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VBUILDING OCABULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 ➬ LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7 LEVEL 8 Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc. Cover Design: Image Quest, Inc. Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 Website: www.sdlback.com Copyright © 2004 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher, with the exception below. Pages labeled with the statement Saddleback Educational Publishing © 2004 are intended for reproduction. Saddleback Publishing, Inc. grants to individual purchasers of this book the right to make sufficient copies of reproducible pages for use by all students of a single teacher. This permission is limited to a single teacher, and does not apply to entire schools or school systems. ISBN-10: 1-56254-723-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-56254-723-3 eBook: 978-1-60291-124-6 Printed in the United States of America 11 10 09 08 07 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Prefixes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Using Definitions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Prefixes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Using Definitions 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Prefixes 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Using Definitions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Practice Page: Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Using Definitions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Suffixes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Synonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Suffixes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Synonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Suffixes 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Synonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Suffixes 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Synonyms 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Suffixes 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Antonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Suffixes and Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Antonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Practice Page: Suffixes and Prefixes . . . .52 Antonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Recognizing Word Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Practice Page: Synonyms and Word Workout: More Weird and Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Wonderful Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 There’s English, and Then There’s Word Workout: More Weird and English… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Wonderful Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Homonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Compound Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Homonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Compound Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Homonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Compound Words 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Homonyms 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Practice Page: Compound Words . . . . . .59 Practice Page: Homonyms . . . . . . . . . . .23 Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Weird and Wonderful Words . . . . . . . . . .24 Parts of Speech 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Words in Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Parts of Speech 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Context Clues: Definitions . . . . . . . . . . .26 Parts of Speech 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Context Clues: Examples . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Parts of Speech 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Context Clues: Comparisons and Parts of Speech 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Contrasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Parts of Speech: Adverbs . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Context Clues: Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . .29 Practice Page: Parts of Speech . . . . . . . .67 Words in Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Word Workout: More Weird Words in Context: Putting Words and Wonderful Words . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 to Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Commonly Confused Words 1 . . . . . . . .69 Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Commonly Confused Words 2 . . . . . . . .70 Multiple-Meaning Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . .33 Practice Page: Commonly Multiple-Meaning Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . .34 Confused Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Multiple-Meaning Words 3 . . . . . . . . . . .35 The Dictionary: Finding Your Word 1 . . .72 Multiple-Meaning Words 4 . . . . . . . . . . .36 The Dictionary: Finding Your Word 2 . . .73 Multiple-Meaning Words 5 . . . . . . . . . . .37 The Dictionary Entry Word: Practice Page: Multiple-Meaning Syllables 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 The Dictionary Entry Word: Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Syllables 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Base Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 The Dictionary Entry Word: Base Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Spelling Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
