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Related Resources Assessments. Digital Editions. Virtual Events. Sarah Ressler Wright, aka "Vocab Gal". You might feel jolted by a. A deputy would probably carry 9. People guilty of looting are a. It is senseless to try to count A balloon would quickly shrivel a. You might rejoice if you A reliable friend is one who a. Which is a considerable sum? Which might be used to calculate? You can add the prefix pre- to calculate page 70 to make a new word.
My teacher said my messy handwriting was. The phones in our house the cell phone that I carry. After I broke my leg, I was for a few weeks. I tried not to include any details in my report. My brother was of giving me a good reason for skipping breakfast.
It is to talk while someone is giving a speech. Write two words that begin with each of the prefixes pre-, in-, im-, ir-, and il-. Then consult a dictionary, either in a book or online, to check the meanings. To Eugenie, these creatures and their surroundings are treasures of the sea.
In this sentence, are treasures of the sea is a metaphor. A metaphor compares two unlike things without using the words like or as. It says that one thing is another. Figure out the meaning of each metaphor in boldface. Write the number of each sentence next to its meaning. The assignment was a breeze. I was able to finish it very loud in only ten minutes. These lovely earrings are twinkling stars. I eat so much that my mother thinks my stomach is a without end or limit bottomless pit.
The boom of fireworks was thunder in the night. It could be heard a mile away. Write the meaning on the line provided. The shopping center was a sea of people. During the heat of the summer, the attic is a sauna. By the time we unpacked our camping gear, the garage was a disaster area. Even though they are brothers, their personalities are night and day. Essay C ars and taxis passed the eighty-four pink granite columns that stood like guards at the front of the station.
Pedestrians approached place, they would build an office building and a sports arena. The plan seemed to make financial sense, but little thought was given along an elegant arched passageway.
The to train passengers. People would now have to waiting room was fifteen stories high and a board trains underground from small waiting block and a half long. In many ways, areas near the train tunnels. For months, they Getting on or off a train here would strive to rescue it from the was an exciting thing to do. They pointed out By the s, however, that the station was an architectural fewer people were traveling by treasure. It had played a key role train. They had found alternate in the life and history of the city.
The Clock in Penn ways to travel. New meeting place. By the end of the decade, the owners of Unfortunately, no one could stop the Penn Station made a fateful decision.
They tragedy. City officials enforced the wishes of would demolish the famous landmark. Onlookers gazed in horror as an members recognized that as a city changes architectural masterpiece crashed to the ground and matures, some older buildings do have to in dust. In the end, New Yorkers resigned themselves Landmarks, however, must be preserved. They had, however, Ironically, by the s, train travel had learned a lesson: Landmark buildings had to picked up at Penn Station, especially among be saved.
A special landmarks commission was commuters from surrounding towns. The formed. Its the raging river of traffic. As predicted, few liked the cramped replacement. The post office is in the right place, and in some ways, it resembles the old Pennsylvania Station.
The plan may work, but the overhaul will be a very difficult and costly feat. To make people obey laws is to those laws. To break something to pieces is to it. An amazing act or deed might be called a n. On cold mornings, my favorite breakfast is a n bowl of hot oatmeal with brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts. The decision that a jury gives at the end of a trial is called the. If you give up a job, you from it. Something that is first in importance, first in time order, or first in another basic way is called.
In most games, players take turns or moves. A frisky puppy can be described as. Athletes are more likely to win medals if they a. Once fruit is fully , it can be harvested. To try very hard is to. Then write the enforce feat hearty word in the space provided.
The owner decided to it and build a new one. When one finished, the other began, so that construction went on from break of day until after the sun went down. The worker was rewarded for his attention and diligence. To the Polls! In the Democratic race, two politicians challenged the two-term assemblyman for a place on the ballot.
