Exercise Express Grade 4 Week 7
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Consonant combinations which cannot be represented
by any single letter in our alphabet are called digraphs (wh-, ch-, th-, -ch, -th, -tch)
Exercise ExpressGrade 4
Week 7
Definition1: any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers and a head that is horizontally flattened
Examples: (n) there are different types of this mammal
What is it like?-marine mammal
On our class trip, we went whale watching.
whalehwāl
Definition1. the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes and for other culinary and nutritional purposes2: the plant itself
(n) from seed to plants
to flour to a finished productWhat is it like?
-corn -cereal- grass
My grandmother makes homemade bread from freshly ground wheat.
wheathwēt
Definition1: the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled2: luck or fortune3: to happen or occur by chance
Examples: (n) I’ll just take my chances
(v) choose a number
rain or shine What is it like?-coincidence -happen-opportunity -unknown
Chances are good that you will win.
chancechăns
Definition1: a building for public Christian worship2: public worship of god or a religious service in such a building
Examples: (n) different types of architecture
What is it like?- religion-faith-congregation
Our family attends church together every Sunday.
churchchûrch
Definition1: to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering, and making rational decisions2: to have or form in the mind as an idea
Examples: (v) I can do anything if I put my mind into it
What is it like?-believe -guess-conceive -imagine
Our math test was so difficult, I had to think very hard to get the right answers.
thinkthĭngk
Definition1: a fabric formed by weaving from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber used for garments, upholstery, and other items
Examples: (n) many colors
many uses What is it like?
-fabric-material-textile
She covered the table with a red cloth.
clothklŏth
Definition1: to give forth or glow with light2: to be bright with reflected light3: to put a gloss or polish on
Examples: (n) my shoes have a shine
car shine
(v)the sun shines
What is it like?-glitter-sparkle-illuminate
My dad keeps a sparkling shine on our family car.
shineshīn
Definition1: to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound2: to hit or strike with force3: a blow, hit, or slap
Examples: (n) broken computer
(n) shatteredglass
What is it like? -crash-shatter-break
The cans were smashed and taken to the recycling center.
smashsmăsh
Definition1: to go and bring back2: to cause to come3: game to play with your dog
Examples: (v) bring backthe stick
playing fetchis good exercisefor dogs
What is it like?-bring back-return with-go and get
John’s dog loves to play fetch with us every day.
fetchfĕch
Definition1: to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough2: to withdraw from a race3: to make a slight grating noise as a pen
Examples:
(n) scraped knee
(v) scratchingthe couch What is it like?
-scrape -abrasion-cut -mark
Don’t worry, the cat won’t scratch you.
scratchskrăch
clothklŏth
Good writers reread and revise by adding, deleted, moving, or substituting.
The cloth was pretty.
Stretch It!
Fix It!
Good writers reread and edit.
my brothers haved achans to thing about
the scrash on the desk?
Add It!
-s -es -
Good readers make words with sounds.