The Dictionary Entry: Pronouncing Figures of Speech: Hyperbole 1 . . . . . .109 the Word 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Figures of Speech: Hyperbole 2 . . . . . .110 The Dictionary Entry: Pronouncing Figures of Speech: Similes the Word 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 and Metaphors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 The Dictionary Entry: Pronouncing Figures of Speech: Similes . . . . . . . . . .112 the Word 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Levels of Meaning: Words Dictionary Entry: Word Definitions/ and Emotions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Parts of Speech 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Levels of Meaning: Words Dictionary Entry: Word Definitions/ and Emotions 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Parts of Speech 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Levels of Meaning: Words Dictionary Entries: Multiple-Meaning and Emotions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Using a Dictionary 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Choosing Your Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Using a Dictionary 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Abbreviations: Reading Labels . . . . . . .118 Practice Page: Using a Dictionary . . . . . .85 Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Words at Work: History 1 . . . . . . . . . . .120 The Thesaurus 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Words at Work: History 2 . . . . . . . . . . .121 The Thesaurus 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Using a Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Foreign Words and Phrases 1 . . . . . . . . .89 Words at Work: American Foreign Words and Phrases 2 . . . . . . . . .90 Government 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Word Origins: Greek Roots 1 . . . . . . . . .91 Words at Work: American Word Origins: Greek Roots 2 . . . . . . . . .92 Government 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Word Origins: Latin Roots 1 . . . . . . . . . .93 Using a Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Word Origins: Latin Roots 2 . . . . . . . . . .94 Words at Work: The Critic 1 . . . . . . . . .126 Word Origins: Latin Roots 3 . . . . . . . . . .95 Words at Work: The Critic 2 . . . . . . . . .127 Word Origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Words at Work: The Shopper . . . . . . . .128 Analogies 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Word Workout: Some Ups and Analogies 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Downs of Vocabulary . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Analogies 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Words at Work: Health and Word Workout: More Weird and Grooming 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Wonderful Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Words at Work: Health and Word Workout: More Weird and Grooming 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Wonderful Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Words at Work: At the Computer . . . . .132 Informal Language: Slang . . . . . . . . . . .102 Tricky Spellings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Informal Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Practice Page: Tricky Spellings . . . . . . .134 Standard and Nonstandard Power Workout: Review What Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 You’ve Learned 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Figures of Speech: Idioms 1 . . . . . . . . .105 Power Workout: Review What Figures of Speech: Idioms 2 . . . . . . . . .106 You’ve Learned 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Figures of Speech: Idioms 3 . . . . . . . . .107 Scope and Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Word Workout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
INTRODUCTION Welcome to BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES! We at Saddleback Publishing, Inc. are proud to introduce this important supplement to your basal language arts curriculum. Our goal in creating this series was twofold: to help on-level and below-level students build their “word power” in short incremental lessons, and to provide you, the teacher, with maximum flexibility in deciding when and how to assign these exercises. All lessons are reproducible. That makes them ideal for homework, extra credit assignments, cooperative learning groups, or focused drill practice for selected ESL or remedial students. A quick review of the book’s Table of Contents will enable you to individualize instruction according to the varied needs of your students. Correlated to the latest research and current language arts standards in most states, the instructional design of Building Vocabulary Skills & Strategies is unusually comprehensive for a supplementary program. All important concepts—ranging from primary-level phonics to the nuances of connotation— are thoroughly presented from the ground up. Traditional word attack strategies and “getting meaning from context clues” are dually emphasized. As all educators know, assessment and evaluation of student understanding and skill attainment is an ongoing process. Here again, reproducible lessons are ideal in that they can be used for both pre- and post-testing. We further suggest that you utilize the blank back of every copied worksheet for extra reinforcement of that lesson’s vocabulary; spelling tests or short writing assignments are two obvious options. You can use the Scope and Sequence chart at the back of each book for recording your ongoing evaluations. Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Publishing, Inc., 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 5
