HIGH-INTEREST S K I L L S & S T R AT E G I E SS K I L L S & S T R AT E G I E S Antonyms s/ Sy nym rts of Sp Pr no e Pa ee eci ic ch se W Cho ord ns / Acrony tio ms via Abbre Skills nary ctio s Di ord M g W ultiple-MeanMin 6LEVEL 6 100 REPRODUCIBLE ACTIVITIES
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: 1-56254-724-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-56254-724-0 eBook: 978-1-60291-125-3 Printed in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Special Abbreviations 1: Acronyms . . . .40 Communication 1: Verbal . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Special Abbreviations 2: Titles . . . . . . . .41 Communication 2: Written . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Synonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Different Kinds of English: Formal, Synonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Informal, and Slang 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Antonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Different Kinds of English: Formal, Antonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Informal, and Slang 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 More Antonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Using the Dictionary 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 More Antonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Using the Dictionary 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Comparatives and Superlatives . . . . . . .48 Vowel Sounds 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 It’s All Relative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Vowel Sounds 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Euphemisms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Double Letters 1: Vowels . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Euphemisms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Double Letters 2: Consonants . . . . . . . .15 Similes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 The Same Yet Different: Homographs 1 .16 Similes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 The Same Yet Different: Homographs 2 .17 Shades of Meaning 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Two-Syllable Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Shades of Meaning 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Three-Syllable Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Pronunciation 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Using Two-Syllable Words . . . . . . . . . . .20 Pronunciation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Using Three-Syllable Words . . . . . . . . . .21 Word Categories 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Parts of Speech—Nouns 1: Things . . . . .22 Word Categories 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Parts of Speech—Nouns 2: People Choosing the Right Word 1 . . . . . . . . . .60 and Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Choosing the Right Word 2 . . . . . . . . . .61 Parts of Speech—Verbs 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Contractions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Parts of Speech—Verbs 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Contractions 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Parts of Speech—Adjectives 1 . . . . . . . .26 What’s Wrong with This Word? . . . . . . .64 Parts of Speech—Adjectives 2 . . . . . . . .27 What’s Wrong with This Sentence? . . . .65 Parts of Speech—Adverbs 1 . . . . . . . . . .28 What’s Wrong with This Paragraph? 1 . .66 Parts of Speech—Adverbs 2 . . . . . . . . . .29 What’s Wrong with This Paragraph? 2 . .67 Parts of Speech— Conjunctions 1: and, or . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Idioms: Hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Parts of Speech— Idioms: Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Conjunctions 2: but, if, because, so . . .31 Idioms: Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Prefixes 1: anti-, pro- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Idioms: Hair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Prefixes 2: dis- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Idioms: Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Suffixes 1: -ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Idioms: Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Suffixes 2: -ate, -ize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Idioms: Pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Plurals 1: -s, -es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Idioms: Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Plurals 2: Irregular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Let’s Go to the Mall 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Abbreviations 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Let’s Go to the Mall 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Abbreviations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Sports Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Sports Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Words Beginning with J, K, L 1 . . . . . .110 Weather Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Words Beginning with J, K, L 2 . . . . . .111 Weather Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Words Beginning with M, N, O 1 . . . . . .112 Musical Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Words Beginning with M, N, O 2 . . . . . .113 Musical Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Words Beginning with P, Q, R 1 . . . . . .114 Monuments and Landmarks 1 . . . . . . . .84 Words Beginning with P, Q, R 2 . . . . . .115 Monuments and Landmarks 2 . . . . . . . .85 Words Beginning with S and T 1 . . . . .116 Money Talk 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Words Beginning with S and T 2 . . . . .117 Money Talk 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Words Beginning with U and V 1 . . . . .118 School Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Words Beginning with U and V 2 . . . . .119 School Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Words Beginning with W, X, Y, Z 1 . . . .120 Medical Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Words Beginning with W, X, Y, Z 2 . . . .121 Medical Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Word Wizard Challenge: A–L . . . . . . . .122 Inventions and Discoveries 1 . . . . . . . . .92 Word Wizard Challenge: M–Z . . . . . . . .123 Inventions and Discoveries 2 . . . . . . . . .93 Using Words in Context 1: Working World 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Who Are You? