No boring practice, please ! Vocabulary

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Reproducible Practice Pages PLUS Easy-to-Score Quizzes That Boost Kids’ Word Power and Comprehension

by Harold Jarnicki

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Cover by Jaime LuceroCover illustrations Mike Moran Interior design by NEO GrafikaIllustrations by Kelly Kennedy

ISBN 0-439-53148-9Copyright © 2005 by Harold Jarnicki

All rights reserved.Printed in the U.S.A.

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4What Is Vocabulary? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Thesaurus Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Thesaurus Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Presto! The Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Negative Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Positively Negative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Extraordinary Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Ultra-Cool X-Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Let’s Get Retro! Prefix Review . . . . . . 14Quickie Quiz: Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Suffix Rocks! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Suffix Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18X-Word-Ology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Be a Suffix Sleuth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Let’s Get Retro! Suffix Review . . . . . 22Quickie Quiz: Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . 24Eponyms: It’s All in the Name! . . . . . . 25

WOW! Palindromes! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27What an Oxymoron! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Let’s Get Retro! Eponym and Palindrome Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Quickie Quiz: Eponyms, Palindromes, Oxymoron . . . . . . . . . . 30Sound Out Homophones . . . . . . . . . 31Home in on Homographs . . . . . . . . . 33Commonly Confused Words . . . . . . . 34Put It in Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Quickie Quiz: Homophones, Homographs, and More . . . . . . . . . . . 36The Synonym/Antonym Analogy Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38The Relationship Analogy Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39The “Part of” Analogy Adventure . . . 41Quickie Quiz: Analogies . . . . . . . . . . 43

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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magine a classroom where students do not slump in theirseats every time you announce it’s time for vocabulary;

where vocabulary lessons and practice bring excitingopportunities along with a couple of laughs and a little competition;where students get emotionally involved in the fundamentals ofvocabulary, and improvement is proudly displayed by students andrecognized by teachers and parents.

You might think such a classroom is merely a figment of myimagination or a fantasy of some ambitiously naive first-yeareducation grad. I can boldly claim that such is not the case. I havebeen teaching for about 20 years and, with the help of some games, afew jokes, and other gimmicks, have witnessed students get excitedabout vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and more.

The No Boring Practice, Please! series is an extension of myclassroom and one humble step toward helping kids do what comesnaturally — learn. If you’re ready to add spice to your vocabularylessons, then this book is for you.

Carefully structured as a good basic course of study, the recipefor each lesson is simple. No Boring Practice, Please! Vocabularydishes up straight vocabulary practice with a dash (or splash) of fun. Inside you’ll find a concoction of reproducible pages that cover prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, antonyms, analogies,homophones, and more. Flavored with engaging illustrationsand an edgy design, each practice page is easy for kids toswallow. Best of all, you can serve these pages with only aminimal amount of teacher instruction.

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Each unit opens with a brief, simple explanation of a key concept ineasy-to-understand language. Students are then challenged to applywhat they are learning through practice pages. Next comes a review,followed by a quick and easy-to-score quiz. Occasionally, you maywant to add an extra exercise or practice test depending on students’progress, but the units are designed to stand on their own.

You may wonder what inspired me to write this book—and the restof the No Boring Practice, Please! series. Let me start at the beginning.As a baby boomer’s hyperactive kid, I wasn’t a huge fan of school.Sitting at a desk most of the day was tough enough. Add a generoushelping of dry vocabulary practice and my eyes would glaze over, rollback in my head, and send me into a near comatose state wherehands on clocks ceased to move.

Years passed. After a less-than-stellar career in rock ’n’ roll, Idecided the teaching profession was a more lucrative gig. I had twospecific goals: (1) to become the teacher I never had; and (2) to add a little rock ’n’ roll to the school system.

Like it or not, we are teaching a new breed of children—one thatwatches more than four hours of values-distorting TV each day, plays mindless video games on a regular basis, and gobbles upentertainment far more than nutriment. We welcome these media-savvy kids into our classrooms and expect them to get excited aboutroot words, homophones, and analogies. Let’s get real!

This is what drives the No Boring Practice, Please! series. The seriesis academically sound and rich in language-skill development, but allthis learning is disguised by a hip design and comical illustrations thathave lots of kid appeal. Think of the series as whole-grain oatspackaged in a box of tutti-frutti breakfast cereal.

I know that students can get excited about doing well invocabulary, and I feel gratified to be part of the process. I hope the No Boring Practice, Please! series helps teach and inspire.

May the force be with you.

Sincerely,Harold Jarnicki

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Check out this bodacious activity. Wow your friends with your titanic vocabulary!They’ll think your brain is absolutely colossal. We guarantee they will be astonishedby your extreme intelligence.

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Favorite Word 1: ________________________ Meaning: __________________________________

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Words are powerful!

All the words you know make up your vocabulary. The biggeryour vocabulary, the more words you know and the more funyou can have speaking, reading, and writing!

bodacious—remarkable

titanic—having extraordinary power or size

colossal—massively large

astonish—to amaze

extreme—great

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Thesaurus Power Thesaurus? Is that somekind of extinct reptile?

Synonym sample: colossal, massive, hugeAntonym sample: hot and cold

A thesaurus can help make your writing more interesting, attention-grabbing, and powerful. With a thesaurus you can take an ordinary word and PRESTO! CHANGE-O! make it more exciting.

Take this simple sentence: Guido ran down the street after his dog.Open a thesaurus and the sentence can change to:

• Guido darted down the street after his dog.• Guido dashed down the street after his dog.• Guido zoomed down the street after his dog.

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Ha! Ha! FUNNY Word SearchFind six synonyms for the word funnyand list them below.

Example: “Let’s go!” shouted Coach Beefy.bel lowed

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¹ Mrs. Jovial is always so happy.

º The stage lights are bright.

» Bozo was angry when he fell in the mud.

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¾ What is your plan, Secret Agent Map?