Which is a verdict? An energetic performer might a. If you and your sister alternate 8. Which might be resigned? A primary concern is one that 3. Which might be hearty? Who would enforce a leash law? If you are observant, you are 5. People who strive a. Which would be the hardest to 6. Which is a mature animal? Sometimes it also lists antonyms. You can use a thesaurus to find more leave depart, desert, interesting or more exact words for a given word.
Then look at the thesaurus entry for leave. Look for a synonym that can replace leave to improve the sentence. Think about the synonyms depart and resign. Then write two additional synonyms for the entry. Write the word on the line. It was cold the week before my swimming party. If I accidentally drop a book, I will surprise the readers in the library. The artist likes to make works of art out of wire.
The buses leave the terminal at P. The weather turned cold as the autumn season came to an end. The gardener will make a shed for all her gardening tools. Write a sentence about something that you did today.
Then exchange sentences with a partner. Look for words in the sentence that could be more exact or more interesting. Use a thesaurus if you need to. The text described it as an energetic place full of activity and an exciting place to be. In the passage, energetic describes a place, but the word energetic can also describe a person.
Learning the words will help you choose the right word to use when you describe people in speaking and writing. They are effective, especially in difficult situations. Choose a word from the chart to identify the type of person described. A person who participates in several after-school activities 2. A person who complains about standing in line 3. A person who is particular about how something is done 4.
A person who is able to solve a problem creatively 5. A person who wants the corn and peas in separate dishes 6. Write a response using the word in boldface. Think about a time you felt impatient. What made you feel impatient?
At what time of day do you feel most energetic? Why do you think this is so? Some people are finicky about what they eat. What are you finicky about? Do you think a cook should be resourceful? Explain your answer. At least, I always assumed she was.
If you took a poll, most people would say athletes in 3-kilometer races in the vicinity of our are naturally competitive, but for some reason, school. In fact, a competitive spirit is a healthy never thought anyone would displace Denise as thing. When Coach Karen told me after my last race. This was identical to what had happened at was completely empty except for one thought: the beginning of my last two races. All of a sudden, I felt line less than a meter ahead of Denise.
I had like winning! Running hard, I moved caught our breaths. I not have enough energy to finish. One thing was obvious. With each step, I saw the soles of her great race. Usually, my mind more—finally!
Also, now go. I estimate how much energy I have left. This race, do it again. This time, my mind all about. Things that look exactly alike are said to be. A heavy snowstorm would produce a n. To make an injury less painful is to it. A grocery store in your neighborhood is in the of your home. A cool, breezy morning might be described as. A person who is thoughtful of the feelings of others is said to be. To learn the opinions of consumers, you might them.
To take special care of something is to it. A rough calculation is also called a n. To move something aside is to it. Rude behavior might be criticized as. To embarrass or disgrace someone is to that person. Then write the displace downfall estimate word in the space provided. The mayor immediately denied the charge, declaring that she had never personally profited from her office.
The mayor went on to win by a landslide. Some of these robes and the tents were made from buffalo hides. To dishonor these customs was a serious offense. Here are three more types of context clues. Notice the words that signal each type of clue. The familiar words in one part help to explain the unfamiliar word in the other part. A mouse can squeeze through a crack because its bones are flexible.
I thought the audition went well, but the results turned out to be dismal. Signal words: however, although, nevertheless, unlike, but Comparison A word or phrase having the same or similar meaning as an unfamiliar word explains the meaning of the unfamiliar word. The dank cellar is chilly and damp. Moreover, it is dark and musty. Write the meaning of the boldface word.
Underline the words that helped you figure out its meaning. In addition, its body is massive. Although most members of the cat family dislike the water, tigers seem to savor a swim on a hot day. A tarantula is a large, hairy spider that looks dangerous. Be sure the signal word makes sense in your sentence.
Since I made a good impression on my teacher, he. I savor my meals with Dad. In addition, I. I was prepared for the massive storm. With a partner, look through books or magazines to find sentences with signal words. Discuss the kinds of context clues that are in those sentences. But once admitted Elizabeth into its she chose to become a doctor, medical program.
