• It’s correlated to state standards.

• It provides valuable test preparation.

• Scaffolded lessons make it easy to individualize instruction.

• It addresses speci� c grade-level vocabulary skills.

• Word Play activities engage students as they practice important vocabulary skills.

The ultimate resource for comprehensive vocabulary skills instruction! Over 150 pages of scaffolded practice on vocabulary skills and concepts such as synonyms, antonyms, homophones, heteronyms, root words, and more make this resource the perfect way to strengthen your core language program. And with the engaging Word Play section, students will experience the fun of playing with words and develop an interest in exploring word meanings.

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Vocabulary CentersThe 12 colorful, hands-on centers in each Vocabulary Centers book are easy to make and self-contained. The € exible center format is a great resource to help you differentiate instruction. Use the centers for independent practice, small-group instruction, or as an activity students complete with the help of a parent or teacher’s aide. 192 full-color pages. Correlated to state standards.

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Compound WordsUnit 1 ....................................................... 6Unit 2 ....................................................... 9Unit 3 .......................................................12

SynonymsUnit 1 .......................................................15Unit 2 .......................................................18

Precise LanguageUnit 1 .......................................................21(words for said )Unit 2 .......................................................24(words for asked )Unit 3 .......................................................27(words for sad )Unit 4 .......................................................30(words for think )Unit 5 .......................................................33(words for like )Unit 6 .......................................................36(words for angry)

AntonymsUnit 1 .......................................................39Unit 2 .......................................................42

HomophonesUnit 1 .......................................................45Unit 2 .......................................................48Unit 3 .......................................................51

HomographsUnit 1 .......................................................54Unit 2 .......................................................57Unit 3 .......................................................60

HeteronymsUnit 1 .......................................................63

PrefixesUnit 1 il–, im–, ir– ................................... 66

Unit 2 col–, com–, con– ......................... 69Unit 3 em–, en–, inter–, trans– ............... 72Unit 4 mega–, magni–, macro –,  micro –, mini– .............................. 75Unit 5 mal–, bene–, hyper–, hypo – ......... 78Unit 6 pro –, post–, ab–, ad– ................... 81

SuffixesUnit 1 –ant, –ard, –ier, –arian, –ent,  –ician .......................................... 84Unit 2 –ate, –en, –if y, –ize ...................... 87Unit 3 –cy, –ance, –ence, –ion, –sion,  –ation, –ty, –ity ........................... 90Unit 4 –arium, – um, –ary, – ory .............. 93Unit 5 – ous, –ious, –al, – ial, – ic, –ical ..... 96Unit 6 –acious, –ant, –ive, –ent,  –some ......................................... 99

RootsUnit 1 .....................................................102Unit 2 .....................................................105Unit 3 .....................................................108Unit 4 .....................................................111Unit 5 .....................................................114

IdiomsUnit 1 .....................................................117Unit 2 .....................................................120Unit 3 .....................................................123

Blended WordsUnit 1 .....................................................126

Clipped WordsUnit 1 .....................................................129

Word Play .........................................132

Answer Key ....................................153

What’s in Vocabulary Fundamentals? ........................................................................................ 4

Skill Units

Contents

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Synonyms

Unit 1

Name:

Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning. Use synonyms to add variety and to avoid repetition in your writing.

The woman’s large hat obscured our view of the stage and concealed her bad haircut.

A. For each word in the first column, write the letter of its synonym next to it.Use a dictionary if necessary.

1. saturated d. situated e. drenched f. dug g. fl ood

2. persevere l. painful m. pleasant n. persist o. endurance

3. erroneous a. correct b. extend c. puncture d. inaccurate

4. expound r. inquire s. discard t. expressed u. explain

5. fl uctuate r. waver s. combining t. movement u. reveal

6. cite c. limit d. excite e. quote f. repeated

B. The letters you wrote in Activity A spell a synonym of the scrambled wordbelow. Unscramble the word and write it on the line.

latertoe =

C. Write two sentences about giving a report. Use two of the synonyms from Activity A.

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Synonyms

Unit 1

Name:

Which word is a synonym of the bold word in each sentence?Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

1. Inaccurate reasoning led her to make a bad choice.

𝖠 Careful

𝖡 Persistent

𝖢 Erroneous

𝖣 Obscured

2. We quote statistics to strengthen our argument.

𝖠 tolerate

𝖡 passage

𝖢 cost

𝖣 cite

3. I’ll be able to run a marathon if I persist in my training.

𝖠 persevere

𝖡 expound

𝖢 tolerate

𝖣 procrastinate

4. The secret code obscured the message.

𝖠 endured

𝖡 cited

𝖢 exposed

𝖣 concealed

5. He tolerated seven weeks of life on a submarine.

𝖠 endured

𝖡 expounded

𝖢 persisted

𝖣 saturated

What’s in Vocabulary Fundamentals?