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Across2. Run3. Grab7. Accident8. Love

12. Melt13. So14. Jump16. Skinny17. Roomy

19. Cute21. Calm22. Food24. Deceive25. Dedicated26. Shake

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Presto! The Pref ix

Many words are made up of different parts. For instance. . .

• Root: the main part of a word• Prefix: a part added to the beginning

of a root word to change its meaning

Example: recount

The root word is count. The prefix re- means “again.”So, recount means “to count again.”

To help pronounce a word, we sometimes divide the word into syl-la-bles.To understand what a word means, we can divide the word into its parts.

Homophone Zone

Total Recall

Extreme Analogy Groovathon!Extreme Analogy Groovathon!Groovathon!

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Match each prefix with a root word. Then match the new wordwith its meaning and write it on the chart. Follow the example.

Prefix + Root = Meaning New Word

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Use The Words!Use some of the new words from the chart to complete these sentences.

¶ The ____________________ speed on that road is 30 miles per hour.

· Dr. Frankenstone looked into her ____________________ to see the tiny cell.

¸ I think I’ll ____________________ my notes so I can ace the test!

¹ We got to ____________________ the movie before everyone else.

º Putting ____________________ in your radiator will help save your car in winter.

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A negative prefix changes

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opposite of what it was.

Here are the basic meanings of some negative prefixes.

un- : not; opposite ofin- : notde- : remove; do the opposite ofdis- : do the opposite of; notnon- : not; without

Learning to usenegative prefixes canhave a positive effect

on your grammar!

An Un-Positive ChartChoose a negative prefix from the list above. Add it to each word to makea new word. Write the new word next to its matching definition.

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¶ A box of Uncle Cheesey’s Noodle Magic lasts forever. It is a ______________________ food item.

· My brother said I was ______________________ because I made the dog sit in the rain.

¸ We had a huge argument. Everyone ______________________ with me.

¹ “ ______________________ the engines before we hit the force field!” shouted Captain Picknot.

º I’m the only one who can see my ______________________ friend.

» Mom seems less grumpy when she drinks ______________________ coffee.

¼ My dad doesn’t cough so much since he became a ______________________.

½ Your story is ______________________. All you wrote was the title!

¾ “If you remain ______________________, you will become a major blob!” Dr. Dobey stated.

¿ Standing on your head and barking like a dog is ______________________behavior at school.

BBBB OOOO NNNN UUUU SSSS :::: Write two sentences using the leftover words.

1. _______________________________________________________________________________ .

2. _______________________________________________________________________________ .

Just because I usenegative prefixes a lot

doesn’t mean I’m anegative person!

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Extraordinary Pref ixesName ___________________________________________


Some prefixes are super-fun to use! They

add special meaning to ordinary words!

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Use a dictionary to match each Extraordinary Prefix with its meaning. Write the correct letter on the blank before each prefix.

Extraordinary MeaningsPrefixes

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a. more than usual or way too much; sometimes used as a word that means “overactive”

b. distant; far off

c. a tremendous amount of; even more than enough

d. between or among

e. extremely small; a billionth part

f. very large; sometimes used on its own

g. one or single

h. all

i. across; beyond

j. half or partly

k. back, behind, or backward; sometimes used as a word that means “from the past”

l. use of skill and machines; sometimes used as a word to describe a type of modern dance music

m. self

n. outside; beyond

o. life

I’m getting ultra-hyperjust thinking about mega-cool prefixes!

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Across1. From outside Earth (terrestrial

means “from Earth”)5. A billionth of a second6. Happens by itself

11. Condition of extending too far12. Across the Atlantic14. Organism that eats all things

(plant and animal)15. Life story

Down2. Technology to communicate from

a distance3. Super modern4. Examine a past event7. Among nations8. Half a circle9. Practical application of knowledge,

as in the use of machines10. A very large amount, as of medicine13. To make one by combining two

or more

This is extra-cranial!

Don’t be fooled!This mega-crossword

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Let’s Get Retro!Prefix Review

A. What’s Your Prefix-ability?Circle the correct meaning for each of these prefixes.

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A. Pre-fix It! Choose a prefix from the “Prefix Box” to complete each sentence. Use each prefix only once.

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3. trans-

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7. omni-

8. sub-

9. bio-

10. micro-

a. extremely small

a. single or alone

a. before

a. single

a. in

a. single or alone

a. in

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a. life

a. half

b. all

b. most

b. very

b. not

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b. small

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c. single or alone

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¶ Many people are ___________ vorous—they eat meat and plant products.

· The magician’s trick was ___________ believable.

¸ I’ll be there in a ___________ second.

¹ When I’m ___________ active, my muscles get tired and stiff.

º I would like to get Derek Jeter’s ___________ graph for my collection.

» In ___________ spect, I think I would have done things differently.

¼ ___________ pressing that garbage helps get a lot into the truck.

½ Mom wants to ___________ decorate our home.

¾ We will take an ___________ galactic journey from the Milky Way to Andromeda.

¿ Our ___________ communications system connected us with Antarctica.

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¶ Between galaxies: _______________________________

· A person’s handwritten signature: _______________________________

¸ Eating everything: _______________________________

¹ A billionth of a second: _______________________________

º Looking back: _______________________________

» Pressing together: _______________________________

¼ Not active: _______________________________

½ Communication from far away: _______________________________

¾ Design again: _______________________________

¿ Not believable: _______________________________

Prefix Review Continued

Find It! Circle the prefix in each sentence. Write the prefix next to its definitionin the Box of Meanings. Follow the example.

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1. I was so nervous I hyperventilated.

2. One of my extracurricular activities is working at the zoo.

3. The computer worked much faster with the new microchip.

4. We saw some amazing ultramodern inventions at the science center.

5. Some snakes are semiaquatic because they live near water as well as in it.

6. A megaphone can make a whisper sound very loud.

7. When I write my autobiography everyone will learn about my life.

8. The firefighter deactivated the alarm.

before

half or partly

more than usual or way too much

self

a tremendous amount, possibly more than enough

very large

outside; beyond

remove

incredibly small

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A. Multiple Choice: Circle the best meaning for each prefix.A

A. Match Match each definition with its prefix.

B Identify Write the prefix that goes with each definition.

