Lesson 20 Instruction

Lesson 20 Instruction

Idiom of the Week

• Put a bug in his/her ear

• This means to make a suggestion, hint at something

• I have been putting a bug in Mr. Thompson's ear for months now that everyday should be pajama day.

Solve (solve)

• verb - action word

• solve means to find or figure out an answer to something

• synonyms for solve are "find out" and "answer"

• Flurry tried to solve the problem.

Less (less)

• adjective - describing word

• less means not as much of something, a smaller amount

• synonyms for less are "not as much" and "smaller"

• It's easier to sleep when there is less light.

Capable (ca-pa-ble)

• adjective - describing word

• capable means being good at something

• synonyms for capable are "competent" and "able"

• Flurry is capable of doing many different tricks.

Identify (i-den-ti-fy)

• verb - action word

• identify means to tell who or what something is

• synonyms for identify are "name" and "recognize"

• Can you identify these characters?

Exact (ex-act)

• adjective - describing word

• exact means something that is correct in every way

• synonyms for exact are "precise" and "correct"

• They got the exact amount of popcorn they needed, not too much or too little.

Offer (of-fer)

• verb - action word

• offer means to give or present something to be accepted or rejected

• synonyms for offer are "give" and "present"

• Can I offer you a game of basketball?