USING DEFINITIONS 1 The definition of a word tells its meaning. Study the definitions below and use them as you complete this worksheet. adapt carnival freight transparent • To adapt is to make usable or to change to fit new conditions. • A carnival is traveling entertainment that usually includes sideshows, games, amusement rides, and refreshments. • Carnival can also mean a time of feasting and merrymaking with parades, dances, and masquerades. • Freight is a load of goods shipped by train, truck, ship, airplane, etc. • Something transparent can be easily seen through or easily recognized. Use the definitions to decide which word best completes each sentence. Write the word on the line. 1. Mardi Gras is a famous 4. As suburbs grow, cougars have had ____________________ in New Orleans to ____________________ to humans that people celebrate with parades, moving into their environment. costumes, music, and dancing. 5. The clear window was more 2. A ____________________ train carries ____________________ than the goods from the manufacturer to the stained-glass window. marketplace. 6. Although Martha said she broke 3. The fence post is too short, so the the date because she had to study, rancher will ____________________ her real reasons were quite it by welding on more metal. ____________________. 6 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
USING DEFINITIONS 2 Review the definitions from the last worksheet. Then choose words from the box that best complete the paragraph. Write the word or form of the word on the lines. (You may use a word more than once.) adapt carnival freight transparent People saved their money. They ____________________ their regular schedules to make time for fun. With lots of games and thrill rides, the ____________________ had arrived in town! For the past two days, workers had been unloading ____________________ from brightly colored trucks. What an exciting life it must be to go from town to town with a ____________________! It could be hard, however, to ____________________ to the life of a traveler with no permanent roots. Now the gates were ready to open. A Ferris wheel turned high above the town’s tallest building. ____________________ plastic sheeting let light shine in but covered refreshment booths in case of rain. The fun was about to begin! Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 7
USING DEFINITIONS 3 You can often figure out a word’s definition by studying the other words in the sentence. conceited frustrate lavish opponent • To be conceited is to have too high of an opinion of yourself. • To frustrate someone is to keep that person from doing or getting something desirable. • Lavish means very generous in giving or spending; much more than enough. • To lavish is to spend or give generously. • Opponents are individuals or teams, etc., that work against one another in a fight, contest, election, etc.; they are foes. Write T or F to tell whether each sentence below is true or false. 1. _____ Most celebrities enjoy quite a lavish lifestyle. 2. _____ Even poor parents can lavish their children with love. 3. _____ A cat might frustrate a dog by peering down at him from the top of a bookcase. 4. _____ You can’t be self-confident without being conceited. 5. _____ Opponents always share their game plans before taking the field. 6. _____ People might think a very shy person is aloof or conceited. 7. _____ Lavish banquet meals are always served with catsup and mustard. 8. _____ Opponents in a debate may be teammates in a sport. 9. _____ You can frustrate your own goals if you are too lazy to work hard. 8 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
USING DEFINITIONS 4 Review the definitions from the last worksheet. Then write sentences as instructed in each item below. 1. Write a sentence about a stuck-up person. Give an example of something he or she did. Use the word conceited. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Write a sentence about a time when things didn’t turn out the way you’d hoped. Use a form of the word frustrate. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Write a sentence telling about a very generous person. Use lavish as an adjective. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Now write a different sentence about the same very generous person. This time use lavish as a verb. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 5. In a sentence, describe a sporting event. Use the word opponent. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 9
SYNONYMS 1 Synonyms are words that have the same or similar meanings. Thinking of synonyms for familiar words can help you stretch your vocabulary. A. Review some words you’ve studied by thinking about their synonyms. Circle the synonym of each boldface word. (Use a dictionary as needed.) 1. adapt adjust refuse confuse 2. carnival zoo festival library 3. freight dock cargo business 4. transparent muddy black clear 5. conceited arrogant calm modest 6. frustrate please resist hinder 7. lavish thrifty ancient extravagant 8. opponent foe comrade assistant B. Write a boldface word from above that is a synonym of each word below. Use a dictionary as needed. You will write two words twice. 1. adversary ____________________ 6. translucent ____________________ 2. fair ____________________ 7. egotistical ____________________ 3. accommodate ____________________ 8. thwart ____________________ 4. shipment ____________________ 9. rival ____________________ 5. generous ____________________ 10. elaborate ____________________ 10 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