When she got she let nothing stop her. In the there, she learned that her acceptance mids, medical schools did not was a joke.
Some teachers and classmates accept female students. People believed then tried to humiliate her. Others ignored her. This view made Elizabeth angry. She behavior keep her from accomplishing her knew that many women would feel more at goal. An industrious student, she went to ease consulting a woman about their health her classes and studied hard.
Eventually, she than a man. Despite public opinion, she earned the admiration of her fellow students. In January , Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth applied to many medical schools, graduated at the head of her class. She became but she was rejected by each and every one. At her graduation, she said, alternate plans for her education. She on this diploma.
She never stopped working, and practicing medicine. The meaning of improper in this strive is passage is a give up. The meaning of alternate in this 6. Industrious most nearly means passage is a hard working. Another word for humiliate is barriers is a encourage.
Based on this passage, Elizabeth 8. What can be learned from Elizabeth Blackwell can best be described as Blackwell? Think of a time when you worked hard to accomplish a goal. Write to tell what you accomplished and how you were able to do it. Use at least three words from Units 7—9. The Spanish Spain. From there, the potato spread to other parts of Europe. Many people who grew and ate potatoes enjoyed the new food, but some who arrived in Peru in were interested in doctors and scientists had serious doubts.
They gold and silver, not potatoes. Nevertheless, condemned potatoes, claiming they caused when they descended the Andes and left Peru, disease.
In France, some even tried to abolish they carried some of the strange new vegetables the planting of the new crop, claiming it with them and later brought them back to ruined the soil. Despite these extreme reactions, however, most Europeans eventually realized that potatoes were a good source of nutrition. Nowhere were potatoes grown more widely than in Ireland. In the s, Ireland was a very poor country, controlled by an English parliament that acted like a dictator.
Most Irish farmers could only afford to rent small plots of land. Raising enough food for a family was a constant challenge. The thrifty Irish farmers d only a shovel to A farmer neede plant potatoes. To survive, people appealed their land than they could wheat, oats, or to friends and relatives for help. They sold barley. Also, potato fields did not need to be whatever portable possessions they had on plowed.
As a result, a farmer did not need hand in order to buy food. Eventually, they a horse and plow—only a shovel—to plant had nothing left that could be carried away. For over a century, the new crop helped feed The potato fungus was like a predator, and a growing population. Then, in , disaster the Irish people were its prey. Weak from struck. A fungus, which is a type of plant hunger, many were unable to fight off disease. On a visual level, its To make matters worse, the normally mild effects were horrifying.
It could turn a healthy Irish winter turned bitterly cold in the winter green potato field into a dark, wilted mess. On of — By , about a million people a practical level, the harm it could cause soon had died of hunger or disease. Another million became clear as well. Although America. In the years that followed, good this occurrence caused widespread hunger, potato harvests returned, but for the estimated most people survived and looked forward one-quarter of the population that had died or to the next harvest.
In fact, many farmers emigrated, it was too late. In the summer of , the fungus reappeared. Food prices shot up, and a serious famine By , about o ne million Irish e North America. To judge an action as wrong is to it. Something that is hunted is called. An object that you can pick up and carry with you could be described as. A serious food shortage might cause a n. To put an end to something is to it. Something that attracts is said to have. A ruler who does not share power is a n.
An object that snaps easily is said to be. A experience is one that has to do with sight prey on it. To move downward is to. A person who looks for bargains is. Then write the condemn descend dictator word in the space provided.
Abraham Lincoln, too, personally hated slavery but was prepared to accept it if by doing so the Union could be preserved. In Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the states of the Confederacy. If a drought lasts for a long time, plants and crops die. So far, many businesses have answered her with computers for our classroom.
