The Sparks Fly by Ruth Ashby

1. The Sparks Flyby Ruth Ashby dissolve retirement inefficient vents charged demonstration donors electrocuted attracted insulators patent uproariously

2. dissolve – v. to mix into a liquid

3. retirement – n. – the act of taking oneself away from a job or occupation; quitting your job forever usually because you’re getting older.

4. inefficient – adj. not offering good use of money or time

5. vents – n. plural of vent: an opening through which a gas passes

6. charged – v. past tense of charge: to fill with electricity

7. demonstration – n. something that explains, proves, or shows something very clearly.

8. donors – n. plural of donor: a person who gives something

9. electrocuted – v. past tense of electrocute: to kill by means of a very strong electric shock

10. attracted – v. past tense of attract: to cause to come near

11. insulators – n. plural of insulator: a material that does not carry an electric charge

12. patent – v. to obtain the exclusive right to an invention; no one else can claim he/she invented it

13. uproariously – adv. noisily, loudly

14. Line 1 – earthquakes fireplace loudspeaker windshield Preparing to Read These are compound words. Can you tell an open compound word? Can you name a hyphenated compound? Line 2 – person man inventor Ben Franklin These words show levels of specificity. They go from general to specific. Let’s make a new specificity chain.

15. Line 3 – questions chimneys demonstrations inventions Preparing to Read These words are regular plurals. Let’s review the rules for forming regular plurals. Line 4 – inefficient inexperienced incapable independence The prefix “in” means “not” “lacking” or “lack of”