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• 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 Fundamentals

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Prefixes & Suffixes

Word Roots

Idioms

...and more!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Homophones

Prefixes & Suffixes

Word Roots

Idioms

...and more!

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

SynonymsUnit 1 ....................................15Unit 2 ....................................18Unit 3 ....................................21

Precise LanguageUnit 1 ....................................24(words for said )Unit 2 ....................................27(words for hot & cold )Unit 3 ....................................30(words for funny )Unit 4 ....................................33(words for eat )Unit 5 ....................................36(words for see & look )Unit 6 ....................................39(words for make )

AntonymsUnit 1 ....................................42Unit 2 ....................................45

HomophonesUnit 1 ....................................48Unit 2 ....................................51Unit 3 ....................................54

HomographsUnit 1 ....................................57Unit 2 ....................................60Unit 3 ....................................63

HeteronymsUnit 1 ....................................66

PrefixesUnit 1 dis–, in– ...................... 69Unit 2 mis–, de– ..................... 72Unit 3 re–, multi– ................... 75Unit 4 fore–, tele– .................. 78Unit 5 sub–, super– ................ 81Unit 6 com–, co– .................... 84

SuffixesUnit 1 –able, –ible ................ 87Unit 2 –ive, –ous, –ious ......... 90Unit 3 –ation, –ion ............... 93Unit 4 –ment, –ance, –ence,

–ness ........................... 96Unit 5 –al, –ic, –ical, –ish ...... 99Unit 6 –ward, –wise ..............102

RootsUnit 1 vis, manu, ped ...........105Unit 2 act, dict, scrib, script ...108Unit 3 meter, cycl, rect ..........111Unit 4 terr, therm, aqua/aqui,

chron ........................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.

I don’t comprehend this question.Will you explain it in a way that I can understand it?

A. Write a synonym for each word.

pardon imitate focus comprehend boast warn spoil explode

1. copy 5. ruin

2. understand 6. concentrate

3. forgive 7. brag

4. burst 8. caution

B. Complete each sentence with a synonym from Activity A.

1. A water balloon will when it hits something. (explode)

2. Don’t tell me the ending. That will the story for me. (spoil)

3. I’m sorry, but I don’t what you mean by that. (comprehend)

4. I must you that this plate is hot. (caution)

5. Please turn off the TV so I can on my work. (focus)

6. Please me for bumping into you. (pardon)

imitatecomprehendpardonexplode

spoilfocusboastwarn

burst

ruin

understand

warn

forgive

concentrate

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 UNITS 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 activitiesto 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 � rst 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 bene� t from the lessons if the skill and words are introduced and discussed orally before the activities are assigned.

• Assign the � rst ( ) or second ( ) page depending on each student’s instructional level. Use the thirdpage ( ) as a whole group review. Use the multiple-choice pages to teach and practicetest-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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Synonyms

Unit 1

Name:

Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.

1. Synonyms have .

� identical spellings and different meanings

� almost the same meaning

� opposite meanings

� identical sounds and different spellings

2. Which word is a synonym for spoil?

� toil

� rotten

� ruin

� repair

3. Which word is a synonym for pardon?

� boast

� focus

� warn

� forgive

4. Which sentence contains two synonyms?

� Eating a good breakfast can help you concentrate on your work.

� It’s impolite to boast, so please don’t brag about your new bike.

� Please don’t spoil this day by arguing with your brother.

� I hope you’ll pardon me for arriving late to your birthday party.

5. Which two words are synonyms?

� copy, caution

� copy, ruin

� copy, imitate

� copy, spoil

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WORD PLAY ACTIVITIES

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 andreinforce skills such as choosing precise words and using descriptive language.

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


Name:

Directionally ChallengedWrite the familiar phrase that describes each clue.

JACKthe weather

I’mSITME

My cat WEIGHT

AdaydaydaydaydaydaydayWEEK egg egg egg egg egg egg

egg egg egg egg egg egg

rightTHERE

the BRIDGEwater

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g i n g

The cow jumped the moon

b e a

t i n g

bush


rightTHERE e

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Name:

Wily Words

A. In each row of words, every word except one is a real English word.

Circle the word that you think is fake. Then check your answers in a dictionary.

1. abacus abalone abate aboot

2. biffet bide

buffet buffoon

3. dabble daffle daub

duffel

4. ekk eke

el� n elk

5. � ank � enk

� inch � ippant

6. jong jinx

jubilee jumbo

7. limber lumber

lumpish lumpox

8. ocelot oction

ogle ogre

9. pabble pestle pixel

puffin

10. quahog quaint quimp quip

11. rankle remble romp

rumple

12. santle serial sinkhole suffrage

13. umber unter upper

utter

14. vain vane

vayne vein

15. whelp whip

whopper whulp

16. zenith zigzag zinc

zinzy B. Choose two of the fake words that you circled above. Invent a definition

for each one.

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Compound Words

Unit 1

Name:

A compound word is a word made up of two or more smaller words. You might see the same smaller word in many different compound words.

undercook underpaid overeat overcharge

A. Use each word in the box to make a compound word that begins with under.

foot done sized estimate nourished line water ground statement

B. Write a compound word from Activity A that matches each clue. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1. something that was said in a way that doesn’t givethe whole story

2. where roots are located

3. not large enough

4. to draw lines beneath words

5. not well-fed

6. in the way; causing people to trip

7. not cooked long enough

8. to guess an amount that is too low

underfoot

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Compound Words

Unit 1

Name:

A compound word is a word made up of two or more smaller words. You might see the same smaller word in many different compound words.

Write the compound word that best replaces the underlined word or wordsin each sentence.

overview overthrow oversight overeager overhang overcritical overjoyed overhead

1. In the Star Wars movies, the Rebels fought to remove frompower and replace the Emperor.

2. Dora was so very happy when she won the citywide spelling contest.

3. Ramon was too excited to answer the question and waved his hand even before the teacher asked it.

4. You can gaze down at the valley from that piece of rock that sticks out over the edge of the cliff.

5. Before the � eld trip, our teacher gave us an excellentgeneral description of what we would see.

6. It was obviously an accidental error that your name was not on the guest list.

7. When you give feedback on classmates’ stories, don’t be too harsh.

8. We watched an impressive bald eagle circling directlyabove our heads.

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Compound Words

Unit 1

Name:

Fill in each blank with the correct compound word.

overjoyed underdone oversight underestimate overcritical undersized underlined understatement

It would be an to say that my little sister Julie is

a picky eater. Julie is the pickiest eater I know. Her favorite word is plain. She likes

plain hamburgers, plain chicken, and plain spaghetti noodles. She refuses to eat any

kind of sauce, even ketchup. She also hates meat. If a

hamburger or steak is even the slightest bit pink, she won’t eat it. When Mom fries

hamburger patties, she keeps Julie’s patty in the pan until it is completely black on

the outside. The hamburger patty is about half as big as everyone else’s because all

the juice has been cooked out of it. Julie’s tiny little burger

is as dry as a bone.

Julie always eats her hamburger on a plain bun. (Notice, of course, that I

the word plain.) Once, Mom made the mistake of putting

mayonnaise on Julie’s hamburger bun. This by Mom

led to an argument. Julie won, of course, and was that

she got her way.

My parents say that I’m of my little sister. After

all, she’s only seven, they say. She’ll change by the time she’s my age, they claim.

But I think they Julie’s stubbornness!

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