogoestoaprofessionalforhelp;customer10. arelativewhocomesafteryou(children,grandchildren,etc.)11. onewhodoesn’twanttospendanymoney,evenifhehasa
lot;atightwad;acheapskate12. farmersandtenantswhoworkforamonarchorothernoble
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Circle“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.
1.T F amiser giveslargeamountsofmoneytocharity.
2. T F arealtor sellshorses.
3. T F anarchitect designsarches.
4. T F anattorney wouldbethepersontocallifyouwantedtorentanapartment.
5. T F Clients arepeoplewhosellthingstoacompany.
6. T F Comrades arefriends.
7.T F aculprit isapersonguiltyofdoingsomethingwrong.
8.T F Peasants werewealthyandlivedincastles.
9.T F Personnel arepeopleemployedbyacompany.
10.T F The population ofacityneverchanges.
11.T F yourgreat-great-grandmotherisanancestor ofyours.
12.T F yourgreat-great-grandfatherisadescendant ofyours.
ACTIVITy 3 Apply Personal Knowledgeto Everyday Life1. nametwoofyourancestors . 2. nametwoofyourcomrades . 3. Listthreedescendants ofyourgrandparentsotherthanyourself. 4. FrankLloydWrightwasafamousarchitect. Lookatphotosofsomeofthebuildingshe
designed.Whatdoyouthinkofhiswork?5. Lookinatelephonebook.Listtworealtors inyourcity. 6. Whywouldsomeonebecomeaclient ofarealtor?7. Lookinatelephonebook,andthenlisttwoattorneys inyourcity. 8. Listthreecities.Useareferencesourcetofindthepopulation ofthesecities. 9. nameabook,story,ormovieandthecharacterwhowasaculprit .
activity3:applyPersonalKnowledge/activity4:Test-Taking
Personnel Manager
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ACTIVITy 6 Use the Past Tense of Verbs in Context
Past tense meansthatsomethinghappenedbeforenow.Formostverbs,add-edtoformthepasttense.Whenverbsendine,droptheeandadd-ed.ifaverbendsinaconsonantandy,changethe ytoiandadd-ed.(donotchangethey toiifavowelcomesbeforethey.)
Writeasentenceonanothersheetofpaperusingthepasttenseofeachverb.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.
1. attain 6. quench
2. barter 7. redeem
3. decline 8. testify
4. mince 9. tremble
5. mutter 10. volley
activity5:defineVerbs/activity6:UsethePastTenseofVerbsinContext
ACTIVITy 5 Define Verbs
Verbs areactionwords.Matchtheverbswiththeirdefinitions.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.
1. attain a. toturnin(coupons,forexample)andreceivesomethingin
exchange
2. barter b. torefuse;togetsicker
3. decline c. tosatisfytheneedforsomething,especiallydrink
4. mince d. togiveevidence,ofteninacourtroom
5. mutter e. toshake,oftenduetofear
6. quench f. tospeaksoftlysootherscannothear;togrumble
7. redeem g. totradeoneitemorfavorforanother
8. testify h. totossorhitsomethingbackandforth
9. tremble i. toreachagoal
10. volley j. tocutorchopintoverysmallpieces Super
Size
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ACTIVITy 8 Test-Taking
Writetheletteroftheanswerthatwouldbestreplacetheboldfaceword(s).
1. Marcusreached hisgoalwhenhesaved$100. a. attain b. attained c. obtain d. obtained2. Tomtraded twooldbaseballmittsforanewone. a. bartered b. barter c. willbuy d. bought3. Grandpa’shealthwent downhill afterhebrokehiship. a. declined b. reclined c. decline d. inclined4. ifyouchop up onionsandfrythem,theyaddflavortohotdogs. a. slice b. minced c. cook d. mince5. Whowillhelpmeplantthewheat?“noti,”thegoosesaid in a low voice. a. mutter b. shouted c. muttered d. yelled6. evenatwenty-ouncesodadidnotsatisfy histhirst. a. quenched b. quench c. replace d. makehappy7. Willtherestaurantexchange thatcouponifitisoutofdate? a. accept b. reject c. redeem d. redeemed8. ThejudgeaskedBrandonto tell the truth aboutwhathesaw. a. testified b. swear c. promise d. testify9. ThethoughtofjumpingoutofanairplanewithaparachutemadeGina shake. a. fearful b. tremble c. relax d. scared
ACTIVITy 7 Use the Proper Tense ofVerbs in ContextUsethepresentorpasttenseoftheverbsonthelisttocompletethesentences.
