Lesson 24 Instruction

Lesson 24 Instruction

useful (use/ful)

• useful is an adjective

• useful means something that helps you do or get what you want

• synonyms for useful are helpful and handy

• Plory used a tool that was helpful to him repairing the pipe.

operate (op/er/ate)

• operate is a verb

• operate means to make something work

• synonyms for operate are work and run

• You helped Yoop operate the machine.

proper (prop/er)

• proper is an adjective

• proper means to something that is correct or just right

• synonyms for proper are correct and right

• Yoop used a spoon, which is the proper utensil, to eat soup.

available (a/vail/a/ble)

• available is an adjective

• available means that something is able to be used

• synonyms for available are obtainable and accessible

• The green door meant that the port-a-potty was available for Snargg to use.

structure (struc/ture)

• structure is a noun

• structure means something that has been built

• synonyms for structure are building

• Snargg built a structure for a playground.

equipment (e/quip/ment)

• equipment is a noun

• equipment means everything you need to do a certain job or activity

• synonyms for equipment are supplies and tools

• Plory needed special equipment to work in the mine.

Idiom of the Week

• bull in a china shop

• a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior

• He's like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.

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