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2. semi-

3. micro-

4. auto-

5. pre-

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a. least

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a. extremely small

a. in

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a. scientific

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b. very large

b. first

b. against

b. all

b. outside

b. very large

b. self

b. together

c. all

c. across

c. very small

c. again

c. across

c. against

c. under

c. incredibly small

c. life

c. very large

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d. half or partly

d. solo

d. self

d. after

d. self

d. with

d. again

d. new

d. modern

¶ way too much (could be used with active):

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(used with modern): ______________

¹ one or single (used before verse): ______________

º go back (used with active): ______________

» not (used with appear): _______________

¼ not (used with complete): ______________

½ distant (used with communications): ______________

¾ small (used with van): ______________

¿ removed (used with caffeinated): ______________That’s it! You did it!

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4. again

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Some easy suffixes and their meanings:-er = one who does or makes

One who plays is a play______.

-ly = having the appearance of; happening in a regular manner

He is man______.

The geyser erupts hour______.

-ful = full of

One who is full of hope is feeling hope______.

-less = without

One who is without hope is feeling hope______.

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He is filled with much sad______.Homophone Zone

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SentencesSentences Add an easy suffix to each underlined root to complete each sentence.

Watch Out: When adding -er to a word that ends in e, just add an -r.

Example: race racer

1. When I look in the mirror, I see a person of great______.

2. I am a fear______ hero, afraid of nothing.

3. I can be very friend______, if you don’t bother me.

4. In my bedroom, I am the world’s best dance______.

5. Showing kind______ actually feels good!

6. I can be quite forget______ when it comes to my homework.

7. I am a fast talk______, but I’m also a faster run______.

You learned that a . . .Root: is the main part of a wordPrefix: is a part added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning

Now, get ready to meet the Suffix! A suffix is a part added to the end of a root word to change its meaning.

For example . . .Add the suffix -able (which means “capable of” or “fit for”) to turn fit for comfort into comfortable.

Your turn:

• Fit to convert = convert + ible = _________________________

• Capable of preventing = prevent + able = _________________________

Sweetness!

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Suffix Math Suffixes can turn actions

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-hood = condition or way of being

Group of women sharing a common goal: sister + hood = ___________________

Community of neighbors: neighbor + hood = ___________________

-ship = condition, state, or quality

State of belonging to a particular group: member + ship = ___________________

Condition of being a citizen: citizen + ship = ___________________

-logy = area of study and research

Study of life forms: bio + logy = ___________________

Study of how people behave in groups: socio + logy = ___________________

-ian or -an = belonging to or being involved with

Person from Brazil: Brazil + ian = ___________________

Person from America: America + an = ___________________ (Drop an “a”)

-tion or -sion = action or process (sometimes - tion is -ation or -cation)

Process of multiplying: multiply + cation = ___________________ (Change “y” to “i”)

Act of instituting: institute + tion = ___________________ (Drop the “te”)

Vocabu-Math. . . It All Adds Up!

Some suffixes have their own meanings. Add a suffix to a word and it can go from being an action or an idea to a thing.

Get this:-dom = fact or state of being

State or condition of being free = free + dom = freedom

-dom = condition or special ranking Condition of being wise = wise + dom = _____________________(drop the “e” before adding “dom”)

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One who plays percussion instruments: percussion + ist = ___________________

One who does something very special: special + ist = ___________________

-age = a collection, group of, or place for

A place for orphans: orphan + age = ___________________

A collection of stamps: post + age = ___________________

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¶ Only surfers get member__________ into that club.

· The reception__________ told me to wait outside.

¸ Study psycho__________ to learn how people think.

¹ We all work together so we formed a brother__________.

º My bedroom is my king______.

» With a little talent, I could be a wicked guitar__________.

¼ An Afric__________ elephant is bigger than an Ind__________ elephant.

½ My inven__________ is sure to change the world.

¾ Peer__________ is a collection of peers.

¿ Hawaii was granted state__________ in 1959.

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If you’re looking for trouble, you came to the right place!

Some suffixes can be pretty sneaky. To break their code, concentration is key.

Hey, are youlooking at me?

Now let’s track down some of the most wanted suffixes. Use the Sneaky Suffix Definitions to help you solve the crossword.

–ous = full of

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Let’s playit again!

A. Circle It: Circle the suffix in each of these words.A

A. Fill in the Blanks: Use the words from the Correct-O column to complete these sentences.

¶ The audience gave Rock Bohunk a _______________ ovation.

· Sorry I missed your birthday. I’m a bit _______________ .

¸ I thought that three-headed monster was _______________, but he chased me around the block.

¹ That acrobat has incredible _______________.

º “My _______________ should be called a queendom,” announced Queen Gasserella.

» Grandpa nodded and said, “Yep, in my _______________ I used to eat nails for breakfast.”

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· mobile + ity = ______________________________________

¸ India + an = ______________________________________

¹ intense + ify = ______________________________________

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¶ When you show courage, you are ___________________.

· If you are good at poetry, you are ___________________.

¸ If you can concentrate for a long time, you have

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¹ If you are from Mexico, you are ___________________.

º Something shaped like an oval can be described as ___________________.

» When you lack fear, you are ___________________.

¼ A person who studies biology is called a ___________________.

½ When you ___________________ something, you give it beauty.

¾ Things that are elastic have ___________________.

¿ When you make things more intense, you ___________________ them.

A. Multiple Choice:Circle the best meaning for each suffix.

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a. collection, group

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Whose name is it anyway?

Eponyms: It’s All in the Name!

An eponym is a word that came from a person’s name.

Name ___________________________________________


1. Graham cracker: Sylvester Graham baked up the first batch of these tastycrackers in the early 1800s. He called them a “health food.”

