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ECA Practice: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocab Development

ECA Practice: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocab Development. “The Vocabulary Warden” poem. My friends call me a euphemism : Mr. Big Vocabulary, Because I make their simple words m ore extraordinary. In line 5, the word euphemism means A) definition B) invention C) nickname

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ECA Practice: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocab Development

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  1. ECA Practice:Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocab Development “The Vocabulary Warden” poem

  2. My friends call me a euphemism: Mr. Big Vocabulary, Because I make their simple words more extraordinary. • In line 5, the word euphemism means A) definition B) invention C) nickname D) pronoun

  3. #1 Explanation • Euphemism means “nickname”. The speaker’s friends have give him the fitting nickname “Mr. Big Vocabulary” because he is always using big words.

  4. When they say go forward,I reiterate – “proceed” 2) In line 10, the word reiterate means A) homonym B) invent C) restate D) synonym

  5. #2 Explanation • Reiterate means restate. The speaker likes to restate ideas with better words.

  6. Because I make their simple wordsmore extraordinary 3) In line 8, the word extraordinary means A) amazing B) funny C) long D) puzzling

  7. #3 Explanation • Extraordinary means amazing. The speaker tries to use interesting and exciting words instead of boring, simple words.

  8. I think it’s just good sportsmanshipto this notion, I subscribe:that our words are exclamationsof the thoughts we wield inside. 4) In line 24, the word wieldmeans A) carry B) hide C) solve D) yawn

  9. #4 Explanation • Wield means carry. The speaker means that the words we use represent the thoughts and ideas that we carry inside.

  10. I think it’s just good sportsmanshipto this notion, I subscribe:that our words are exclamationsof the thoughts we wield inside. 5) In line 23, the word exclamations means A) issues B) joys C) shouts D) tools

  11. #5 Explanations • Exclamations means shouts. The speaker means that words are how we express our feelings.

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