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Open Court: Unit 5_Lesson 6

Line 1: quicksilver homeloving rainwater Line 1: quicksilver homeloving rainwater sugarcanesugarcane

Line 2: liquid liquify liquified liquidnessLine 2: liquid liquify liquified liquidness

Line 3: tropical industrial agricultural survival Line 3: tropical industrial agricultural survival

Line 4: malaria rendezvous mosquitoes elite Line 4: malaria rendezvous mosquitoes elite corpscorps

S1:S1: There was an earthquake on the island last There was an earthquake on the island last year.year.

S2:S2: David liquified the butter by heating it on the David liquified the butter by heating it on the burner.burner.

S3:S3: Place the events in chronological order on a Place the events in chronological order on a time line.time line.

S4:S4: Every university marching band is an elite Every university marching band is an elite corps of students who have practiced corps of students who have practiced tirelessly.tirelessly.

Liquified (liq-ui-fied): Liquified (liq-ui-fied): made into a liquid or fluidmade into a liquid or fluid (pg. (pg.

554) 554)

The scorching heat liquified the metal covering of the rocket.The scorching heat liquified the metal covering of the rocket.

postscriptum (post-script-um): postscriptum (post-script-um): statement added statement added to a passage or piece of writing that has already to a passage or piece of writing that has already been concludedbeen concluded (pg. 554) (pg. 554)

The author added a beautiful postscriptum to his article to The author added a beautiful postscriptum to his article to honor the fallen solders.honor the fallen solders.

steeped (steep-ed):steeped (steep-ed): soaked, drenched, or soaked, drenched, or saturated by a liquid, gas, or solid substancesaturated by a liquid, gas, or solid substance (pg. 557)(pg. 557)

She steeped her tea for a long time.She steeped her tea for a long time.

rendezvous (ren-dez-vous): meeting of two or rendezvous (ren-dez-vous): meeting of two or more persons or things at a certain time and more persons or things at a certain time and placeplace.. (pg. 558) (pg. 558)

Their rendezvous took place on Sunday at two o’clock at the Their rendezvous took place on Sunday at two o’clock at the park.park.

straddles: straddles: having one part on this side and the having one part on this side and the other part on the other sideother part on the other side.. (pg. 561)(pg. 561)

The little boy straddles the old fence and watches the pony The little boy straddles the old fence and watches the pony play.play.

Spelling: Review (Unit 5)

1. autographs2. autobiography3. hemisphere4. physician5. enclosed6. reflection7. hospital8. finale9. university10. unique

11. uniform12. biceps13. avoid14. avoidance15. avoidable16. malaria17. rendezvous18. mosquitoes19. elite20. corps