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Table of ContentsTo the Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

UUnniitt 11:: VVooccaabbuullaarryy:: WWoorrdd PPaarrttssLesson 1: Base Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Lesson 2: Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Lesson 3: Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Lesson 4: Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

UUnniitt 22:: BBuuiillddiinngg VVooccaabbuullaarryyLesson 5: Synonyms and Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Lesson 6: Context Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

UUnniitt 33:: DDiiccttiioonnaarryy SSkkiillllssLesson 7: Finding Words in a Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Lesson 8: Understanding Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

UUnniitt 44:: UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddLesson 9: Identifying Main Ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Lesson 10: Drawing Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Lesson 11: Recognizing Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

UUnniitt 55:: FFiinnddiinngg IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn iinn aa PPaassssaaggeeLesson 12: Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

UUnniitt 66:: AAnnaallyyzziinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddLesson 13: Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Lesson 14: The Author’s Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

UUnniitt 77:: RReemmeemmbbeerriinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddLesson 15: Underlining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Lesson 16: Summarizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

AppendixesA. Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134B. Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135C. Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142


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UUnniitt 66:: AAnnaallyyzziinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddLesson 13: Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Lesson 14: The Author’s Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Unit 6 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Unit 6 Application Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

UUnniitt 77:: RReemmeemmbbeerriinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddLesson 15: Underlining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Lesson 16: Summarizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Unit 7 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Unit 7 Application Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

AppendixesA. Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134B. Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135C. Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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UNIT 1Vocabulary: Word Parts

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LESSON 1: Base Words

GOAL: To learn new vocabulary words by breaking long wordsinto base words

WORDS TO KNOW

CCoommppoouunndd WWoorrddss

Words are made up of different parts. A bbaassee wwoorrdd is one kind of word part. Base words are words that form the main part of a longer word.

Some words are made up of two base words put together.These are ccoommppoouunndd wwoorrddss.. Look at this compound word:

homework

The word homework is a compound word. It is made up ofthe words home and work.

Now look at this compound word:

sunlight

Do you see the two base words? They are sun and light.

■ PRACTICE 1: Compound WordsWrite the two base words you find in each compound word.

11.. speechwriter __________ __________

22.. aftertaste __________ __________

33.. grapevine __________ __________

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bbaassee wwoorrdd ccoommppoouunndd wwoorrdd

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44.. scoreboard __________ __________

55.. skyscraper __________ __________

66.. spotlight __________ __________

77.. peacekeeper __________ __________

88.. stopwatch __________ __________

99.. timeworn __________ __________

1100.. windshield __________ __________

MMeeaanniinnggss ooff CCoommppoouunndd WWoorrddss

You know that a compound word is made up of two base words.The meaning of the compound word combines the meanings ofthe two base words.

Compound words can be long and seem hard. If you canbreak the compound word into two shorter words, though, youcan figure out the meaning of the longer word.

Look at the following example:

beekeeper

The word above is long and looks odd—it has a lot of e’s in a row. If you look closely, however, you see two words: bee andkeeper. Those words aren’t so hard. A beekeeper is someone whokeeps, or raises, bees. (A beekeeper raises bees for their honey.)

■ PRACTICE 2: Meanings of Compound WordsRead the compound words. Based on the meanings of the basewords, write the definition of each compound word.

11.. speechwriter ______________________________________________________________________________

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22.. aftertaste ________________________________________________________________________________

33.. grapevine ________________________________________________________________________________

44.. scoreboard _______________________________________________________________________________

55.. skyscraper ________________________________________________________________________________

66.. spotlight _________________________________________________________________________________

77.. peacekeeper_______________________________________________________________________________

88.. stopwatch ________________________________________________________________________________

99.. timeworn ________________________________________________________________________________

1100.. windshield________________________________________________________________________________

BBaassee WWoorrddss

Words are made up of different parts. As you have seen, onekind of word part is called a base word. Two base words togethermake a compound word.

Sometimes base words are joined with other word parts. Lookat these examples:

powerful

displeased

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The base word in each example is underlined. Other wordparts have been added to each base word to form a longer word.

■ PRACTICE 3: Base WordsLook at the words below. Write the base word of eachvocabulary word.

11.. purify _________________22.. disconnect _________________33.. falsely _________________44.. employer _________________55.. rewrite _________________66.. readiness _________________77.. misunderstand _________________88.. illegal _________________99.. imprison _________________

1100.. preheat _________________1111.. admirable _________________1122.. exploration _________________1133.. dangerous _________________1144.. fearless _________________1155.. punishment _________________

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The entire base word is not always spelled out inthe longer word. Look at an example: celebration.Can you find the base word? It is celebrate. Noticethat the final e in the base word celebrate does notappear in celebration. But you can easily find thebase word in the longer word.

