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Unit 2 ● Week 5. A few other books by Paul Goble. Mr. Goble is an author and an illustrator. Vocabulary. Unit 2 ● Week 5. By night, the woods seemed dark and mysterious. mysterious = difficult to understand and to explain. Part of Speech. adjective.
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Vocabulary Unit 2 ● Week 5
By night, the woods seemed dark and mysterious. mysterious = difficult to understand and to explain Part of Speech adjective
The advisors did their jobs, but it was the responsibility of the President to make the decision. noun Part of Speech responsibility = a job or duty that is expected to be performed
It would be a great thing if we all could share this sense of amazement each day of our lives. amazement = the state of wonder or surprise Part of Speech noun
The veterinarian treated Rover’s sores with a special cream. sores = places on the skin that are broken and/or painful Part of Speech noun
The teacher found herself in the midst day of a crazy class. midst = in the middle of; among Part of Speech noun
The President loosened his tie and went out to talk to the reporters. loosened = to have made something less tight Part of Speech verb
Figures of Speech, Expressions, and Basic Vocabulary Unit 2 ● Week 5 good for nothing worn out
Figures of Speech, Expressions, and Basic Vocabulary stay behind night is falling
What words do the photographs suggest? harvest buffalo tipi
What words do the photographs suggest? village lodge camp
Quiz Unit 2 ● Week 5
It is the __________ of the school bus driver to not only be on time but to make sure that the journey to school and back is safe. responsibility
Anything could have caused that look of total ___________. amazement
Out of the fog, there appeared a ___________ stranger. mysterious
I hate to tell you in the ______ of all this fun, but you still have to do your homework. midst
Someone said I had a screw loose somewhere so I asked him to tighten up any screws that have been ___________. loosened
sores He showed me the ______ on his arm and claimed he was seeing a doctor about them.
With __________ quickly, the campers were ready to call it a day. night falling
The ________ was in a clearing on the forest not far from the lake. lodge
Spelling Pattern Unit 2 ● Week 5
What do these words have in common? Unit 2 ● Week 5 sickly, hardly, quickly, slowly, carefully All of these spelling words have the suffix –ly. A suffix changes the base word’s part of speech. In this case, -ly changes an adjective into an adverb.
What do these words have in common? wonderful, beautiful, graceful, spoonful, thoughtful The suffix –ful changes a noun into an adjective. Sometimes –ly is added to the suffix –ful which makes the adjective into an adverb, as in beautifully.
What do these words have in common? darkness, shapeless, ageless, illness, goodness, spotless, painless, weakness These words have the suffixes –less and –ness. The suffix –less means without, so ageless means without age. The suffix –ness means a state of being. Goodness is the state of being good: “That doughnut has chocolate goodness!”
What do these words have in common? darkest, clearest These words have the suffix –est. –est indicates the superlative. Relative to the situation, there is nothing darker than the darkest. It can’t be darkester.
Weekly Dictation Unit 2 ● Week 5 Mystic Horse The men watched the boy with amazement. Now they, too, felt brave enough to follow his example, and they drove the enemy in full retreat from the village. It was like chasing buffalo. The boy was eager to join the chase. He said to himself: “I have struck four times and I have not been hurt. I will do it once more.” And so, again, he rode after the retreating riders. He whipped another with his stick, but at that very instant his horse was pierced by an arrow, and fell. The horse tried to stand, but he could not.
We're Going to Be Reading... Unit 2 ● Week 5