attain barter decline mince mutter quench redeem testify tremble volley
1. Beforepeoplehadmoney,theyusedthe systemtoexchangegoodsandservices.
2. dennisanddenise theballbackandforthbeforethetennismatch.3. doyouliketobearoundpeoplewho andcomplainalot?4. Jeremywaspleasedwhenhe hisgoaloflosingtenpounds.5. iofferedShelbyaride,butshe becauseitwasagreatdayforawalk.6. it’sgoingtotakealargedrinkofwaterto mythirstaftertheballgame.7. rachel incourtaboutwhatshesawonapril1.8. Thefrightenedmouse whenitsawthecat.9. Thisrecipecallsfor sardinesandachopped rutabaga.10. youcan yourtokensforfreegiftsatthebackcounter.
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ACTIVITy 9 Define Compound Words acompound word combinestwoormorewordstomakeanewwordthatexpressesasingleidea.Firefly,warthog,andfoxholearecompoundwords.Sometimesthemeaningofthenewwordisn’tclear,eventhoughyouknowthemeaningofbothwordsused.
drawalinetoseparatethecompoundwordsintosinglewords.Useadictionarytowriteabriefdefinitionforeachword.
1. bandwagon
2. clockwise
3. counterclockwise
4. deadline
5. foreword
6. fourscore
7. grandstand
8. greenhorn
9. hourglass
10. steeplejack
activity9:defineCompoundWords/activity10:UseCompoundWordsinContext
ACTIVITy 10 Use Compound Wordsin ContextWritewordsfromthelisttocompletethesentences. bandwagon counterclockwise deadline foreword fourscore
grandstand greenhorn hourglass steeplejacks
1. buildanddomaintenanceontallstructures,suchaschurchsteeples.2. Beforepeoplehadclocks,theyuseda(n) tomeasuretime.3. ifyoureadthe ,youwillunderstandthenovelbetter.4. ifyouspin fortoolong,youwillgetjustasdizzyaswhen
youspinclockwise.5. Philusuallymadeafoolofhimselfwhenhebeganto toimpress
hisfriends.6. Theauthorhadtocompletethenovelbyapril1tomeether .7. ThefirstwordsofabrahamLincoln’sGettysburgaddressare“
andsevenyearsago...”8. WhenaneasternertraveledtotheOldWest,hewasoftencalleda
becausehedidn’tknowmuchabouthowtosurvivethere.9. Whenherfriendsallbeganworkingattheanimalsheltercenter,Hollyjumpedonthe too,eventhoughshehadnointerestinanimals.
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ACTIVITy 12 Test-Taking
Circle“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.
1.T F adeadline isalinethathasdied.
2.T F aforeword meansthefirstfourwordsofadocument.
3. T F anhourglass isalargeglassofsodathattakesaboutanhourtodrink.
4. T F Beingasteeplejack isagoodjobforsomeoneafraidofheights.
5.T F Clockwise meansasmartclock—onethatdoesnotletyouoversleep.
6.T F Fourscore means80.
7. T F ifyouwalkcounterclockwise ,yougoaroundinacircletothe
left.
8. T F inaparade,abandridesonthebandwagon.
9. T F Somelizardshavegreenhorns.
10. T F Tograndstand meanstoshowoff.
ACTIVITy 11 Use Compound Words in Context/Write opinions
answerthefollowingquestionsonanothersheetofpaper.
1. Wouldyouliketoworkasasteeplejack?Whyorwhynot?
2. Howdoyoufeelwhenyoumustcompletesomethingbyadeadline?
3. Whywoulditbedifficulttotelltheexacttimeusinganhourglass?
4. doyouusuallyreadtheforewordofabook?Whyorwhynot?