2. Caesar salad: Caesar Cardini threw together this snappy salad in Tijuana,Mexico, back in 1924.

3. Diesel: Although it still needed a lot of tinkering, the first diesel engine wasinvented in the late 1800s by Rudolph Diesel.

4. Derby: In 1780 Edward Stanley, the 12th Earl of Derby, sponsored a race. Soonhis name was used to mean “a premier horse race.” Think Kentucky Derby.

5. Frisbee: In the 1920s Joseph Frisbie made pies near Yale University. Often,students would buy his pies and keep the plates to throw to each other. Soon the Frisbee as we know it today was invented.

6. Guillotine: Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814) did not invent the guillotine.He was just trying to suggest a more humane way to behead prisoners.

7. Jacuzzi: Candido Jacuzzi created a system of underwater jets in a bathtub togive his ailing son hydrotherapy (water massage) at home.

8. Leotard: This form-fitting one-piece elastic garment got its name from Frenchtrapeze artist Jules Léotard in the mid-1800s.

9. Levi’s: In 1872, tailor and businessman Levi Strauss made overalls and pants forminers out of canvas because the material was so strong and durable.

10. Maverick: Samuel Maverick was a Texas cattle owner who did not like to brandhis cattle or keep them cooped up. This was different from what others weredoing but he didn’t care what others thought of him.

11. Melba toast: Late 19th-century opera singer Dame Nellie Melba got very sick.Part of her get-well diet included very dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast.

12. Mesmerize: Franz Anton Mesmer, a German doctor, tried to cure sick peoplethrough their unconscious mind. He called his hypnosis technique mesmerism.

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13. Pasteurize: Louis Pasteur, a French chemist in the 19th century, discovered aprocess of using heat to destroy harmful germs in perishable foods withouthurting the food (such as milk).

14. Sandwich: As the story goes, sandwiches became popular when John Montagu,4th Earl of Sandwich, took a bite of one. This 18th-century royal chapsupposedly ate sandwiches while working and playing.

15. Sideburns: This face fuzz was originally named after Civil War General AmbroseEverett Burnside.

16. Tupperware: Developed by Earl Tupper in 1945, these popular plastic containerskeep food fresh.

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10. Cardini’s vegetable mix13. A system of underwater jets in a bathtub14. Rudolph invented this engine in the late 1800s15. Earl’s container helps keep food fresh16. A TV show might do this to you

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civic: to do with community

racecar: car for racing

rotator: something that spins

deified: idolized or adored

radar: detection device

rotor: spinning device

redder: more red

sagas: many adventure stories

kayak: Inuit canoe

refer: to pass on information

solos: more than one solo

level: flat or balanced

repaper: to paper again

stats: numbers representing data

madam: formal term for a lady

reviver: one who refreshes

tenet: a rule or theory

dewed: sprinkled lightly with water

A palindrome is a word

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What an Oxymoron! An oxymoron is a

combination of

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Get this: Check out these oxymoron examples.

As you can see,an oxymoroncan be clearly

confusing.

Each sentence has half an oxymoron. Find the other half ofthe oxymoron in the Oxymoron Ice Oven. Use each word once.

1. Fred was a paid __________________ at our charity dance.

2. Your loud __________________ was heard across the room.

3. How can you be wearing baggy __________________?

4. “Never __________________!” Matilda yelled as she bungeed off the bridge.

5. At 199 pounds, Sugar Pop Wheeler is a light __________________.

6. I’d say you had even __________________ of winning.

7. Wrap up that bread tightly or it will get freezer __________________.

8. Is that jumbo __________________ too big for you to eat?

9. Everyone knows about that. That’s old __________________.

10. That magician is a real __________________.

If the milk is evaporated,how can it still be there?

Evaporated milk Front end What’s that? The front or the end?

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An eponym is a word that ___________________________________________________.

A palindrome is a word that _________________________________________________.

I D, Please! Identify each of the following as an eponym (E) or a palindrome (P).

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Do It Your Way! Write five palindromes.

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

4. ________________________________

5. ________________________________

Who’s What? Beside each person’s name, identify the eponym he or she helped create.

1. Edward Stanley __________________________________________

2. Dame Nellie Melba __________________________________________

3. Louis Pasteur __________________________________________

4. John Montagu __________________________________________

5. Gen. A.E. Burnside __________________________________________

6. Earl Tupper __________________________________________

7. Franz Mesmer __________________________________________

8. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin __________________________________________

9. Sylvester Graham __________________________________________

10. Caesar Cardini __________________________________________

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Let’s Get Retro!Eponym and Palindrome Review

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A. Definitions: Write a definition for each term.A

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4. neat mess

5. jumbo shrimp

6. freezer burn

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¶ She is a _________________________ because she does what she thinks is best.

· We _________________________ milk so it lasts longer.

¸ The acrobat is wearing a purple _________________________.

¹ When the principal entered the room, there was a deafening _________________________.

º I’m starting to get a numb _________________________ in my leg.

» Ugh! This ice cream has freezer _________________________.

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You won’t get bored when you’re on board. Be off to the Homophone Zone and become a Homophone Master!

Fi l l in the blank with the correct homophone.

Level 1: The Start-O-Sphere

1. (bare, bear) That ________________ is ________________. He has no hair!

2. (ate, eight) I ________________ ________________ donuts.

3. (paws, pause) Perhaps I should ________________ to look at my dog’s ________________.

4. (past, passed) In the ________________, stories were ________________ by word of mouth.

5. (tail, tale) Grandpa told us a ________________ about the monkey with the longest ________________.

6. (threw, through) Johnny ________________ the ball ________________ the window.

7. (there, they’re) I said, “ ________________ in ________________!”

8. (worn, warn) I should ________________ you that your tires are ________________ out.

Level 2: The Not-Bad-O-Sphere

1. (write, right) I’ll ________________ with my ________________ hand. You can use your left.

2. (so, sew) Dad asked, “ ________________, do you want to learn how to ________________?”

3. (inn, in) Come ________________ to the ________________ and stay a while.

4. (Sunday, sundae) It’s ________________; let’s have an ice cream ________________!

