UNIT 4: Is there an explanation for everything?
STORY OF THE WEEK: Unit 4 Review Week
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Expository Text, Biography
Skill: Compare & Contrast, Sequence, Graphic Sources, Character & Plot
Strategy: Inferring, Predict & Set Purpose, Visualize, Text Structure, Important Ideas
Vocabulary: Synonym, Antonyms, Multiple-Meaning, Unknown Words, Greek & Latin Roots
Spelling:
Unit Question: Is there an explanation for everything?
Skill: Compare & Contrast, Sequence, Graphic Sources, Character & Plot
Strategy: Inferring, Predict & Set Purpose, Visualize, Text Structure, Important Ideas
Vocabulary: Synonym, Antonyms, Multiple-Meaning, Unknown Words, Greek & Latin Roots
Spelling:
Unit Question: Is there an explanation for everything?
Spelling Unit 4 ReviewContractions Remember that in contractions, an apostrophe takes the place of letters that are left out. For example, do not becomes don’t. 1. don't 2. won't 3. wouldn't 4. you're Final le, al, en The schwa sound in final syllables is often spelled differently: jungle, animal. 5. chicken 6. natural 7. paddle 8. together Words with final er, ar Final syllables with er and ar often sound alike but are spelled differently: calendar, summer. 9. nation 10. special 11. mansion 12. precious Consonant Sounds /j/, /ks/, and /kw/ The sound /j/ can be spelled ge and dge: charge, bridge. The sounds /ks/ and /kw/ can be spelled xc, x, and qu: except, expect, equal. 13. village 14. except 15. explain 16. quick Prefixes un-, dis-, and in Adding these prefixes to a base word does not change the spelling or sound of the base word. 17. distrust 18. uncertain 19. incomplete 20. unlikely Challenge Words 21. who'll 22. individual 23. comprehension 24. expedition 25. disintegrate |
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Vocabulary Unit 3 Review
A synonym has the same meaning as the word. An antonym means the opposite.
Multiple-meaning words have more than one meaning. Context clues can help you determine which meaning the author intended. Use a dictionary to find the meaning of unknown words. Many words in the English language have roots in Latin and Greek. |
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