Unit 5 Week 3 Spelling & Vocab

This spelling word means the opposite of getting on. Examples where you do this could be to get off a horse, or off the balance beam.

This word means you do not agree, or express an unfavorable opinion. For example, your parent may do this if you stay up past your bedtime.

This word means to wrongly form an opinion or conclusion about something.

This word means to clean something before. For example you may need to clean a newborn's baby clothes before they wear them, or rinse crumbs off dishes before loading a machine to do the heavy cleaning.

This word means cheap. It is the opposite of costly.

Fill in the blank:

In the story "The Day the Rollets Got Their Moxie Back" mother spoke to father with ______________ in her voice because the father was down about not finding work.

• supportive

• assume

• sympathy

• guarantee

Fill in the blank:

During the Great Depression era, many people could not _________ they would find work, or hold study jobs during tough economic times.

• obviously

• assume

• nominate

• rely

Fill in the blank.

In the story, "The Day the Rollets Got Their Moxie Back", the sisters Ruth and Shirley were praised by the bystanders in line on the street at the soup kitchen. One person even exclaimed that they would __________ the sisters for an academy award!

• nominate

• obviously

• guarantee

• assume

Fill in the blank:

_____________, humans caused the conditions that led to the "Dust Bowl".

• supportive

• weakling

• guarantee

• obviously

Fill in the blank:

After "Black Sunday", the effect was that humans had to fix the problem. People in the area needed to _________ on planting trees, grasses, and learning proper farming techniques to bounce back from the crisis.

• obviously

• nominate

• guarantee

• rely