5. (steal, steel) Stop! Don’t ________________ the ________________!

6. (karat, carrot) We’d be rich if that ________________ was twenty-four ________________ gold!

7. (break, brake) Use the bike’s ________________ or you will ________________ something.

8. (serial, cereal) I watch a TV ________________ while I eat my ________________.

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Level 3: The Sweet-O-Sphere

1. (are, our, hour) ________________ time has come. The magic ________________ is here.

2. (missed, mist) I could not see you in the ________________, so I ________________ you.

3. (your, you’re) Mom said, “________________ not going out until ________________ work is done.”

4. (whether, weather) ________________ the ________________ is good or not, we’re going.

5. (hole, whole) How do you know if that’s a ________________ ________________ or just part of one?

6. (rowed, rode, road) Winky ________________ on the ________________ while Dinky

________________ the boat.

7. (scent, cent, sent) I spent every ________________ you ________________ as soon as I

smelled that ________________.

8. (bye, by, buy) I’ll come ________________ later to ________________ some cake.

________________, see you then!

Level 4 : The Wow-O-Sphere

1. (do, dew, due) _________ you know that the morning _________ is _________ right about now?

2. (too, to, two) You _________ can come _________ see me in my tutu, _________.

3. (knot, naught, not) That is ________________ the way to tie a ________________ in this contest,

so your score is ________________.

4. (there, their, they’re) Look at _________ house over _________. That’s where _________ staying.

5. (pear, pair, pare) Please ________________ the ________________. Do that twice and you will

have a ________________.

6. (towed, toad; toe, tow) Wow, that giant ________________ ________________ the ________________

truck with its ________________!

7. (herd, heard; hear, here) I ________________ the ________________ of elephants and now I

________________ you ________________, too.

8. (knows, nose; blew, blue; gnu, new, knew) I ________________ that a ________________

________________ ________________ his ________________ ________________ when he

________________ he should. (more than one correct answer)

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8. An agreement (that is usually signed); to shrink, opposite of expand9. To show the way; a metallic element

13. A thing; to disagree (as in court)15. To start again; a record of work experience and education

Across1. To bend forward from the waist;

front of a ship; weapon thatshoots arrows

5. A numeral or quantity; morenumb

7. Prisoner; to find guilty10. To pardon or forgive someone;

an “explaining why” reason11. Hot, sandy region that gets little

rain; to abandon12. White bird (symbol of peace);

jumped off (usually into water)14. To rip; a drop of clear liquid

emitted by the eye16. To shut; near

Down2. To injure; coiled up3. Without a mistake; to make

without a mistake 4. To coil up; moving air6. Sixty seconds; very, very tiny7. The way you behave; to direct as

with a symphony orchestra

Look atmy bass.

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Commonly Confused WordsRead the definitions. Place the correct commonly confused word in each blank.

We won’t need your assistants, butwe might need your

assistance.

among: used with more than two items between: used with two items

1. I will dance _______________ the many tulips in my garden.

2. If you’re playing goalie, stand _______________ the posts of the net.

fewer: used when counting individual parts; smaller number; often used before a plural noun

less: smaller amount; not as much; often used before a singular noun

3. Gronk has _______________ hair than Blerk.

4. Blerk has _______________ rocks than Gronk.

affect: a verb that means to change or influenceeffect: a noun that means the result of an action

5. If you are kind, it will _______________ everyone around you.

6. That song has such an _______________ on me everytime I hear it.

assure: guarantee ensure: make certaininsure: guard against loss or damage

7. You can’t drive your car until you _______________ it.

8. I _______________ you that the doors are locked.

9. Please _______________ that your lips remain closed.

formal ly: correctly, ceremoniously formerly: before

10. Soula _______________ signed the contract in front of her lawyer.

11. _______________ a famous musician, he now sells insurance.

precede: come beforeproceed: go to

12. Please _______________ to the visitation center immediately.

13. The queen will _______________ the king in thisprocession.

good: an adjective that describes a noun as being positive wel l: an adverb that means to do an action positively

14. You are doing very _______________!

15. Morty is a _______________ boy.

metal: a chemical element such as copper or ironmedal: award

16. That ring is made from a precious ______________.

17. You deserve a _______________ for all your hard work.

access: a way to get toexcess: too much, more than enough

18. Yikes! The _______________ milk spilled all over the place.

19. You’ll find _______________ to the laboratory throughthat trap door.

assistance: help assistants: helpers

20. Dr. Gub, I will need your _______________ to completethe operation.

21. All of the _______________ are having a meeting.

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Put It in Context

Many times you can figure out what a word means by the way it is used in a sentence. This skill is called Using Context Clues.

• Loquacious Mrs. Lipflapper spoke for three hours nonstop.

Loquacious? Is that a flower in your mother’s garden? Guess again. From the sentence and the way loquacious is used, we can guess that it might mean tends to talk a lot.

UUUUssss iiiinnnngggg CCCCoooonnnntttteeeexxxxtttt CCCCllll uuuueeeessssRead each sentence below. Select themeaning that best suits the sentence.

¶ The gargantuan dragon towered above brave knight Sir Run-a-lot.

a. mean b. scary c. huge d. fire-breathing e. hairy

· My mother uses the maxim, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” So I won’t give up.

a. sentence b. saying c. word d. question e. poem

¸ In antiquity, people had to hunt and gather for all of their food.

a. caves b. ancient times c. antique cars d. arctic weather e. war time

¹ Magnanimous Uncle Shlitzy always gave his money to people who needed help.

a. happy b. peaceful c. patient d. dumb e. generous

º Sorry to be so incredulous, but you haven’t proven anything to me yet.

a. sleepy b. angry c. disbelieving d. unfriendly e. alert

Choose three words from above. Using the words, write three new sentences to demonstrate their meanings.

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I love to read formeaning.

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A. Knotty Homophone Zone:A

A. Conquer the Homographs! The words in italics are pronunciations of homographs. Sound out each word and spell it correctly in the Homograph Detention Center.