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UUnniitt 11:: WWoorrdd PPaarrttssUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

UUnniitt 22:: BBuuiillddiinngg VVooccaabbuullaarryyUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

UUnniitt 33:: DDiiccttiioonnaarryy SSkkiillllssUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

UUnniitt 44:: UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

UUnniitt 55:: FFiinnddiinngg IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn iinn aa PPaassssaaggeeUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

UUnniitt 66:: AAnnaallyyzziinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

UUnniitt 77:: RReemmeemmbbeerriinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaaddUnit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Suggested Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Graphic Organizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Student Book Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Student Book Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Unit 1 presents the concept of words as logical constructions made up of identifiable word parts.Lesson 1 introduces compound words and base words. Recognizing smaller, “easier” words within alonger word is one strategy for discovering word meaning. The second and third lessons introducespecific prefixes and suffixes, respectively, giving students more tools for unlocking the meaning ofnew words they encounter. The words in this unit have been carefully chosen to have recognizablebase words. Lesson 4 introduces Latin and Greek roots that form the base of many English words.Analyzing word structure, then applying what they have learned about the meaning of the wordparts, empowers students to figure out unfamiliar words on their own.

Lesson 1—Base WordsGoal: To learn new vocabulary words by breaking long words into base words

WORDS TO KNOW

bbaassee wwoorrdd a word that forms the main part of a longer word

ccoommppoouunndd wwoorrdd a word made up of two base words put together

Lesson 2—PrefixesGoal: To learn the meanings of prefixes to understand new words

WORD TO KNOW

pprreeffiixx a word part added to the beginning of a word to make a new word

Lesson 3—SuffixesGoal: To learn the meanings of suffixes to understand new words

WORD TO KNOW

ssuuffffiixx a word part that is added to the end of a word to make a new word

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Lesson 4—RootsGoal: To learn the meanings of common roots to understand new words

WORD TO KNOW

rroooott a type of word part; a base that is not a stand-alone word itself

NNootteess oonn AApppplliiccaattiioonn AAccttiivviittyy iinn SSttuuddeenntt TTeexxtt

AAddddiittiioonnaall AAccttiivviittyy SSuuggggeessttiioonnss■ Write a base word on the board. Ask students to add prefixes and suffixes to the word to make

as many words as they can. You can turn this into a contest by dividing the class into smallgroups and having each keep a list of words the group thinks of.

You may want to use words of particular interest to students, such as music, sport, video, play,and so on. You may prefer to use school-related or content-area words, such as write, read, act,add, learn, calculate, history, and science.

■ Challenge students to list as many words as they can with a particular prefix or suffix. You mayhave students work in teams, or record the words on the board as students call them out.

■ Ask students to create compound words from a list of base words you write on the board.

■ Play a round-robin game with the whole class or small groups in which each student has to makea new compound word based on one of the base words of the compound word of the previousstudent.

■ Write some common roots on the board. Have students list words with those roots. To findmore words, students may look in a dictionary. If a root occurs at the beginning of a word,students will easily find related words in the dictionary.

■ Ask students to find examples in a newspaper of words with certain prefixes, suffixes, bases, orroots. Have students bring in the articles and discuss how the words are used in sentences.

AAccttiivviittyy SSkkiillllss AApppplliieedd PPrroodduucctt

FFrroomm OOlldd ttoo NNeeww gathering information, analyzing word list of wordsparts, synthesizing word parts


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DDiiffffeerreennttiiaattiioonn■ If students have difficulty coming up with words based on a list of base words, prefixes, suffixes,

and roots, start them off with some examples. You may also have students match words youprovide with the appropriate word part rather than ask them to generate words.

■ Ask English-language learners about word parts in their native language. Ask them to giveexamples of words made from various word parts.

■ To engage visual learners, ask students to create a word web showing how words that share aword part are related.

■ To interest mathematical and visual learners, have a student graph on the board the number ofwords the class can generate from each prefix, suffix, base, or root.

■ Play a guessing game that will appeal to kinesthetic and logical learners. Write several prefixesand suffixes from the book on squares of paper, one word part to a square. Attach a square withtape to each student’s back. Have students ask one another to give them a word using theirprefix or suffix, without telling the prefix or suffix. Students should be able to figure out theirprefix or suffix after gathering several words. After two minutes of questions, have each studentwrite his or her word part.