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Working World 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Using Words in Context 2: Cars 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Describing Your World . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Cars 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 More Words in Context 1: Where’s the Action? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Just for Fun 1: Strike Up the Band! . . .98 More Words in Context 2: Just for Fun 2: Throw Up Your Hands! .99 What Are You Thinking? . . . . . . . . . .127 Word Histories 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Observing the World Around You 1 . . .128 Word Histories 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Observing the World Around You 2 . . .129 Name That Topic 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 What U.S. State Is It? . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Name That Topic 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 What Country Is It? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Words Beginning with A, B, C 1 . . . . . .104 World Cultures 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Words Beginning with A, B, C 2 . . . . . .105 World Cultures 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Words Beginning with D, E, F 1 . . . . . .106 Favorite Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Words Beginning with D, E, F 2 . . . . . .107 Favorite Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Words Beginning with G, H, I 1 . . . . . .108 Scope and Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Words Beginning with G, H, I 2 . . . . . .109 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
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 6 • Saddleback Publishing, Inc., 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 5
COMMUNICATION 1: VERBAL When you speak, you don’t have to worry about spelling and punctuation! You do, however, have to be concerned with grammar and style. A. Use the words and phrases in the box to complete the sentences. emphasize facial expressions smirk nonverbal gestures shrug words raising your eyebrows frown intonation verbal 1. You speak ________________________ out loud when you communicate orally. 2. Spoken communication is sometimes called ___________________ communication. 3. ________________________ communication does not involve speaking or writing. 4. People often make ________________________ with their hands and bodies when they communicate. 5. By using your eyes and mouth in certain ways, you can communicate with _________________________________. 6. You _____________________ some words more than others when you are speaking. 7. If you _______________ while you’re speaking, you communicate disapproval. 8. The ________________________ of your voice is the way it rises and falls when you are speaking. 9. You can express surprise or shock by ________________________ while you are speaking. 10. A smug or sarcastic smile—a ________________________—is an effective way to express an attitude of superiority. 11. When you ________________________ your shoulders, it usually means you don’t know or don’t care. B. Write an original sentence using each of these verbs: stress, gesture, smirk, shrug. 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
COMMUNICATION 2: WRITTEN Humans begin learning to speak when they are babies. People learn to write in kindergarten and first grade. A. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. Each word is used only once. Then write T or F to show whether each sentence is true or false. spell recognize grammar alphabet punctuation pronounce uppercase reading 1. _____ Writing is the “partner” of ________________________. 2. _____ A written word is made up of letters. To use words in oral communication, you must know how to ______________________ words letter by letter. 3. _____ The rules about how words go together in sentences is called ________________________. Most sentences have both subjects and predicates (verbs). 4. _____ The following marks are examples of ________________________: , “ ! ? ; : . . 5. _____ Using ________________________ letters at the beginning of certain words is called capitalization. 6. _____ To read, you do not have to be able to sound out, or ________________________, the letters and words. 7. _____ All of the letters in a language make up that language’s ____________________, and all languages use the same writing system as English. 8. _____ To read, you must be able to ________________________ the letters in words. B. Circle eight examples of written communication. books hieroglyphics telephone calls declamation fliers lectures Internet Web pages term papers magazines gestures mime business letters newspapers business discussions Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 7
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ENGLISH: FORMAL, INFORMAL, AND SLANG 1 When you greet people, you might say “hello,” “hi,” or even something like “yo.” Your choice of words may depend on whom you’re speaking to. It can also depend on when and where you’re speaking to them. A. Circle the more formal word in each pair. That’s the one you might use when speaking with your friends’ parents or your boss. 1. friend / buddy 5. split / leave 2. mother / old lady 6. exactly! / right on! 3. bread / money 7. fink / informer 4. food / chow 8. police officer / cop Sometimes formality of speech is a matter of degree. One word or phrase may be just slightly more formal than another. (Neither one may be slang.) More formal words tend to make you sound more educated. B. Complete the less formal word in parentheses by writing in the missing letters. 1. The accident victim was hysterical (out of con __ __ __ l). 2. A hysterical person’s speech is often not coherent (cl __ __ r). 3. Moe’s hamburgers were always delicious (t __ __ ty). 4. Only two hours have elapsed (pa __ __ __ d) since the plane lifted off. 5. Excessive (Too __ __ __ __ ) eating usually results in weight gain. 6. Impertinent (Sa __ __ y) speech is not appropriate in the classroom. 7. The conversation we had was downright insipid (d __ __ __ ). 8. Dad thinks my plans for the future are too nebulous (v __ __ ue). 8 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