A dictator is most likely 7. If a famine struck, a. If a book appeals to you, 8. Which is a bird of prey? Which would most likely be 9. Which might you descend? If my waistline expands, I get 4. A thrifty person would a. If something is brittle, 5. If a rule is abolished, a. Which type of house is meant to be 6. Which is a visual aid? Roots port—carry have meaning, but few roots can stand The root port alone. Knowing the meaning of a root appears in po When so rtable page mething is po can sometimes help you figure out the easily moved rtable, it is or carried.
Often, the root mit—send comes from a different language, such The root mit appears in em as Latin or Greek. When buse ey give off un s and gases. When do we have to our ideas for the science fair? The helped us get our suitcases off the bus. Many countries bananas from Costa Rica. Stores on an island most of their merchandise. The principal uses a microphone to daily announcements. The hotel guest asked the porter to. You can transmit information by. Some things our country might import are. Work with a partner to list other words that contain the roots port and mit.
Write definitions for the words. You cannot figure out its meaning from the individual words. Here is an example: Along the boardwalk, business is either feast or famine.
Business is robust when the weather is sunny and warm, but it is slow when it is rainy and cold. Here, the idiom either feast or famine has nothing to do with food. Figure out the meaning of each idiom in boldface. Write the number of the sentence next to the meaning of the idiom.
I was supposed to give my speech today, but I got put yourself in a tough cold feet and asked to be excused. I worked against the clock to finish my book make a bad situation report. After all, she did try hard. When my best friend also made the soccer team, it was the icing on the cake. While I was waiting to hear the test results, I was on pins and needles. A valanche! As they race closer, they call in an the skier looks up in horror, he loses his urgent plea for help.
Fortunately, members of footing. Tons of snow On snowmobiles, they navigate across the knock him over and drag him down the rugged landscape toward the disaster site. In seconds, the skier is buried. At first, he is angry with himself for not staying with his group and for getting himself into such a dangerous situation.
Muttering tart comments about his bad luck, he tries to dig his way to the surface. He is too deeply buried for that, though. Instead, he decides to stay still and conserve the oxygen in the air pockets around him. Absurd as it sounds, the skier nestles into the snow, hoping that other members of his ski party will have seen the avalanche and notice that he is missing.
Fortunately, the buried skier is wearing cons and a beacon. This electronic device sends out Rescuers use bea r a skier a regular signal to help rescuers locate him. There is no realistic way to avoid all the dangers of winter in the backcountry. The National Ski Patrol is the largest arriving on the scene, they turn their own winter rescue organization in the world. Since beacons to Receive.
The rescuers rescued thousands of skiers and hikers. The also spot the ski mitten that the skier lost organization provides a sense of security in the avalanche.
The guiding whereabouts. Now they The National Ski Patrol classifies the country carefully probe the most likely areas with long into different geographic regions. Volunteers aluminum poles. Methodically, they cover the patrol the ski slopes and wilderness ski areas in area, probing every foot or so. Suddenly, they the region where they live. When choosing its hear a muffled cry. In Fortunately, the snow is light and fluffy. That lets the rescuers members must complete advanced training move it away quickly to reach the skier.
More in outdoor emergency care. In areas where important, the buried man had enough air to avalanches tend to occur, members receive breathe. These steps Soon a helicopter arrives to transport the help to ensure the success of rescue efforts. It was a close call, but Thanks to their high level of preparation, thanks to the National Ski Patrol, there was a the NSP rescuers are able to help the skier happy ending! Write the An adjective adj. Then read the synonyms and antonyms.
To cuddle up with something is to. If you make sure of something, you it. A person of high will always try to do good. A fussy cat will be about what it eats. Freedom from fear leads to a sense of. To decide how to label an item is to it. An urgent appeal is a n for help.
Snow tumbling down a mountain is called a n. Lemonade without a. A statement that makes no sense is. If you judge a school on facts and evidence, you will probably get a n sense of the place.
To steer around obstacles is to safely. An unripe apple can have a n flavor. Then write the ensure navigate nestle word in the space provided. Highly trained dogs that work to help people are as assistance dogs.
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