5. Whatisyouropinionofpeoplewhograndstand?
6. Wouldyouratherjogclockwiseorcounterclockwisearoundatrack?Why?
7. Howoldwillyoubefourscoreyearsfromnow?
8. Whatwouldyouliketolearnhowtodo,eventhoughyouwouldbeagreenhornatfirst?
9. Thephrase“tojumponthebandwagon”meanstosupportapopularcauseorfad.ifall
ofyourfriends“jumpedonthebandwagon”bywearingsomethingthatwasthelatestfad,
wouldyoudoittoo,evenifyoudidn’tlikeit?Whyorwhynot?
activity11:UseCompoundWords/WriteOpinions/activity12:Test-Taking
Gettysburg Address
Fourscore and seven
years ago...
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ACTIVITy 14 Write Antonyms and Synonyms for Adjectivesanantonym isawordthatmeanstheopposite.asynonym isawordthatmeansnearlythesameasanotherword.
Writeanantonymandasynonymforeachword.Useadictionary ifyouareunsureof themeaningofaword.
Antonyms Synonyms1. absurd 2. aloof 3. dense 4. dreadful 5. energetic 6. familiar 7. frail 8. gracious 9. grateful 10. jagged 11. luxurious 12. tremendous
ACTIVITy 13 Define Adjectives Adjectives arewordsthatdescribenouns. Example: Webounceddownthebumpy gravelroadinarickety oldpickuptruck. Bumpy
andgraveldescribetheroad.Rickety,old,andpickupdescribethetruck.
allwordsonthislistareadjectives.Writetheadjectivefromthelisttomatchitsdefinition.Useadictionaryifyouareunsureofthemeaningofaword.
absurd aloof dense dreadful energetic familiar frail gracious grateful jagged luxurious
1. coldandunfriendly2. well-known3. veryfancy;elegant;plush4. uneven5. thick6. thankful7. terrible8. ridiculousandunbelievable;silly9. polite;kind10. lively;filledwithenergy11. inpoorhealth;weak
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ACTIVITy 16 Test-Taking
Write“a”ifthewordsareantonyms.Write“S”iftheyaresynonyms.
1. absurdandridiculous 13. aloofanddistant
2. denseandthick 14. familiarandknown
3. friendlyandaloof 15. graciousandunkind
4. greatandtremendous 16. jaggedandbroken
5. kindandgracious 17. livelyandenergetic
6. luxuriousandelegant 18. reasonableandabsurd
7. shoddyandluxurious 19. smoothandjagged
8. strongandfrail 20. terribleanddreadful
9. terrificanddreadful 21. thankfulandgrateful
10. thanklessandgrateful 22. thinanddense
11. tiredandenergetic 23. unknownandfamiliar
12. weakandfrail 24. wonderfulandtremendous
ACTIVITy 15 Use Adjectives in Context
Writewordsfromthelisttoreplacetheboldfacewords.
aloof dense dreadful energetic familiar frail gracious grateful jagged tremendous
1. WhenTerrycaughtaterrible cold,shefeltmiserable.2. Wewatchedthelively squirrelhideacornsinthegarden. 3. Whenshesawhergrandmotherafterbeingawayforayear,Sararealizedhowweak her
grandmotherhadbecome. 4. Thesurvivorsmadetheirwaythroughthethick ,steamyjungle.5. Theycouldn’tfindanyknown landmarkstoguidethembacktobase.6. Fromthetopofthecliff,welookeddownonajumbleofsharp, uneven rocks.
7. Catscanbeverycold and distant whentheywanttobe. 8. Wewere thankful fortheopportunity. 9. Ourpolite and kind hostessmadeusfeelrightathome. 10. Ourtripwasaterrific experience.
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ACTIVITy 18 Determine CorrectHomophonesCirclethecorrectwordfromeachpairofhomophones.
1. Misersarepeoplewho(hoard/horde)theirmoney.
2. Putthe(bridal/bridle)onyourhorse,andi’lltakeyoutoseeaterrific
(cite/site/sight).
