Unit 2 Week 1 Vocabulary and Word Study

The hawk was looking for prey in the trees. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• enemies

• food

• leaves

• predators

Because elderly people have brittle bones, they frequently are injured. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• heavy and thick

• hard to break

• easily broken

• strong and rigid

The bird’s eyes are surrounded by bristle feathers. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• colorful down

• oily and wet

• short and rough

• long and soft

The scientists used a system to classify the feathers. Choose the word or word group that has about the same meaning as the underlined word.

• single example

• type of behavior

• series of guesses

• set of connected characteristics

Which word is a synonym for contour in the sentence below? The contour of the full moon was round.

• light

• glow

• outline

• shadow

Directions: Choose the correct plural form of the underlined word. The fox were hiding behind a tree.

• foxs

• foxes

• foxys

• foxies

Directions: Choose the correct plural form of the underlined word. We get up early to go hiking most morning.

• mornings

• morning’s

• morninges

• morningses

Directions: Choose the correct plural form of the underlined word. Sal put up notice to tell everyone about the show.

• notices

• notice’s

• noticies

• noticeies

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer. The word that forms a plural by adding -s is —

• church

• dish

• dress

• window

Directions: Read the question. Then choose the best answer. The plural of the word wish is —

• wishs

• wishes

• wish’s

• wishies