Word Work 19

Word Work

Mission 19

It's time to learn about your next mission on your quest to defeat Mr. Bad Grammar!

Misused Words

You will need to understand the differences between these words and how they are used in sentences!

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weak: (adjective) not strong or lacking stregnth

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week: (noun) a series of seven days​

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WEAK vs.WEEK​

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Academic Vocabulary

You will need to understand the meaning of these words!

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Academic Vocabulary Words:

generalize: (verb) to make vague or general statements

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integrate: (verb) to form or blend together into a whole; to unite

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precise: (adjective) exactly defined or stated; or specific

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Multiple Choice

Complete the following sentence with the correct academic vocabulary word.

Carpenters must make ________ measurements, or their projects will be off balance.

• generalize

• integrate

• precise

• thesis

Multiple Choice

Complete the following sentence with the correct academic vocabulary word.

During the Civil Rights movement, the goal as to ________ all students into the public schools instead of having segregated classrooms that were based on race.

• generalize

• integrate

• precise

• plot

Multiple Choice

Complete the following sentence with the correct academic vocabulary word.

It is not easy to ________ about the climate of the country as a whole, since there are many different types of weather. It often depends on whether you live on the coast, in the mountains, or in a valley.

• generalize

• integrate

• precise

• differentiate

Affixes and Roots

You will be introduced to prefixes, suffixes, and roots. You are responsible for knowing the definition of the word part and how to apply it to unknown words!

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YOU WILL NEED TO FILL OUT YOUR AFFIXES & ROOTS VOCABULARY STUDY GUIDE USING THE NEXT SLIDES!​

STRUCT means "build"

• construction: (noun) the building of something; usually a large structure

• reconstruct: (verb) to build or form something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

• instruct: (verb) to direct or command someone to do something

• structure: (noun) the arrangement of something

• destructive: (​adjective) causing great harm or damage

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Fill in your vocabulary organizer! Don't forget to write in the part of speech!

TRACT means "to pull or draw"

• attract: (verb) to draw attention to something

• tractor: (noun) a large vehicle used to pull things

• subtract: (verb) to pull away or draw from an amount

• detract: (verb) to take away worth or value

• extract: (verb) to remove or take away, usually by force

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Fill in your vocabulary organizer! Don't forget to write in the part of speech!

Multiple Choice

Based on your knowledge of the affix “tract”, what does the word attract mean?

• to pull below or under

• to draw something closer by an unseen force

• under the ground

• to direct or command someone to do something

Multiple Choice

Which word is a synonym for structure?

• building

• hospital

• school

• restaurant

Multiple Choice

Which word is the best meaning for reconstruct?  

• to build before

• to build after

• to build under

• to build again

Grammar

This mission is all about understanding contractions versus compound words

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formed by combining two separate words to create a new word. Compound

words can be broken into two complete words.

Compound Words:

formed by combining two separate words to create a new word with the use of an

apostrophe. Can not be broken into two complete words.

Contractions:

Know the difference!

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence does not correctly use an apostrophe to form a contraction?

• Jane’s coming to my house on Friday for a sleepover.

• I wouldn’t touch that spider if I were you!

• My mother can’t reach the top shelf in our kitchen. 

• She should'nt come over after school.

Multiple Choice

Which contraction would best complete the sentence?

My mom ________ allow me to play video games, until I clean my room.

• can't

• won't

• couldn’t

• will'nt

Multiple Choice

The word “baseball” can be described as all of the following except ________.

• a contraction

• a compound word

• a common noun

• an object