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Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Vocabulary Words

Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Vocabulary Words. treacherous alarmingly fierce ineffectively prospect. www.pmsd.k12.pa.us/schools/.../ secret .htm. Open Court 4 th Grade Unit 1 Risks and Consequences Lesson 1 Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Melissa Lape and Molly McCullough – Wilson Elementary.

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Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Vocabulary Words

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  1. Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Vocabulary Words • treacherous • alarmingly • fierce • ineffectively • prospect www.pmsd.k12.pa.us/schools/.../secret.htm Open Court 4th Grade Unit 1 Risks and Consequences Lesson 1 Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Melissa Lape and Molly McCullough – Wilson Elementary

  2. treacherous “Use context clues” 1. Mrs. Frisby undertook a treacherous journey to bring Timothy some medicine. 2. The high winds and heavy snow made the mountain road treacherous. treacherous- not safe because of hidden dangers (page 20) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  3. alarmingly “Use context clues” 1. The crow banked alarmingly, and for a moment Mrs. Frisby was frightened. 2. The branch fell alarmingly, scaring the hikers around the campfire. alarmingly– filled with a sense of danger (page 28) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  4. fierce “Use context clues” 1. The small kitten pretended to be fierce. 2. The fierce twister blew the roof off the farmhouse. fierce- wild or threatening in appearance Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  5. ineffectively “Use context clues” 1. The crow was sitting on the fence, pecking ineffectively at the string tried to his legs. 2. The birds pecked ineffectively at the empty feeder. http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/darakowski/Secret/secret.html ineffectively useless: in vain Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  6. prospect “Use context clues” 1. Mrs. Frisby was frightened by the prospect of walking through the woods alone at night. 2. Bobby was nervous about the prospect of starting at a new school. prospect a future possible event; something that could happen Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  7. Mrs. Frisby and the Crow – Vocabulary Words • treacherous - not safe because of the hidden dangers • alarmingly– filled with a sense of danger • fierce - wild or threatening in appearance • ineffectively -useless: in vain • prospect-a future possible event; something that could happen Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  8. Mrs. Frisby and the Crow – Vocabulary Quiz • _____ not safe because of the hidden dangers • _____ filled with a sense of danger • _____wild or threatening in appearance • _____ useless: in vain • ______a future possible event; something that could happen prospect ineffectively treacherous alarmingly fierce Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  9. Word Knowledge wrap is a root word. A root word is the word that has the main meaning that can then be changed by adding prefixes (beginnings) or suffixes (endings). wrapped When the suffix –ed is added to wrap the final consonant, p, is doubled. wrapping When the suffix –ing is added to wrap the final consonant, p, is doubled. Open Court 4th Grade Unit 1 Risks and Consequences Lesson 1 Mrs. Frisby and the Crow Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  10. Word Knowledge These words contain the sound /aw/. caught stalked squawking gnawing Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  11. Word Knowledge These words all have a root word plus the suffix –ous which is pronounced /u//s/. nervous treacherous dangerous marvelous Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  12. Word Knowledge These words contain short-vowel sounds. victims pasture bottomless shrubs silver Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  13. Word Knowledge – Sentences Mom wrapped the sandwich. • Identify the doubled consonant. - Double p in wrapped • What suffix causes the doubling? - ed forms a past tense verb Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  14. Word Knowledge – Sentences Jeremy was caught in the trap. • Identify the word with the /aw/ sound. - caught Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  15. Word Knowledge – Sentences The other choice would be dangerous, too. Identify the word with the -ous ending. - dangerous What are other words with the –ous ending? Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

  16. Word Knowledge – Sentences Silver can be used to make coins. • Identify the words with short vowel sounds. - silver, can Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

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