U3W1 Vocabulary Strategy

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Synonyms

Synonyms are words that have the same meaning

big - large

small - tiny

sad - unhappy

Synonyms

• Synonyms might be found in the same sentence as the unfamiliar word, or in a nearby sentence.

• These words have the same or almost the same meaning as the unfamiliar word.

Baboon was very fierce. He was so mean that he told all the other animals that the land belonged to him
A. angry B. gently

Multiple Choice

Young Zebra was brave. He was fearless and handsome in his white coat.

• worried

• filled with courage

Multiple Choice

They agreed that the loser of the fight would go live on the barren hill. The empty hill was not a nice place to live.

• empty

• rich

Multiple Choice

The animals were upset. They were sad because they needed water to survive.

• sad

• happy

Contractions

A contraction is a shortened form of two words that leaves out some of the letters from one or both words. An apostrophe is used for the letters that have been left out.

• A contraction can be made by combining certain verbs with the word not, such as did + not = didn’t.

• A contraction can be made by combining pronouns with certain verbs, such as I + will = I’ll.

Multiple Choice

are + not

• aren't

• arenot

• are'nt

Multiple Choice

they + will

• theyl'l

• they'll

• theyll'

Multiple Choice

can + not

• can't

• cant'

• ca'nt

Multiple Choice

Which two words make up this contraction?

hasn't

• h

• he not

• has not

• have not

Multiple Choice

Which two words make up this contraction?

I'm

• I am

• I may

• I might

• I can

Multiple Choice

Which two words make up this contraction?

she's

• she was

• she sleeps

• she is

• she smiles

​R-Controlled Vowels

When a vowel is followed by the letter r, the r changes the vowel's sound. The spellings er, ir, ur, and ear usually form an r-controlled vowel sound.

Multiple Choice

Which one has an r-controlled vowel sound?

• fern

• face

• lane

• head

Multiple Choice

Which one has a r-controlled vowel sound?

• head

• burst

• face

• boy

Multiple Choice

Which one has an r-controlled vowel sound?

• cloud

• pig

• mom

• pearl

Multiple Choice

Which one has an r-controlled vowel sound?

• third

• team

• pie

• my