DIFFERENT KINDS OF ENGLISH: FORMAL, INFORMAL, AND SLANG 2 Slang is used in conversation, but it is not acceptable in formal or informal writing. Write a letter to match each slang word or phrase with its meaning. 1. _____ airhead a. a child 2. _____ bonkers b. a Yankee; an American 3. _____ to deck c. cause problems 4. _____ fender-bender d. clothing 5. _____ to get it e. criticize or dismiss 6. _____ hairy f. cook something in the microwave oven 7. _____ in g. crazy 8. _____ jerk h. all right 9. _____ to knock i. difficult; dangerous 10. _____ to luck out j. done fast, but not very well 11. _____ to make waves k. fashionable 12. _____ to nuke l. killed 13. _____ OK m. many; countless 14. _____ peanuts n. pimple; acne 15. _____ quick and dirty o. minor car accident 16. _____ rug rat p. annoying person 17. _____ shades q. unintelligent person 18. _____ threads r. sunglasses 19. _____ umpteen s. to be lucky or fortunate 20. _____ wasted t. to hit someone 21. _____ Yank u. to understand something 22. _____ zit v. very little money Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 9
USING THE DICTIONARY 1 Did you ever wonder why you had to learn the letters of the alphabet in order? Well, just try to use a dictionary without knowing which letter comes before or after another! A. Words defined in the dictionary are listed in alphabetical order. List the words below in alphabetical order. preview neutron satisfy antibody glory estimate tangible upbraid motorize likely 1. __________________________________ 6. __________________________________ 2. __________________________________ 7. __________________________________ 3. __________________________________ 8. __________________________________ 4. __________________________________ 9. __________________________________ 5. __________________________________ 10. __________________________________ B. When you alphabetize the words in this box you’ll have to check out the first two or three letters. embody excite eyebrow earache entire estimate empower ebb eleven edge 1. __________________________________ 6. __________________________________ 2. __________________________________ 7. __________________________________ 3. __________________________________ 8. __________________________________ 4. __________________________________ 9. __________________________________ 5. __________________________________ 10. __________________________________ 10 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
USING THE DICTIONARY 2 A. List the words in alphabetical order. Notice that the first two letters are the same in all of the words. place plague pledge plumbing plural playoff plead plank plywood plow 1. __________________________________ 2. __________________________________ 3. __________________________________ 4. __________________________________ 5. __________________________________ 6. __________________________________ 7. __________________________________ 9. __________________________________ 8. __________________________________ 10. __________________________________ B. Write any word that would appear between the listed words. If you need help, check a dictionary. 1. platinum __________________________________ plausible 2. repay __________________________________ repent 3. father __________________________________ fathom 4. dub __________________________________ dud 5. shake __________________________________ shall 6. tramp __________________________________ tranquil 7. mope __________________________________ morbid 8. hourglass __________________________________ housefly Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 11
VOWEL SOUNDS 1 You know that there are five vowels—a, e, i, o, u—in the English alphabet. Did you know that each vowel can be pronounced in different ways? Listen for the vowel sounds as you read the words in the box. Then write each word under the vowel sound you hear. A SOUNDS through miss 1. short A (lad) 2. long A (day) ______________________clasp ______________________ weigh oxen ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ seam shy E SOUNDS pint bunk 1. short E (set) 2. long E (key) ______________________ ______________________ tough bread ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ clasp odd I SOUNDS shock boat 1. short I (bit) 2. long I (bite) ______________________ ______________________ fiddle plaque ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ plead brew O SOUNDS vest creep 1. short O (top) 2. long O (row) thigh logo ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ glue task ______________________ ______________________ clothes fresh U SOUNDS 1. short U (pup) 2. long U (dew) plate gait ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ much stitch ______________________ ______________________ 12 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
VOWEL SOUNDS 2 A. Say each boldface word aloud. Then cross out the words that do not have the same vowel sound. A SOUND I SOUND U SOUND 1. answer 3. city 5. prune law inch bushy table lion study plant rifle ruin E SOUND O SOUND 2. dread 4. moment were product empty olive legal poem B. Circle a word to correctly complete each sentence. 1. The word bough rhymes with the word ( trough / allow ). 2. The e in insect makes a ( long / short ) vowel sound. 3. The word glaze rhymes with the word ( jazz / plays ). 4. The u in the word tuna makes the ( long / short ) vowel sound. 5. The word gown rhymes with the word ( grown / noun ). 6. The a in the word adjective makes the ( long / short ) vowel sound. 7. The word hear rhymes with the word ( there / cheer ). Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 13