3. Canyou(cite/sight/site)theaddressofyourfavoriteinternet
(cite/sight/site)?
4. Catsoften(pray/prey)onmice,butminejustlikestositonthewindowsill.
5. doyouenjoywatching(cereal/serial)movies?
6. Mr.JohnsonhiredCharlesashis(aid/aide).
7. The(bridal/bridle)partywalkedslowlydownthe(aisle/isle)tothe(altar/alter).
8. Theginghamdogandthecalicocatfoughta(dual/duel).
9. The(poor/pore/pour)woman’shandsshooksomuchshecouldn’t
(poor/pore/pour)thewater.
10. The(profit/prophet)madeno(profit/prophet)fromhispredictions.
11. Whatkindof(cereal/serial)wouldyoulikeforbreakfasttoday?
ACTIVITy 17 Define Homophones
Homophones arewordsthatarepronouncedthesamebutarespelleddifferentlyandhavedifferentmeanings.
Write thehomophone from the list tomatch itsmeaning.Useadictionary if youareunsureof themeaningofaword.notallofthewordswillbeused.
aid aide aisle altar alter bridal bridle cereal dual duel hoard horde isle plain plane poor pour pray prey profit prophet serial sight site
1. walkway 13. flatsurface2. victim 14. withoutmoney3 seer 15. aplace4. earnings 16. save5. acontest 17. rainheavily6. angrymob 18. helper7. help 8. tochange 9. double 10. simple bride11. horse’sharness12. breakfastgrain
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ACTIVITy 20 Test-Taking
Writetheletteroftheanswerthatbestmatchesthemeaningoftheword.
1. aid a. help b. aide c. fix d. helper2. alter a. table b. altar c. move d. change3. aisle a. walkway b. island c. isle d. church4. bridle a. wedding b. bride c. harness d. horse5. cereal a. series b. serial c. toast d. breakfastfood6. cite a. quote b. place c. view d. internet7. dual a. contest b. two c. lots d. one8. aide a. help b. helper c. companion d. friend9. pour a. notrich b. drink c. faucet d. rainheavily10. prey a. request b. victim c. mouse d. cat11. duel a. two b. dice c. contest d. game12. hoard a. group b. flock c. crowd d. collect13. horde a. crowd b. save c. collect d. reach14. isle a. walkway b. island c. alcatraz d. Cuba15. plain a. fancy b. airplane c. simple d. level16. site a. internet b. place c. view d. quote
ACTIVITy 19 Use Homophones in Context/
Relate Words to Everyday LifeWriteanexampleforeachitem.
1. agorgeoussight2. apersonwhomightemployanaide3. aplacethatisanisle4. aprophet5. astory,book,ormoviethatispartofaserial6. ananimalanditsprey7. aplacewithanaisle8. anytypeofanimalfoundinalargehorde9. Somethingpeopledoforprofit10. Somethingpeoplemayhoard11. Somethingthatcanaidyouwhenyoustudy12. Somethingyoucanalter13. Somethingthatisplain14. Somethingyoucanpour15. yourfavoritetypeofcereal
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Vocabulary:Grades5–6
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Answer KeysActivity 1 (p. 1)1.attorney 2.personnel3.culprit 4.comrade5.population 6.architect7.ancestor 8. realtor9.client 10.descendant11.miser 12.peasants
Activity 2 (p. 1)1.Personnel 2.attorney3.miser 4.descendants5.peasants 6.culprit7.clients 8.comrades9.population 10.ancestors11.architect 12. realtor
Activity 3 (p. 2)answerswillvary.
Activity 4 (p. 2)1.F 2.F 3.F 4.F5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F9.T 10.F 11.T 12.F
Activity 5 (p. 3)1. i 2.g 3.b 4. j5. f 6.c 7.a 8.d9.e 10.h
Activity 6 (p. 3)Sentenceswillvary.Checkspellingofpasttense.
