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• It addresses speci� c grade-level vocabulary skills.
• Word Play activities engage students as they practice important vocabulary skills.
The ultimate resource for comprehensive vocabulary skills instruction! Over 150 pages of scaffolded practice on vocabulary skills and concepts such as synonyms, antonyms, homophones, heteronyms, root words, and more make this resource the perfect way to strengthen your core language program. And with the engaging Word Play section, students will experience the fun of playing with words and develop an interest in exploring word meanings.
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Compound WordsUnit 1 ............................... 6Unit 2 ............................... 9Unit 3 ...............................12
SynonymsUnit 1 ...............................15Unit 2 ...............................18Unit 3 ...............................21
Precise LanguageUnit 1 ...............................24(words for big)
Unit 2 ...............................27(words for little)
Unit 3 ...............................30(words for good )
Unit 4 ...............................33(words for bad )
Unit 5 ...............................36(words for said )
Unit 6 ...............................39(words for feelings)
Unit 7 ...............................42(words for moved )
Unit 8 ...............................45(words for thought )
Unit 9 ...............................48(words for got )
Unit 10 .............................51(words for made)
AntonymsUnit 1 ...............................54Unit 2 ...............................57Unit 3 ...............................60
HomophonesUnit 1 ...............................63Unit 2 ...............................66Unit 3 ...............................69
HomographsUnit 1 ............................. 72Unit 2 ............................. 75Unit 3 ............................. 78Unit 4 ............................. 81
PrefixesUnit 1 dis–, non–, in– .... 84Unit 2 under–, sub– ....... 87Unit 3 over– ................... 90Unit 4 pre–, mis– ........... 93Unit 5 uni–, bi–, tri– ...... 96
SuffixesUnit 1 –ful, –ous,
–less .................... 99Unit 2 –ness, –ment .......102Unit 3 –able ..................105Unit 4 –er, –or, –ist ........108
RootsUnit 1 .............................111Unit 2 .............................114Unit 3 .............................117Unit 4 .............................120
IdiomsUnit 1 .............................123Unit 2 .............................126Unit 3 .............................129
Word Play ..................132
Answer Key .............153
What’s in Vocabulary Fundamentals? ......................................................... 4
Skill Units
Contents
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Synonyms
Unit 1
Name:
Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning.
Sadness and sorrow are synonyms.Teach and instruct are synonyms.
A. Match each sentence to a synonym for the underlined word.
1. It is not polite to brag about your grades. • • daring
2. That broken glass on the road is a danger! • • cautious
3. You must be brave to be a mountain climber. • • hazard
4. Mom was worried when I did not call home. • • boast
5. We were delighted to be invited to the party. • • concerned
6. Kate is always careful when she rides her bike. • • thrilled
B. Fill in the blanks with the synonyms for the underlined wordsfrom above.
1. Jenny can do tricks on her skateboard.
2. Pete’s teacher was about his poor grades.
3. Carlos was when he won first prize!
4. Tanya was when she crossed the busy street.
5. Jason tried not to to his friends about his new bike.
6. Holes in the road can be a to drivers.
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5. Jason tried not to to his friends about his new bike. to his friends about his new bike.
6. Holes in the road can be a
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Synonyms
Unit 2
Name:
Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
1. Which word is a synonym for peaceful?
𝖠 happy
𝖡 calm
𝖢 noisy
𝖣 sleepy
2. Which word is a synonym for demonstrate?
𝖠 show
𝖡 tell
𝖢 help
𝖣 allow
3. Which pair of words are synonyms?
𝖠 follow, lead
𝖡 follow, hollow
𝖢 follow, fellow
𝖣 follow, obey
4. Which pair of words are synonyms?
𝖠 uncertain, doubtful
𝖡 uncertain, positive
𝖢 possible, doubtful
𝖣 doubtless, doubtful
5. Which sentence contains synonyms for entirely and spoiled?
𝖠 I partly ruined my picture when I spilled grape juice on it.
𝖡 I completely improved my picture when I spilled grape juice on it.
𝖢 I completely ruined my picture when I spilled grape juice on it.
𝖣 I partly changed my picture when I spilled grape juice on it.
What’s in Vocabulary Fundamentals?
Vocabulary Fundamentals provides leveled practice for essential vocabulary skills, reinforcing your core language arts program. Skills are presented in scaffolded three-page units, enabling you to target the varied learning needs within your classroom.