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Naughty

Circle the 10 incorrect homophones. Write the correct words below.

1. Have your REH-zoo-may with you when you apply for that job.

2. I will practice until I purr-FECT that skill.

3. That vault is made of solid LED.

4. Look carefully for all MI-noot details.

5. We must never dih-SIRT people who need help.

6. She’s standing at the ship’s BAU.

7. I can’t feel anything; my hand is NUM-mer.

8. I WOWND the yarn into a ball.

9. Hank just DOHV into a pool.

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Homophones, Homographs, and More



All write! Tell me now. Which which is which? I no you no. I’m knot moving until youtell me. I can stand hear for an our. It’s not fare four you two trick me like this!

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1. (medal, metal) That _____________ case will protect your _____________.

2. (assure, ensure, insure) I _____________ you, it is safe!

3. (affect, effect) Did that medicine _____________ you like it did me?

4. (less, fewer) There are _____________ oceans than there are lakes.

5. (good, well) Hooray, your performance went _____________!

6. (assistants, assistance) My __________________ will hold you down.

7. (access, excess) The ________________ is spilling out.

¶ Since the accident, he never laughs anymore. He seems so lugubrious.

a. stubborn b. courageous c. weird d. gloomy e. cheerful

· He was so obsequious, he would dust off the seat before his boss sat down.

a. serious b. friendly c. happy d. smart e. too eager to please

¸ You’re insatiable! When will you stop eating?

a. stubborn b. friendly c. funny d. serious e. always wanting more

¹ It is very quotidian for people to eat lunch around noon.

a. common b. special c. unusual d. surprising e. different

Commonly Confused Words: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

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º I know you’re trying to usurp all my pieces when I’m not looking.

a. hide b. seize c. paint d. break e. repair

» He’s so incredulous, it doesn’t matter how much proof you show him.

a. disbelieving b. angry c. sleepy d. serious e. alert

¼ That connoisseur knows everything there is to know about art.

a. idiot b. expert c. artist d. student e. part-timer

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The Synonym/Antonym Analogy Adventure

Name ___________________________________________


Rain is to summer as snow is to winter

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Fix -ableSentencesFix -ableFix -ableSentencesSentences Choose words from the Word Vault to complete each analogy. Circle

synonym or antonym to indicate the type of analogy. Use a dictionary!

¶ Big is to huge as tiny is to _____________ synonym antonym

· Brave is to meek as fearful is to _________________ synonym antonym

¸ Nice is to pleasant as fast is to _________________ synonym antonym

¹ Happy is to joyful as skillful is to _________________ synonym antonym

º Finished is to incomplete as intact is to _________________ synonym antonym

» Pretty is to attractive as strong is to _________________ synonym antonym

¼ Fall is to tumble as jump is to _________________ synonym antonym

½ Negative is to affirmative as ordinary is to _________________ synonym antonym

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Word analogies express the relationship between words. They connect ideas.

I feel theconnection!

A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

skinny =thin jump= hop purchase =buy

So this is what a Synonym Analogy could look like:Admirable is to fantastic as awful is to horrible

An antonym has the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning as another word.

fast≠slow up≠down give≠take

So this is what an Antonym Analogy could look like:Funny is to sad as sweet is to sour

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The Relationship Analogy Adventure

comparison. . .correlation. . .correspondence. . .

equivalence. . . likeness. . .parallel. . . relation. . .resemblance

You score a goal in hockey. You score a run in baseball.

So the analogy could look like this: goal : hockey :: run : baseball

Read aloud, we say goal is to hockey as run is to baseball.

Beethoven was a classical composer about 200 years ago.

Eminem is a rapper now.

So the analogy could look like this: Beethoven : classical :: Eminem : rap

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Choose the best answer and write it in the blank.

1 banana : peel :: nut : __________________

a. coat b. shell c. hat d. wings

2 oil : fry :: water : __________________

a. boil b. roast c. swim d. fish

3 car : vehicle :: stove : __________________

a. kitchen b. cook c. hot d. appliance

4 Italian : language :: Italy : __________________

a. food b. continent c. country d. place

5 dance : waltz :: ice cream : __________________

a. frozen b. cone c. flavor d. vanilla

∫ baby : human :: cub : __________________

a. animal b. bear c. furry d. trainer

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1 fish : salmon :: dog : __________________

a. poodle b. bark c. furry d. cat

2 second : minute :: inch : __________________

a. foot b. worm c. mile d. meter

3 captain : team :: chief : __________________

a. boss b. tribe c. leader d. president

4 soft : feel :: sweet : __________________

a. taste b. touch c. tongue d. sense

5 spoon : utensil :: golf club : __________________

a. golf ball b. sports equipment c. swing d. driver

∫ jungle : tiger :: arctic : __________________

a. polar bear b. cold c. tropical d. lion

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a. summer b. jump c. ice d. land

2 book : nonfiction :: movie : __________________

a. fiction b. true c. cartoon d. documentary

3 mom : dad :: aunt : __________________

a. uncle b. friend c. sister d. woman

3 bear : fur :: human : __________________

a. hair b. shorts c. woman d. bald

5 snow : white :: sky : __________________

a. rain b. blue c. cloud d. weather

∫ drum : percussion :: flute : __________________

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a. picture b. photograph c. camera d. film

∫ food : solid :: water : __________________

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The “Part of ” Analogy Adventure

As we have learned, word analogies express relationships between words. Analogies associate, bridge, cohere, conjoin, link, marry (you get the picture!) ideas.

In the “Part of” Analogy Adventure, you will go through these Thinking Steps:

Step 1: READ the analogy.Step 2: THINK of the RELATIONSHIP; for example, between lung and human.Step 3: THINK: A human uses a lung to breathe. Step 4: CHECK the list of selections and CHOOSE the analogy that seems to have

the same relationship. HINT: Eliminate the answers you are sure are wrong.

