Vocabulary Words: Spelling 1. cardboard stiff material made out of layers of paper pulp pressed together, used to –a 1. rocky make cards, posters, boxes, and so on 2. foolish 2. feast a big meal for a special occasion shared by a number of people – 3. rainy 3. fierce- wild and frightening 4. childhood 4. flights sets of stairs from one landing or one story of a building to the next – 5. selfish 5. pitcher a baseball player who throws the ball to the catcher – 6. treatment 6. ruined destroyed or spoiled something completely – 7. movement 7. stoops - porches or platforms at the entrance to a house 8. treasure any person or thing that is loved or valued a great deal 8. neighborhood – 9. childish Amazing Words: 10. parenthood 1. skyscraper a very tall building with many floors – 11. crunchy 2. taxicab an automobile that can be hired to take people where they want to go – 12. bumpy 3. scamper to run or move quickly – 13. payment 4. scurry to go or move in a hurry – 14. sleepy 5. vendor someone who sells things, usually outdoors – 15. shipment 6. hurl to something hard and fast – 7. meager a small or little amount 16. assignment – 8. gutter a channel or ditch along the side of a street or road that carries off wastewater – 17. livelihood 9. bitter something that causes sharp pan or grief – 18. stylish 10. ramble to wander about, or to walk without any particular place to go – 19. environment 20. guilty Author’s Purpose, Background Knowledge Comprehension: Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing Writing: Conventions, Book Review Conjunctions Grammar: Vocabulary: Homonyms, Context Clues Spelling: Suffixes -ish, -hood, -ment –y, Listening and Speaking: Retelling
Vocabulary Words: 1. cardboard –a stiff material made out of layers of paper pulp pressed together, used to make cards, posters, boxes, and so on 2. feast – a big meal for a special occasion shared by a number of people 3. fierce- wild and frightening 4. flights – sets of stairs from one landing or one story of a building to the next 5. pitcher – a baseball player who throws the ball to the catcher 6. ruined – destroyed or spoiled something completely 7. stoops - porches or platforms at the entrance to a house 8. treasure – any person or thing that is loved or valued a great deal Spelling 1. rocky 2. foolish 3. rainy 4. childhood 5. selfish 6. treatment 7. movement 8. neighborhood 9. childish 10. parenthood 11. crunchy 12. bumpy 13. payment 14. sleepy 15. shipment 16. assignment 17. livelihood 18. stylish 19. environment 20. guilty Amazing Words: 1. skyscraper – a very tall building with many floors 2. taxicab – an automobile that can be hired to take people where they want to go 3. scamper – to run or move quickly 4. scurry – to go or move in a hurry 5. vendor – someone who sells things, usually outdoors 6. hurl – to something hard and fast 7. meager – a small or little amount 8. gutter – a channel or ditch along the side of a street or road that carries off wastewater 9. bitter – something that causes sharp pan or grief 10. ramble – to wander about, or to walk without any particular place to go Comprehension: Author’s Purpose, Background Knowledge Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing Writing: Conventions, Book Review Grammar: Conjunctions Vocabulary: Homonyms, Context Clues Spelling: Suffixes –y, -ish, -hood, -ment Listening and Speaking: Retelling
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