SYNONYMS 2 Most words have many synonyms (words with similar meanings). Read each group of words. Circle the one word that is NOT a synonym. Then think of another synonym and add it to the group. Write your synonym on the blank line. Use a dictionary as needed. The first one is done for you. 1. love disdain 8. amend revise fondness affection withdraw modify ______________________devotion ______________________ 2. vehicle dory 9. alien foreign vessel skiff exotic capable ______________________ ______________________ 3. scheme plan 10. chasm chaos plot dinner confusion tumult ______________________ ______________________ 4. blunder error 11. blunt candid essay goof wild frank ______________________ ______________________ 5. complex complicated 12. sole solitary intricate wide sincere alone ______________________ ______________________ 6. costly bizarre 13. vex vend unique unusual annoy pester ______________________ ______________________ 7. hint clue 14. barter trade suggestion solution swap display ______________________ ______________________ Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 11
SYNONYMS 3 Good writers use synonyms to avoid repeating words. Improve the writing below by eliminating the repeated words. Replace the boldface word with a synonym from the box. Write the new word on the line. favorite wacky spin 5. Television was new, and viewers celebrities crazes films loved the TV characters. Viewers audiences stylish laughed at the freckle-faced puppet Howdy Doody and his horn-honking 1. The 1950s was a decade of fads. Most pal, Clarabelle the Clown. fads of the fifties were crazy and fun. ______________________________ ______________________________ 6. Zany comedians had their own 2. Frontiersman Davy Crockett became TV shows. Lucille Ball, the zany a popular hero. Coonskin caps were star of I Love Lucy, became one of a popular style with kids around the favorite performers of all time. the country. ______________________________ ______________________________ 7. Fashionable girls wore pleated 3. Young people liked to twirl plastic skirts and bobby socks. Fashionable tubes called hula hoops around their boys wore blue jeans and varsity waists. They held contests to see who letter sweaters. could twirl a hoop the longest. ______________________________ ______________________________ 8. Rock and roll stars like Bill Haley 4. Another popular fad was 3D movies. and Buddy Holly rose to the top. At these movies, people wore special The biggest of the stars was glasses that made images look three Elvis Presley, known as the dimensional. “King of Rock and Roll.” ______________________________ ______________________________ 12 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
SYNONYMS 4 In many cases, more than one word will do the job. You get to choose the best one! That’s how synonyms work. Read each synonym pair. Then choose the word you like best and use it in an original sentence. 1. animal / beast ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 2. yell / screech ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. evening / twilight ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. tight / taut ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. exciting / exhilarating ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 13
ANTONYMS 1 Words with opposite meanings are antonyms. The words huge and tiny are examples of antonyms. A. Review some vocabulary words from earlier sheets as you work with antonyms. In each group, draw lines to match the words on the right with their antonyms on the left. 1. conceited a. sensible 2. transparent b. humble 3. opponent c. facilitate 4. zany d. opaque 5. frustrate e. comrade B. Complete each sentence with an antonym of the word in parentheses. Use a dictionary if you need help with word meanings. 1. The sea is usually very (placid) ____________________ during the winter months. 2. (Numerous) ____________________ fishing boats go out during December and January. 3. Arnie Bergstrum is a fisherman who (detests) ____________________ his work. 4. Early most (evenings) ____________________ Arnie steers his boat into the harbor. 5. He (departs) ____________________ at sunset, usually with a boatload of fresh fish. 14 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
ANTONYMS 2 Most words you’ll meet have antonyms! Read each pair of sentences. Find a word in the second sentence that is an antonym of the boldface word in the first sentence. Write the antonym pair on the lines. 1. Animals and humans have some similarities, such as their need for food, water, and sleep. One of the biggest differences between the two is the human’s ability to use language. _____________________ / _____________________ 4. But making a woofing noise and following commands is different 2. Although animals don’t talk, from using language. Animals anyone who owns a domestic spend much of their time in animal can tell you that a pet silence, unable to combine sounds expresses itself. Wild animals, too, into words. communicate ideas with each _____________________ / other. _____________________ _____________________ / _____________________ 5. Yes, fictional animals such as Mickey Mouse and Daffy Duck 3. A dog can make its presence can talk, and parrots can imitate known with a simple bark. It can some human words. There are, also respond to complicated hand however, no actual animals that and voice signals. can carry on a conversation! _____________________ / _____________________ / _____________________ _____________________ Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 15
