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Phonics & Spelling

I know I went the wrong way at the stop sign.

know wrong sign cough rough knight tough cough laugh

rough enough Do you have enough water? “What’s your name?” he asked roughly. A lion’s skin is very tough. Gina coughed five times this morning. I could hear their laughter all the way

down the hall.

Phonics & Spelling

coff cough gnat nat nees knees rist wrist naw gnaw kneel neel known nown rench wrench

Phonics & Spelling

Homophones: Some of the words sound just like other words.

knew/new knob/ nob write/right rough/ruff knight/night

Synonyms and Antonyms

The plant will not flourish in the sun. It will probably die.

When I read the first sentence, I am not sure what flourish means. So I read the second sentence for clues. I read that the plant “will probably die.” That makes me think that flourish is the opposite of die.

Remember that a word that means the opposite of another word is called an antonym.

A word that means the same as another word is called a synonym.

Synonyms & Antonyms

The hamlet was on a cliff above the sea. The village was so small, it was not on the map.

Hamlet and village are synonyms . Tony waited for his friend to

respond, but he did not answer. Anya did not mean to break the

vase. She hoped her dad would be able to repair it.

deciphered

If I name an item that might need to be deciphered do thumbs up if not thumbs down.

A menu in French A stop sign A neatly typed note A messy, scribbled note

mistaken

Read these math sentences. If the answer is wrong, say “Mistaken!” If the answer is correct say “Correct!”

3+4=7 2+3=6 5+3=9 7+7=14

catastrophe/fortunate

Put you hand over your mouth if you think the event I name could be a catastrophe. Clap if the event is fortunate.

A volcano erupts near a town A boy finds his lost dog School is closed because of stormy

weather

bothersome/repairs/din

Raise your hand if the repair I name would cause a bothersome din . Keep your hand down if it would not.

Using a jackhammer to dig up a road Repairing a watch Repairing a computer Using a hammer to fix a shelf

Synonyms: What vocabulary word could replace the underlined word?

The hurricane was a real disaster. catastrophe The lifting of the earth was the most

frightening thing in the earthquake. heaving When they were digging the tunnel, the

racket of the machinery was dreadful. din A mosquito is annoying in the summer. bothersome

Synonyms: What vocabulary word could replace the underlined word?

We have figured out the coded message. deciphered I think you are wrong; I have never been

to New York City. mistaken I do not read Spanish. Can you decipher

this for me? translate Thomas will be able to fix your computer. repair

Grammar: Singular and Plural Pronouns

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

She jumped into the swimming pool. she - singular We went to the museum. we – plural Karla ate too much. She Silvio talked to Frank and Will. them

Grammar A pronoun is a word that is used in place

of a noun. A singular pronoun replaces a singular

noun. A plural pronoun takes the place of a

plural noun or a group of nouns.

The players ran up and down the field. they -plural Ellie kicked the ball hard. it - singular Mara passed the ball to Tomas. him - singular

Writing: Realistic Story

A realistic story…. Includes characters and settings that

could be real Includes events that could happen Tells about a problem and how it is

solved Includes a plot with a beginning, a

middle, and an ending May include dialogue