SKILL UnItS The core of Vocabulary Fundamentals is 42 three-page skill units. Each successive page in a unit increases in difficulty.
Page three of each unit is either a cloze activity or a multiple-choice, test-type activity.
Each page includes one or more activities to practice the skill.
Boxes indicate difficulty level of the page:
= easiest = more difficult = most difficult
How to Use the Skill Units
• Introduce the skill with the first page of the unit (indicated by ), moving on to the remaining two pages over time as students’ skill acquisition dictates.
• Students will derive the most benefit from the lessons if the skill and words are introduced and discussed orally before the activities are assigned.
• Assign the first ( ) or second ( ) page depending on each student’s instructional level. Use the third page ( ) as a whole group review. Use the multiple-choice pages to teach and practice test-taking skills.
• Use one of the three pages with the whole group, and assign one or more of the other pages as homework.
The skill is defined in student-friendly language.
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WORD PLAy ACtIvItIeS
Following the 42 skill units are 20 pages devoted to activities that build vocabulary in more creative, playful ways. Students will experience the fun of playing with words while expanding their vocabularies. Many of the word challenges presented encourage the use of critical-thinking skills.
How to Use the Word Play Pages
Use the Word Play pages for homework, as free-choice activities, at a language arts center, or as a change-of-pace activity for the whole group.
Integrating Vocabulary Fundamentals into your Classroom
• Support reading comprehension by improving students’ ability to determine word meaning through the use of context clues, recognition of familiar word parts, and word associations.
• Build students’ writing vocabulary and reinforce skills such as choosing precise words and using descriptive language.
• Improve spelling by practicing strategies for recognizing word parts and phonic elements.
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Name:
Big and Little
A. Fill in the missing vowels in these precise words for bigand little.
1. s m l l 7. h s k y
2. l r g 8. g g n t c
3. v s t 9. p t t
4. w 10. m c r s c p c
5. t n y 11. n r m s
6. p n y 12. t w r n g
B. Fill in the missing vowels in these precise words for good.
1. k n d 7. d l c s
2. w n d r f l 8. f b l s
3. t s t n d n g 9. h n s t
4. d l g h t f l 10. x p r t
5. c r n g 11. s p r r
6. s k l l f l 12. d c n t
C. Write four words from above that describe you.
B. Fill in the missing vowels in these precise words for good.
n d l c s
n d r f l
t s t n d n g 9. h
g h t f l
n g
l l f l
C. Write four words from above that describe you.
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Name:
Animal IdiomsFill in each blank with the name of an animal from the box
to complete each idiom.
fly ants bat goose cat bird horse camel frog monkeys worms mouse 1.
in your pants 2. in my throat 3. as blind as a
4. Has the got your tongue?
5. wouldn’t hurt a 6. so hungry, I could eat a
7. more fun than a barrel of 8. as quiet as a
9. can of 10. a
’s-eye view11. go on a wild chase12. the straw that broke the
’s back
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Compound Words
Unit 1
Name:
A compoundword is a word made up of two smaller words. You might see the same smaller word in several different compound words.
homemade homework homeroom homesick
A. Make a compound word containing fire using each of the words in the box. Fire may appear first or second in the compound word.
fly place camp fighter wild works proof cracker
B. Choose one of the compound words you wrote above to answer each clue.
1. puts out fires
2. Fourth of July noisemaker
3. an insect that gives off light
4. keeps you warm in the house
5. something that will not burn
6. keeps you warm in the woods
wildfire
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Compound Words
Unit 1
Name:
A compoundword is a word made up of two smaller words. You might see the same smaller word in several different compound words.
Complete each sentence with a compound word that starts with head.Use a word from the box to finish the compound word.
phones ache line first quarters band way lights
1. Mario ran at full speed and dove head into the swimming pool.
2. Although we shoveled snow for an hour, we did not make much
head in clearing the sidewalk.
3. The orders to move the troops over the mountain came from
the general at army head .
4. My baby sister was napping, so I put head on tolisten to my music.
5. Did the medicine cure your head ?
6. Because she was driving at night, Mom turned on the head .
7. Kate used a head to keep her hair out of her face.
8. The head on the sports page of the newspaper named the winning basketball team.
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