DOUBLE LETTERS 1: VOWELS Did you know that the most common double vowels in English words are ee and oo? Complete the following words with ee or oo. Then write an original sentence using each word. 1. d __ __ pen ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. s __ __ the ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. g __ __ dness ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 4. s __ __ the ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. disagr __ __ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. childh __ __ d ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 7. misd __ __ d ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 8. fr __ __ ly ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 9. __ __ dles ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. r __ __ kie ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 11. wh __ __ dle ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 12. pr __ __ f ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 14 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
DOUBLE LETTERS 2: CONSONANTS First, complete each boldface clue word with a pair of consonants from the box. Then use the clues to help you complete the crossword puzzle. cc dd ll mm nn pp ss ACROSS 4. me __ __ le: to interfere 5. o __ __ ult: having to do with mysterious powers, such as magic or astrology 6. sa __ __ ow: sickly looking; pale yellow DOWN 7. su __ __ it: the highest point 1. be __ __ igerent: ready to fight or quarrel 8. Mi __ __ i __ __ i __ __ i: 2. i __ __ ense: very large; huge a river in the U.S. 3. i __ __ uminate: to make something 9. Te __ __ e __ __ ee: a state clear; to brighten in the eastern central part of 6. su __ __ e __ __ or: someone who the U.S. comes after another in a job, such 11. a __ __ als: a record of as the presidency events, year by year 7. sate __ __ ite: an object in orbit around 12. i __ __ emorial: from a time a planet before anyone can remember 10. pa __ __ id: without much color 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 15
THE SAME YET DIFFERENT: HOMOGRAPHS 1 Homographs are words that are spelled alike but have different meanings. Sometimes they have different pronunciations, too (example: the bow on a gift, the bow of a ship). Look up these homographs in the dictionary. Notice that each word has several different meanings. Write two sentences using each homograph. Make sure to use different meanings for each word. 1. cow ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. cow ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 3. pin ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. pin ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 5. pen ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 6. pen ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 7. sage ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 8. sage ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 9. net ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 10. net ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 16 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
THE SAME YET DIFFERENT: HOMOGRAPHS 2 A. Write a letter to match the homographs in the box with their meanings. Hint: You will use most of the words more than once. a. orange c. yellow e. navy g. tan b. blue d. green f. rust 1. _____ the color of buttercups 2. _____ what some people get from lying in the sun 3. _____ a sad or depressed feeling 4. _____ very dark blue 10. _____ the sky on a clear day 5. _____ not yet ripe 11. _____ reddish-brown 6. _____ a nautical branch of the armed 12. _____ cowardly services 13. _____ inexperienced; new on 7. _____ a piece of fruit the job 8. _____ what can happen to iron 14. _____ the color of carrots 9. _____ to turn a cowhide into leather 15. _____ yellowish-brown B. Write original sentences using any four words from the box. 1. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 17
TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS A syllable is part of a word spoken with a single sound of the voice. Examples: One syllable—Ha!; two syllables— ho-hum; three syllables—brouhaha. (A brouhaha is a big fuss or commotion!) A. Look up the boldface words in the dictionary. Then rewrite the word on the line, using a dot (•) to show each syllable division. For example, the dictionary shows that the word sachet is divided between the a and the ch. Write it like this: sa•chet. 1. browbeat __________________________ 4. spiteful __________________________ 2. elapse __________________________ 5. system __________________________ 3. misjudge __________________________ 6. unique __________________________ B. Read the two-syllable words listed below. Then draw a line to connect each word with its meaning. 1. blockade a. to get in the way of an activity 2. hamper b. bravery 3. tumult c. done without planning or choosing d. shutting off a place to keep things 4. suppose from moving in or out 5. chronic e. a grayish metal (a tin alloy) 6. random f. an uproar 7. pewter g. coming back again and again 8. valor h. to believe, guess, think C. Circle only the two-syllable words in the list below. Check a dictionary if you’re not sure. rustproof qualify malcontent malign mammal seclude exhume video candlestick butchery trademark wheedle 18 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com
THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS A. Look up these three-syllable words in the dictionary. Then rewrite each word on the line, using a dot (•) to show where the syllable breaks are. 1. abundant ____________________________ 2. clumsiness ____________________________ 3. millionaire ____________________________ 4. probity ____________________________ 5. synthetic ____________________________ 6. vehement ____________________________ B. Draw a line to connect each boldface word with its meaning. 1. biweekly a. to make something lively 2. electron b. tall, graceful, dignified 3. intensely c. fortnightly d. very large, strong, or powerful 4. myriad e. a negatively charged particle in 5. statuesque an atom 6. titanic f. strongly, deeply, extremely 7. fabricate g. a very large number of something 8. animate h. make, manufacture C. Circle only the three-syllable words in the list below. Check a dictionary if you’re not sure. eyeglasses pseudonym tarpaulin diplomacy glandular providential satchel disbelief aboveboard localize Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 6 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 19
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