■ Students who easily come up with words for the various word parts may enjoy extending theirvocabulary and word knowledge by researching words that share roots and writing about their findings.

To help students remember the difference between a prefix and a suffix, remindthem of what they have learned: the prefix pre- means “before.” A prefix, therefore,is a word part that comes before the base or root. A suffix, then, is a word part thatcomes after the base or root.

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TToo tthhee SSttuuddeenntt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii

AAccttiivviittyy 11Identifying Compound Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

AAccttiivviittyy 22Making Compound Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

AAccttiivviittyy 33Compound Word Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

AAccttiivviittyy 44Finding Compound Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

AAccttiivviittyy 55Compound Word Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

AAccttiivviittyy 66Compound Word Pantomime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

AAccttiivviittyy 77Finding the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

AAccttiivviittyy 88Defining Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

AAccttiivviittyy 99Using Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

AAccttiivviittyy 1100Complete the Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

AAccttiivviittyy 1111Number Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

AAccttiivviittyy 1122Finding the Meaning: Prefixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

AAccttiivviittyy 1133Prefix Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

AAccttiivviittyy 1144Prefix Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

AAccttiivviittyy 1155Prefix Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

AAccttiivviittyy 1166Defining Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

AAccttiivviittyy 1177Suffix Match-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

AAccttiivviittyy 1188Suffix Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

AAccttiivviittyy 1199Suffix Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

AAccttiivviittyy 2200Suffix Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

AAccttiivviittyy 2211Finding the Meaning: Suffixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

AAccttiivviittyy 2222Suffix Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

AAccttiivviittyy 2233Roots Match-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

AAccttiivviittyy 2244Finding the Meaning: Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

AAccttiivviittyy 2255Defining Roots I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

AAccttiivviittyy 2266Building on Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

AAccttiivviittyy 2277Defining Roots II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

AAccttiivviittyy 2288Roots Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

AAccttiivviittyy 2299Synonym Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

AAccttiivviittyy 3300Synonym Match-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

AAccttiivviittyy 3311Defining Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

AAccttiivviittyy 3322Using Synonyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

AAccttiivviittyy 3333Antonym Match-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

AAccttiivviittyy 3344Antonym Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

AAccttiivviittyy 3355Find an Antonym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Antonym Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

AAccttiivviittyy 3377Context Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

AAccttiivviittyy 3388Context Clue Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

AAccttiivviittyy 3399Context Clue Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

AAccttiivviittyy 4400Alphabetical Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

AAccttiivviittyy 4411Finding Words in a Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

AAccttiivviittyy 4422Parts of Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

AAccttiivviittyy 4433Parts of Speech Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

AAccttiivviittyy 4444Parts of Speech Fill-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

AAccttiivviittyy 4455Finding Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

AAccttiivviittyy 4466Looking Up Words I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

AAccttiivviittyy 4477Dictionary Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

AAccttiivviittyy 4488Using the Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

AAccttiivviittyy 4499Understanding Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

AAccttiivviittyy 5500Dictionary Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

AAccttiivviittyy 5511Looking Up Words II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

AAccttiivviittyy 5522Recognizing a Topic Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

AAccttiivviittyy 5533Finding the Topic Sentence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

AAccttiivviittyy 5544Writing Topic Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

AAccttiivviittyy 5555Supporting Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

AAccttiivviittyy 5566Topic Sentence and Supporting Details . . . . . .56

AAccttiivviittyy 5577Choosing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

AAccttiivviittyy 5588Name the Question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

AAccttiivviittyy 5599Drawing Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

AAccttiivviittyy 6600Conclusions Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

AAccttiivviittyy 6611More Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

AAccttiivviittyy 6622Writing Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

AAccttiivviittyy 6633Conclusions Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

AAccttiivviittyy 6644Drawing Conclusions—Newspapers . . . . . . . .64

AAccttiivviittyy 6655Generalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

AAccttiivviittyy 6666Comparing and Contrasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

AAccttiivviittyy 6677Comparing and Contrasting in Writing . . . . . .67

AAccttiivviittyy 6688Cause and Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

AAccttiivviittyy 6699Cause-and-Effect Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

AAccttiivviittyy 7700Verb Tenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

AAccttiivviittyy 7711Verb Tenses Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

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AAccttiivviittyy 7722Using Time Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

AAccttiivviittyy 7733Time Clues I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

AAccttiivviittyy 7744Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

AAccttiivviittyy 7755Time Clues II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

AAccttiivviittyy 7766Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

AAccttiivviittyy 7777Scanning for Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