MMMMaaaa kkkkeeee tttt hhhh eeee cccc oooo nnnnnnnn eeee cccc tttt iiii oooo nnnn !!!!

Try it! Lung is to human as ______________ is to _______________Lung : human ::

a. tail : horse b. nose : ear c. brother : gas d. gill : fish

TTTThhhheeee ““““PPPPaaaarrrrtttt ooooffff”””” AAAAnnnnaaaallllooooggggyyyy AAAAddddvvvveeeennnnttttuuuurrrreeee BBBBeeeeggggiiiinnnnssss !!!! Choose the best answer and write it in the blanks.

1 house : closet :: __________________ : __________________

a. car : trunk b. light : switch c. camp : fire d. tree : wood

2 computer : printer :: __________________ : __________________

a. seed : melon b. remote : TV c. radio : speaker d. finger : hand

3 onion : skin :: __________________ : __________________

a. laces : shoes b. candy bar : caramel c. book : cover d. milk : cow

4 cat : fur ball :: __________________ : __________________

a. volcano : lava b. sneeze : cold c. laugh : joke d. rain : cloud

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5 baseball : bat :: __________________ : __________________

a. needle : thread b. racquet : tennis c. comb : hair d. nail : hammer

∫ flower : petal :: __________________ : __________________

a. melon : seed b. wire : lamp c. pizza : crust d. hand : finger

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a. stamp : letter b. wall : paint c. flag : pole d. table : chair

2 seed : melon :: __________________ : __________________

a. tree : wood b. car : parking lot c. clothing : suitcase d. food : tray

3 pole : flag :: __________________ : __________________

a. needle : thread b. branch : leaf c. hammer : nail d. wall : paint

4 camera : film :: __________________ : __________________

a. oven : bread b. candles : cake c. cloud : rain d. engine : car

5 sand : beach :: __________________ : __________________

a. stars : sky b. gas : car c. jar : lid d. table : legs

∫ dial : blender :: __________________ : __________________

a. melon : seed b. lamp : light bulb c. plug : toaster d. switch : light

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a. wood : table b. keys : car c. oar : boat d. tree : root

2 vapor : gas :: __________________ : __________________

a. gas : car b. water : liquid c. tap : water d. picture : frame

3 door : garage :: __________________ : __________________

a. toothbrush : teeth b. wire : lamp c. mouth : face d. light bulb : room

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popular, better looking, stronger, and give you fresher breath.

Well, if that doesn’twork, at least I’ll dobetter on my test.

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1 end : beginning :: __________________ : __________________

a. heart : brain b. lose : win c. high : higher d. front : side

2 melt : thaw :: __________________ : __________________

a. fast : faster b. walk : trot c. sad : unhappy d. right : left

3 mechanic : wrench :: __________________ : __________________

a. needle : doctor b. hose : saddle c. barber : scissors d. cat : dog

4 hammer : nail :: __________________ : __________________

a. saw : wood b. bit : drill c. screwdriver : screw d. shovel : dirt

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a. piano : player b. painting : painter c. skip : rope d. runner : run

2 lake : water :: __________________ : __________________

a. house : brick b. bread : butter c. swimmer : lake d. fish : swim

3 water : wet :: __________________ : __________________

a. flame : hot b. tap : water c. dark : light d. dog : bark

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2 hole : drill :: __________________ : __________________

a. throw : ball b. skate : slide c. cut : saw d. tape : measure

3 fruit : pie :: __________________ : __________________

a. pages : book b. cookie : sweet c. hot : cold d. flower : spring

4 astronomer : stars :: __________________ : __________________

a. chef : cook b. doctor : nurse c. driver : car d. detective : clues

5 butler : maid :: __________________ : __________________

a. bat : ball b. rooster : hen c. chef : cook d. doctor : dentist

∫ cub : bear :: __________________ : __________________

a. egg : bird b. chick : chicken c. cat : lion d. horse : pony

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a. beginning : end b. winter : summer c. afternoon : evening d. build : house

2 army : soldier :: __________________ : __________________

a. game : player b. student : classroom c. music : dancer d. club : member

3 sugar : candy :: __________________ : __________________

a. sugar : coffee b. fruit : juice c. flour : bread d. music : dance

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a. tree : bark b. team : Yankees c. animal : baby d. insect : cricket

5 hive : bee :: __________________ : __________________

a. web : spider b. hay : horse c. dog : house d. rock : cave

∫ allowed : aloud :: __________________ : __________________

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a. punch : bow b. run : jump c. ball : throw d. kick : goal

2 time : rhyme :: __________________ : __________________

a. watch : catch b. hype : byte c. done : bone d. fun : son

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Ha! Ha! FUNNY Word Search (p. 7)

amusing hilarious wackycomical humorous zany

Thesaurus Hunt (p. 8)

Presto! The Prefix (p. 9)Match Up!

Use the Words!1. maximum 3. review 5. antifreeze2. microscope 4. preview

Negative Prefixes (p. 10)

Positively Negative (p. 11)

BONUS: Answers will vary, but should use unbelievableand undecided.

Extraordinary Prefixes (p. 12)

Ultra-Cool Crossword (p. 13)

Let’s Get Retro! Prefix Review (pp. 14–15)A. What’s Your “Prefix-ability”?