Vocabulary Fundamentals provides leveled practice for essential vocabulary skills, reinforcing your core language arts program. Skills are presented in scaffolded three-page units, enabling you to target the varied learning needs within your classroom.

SKILL Un It S The core of Vocabulary Fundamentals is 42 three-page skill units. Each successive page in a unit increases in difficulty.

Page three of each unit is either a cloze activity or a multiple-choice, test-type activity.

Each page includes one or more activities to practice the skill.

Boxes indicate difficulty level of the page:

= easiest = more difficult = most difficult

How to Use the Skill Units

• Introduce the skill with the first page of the unit (indicated by ), moving on to the remaining two pages over time as students’ skill acquisition dictates.

• Students will derive the most benefit from the lessons if the skill and words are introduced and discussed orally before the activities are assigned.

• Assign the first ( ) or second ( ) page depending on each student’s instructional level. Use the third page ( ) as a whole group review. Use the multiple-choice pages to teach and practice test-taking skills.

• Use one of the three pages with the whole group, and assign one or more of the other pages as homework.

The skill is defined in student-friendly language.

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WORD PLAy ACt Iv It IeS

Following the 42 skill units are 20 pages devoted to activities that build vocabulary in more creative, playful ways. Students will experience the fun of playing with words while expanding their vocabularies. Many of the word challenges presented encourage the use of critical-thinking skills.

How to Use the Word Play Pages

Use the Word Play pages for homework, as free-choice activities, at a language arts center, or as a change-of-pace activity for the whole group.

Integrating Vocabulary Fundamentals into your Classroom

• Support reading comprehension by improving students’ ability to determine word meaning through the use of context clues, recognition of familiar word parts, and word associations.

• Build students’ writing vocabulary and reinforce skills such as choosing precise words and using descriptive language.

• Improve spelling by practicing strategies for recognizing word parts and phonic elements.

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Lost in Space A. Write the answers to the clues in the boxes. When you are finished,

write the letters in the gray boxes from top to bottom to answerthe joke below.

1. This ends a sentence. r

2. Earth or Jupiter is a . l e

3. relating to the sun o

4. traveled over snow i

5. relating to the moon l r

6. the opposite of hired r

7. You get these at a bookstore. v

What should you do if you see a spaceman?

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B. Write the answer to each clue on the numbered spaces. Then transfer the letter from each space to the box with the same number to answer the joke.

1. A is a signal to do something. 10 2 5

2. Rockets and fi sh have these. 15 6 4 13

3. The sun emits invisible, ultraviolet . 12 7 14 3

4. The idiom “before , ” means “soon.”

How do astronauts eat dinner in space?

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B. Write the answer to each clue on the numbered spaces. Then transfer the letter from each space to the box with the same number to answer the joke.

is a signal to do something. is a signal to do something.

2. Rockets and fi sh have these.

3. The sun emits invisible, ultraviolet

4. The idiom “before , ” means “soon.”

How do astronauts eat dinner in space?

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Pitcher-in-Chief

A. Each baseball below contains the name of a U.S. president, plus an extra letter

in the middle. The names can be read clockwise, but you must determine where

to begin. Identify each president and circle the extra letter. Then unscramble

the circled letters to answer the trivia question.

Many U.S. presidents have thrown the fi rst pitch in a Major League Baseball

game. Who was the fi rst president to successfully make the throw all the way

from the pitcher’s mound to the catcher? B. In each group of words below, there is only one letter that is in all four words.

Write that shared letter on the space next to the words to spell the answer

to this question: Who was the fi rst U.S. President to throw the fi rst pitch of a baseball season?

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Compound Words

Unit 1

Name:

A compoundword is made of two or more smaller words expressingone idea or meaning. Open compound words have a space between the two words.

school bus high school life cycle

A. Use the words in the box to add the missing part of each open compound word below.

light year full moon life cycle solar energy side effects

sound effects tidal wave killer whale science fiction lightning rod

1. sound

2. wave

3. fiction

4. light

5. energy

6. side

7. moon

8. whale

9. lightning

10. life

B. Write two sentences, using an open compound word from Activity A in each sentence.

1.

2.

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Compound Words

Unit 1

Name:

A compoundword is made of two or more smaller words expressingone idea or meaning. Open compound words have a space between the two words.

Draw a line to show where each compound word in the box should be divided. Then write the compound words to answer the clues.

tidal wave lifecycle lightyear sideeffect highschool

schoolbus solarenergy soundeffects lightningrod sciencefiction

1. This is placed on a tall building to provide lightning a safe path to the ground.

2. This is where students in grades 9–12 go to learn.

3. This is a kind of story that is often set in the future.

4. On sunny days, this can be used to generate power.

5. These are used to make realistic sounds in movies.

6. This form of measurement equals 5.88 trillion miles.

7. This is a large and destructive ocean occurrence.

8. This includes the egg, tadpole, and frog stages.

9. This occurs as a result of something else.

10. Many students ride in this on their way to school.

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