ANTONYMS 3 Will you stay inside or go outside? Do you prefer dry or wet weather? If you recognize the antonyms in those sentences, you’re ready to complete this worksheet. A. Circle the antonyms (words with opposite meanings) in each sentence. 1. I’ll believe the news when I read it in black and white! 2. Gina stood by her husband Rick through thick and thin. 3. The detectives searched the house from top to bottom. 4. Two wrongs don’t make a right! 5. The TV show airs once in the A.M. and again in the P.M. 6. With youth comes beauty; with age comes wisdom. B. Completely change the meaning of each sentence. Rewrite it, replacing the underlined word with an antonym. 1. The purple polka-dot bow tie is the best gift I’ve ever received. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. The audience was fascinated by Marcus the Magician and his tricks. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. After the hurricane, Barney became known as the town hero. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Patty’s Pie Pantry serves the freshest desserts in town! ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Mr. and Mrs. Marks forbid their children to stay out past 10:00 P.M. ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. In Bay City, it’s illegal to enter a restaurant barefoot. ______________________________________________________________________________ 16 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
PRACTICE PAGE: SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS Check what you know. Review your work with synonyms and antonyms. A. Write A to identify each antonym pair. Write S to identify a synonym pair. 1. _____ fictional / actual 6. _____ fresh / stale 2. _____ zany / wacky 7. _____ noise / silence 3. _____ viewers / audience 8. _____ spin / twirl 4. _____ transparent / opaque 9. _____ celebrity / star 5. _____ conceited / modest 10. _____ fashionable / stylish B. Write a synonym for each word. 1. love ________________________ 6. barter ________________________ 2. blunder ________________________ 7. fad ________________________ 3. unique ________________________ 8. movie ________________________ 4. chaos ________________________ 9. skiff ________________________ 5. solitary ________________________ 10. exciting ________________________ C. Write an antonym for each word. 1. love ________________________ 6. numerous ________________________ 2. unique ________________________ 7. simple ________________________ 3. chaos ________________________ 8. forbid ________________________ 4. exciting ________________________ 9. illegal ________________________ 5. domestic ________________________ 10. A.M. ________________________ Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 17
THERE’S ENGLISH, AND THEN THERE’S ENGLISH . . . In both Great Britain and America, you’ll find people speaking English. Let’s explore some differences in the words they use. A. Match each British term on the left with its American equivalent on the right. Draw lines to make the matches. (Use a good, large dictionary for help.) 1. car park a. elevator 2. flat b. subway 3. lorry c. truck 4. underground d. apartment 5. lift e. baby carriage 6. porridge f. oatmeal 7. perambulator (pram) g. parking lot B. Think about “car terms” as you spell the American name for each of these British automobile parts. Take a guess or check a good, large dictionary. 1. petrol tank: _______________________ 2. headlamp: _______________________ 4. tyre: _______________________ 3. bonnet: _______________________ 5. boot: _______________________ 18 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
HOMONYMS 1 There’s a big difference between a rain, a reign, and a rein even though the three words sound the same. We call different words that sound the same homonyms. Read each sentence and notice the homonyms in parentheses. Underline the correct homonym. 1. When the ( rein / rain ) began to fall, I opened my umbrella. 2. Queen Elizabeth I began her ( reign / rain ) over England in1558. 3. The rider used a light ( rein / reign ) to guide her horse. 4. A leather ( bridal / bridle ) fit over the horse’s head. 5. In China, the bride traditionally 9. Aunt Hilda, I ( owe / oh ) you wears a red ( bridal / bridle ) the price of the mug. gown. 10. It seems that just as I get 6. The eagle and the flag are interested in a program, the ( cymbals / symbols ) of our TV station will ( pause / paws ) country. for an ad. 7. With a clang of the ( cymbals / 11. The bear used its ( pause / paws ) symbols ) the band ended the to snatch the fish from the river. anthem. 12. We ( guest / guessed ) which 8. ( Owe / Oh ), my! I’ve broken Aunt ( guest / guessed ) would catch Hilda’s favorite mug! the bride’s bouquet. Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 5 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 19
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