Fifth GradeFifth GradeUnit 6 Week 2Unit 6 Week 2

The Mystery of Saint Matthew

Island

Words to Knowbleached

carcasses

decay

parasites

scrawny

starvation

suspicions

tundra

living things that live on or

in others; from which

they get food, often harming the others in the process

parasitesbleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

process of

rotting

decaybleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

bodies of dead animals

carcassesbleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

having little flesh;

lean; thin; skinny

scrawnybleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

suffering from

extreme hunger

starvationbleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

whitened by exposure

to sunlight or the use

of chemicals

bleachedbleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

a vast, treeless plain in arctic

regions

tundrableachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

beliefs; feelings; thoughts

suspicionsbleachedcarcasses

decayparasitesscrawny

starvationsuspicions

tundra

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

We need to bleach the surface.

dyeremove the color from

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

We smelled the carcasses from a distance.

tiny insectsbodies of dead animals

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

The detective had a suspicion that the old man committed the crime.

proven ideaidea that something might be true

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

A few people from the camp were battling starvation.

a lack of fooda serious disease

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

The kitten was scrawny.

bonytimid

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

The dentist found some decay in a few teeth.

wearing awayrestoring

Which means the same thing as the underlined word?

They viewed the tundra.

ice-covered valleycold treeless land

You’ve got it!