B. Pre-fix It!

C. What’s It Mean?

D. Find It!

Box of Meaningssemi – half or partlyhyper – more than usual or way too muchauto – selfultra – a tremendous amount, possibly more than enoughmega – very largeextra – outside; beyondde – removemicro – incredibly small

Quickie Quiz: Prefixes (p. 16)A. Multiple Choice

B. Match

C. Identify

Suffix Rocks! (p. 17)1. greatness 4. dancer 7. talker, runner2. fearless 5. kindness3. friendly 6. forgetful

KKeeyyKKeeyy

1. submarine2. preview

3. maximum4. microscope

5. review6. antifreeze

7. compact8. minimum

2. unacceptable3. unbelievable4. invisible5. incomplete6. insensitive

7. inactive8. deactivated9. decaffeinated10. disadvantage11 disable

12. disagree13. nonalcoholic14. nonperishable15. nonsmoker

1. nonperishable2. insensitive3. disagreed4. Deactivate

5. invisible6. decaffeinated7. nonsmoker8. incomplete

9. inactive10. unacceptable

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9. redesign10. unbelievable

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Suffix Math (pp. 18–19)

Smart Suffixes1. -ship 4. -hood 7. -an, -ian 10. - hood2. -ist 5. -dom 8. -tion3. -logy 6. -ist 9. -age

X-Word-ology (p. 20)

Quickie Unscramble: vegetarian, geology

Be a Suffix Sleuth (p. 21)

Let’s Get Retro! Suffix Review (pp. 22–23)A. Circle the Suffix

B. Vocabu-Math1. historic 3. Indian 5. adventurous2. mobility 4. intensify

C. Re-Shuffle1. flexibility 3. kingdom 5. thunderous2. friendly 4. childhood 6. forgetful

D. Re-Fill in the blanks1. thunderous 3. friendly 5. kingdom2. forgetful 4. flexibility 6. childhood

E. Supersonic Crossword

F. Suspicious Suffixes

Quickie Quiz: Suffixes (p. 24)A. Multiple Choice

B. Apply the Suffix

Eponym Crossword (p. 26)

WOW! Palindromes! (p. 27)Pop the Palindromes

Palindrome Finder

What an Oxymoron! (p. 28)

sisterhoodneighborhoodmembershipcitizenship

biologysociologyBrazilianAmerican

multiplicationinstitutionpercussionistspecialist

orphanagepostage

1. J. VI.2. C. II.

3. E. I.4. H. III.

5. G. X.6. I. VIII.

7. F. V.8. D. VII.

9. A. IV.10. B. IX.

1. d2. b

3. b4. c

5. a6. c

7. d8. a

9. c10. b

1. courageous2. poetic3. concentration

4. Mexican5. ovoid6. fearless

7. biologist8. beautify 9. elasticity

10. intensify

1. bib2. tot3. peep

4. dud5. dad6. wow

7. toot8. noon9. deed

10. mom11. bob12. eve

1. volunteer2. whisper3. tights

4. again5. heavyweight6. odds

7. burn8. shrimp9. news

10. phony

-less-ity

-oid-logy

-hood-ist

-ic-ize

-sion-an

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Lets Get Retro: Eponym and Palindrome Review (p. 29)

An eponym is a word that came from a person’s name.A palindrome is a word that reads the same forward or backward.

ID, Please!

Who’s What?

Quickie Quiz: Eponyms, Palindromes, Oxymoron (p. 30)A. Definitions

1. Eponym: a word that came from a person’s name2. Palindrome: a word that reads the same forward or backward3. Oxymoron: an expression with contradictory words

B. Multiple Choice

C. Write a PalindromeAnswers will vary.

D. Eponym or Oxymoron1. maverick 3. leotard 5. feeling2. pasteurize 4. silence 6. burn

Sound Out Homophones (pp. 31–32)Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Home in on Homographs (p. 33)

Commonly Confused Words (p. 34)

Put It in Context (p. 35)1. c 3. b 5. c2. b 4. e

Quickie Quiz: Homophones, Homographs, and More (pp. 36–37)

A. Naughty Homophone Zone

B. Conquer the Homographs!

C. Commonly Confused Words

D. Use Context Clues

The Synonym/Antonym Analogy Adventure (p. 38)

The Relationship Analogy Adventure (pp. 39–40)

The “Part of” Analogy Adventure (pp. 41–42)

Quickie Quiz: Analogies (pp. 43–44)

1. P2. P

3. E4. P

5. E6. E

7. P8. E

9. E10. P

1. right2. witch

3. know4. know

5. not6. here

7. hour8. fair

9. for10. to

1. résumé2. perfect

3. lead4. minute

5. desert6. bow

7. number8. wound

9. dove10. excuse

1. metal, medal2. assure

3. affect4. fewer

5. well6. assistants

7. excess

1. d2. e

3. e4. a

5. b6. a

7. b

1. b2. a3. d4. c5. d

6. b7. a8. a9. b

10. a

11. b12. a13. d14. d15. a

16. a17. b18. c19. c20. d

1. b2. c3. c4. c5. b

6. a7. a8. c9. a

10. d

11. b12. b13. c14. d15. c

16. d17. a18. b19. c20. d

1. a2. c3. b

4. a5. d6. d

7. b8. c9. b

10. a11. a12. d

13. a14. b15. c

1. minuscule / synonym2. daring / antonym3. speedy / synonym4. adept / synonym

5. broken / antonym6. powerful / synonym7. hurdle / synonym8. remarkable / antonym

1. derby2. melba toast3. pasteurize4. sandwich

5. sideburns6. Tupperware7. mesmerize8. guillotine

9. graham cracker10. Caesar salad

1. palindrome2. eponym3. eponym

4. oxymoron5. oxymoron6. oxymoron

7. palindrome8. eponym9. eponym

10. eponym

1. bear, bare2. ate, eight3. pause, paws

4. past, passed5. tale, tail6. threw, through

7. They’re, there8. warn, worn

1. write, right2. So, sew3. in, inn

4. Sunday, sundae5. steal, steel6. carrot, karat

7. brake, break8. serial, cereal

1. Our, hour2. mist, missed3. You’re, your

4. Whether, weather5. whole, hole6. rode, road, rowed

7. cent, sent, scent8. by, buy, Bye

1. Do, dew, due2. two, to, too3. not, knot, naught4. their, there,

they’re

5. pare, pear, pair6. toad, towed,

tow, toe7. heard, herd, hear,

here

8. Answers mayvary, but could be:knew, blue, gnu,blew, new, nose,knows

1. among2. between3. less4. fewer5. affect6. effect

7. insure8. assure9. ensure

10. formally11. Formerly12. proceed

13. precede14. well15. good16. metal17. medal18. excess

19. access20. assistance21. assistants

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