AAccttiivviittyy 7788Key Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

AAccttiivviittyy 7799Graphic Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

AAccttiivviittyy 8800Fact and Opinion Q & A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

AAccttiivviittyy 8811Fact and Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

AAccttiivviittyy 8822Fact and Opinion Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

AAccttiivviittyy 8833Fact and Opinion Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

AAccttiivviittyy 8844Fact and Opinion on Television . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

AAccttiivviittyy 8855Fact and Opinion Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

AAccttiivviittyy 8866Opinion Piece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

AAccttiivviittyy 8877Purpose of Writing I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

AAccttiivviittyy 8888Pupose of Writing II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

AAccttiivviittyy 8899The Author’s Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

AAccttiivviittyy 9900Ask the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

AAccttiivviittyy 9911Writing Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

AAccttiivviittyy 9922The Op-Ed Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

AAccttiivviittyy 9933Your Own Writing Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

AAccttiivviittyy 9944Word Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

AAccttiivviittyy 9955Ranking Word Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

AAccttiivviittyy 9966Underlining I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

AAccttiivviittyy 9977Underlining II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

AAccttiivviittyy 9988Summarizing: The Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

AAccttiivviittyy 9999Developing an Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

AAccttiivviittyy 110000Explaining in an Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

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AA.. Write five compound words that contain each base word below.

BB.. Use five of the compound words you wrote above in sentences of your own.

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Look for compound words in reading material such as books, magazines, and newspapers. List someof the words below in the notebook. Then get together with a small group and use the words in oral sentences.

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Table of ContentsTo the Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Testing Students Who Do Not Test Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Test-Taking Strategies for Power Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

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UUnniitt 11 TTeesstt:: VVooccaabbuullaarryy:: WWoorrdd PPaarrttss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1122

UUnniitt 22 TTeesstt:: BBuuiillddiinngg VVooccaabbuullaarryy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1155

UUnniitt 33 TTeesstt:: DDiiccttiioonnaarryy SSkkiillllss .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1199

UUnniitt 44 TTeesstt:: UUnnddeerrssttaannddiinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaadd .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2233

UUnniitt 55 TTeesstt:: FFiinnddiinngg IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn iinn aa PPaassssaaggee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2277

UUnniitt 66 TTeesstt:: AAnnaallyyzziinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaadd .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2299

UUnniitt 77 TTeesstt:: RReemmeemmbbeerriinngg WWhhaatt YYoouu RReeaadd .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3300

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Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Student Record-Keeping Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Stategies for Standardized Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

11.. What is the base word of mistreat?

aa.. misbb.. treatcc.. mistreat

22.. What is the base word of celebration?

aa.. celebb.. tioncc.. celebrate

33.. What is the prefix in the word untie?

aa.. unbb.. tiecc.. untie

44.. What is the suffix in the word homeless?

aa.. homebb.. lesscc.. homeless

55.. What does the prefix re- mean in the word rewrite?

aa.. do againbb.. undocc.. not

66.. What does the prefix im- mean in immature?

aa.. verybb.. notcc.. bad

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The words below have word parts underlined. Circle the letter that lists the correct word part.

11.. dislike

aa.. prefixbb.. suffixcc.. base word

22.. powerfully


33.. celebration


44.. joyful


55.. cohost


66.. repaint



77.. Which word is a compound word?

aa.. extremelybb.. sunburncc.. widower

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11.. Which word is a synonym for gigantic?

aa.. angrybb.. hugecc.. tired

22.. Which word is a synonym for essential?

aa.. necessarybb.. optionalcc.. tedious

33.. Which word is a synonym for rival?

aa.. allybb.. taskcc.. opponent

44.. Which word is a synonym for intelligent?

aa.. humorousbb.. dullcc.. smart

55.. Which word is an antonym for ally?

aa.. rivalbb.. peakcc.. option

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11.. What is the base word of readiness?

aa.. readbb.. readycc.. ness

22.. Which word is a compound word?

aa.. scoreboardbb.. scoringcc.. scored

33.. What is the prefix in the word misfit?

aa.. misbb.. fitcc.. misfit

44.. What do the prefixes il-, im-, and in- all mean?

aa.. withbb.. notcc.. again

55.. What is the suffix in the word purify?

aa.. purebb.. ifycc.. purify

66.. What part of speech does the suffix -ize make?

aa.. nounbb.. adjectivecc.. verb

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Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension - Walch · 2011-05-02 · LESSON 1: Base Words GOAL: To learn new vocabulary words by breaking long words into base words WORDS TO KNOW Compound