Lesson 2

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Suffixes -or and -ance

A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of a word.The suffix -or means "one who." The suffix -ance means"state or quality of being." Add -ance to the word accept

to make the word acceptance. Add -or to the word act to make theword actor.

MMlltlp̂ B Add the suffix to the word, make a new word and write it.yUi«iw5S Do not forqet that adding a suffix sometimes changes the^ •̂•̂ ^^ s

1. resemble

2. inspect

3. operate

4. insure

5. conduct

6. avoid

7. guide

8. advise

9. sail

10. edit

11. inherit

12. reflect

13. endure

14. protect

15. accent

pelling of the base word.

+ ance

+ or

+ nr

+ ance

4- or

+ ance

-i- or

-i- nr

-t- nr

-i- anne

-i- nr

+ anne

+ nr

+ ance

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Selection Vocabulary

Focusmodest adj. moderate orlimited in size, quantity, orrange; free from showiness

relics n. plural form of relic: a thingfrom the past

restrained v. past tense of restrain: tokeep from doing something; hold back

reform n. a change for the better

restrictions n. plural form of restriction:rule or regulation designed to confine orlimit

discontent n. unhappiness orrestlessness

resolved v. past tense of resolve: tosettle, explain, or solve

detached v. past tense of detach: toremove or separate from

boycotted v. past tense of boycott:to join with others in refusing to buyfrom or deal with a person, nation,or business

cherished v. past tense of cherish:to love and treat tenderly

Review the vocabulary words and definitions from "Gandhi."Write four sentences that use all of the vocabulary wordsfrom this lesson.

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UNIT Lesson 2

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Author's Purpose

Authors have different purposes, or reasons, for writing.

• Authors write to inform the reader or to explain something.

• Authors write to entertain the reader.

• Authors write to persuade the reader about something.

• Sometimes authors have more than one purpose for writing.

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For each of the following sentences, decide the author'spurpose.

Write / if the author's purpose is to inform.

Write E if the purpose is to entertain.

Write P if the purpose is to persuade.

1. The night was filled with the frightening sounds of the unknown.

2. A porcupine's quills should be avoided because they can cause burning pain andeven infection.

3. The first rule of survival in the wilderness is to think fast.

4. In order to make a fire, one needs fuel and oxygen.

5. Campers should always make sure that campfires are completely out beforeleaving the campsite.

6. The fire moved and danced like a living thing.

7. You should never stand too close to a campfire because it can be very dangerous.

8. A person who knows which plants and roots are edible can survive in thewilderness for a very long time.

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Lesson 2

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Author's Purpose (continued)

For each title below, write inform, entertain, or persuadeto identify the author's purpose.paragraph, or use a topicof your own.

Learn to Knit in Five Easy Steps

Why You Should Own a Dog

The Island of Doom

A Beginner's Guide to Astronomy

Write a paragraph that either entertains, informs, or persuades. Youcan use the following for ideas for your paragraph, or use a topic ofyour own.

• Adventures in Outer Space

• How to Make the Perfect Sandwich

• Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs/Why Dogs Are Better Than Cats

Keep in mind that:

• To entertain, authors use vivid details and interesting situations.

• To explain or inform, authors give information.

• To persuade, authors give reasons to convince the reader.

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Lesson 2

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Base Word Families, Greek Root photo, andSuffixes -ance and -or

• Some words are related because they have the same base word.

• The Greek root photo means "light."

• The suffix -ance means "state or quality of being."

• The suffix -or means "one who."

• For words ending in y that sound like //"/, change the y to an /: comply +-ance - compliance.

For words ending in y that sound like /o// do not change they; annoy + -ance = annoyance.

For most words ending in a silent e, and suffixes starting with a vowel, dropthe silent e: observe + -ance = observance.

acknowledgedknowledgeably

telephotodefiance

instructorguidance

annoyanceignorance

Proofreading StrategyWrite the correct spelling on the line.

1. telefoto, telephoto

2. defiance, defience

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3. instructor, instructor

4. giudance, guidance _

5. knowledgeably, knowledgeabley

6. anoyance, annoyance

7. ignerance, ignorance

8. acknoledged, acknowledgedo 2O O)

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Lesson 2

Name Date

Types of Sentences

Rule

• A simple sentencecontains one subject andone predicate.

A compound sentence containstwo or more main clauses joinedby a comma and a coordinatingconjunction or by a semicolon.

A complex sentence containsa main clause and one or moresubordinate clauses.

A compound-complex sentencecontains one or more main clausesand one or more subordinateclauses.

Example

The world's best athletes competein the Olympic games.

The concept of the Olympic gamesbegan in Ancient Greece more than2,000 years ago, but the modernOlympics began in IS^G.

Before the 1928 Olympics began,the first Olympic torch was lighted.

Before the 1928 Olympics began,the first Olympic torch was lighted;this tradition continues today.

Underline the main clauses. Then, write whethereach sentence is simple, compound, complex, orcompound-complex.

1. The first ancient Olympics game consisted of a single footrace.1

2. Later, the ancient Olympic games lasted for five days; these games included wrestling

and chariot racing.

3. Although only men competed in the ancient Olympics, women held their own games

separately.

4. Today, nearly two hundred nations compete in the Summer Olympics, and about seventy

nations take part in the Winter Olympics, although both Olympic games remain very

popular.

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