Activity 7 (p. 4)1.barter 2.volleyed3.mutter 4.attained5.declined 6.quench7. testified 8. trembled9.minced 10. redeem
Activity 8 (p. 4)1.b 2.a 3.a 4.d5. c 6.b 7.c 8.d9.b
Activity 9 (p. 5)1. band/wagon 2. clock/wise3. counterclock/wise4. dead/line5. fore/word 6. four/score7. grand/stand 8. green/horn9. hour/glass 10. steeple/jackdefinitionswillvary.Checkforreasonableness.
Activity 10 (p. 5)1.Steeplejacks2.hourglass3. foreword 4.counterclockwise5.grandstand6.deadline7.Fourscore 8.greenhorn9.bandwagon
Activity 11 (p. 6)Opinionswillvary.
Activity 12 (p. 6)1.F 2.F 3.F 4.F5.F 6.T 7.T 8.F9.F 10.T
Activity 13 (p. 7)1.aloof 2. familiar 3. luxurious 4. jagged5.dense 6.grateful7.dreadful 8.absurd9.gracious 10.energetic11. frail
Activity 14 (p. 7)answerswillvary.Checkforreasonableness.
Activity 15 (p. 8)1.dreadful 2.energetic 3. frail 4.dense 5. familiar 6. jagged7.aloof 8.grateful9.gracious 10. tremendous
Activity 16 (p. 8)1.S 2.S 3.a 4.S5.S 6.S 7.a 8.a9.a 10.a 11.a 12.S13.S 14.S 15.a 16.S17.S 18.a 19.a 20.S21.S 22.a 23.a 24.S
Activity 17 (p. 9)1.aisle 2.prey 3.prophet4.profit 5.duel 6.horde7.aid 8.alter 9.dual10.plain 11.bridle 12.cereal13.plane 14.poor 15.site16.hoard 17.pour 18.aide
Activity 18 (p. 9)1.hoard 2.bridle;sight3.cite;site 4.prey5.serial 6.aide7.bridal;aisle;altar 8.duel9.poor;pour10.prophet;profit 11.cereal
Activity 19 (p. 10)answerswillvary.
Activity 20 (p. 10)1.a 2.d 3.a 4.c5.d 6.a 7.b 8.b9.d 10.b 11.c 12.d13.a 14.b 15.c 16.b
Activity 21–22 (p. 11)answerswillvary.Checkforreasonableness.
answerKeys
Activity 23 (p. 12)1. influence 2.schedule3.secure 4.estimate5.challenge 6.compromise7.display 8.associate9.experiments 10.patients
Activity 24 (p. 12)1.b 2.c 3.b 4.a5.c 6.c 7.d 8.a9.b 10.c
Activity 25 (p. 13)1. l 2. i 3.a 4.c5.e 6.k 7.o 8.d9. j 10. f 11.m 12.h13.n 14.g 15.b
Activity 26 (p. 13)1.h 2.b 3.g 4.o5.k 6. l 7.m 8.n9. i 10.a 11. f 12.c13.d 14.e 15. j
Activity 27 (p. 14)1. l 2.g 3.e 4.b5.k 6.h 7.c 8.a9. j 10.n 11.o 12. i13.m 14. f 15.d
Activity 28 (p. 14)1. i 2. f 3.a 4.n5. j 6.b 7.d 8.c 9.h 10.k 11.g 12.e13. o 14. l 15.m
Activity 29 (p. 15)1. l 2. f 3.g 4. j5.k 6.a 7.d 8. i9.e 10.h 11.b 12.c
Activity 30–31 (p. 15–16)answerswillvary.
Activity 32 (p. 16)1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F5.F 6.F 7.F 8.F9.T 10.T 11.F 12.F
Activity 33 (p. 17)1.defy 2.exceed3. ignite 4.extinguish5.contradict 6.slouch7.dwindle 8.startle9.unify 10. triumph
Activity 34 (p. 17)1.unify 2. triumph 3.defy 4. ignite5.postpone 6.extinguish7.exceed 8.startled9.dwindled 10.acquire 11.slouched 12.contradicted
Activity 35 (p. 18)answerswillvary.