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Building Vocabulary

Building Vocabulary. Activity 5.12. Examine the underlined words in each sentence, and use context clues to predict the meaning of the words. Parts of Speech Review. Noun -names a person, place, thing, or abstract idea. Pronoun -replaces a noun.

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Building Vocabulary

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  1. Building Vocabulary Activity 5.12

  2. Examine the underlinedwords in each sentence, and use context clues to predict the meaning of the words.

  3. Parts of Speech Review • Noun-names a person, place, thing, or abstract idea. • Pronoun-replaces a noun. • Verb-expresses the action of the sentence or state of being. • Adjective-describes a noun. • Adverb-describes a verb-usually ends in “ly”.

  4. #1 • “If excuses were shillings, we’d be rich.” • “Rip Van Winkle was paid eight shillings a day for his hard labor.” • Predict the part of speech: __Noun___ • Predict the definition: __Money or currency_ • Dictionary definition: Coins of England and colonial America

  5. #2 • “At left there is an inn with a sign, KING GEORGE TAVERN, and a picture of King George III.” • “The men gathered after a long hard day in the tavern to drink.” • Predict the part of speech: __________ • Predict the definition: ______________ • Dictionary definition: _______________

  6. #3 • “Your father is too busy spinning yarns to split wood for our fire.” • “The old yarn about Hendrik Hudson’s crew turns out to be true.” • Predict the part of speech: __________ • Predict the definition: ______________ • Dictionary definition: _______________

  7. #4 • “Rip, carrying his gun, enters left, dragging his feet wearily. He sinks down on the stump.” • After three days without food or rest, they marched wearily.” • Predict the part of speech: __________ • Predict the definition: ______________ • Dictionary definition: _______________

  8. #5 • “Rip enters with a troop of children who laugh and jeer at him.” • Though others jeered at him, he held his head up proudly and refused to be angry or ashamed.” • Predict the part of speech: __________ • Predict the definition: ______________ • Dictionary definition: _______________

  9. #6 • “Incredulously, the men in the tavern question Rip Van Winkle’s story.” • The boys stared at him incredulously as he tried to get them to believe him.” • Predict the part of speech: __________ • Predict the definition: ______________ • Dictionary definition: _______________

  10. Predict • Based off of the vocabulary words and sentences you just examined, what do you think the play, Rip Van Winkle will be about?

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