BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES 3

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.

SADDLEBACK EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 Website: www.sdlback.com SKILLS & STRATEGIES FOR LEVELS 3 THROUGH 8 Each of the six books in this power-packed new series features: 100+ reproducible exercise pages Dual emphasis on unlocking meaning by analyzing word structure and by using context clues 900–1,500 vocabulary words Clear instructions, friendly lesson format, and charming illustrations throughout • synonyms / antonyms • alphabetical order • common / proper nouns • parts of speech • connotation / denotation • homophones / homographs • abbreviations / acronyms • dictionary entries • word origins • variant letter sounds • shades of meaning • idiomatic expressions • clichés • formal / informal language SAMPLE LESSON TOPICS • prefixes / suffixes • multiple-meaning words • present / past tense • syllabication • similes / metaphors • contractions / possessives • Greek / Latin roots • thesaurus entries • spelling demons • words often confused • pronunciation • euphemisms • selecting vivid words • content area terms 100 REPRODUCIBLE ACTIVITIES S y n o n y m s / A n t o n y m s P r e c i s e W o r d C h o i c e P a r t s o f S p e e c h D i c t i o n a r y S k i l l s M A b b r e v i a t i o n s / A c r o n y m s M u l t i p l e - M e a n i n g W o r d s 3 lev eL – SE IGETA R T S & SLL IKS YRALUBACOV GNIDLIUB LEVEL 3 3 HIGH-INTEREST SKILLS & STRATEGIES SKILLS & STRATEGIES Saddleback eBook 3 LEVEL V OC ABULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES BUILDING by JOANNE SUTER 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: 1-56254-721-6 ISBN-13: 978-1-56254-721-9 eBook: 978-1-60291-122-2 Printed in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7 LEVEL 8 ➬ V OCA BULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES BUILDING Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Using Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Synonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Synonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Synonyms 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Synonym Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 “When” and “Where” Words 1 . . . . . . . . .12 “When” and “Where” Words 2 . . . . . . . . .13 Words with More than One Meaning 1 . .14 Words with More than One Meaning 2 . .15 Words with More than One Meaning 3 . .16 Words with More than One Meaning 4 . .17 Words with More than One Meaning 5 . .18 Words with More than One Meaning 6 . .19 Antonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Antonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Synonyms and Antonyms . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Using Synonyms as Clues to Meaning . . .23 Using Antonyms as Clues to Meaning . . .24 Using Graphics as Clues to Meaning . . . .25 Using Context Clues 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Using Context Clues 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Using Context Clues 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Base Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Base Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Base Words 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Base Words 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Prefixes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Prefixes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Prefixes 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Prefixes 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Suffixes 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Suffixes 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Suffixes 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Word Parts Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Compound Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Compound Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Compound Words 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Compound Words 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Words with an Apostrophe: Contractions 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Words with an Apostrophe: Contractions 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Possessive Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Possessive Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Compounds, Contractions, and Possessives Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Word Workout: Double Play . . . . . . . . . .50 Homonyms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Homonyms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Easily Confused Words 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Easily Confused Words 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Homonyms and Easily Confused Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Word Workout: Take-Away . . . . . . . . . . .56 Word Workout: Rhyming Words . . . . . . . .57 Shortened Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Idioms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Idioms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Vivid Words that Create a Picture . . . . . .61 Vivid Words that Make a Sound . . . . . . .62 Vivid Words that Narrow Meaning 1 . . . .63 Vivid Words that Narrow Meaning 2 . . . .64 Vivid Words Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Parts of Speech 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Parts of Speech 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Parts of Speech 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Parts of Speech 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Parts of Speech Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Parts of Speech: Adverbs 1 . . . . . . . . . . .71 Parts of Speech: Adverbs 2 . . . . . . . . . . .72 Just for Fun: Word Workout . . . . . . . . . .73 Word Workout: “A” Words . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Using a Dictionary: Alphabetical Order . .75 Using a Dictionary: Guide Words 1 . . . . .76 Using a Dictionary: Guide Words 2 . . . . .77 Using a Dictionary: Syllables 1 . . . . . . . .78 Using a Dictionary: Syllables 2 . . . . . . . .79 Using a Dictionary: Pronouncing Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 CONTENTS Using a Dictionary: Definitions 1 . . . . . .81 Using a Dictionary: Definitions 2 . . . . . .82 Using a Dictionary: Definitions and Parts of Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Practice Page: Using a Dictionary . . . . . .84 Using a Dictionary: Spelling Help . . . . . .85 Dictionary Practice 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Dictionary Practice 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Just for Fun: Word Workout 1 . . . . . . . .88 Just for Fun: Word Workout 2 . . . . . . . .89 Irregular Plurals 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Irregular Plurals 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Slang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Word Connotations: Shades of Meaning 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Word Connotations: Shades of Meaning 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Euphemisms 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Euphemisms 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Special Language Practice . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Analogies 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Analogies 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Analogies 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Abbreviations 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 Abbreviations 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Just for Fun: “B” Words Workout . . . . .103 Foreign Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 It’s All in the Family! 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 It’s All in the Family! 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Word Workout: Using Your Senses . . . .108 Rhyming Words: Using Your Senses . . .109 What’s in a Name? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Names to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Figures of Speech 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Figures of Speech 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Word Origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Word Roots 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Word Roots 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Words at Work: History . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Words at Work: Government and Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Words at Work: Geography . . . . . . . . . .119 Words at Work: People and Cultures . . .120 Words at Work: Practice Page . . . . . . . .121 Words at Work: Life Science . . . . . . . . .122 Words at Work: Earth Science . . . . . . . .123 Words at Work: Weather Words . . . . . . .124 Words at Work: The Media . . . . . . . . . .125 Words at Work: The Marketplace 1 . . . .126 Words at Work: The Marketplace 2 . . . .127 Words at Work: Health . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 Words at Work: Practice Page . . . . . . . .129 Words at Work: Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Words at Work: Music 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .131 Words at Work: Music 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Words at Work: Eating Out . . . . . . . . . .133 Words at Work: Eating Out, Eating In . .134 Power Workout: Review What You’ve Learned 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Power Workout: Review What You’ve Learned 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 Scope and Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Welcome to BUILDING VOCABULARY SKILLS & STRATEGIES! INTRODUCTION 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 3 • Saddleback Publishing, Inc., 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www .sdlback.com 5 6 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 3 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com Use the definitions to decide if each sentence below is true or false. If the sentence is true , write T on the line. If the sentence is false , write F. whale feather slight vault •A whale is a very large sea mammal. •A feather is one of the soft, light parts that grow out of the skin of birds. • Something slight is small in amount, strength, or importance. •To slight something is to pay little or no attention to it. •A vault is a room or special place for keeping valuable things. •To vault is to jump over something. 1. _____ A whale is likely to be found swimming in the sea. 2. _____ Banks often lock money in a vault. 3. _____ If you vault a fence, you’ll end up on the other side. 4. _____ A feather on a bird is somewhat like a hair on a dog. 5. _____ Even the biggest whale is very slight in size. 6. _____ A one-degree drop in temperature would be a slight change. 7. _____ If students slight their homework, they might not pass their tests. The meaning of a word is called its definition. DEFINITIONS Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 3 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 7 Complete the rhymes. Choose one of the boldface words above. Write it on the blank line. chore hero knob dozen hum •A chore is a task that must be done. •A hero is someone who is admired for doing something great or brave. •A knob is a handle that is usually round. •A dozen is a group of twelve. •To hum is to sing with the lips closed, not saying the words. 1. The knock at the door is Uncle Bob! He can come right in if he turns the ________________________. 2. The soccer score was one to zero. Then Mike scored a goal and was the team’s _______________________. 3. Making the bed can be a real bore. Nonetheless, it’s your daily _______________________. 4. While you sing along, my guitar I’ll strum. If you don’t know the words, why don’t you just _____________________? 5. At the dinner table sat my aunt and cousin. Plus the ten in my family, that made a ________________________. You can be a poet! Just use the definitions to make the sentence pairs rhyme. USING DEFINITIONS 8 Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 3 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com SYNONYMS 1 Circle the synonym for each boldface word. 1. The meat looked red and uncooked. ( delicious / raw ) 2. Maria told the dentist she had a pain in her tooth. ( ache / hole ) 3. I don’t like cherry candy, so I’ll trade this one for lime. ( exchange / sell ) 4. We watched the waves from the sandy beach. ( shore / desert ) 5. The museum is normally closed on Tuesdays. ( seldom / usually ) 6. The teachers expect students to arrive on time. ( pupils / buses ) 7. Randy is almost as tall as his brother. ( exactly / nearly ) 8. Sally tells her secrets to her friend Anna. ( sister / pal ) 9. She also writes her secrets in a diary. ( journal / newspaper ) 10. A tunnel led from the basement to the garage. ( cellar / barn ) 11. The tunnel had a concealed entrance. ( hidden / open ) 12. Don’t drink from a cup if the edge is chipped. ( rim / glass ) Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning. Recognizing and using synonyms helps you build your vocabulary. Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 3 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618 • Phone (888) SDL-BACK • www.sdlback.com 9 On each blank line, write a synonym for the boldface word. The synonym should begin with the letter p . EXAMPLE : The drawing showed a woman on a sailboat. _________________ 1. Each section of the wall was a different color. ________________________ 2. The workers dug a big hole in the field. ________________________ 3. The bundle of paper was tied with string. ________________________ 4. The farmer’s prize hog won a ribbon at the fair. ________________________ Use your wits to come up with the synonyms you need to correctly complete this page. After each sentence, write a synonym for the boldface word. The synonym should begin with the letter g . EXAMPLE : The huge oak tree has grown here for years. __________ 1. The birthday present was wrapped in red paper. ________________________ 2. Mr. Ramon will donate blood to the Red Cross. ________________________ 3. The dog barks to protect his master’s house. ________________________ 4. The farmers were happy when the rain finally came. ________________________ giant picture A. B. SYNONYMS 2 . 3 lev eL – SE IGETA R T S & SLL IKS YRALUBACOV GNIDLIUB LEVEL 3 3 HIGH-INTEREST SKILLS & STRATEGIES SKILLS & STRATEGIES Saddleback eBook 3. helps you build your vocabulary. Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies, Level 3 • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2004 • 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618