Lesson 4
Name
Date
Suffixes -ity and -ous
The suffix -ity means "state or quality of being" and the suffix -ous
means "full of."
Example:
being popular = popularity
full of danger = dangerous
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Add the suffix to the base word or root word to create
a new word. Remember that the spelling of some words
change when a suffix is added.
i. trivial
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2. hazard
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3. nerve
+
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4. severe
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ity
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5. equal
+
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6. mountain
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7. regular
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8. popular
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q. vigor
+
ous
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10. venom
+
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=
11.
+
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12. harmony
+
ous
=
13. peril
+
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=
+
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specific
=
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When you finish, share your work with a partner.
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UNIT 2 • Lesson 4 41
Date
Name
Selection Vocabulary
Focus
dignified adj. having or
showing self-respect and
self-control; confident
and calm
temperaments n. plural form of
temperament: characteristic or
habitual inclination or mode of
emotional response
restored v. past tense of restore:
to bring back to a former or original
condition
unified v. past tense of unify: to
cause to be or feel like one thing;
bring or join together; unite
quest n. a search or pursuit
currency n. the money used in
a country
immortality n. unending existence;
lasting fame
prolong v. to make longer, especially
in time; extend
fortification n. something that
strengthens, such as a wall
or embankment
replicas n. plural form of replica:
a scale model of something
Write T in the blank if the sentence for the vocabulary word
is true. Write F if the sentence is false.
1. Something brought back to a former or original condition is restored.
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2. Currency means "search or pursuit."
3. Unified means "brought or joined together."
4. Prolong means "make to last longer; extend."
5. Someone showing self-respect and self-control is dignified.
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6. Temperaments are scale models of something.
7. Unending existence is called immortality.
8. Replicas are characteristics of a person's emotional state.
9. The money used in a country is called the quest.
10. Something that strengthens is a fortification.
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Vocabulary • Reteach
Lesson 4
Date
Name
Fact and Opinion
• Facts are statements that are true. They can be proven.
Example: The temperature outside is seventy degrees.
This is a fact. It can be proven by using a thermometer.
Opinions are statements that are based on beliefs or preferences. They
can be supported, but not proven.
Example: Seventy degrees is the perfect temperature for a summer day.
This is an opinion, someone's belief or preference. A different person
might enjoy higher or lower temperatures in the summer.
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1. A modern system of plumbing was unearthed at Knossos.
2. The Minoans were probably a peace-loving people.
3. Doubtless, invaders swept over the island and conquered it.
4. The philosopher Aristotle wrote about King Minos.
5. Crete must have been the legendary kingdom of Atlantis.
6. If people heard of Qin Shisuang's death while he was away from the capital, they would
surely have revolted.
7. The emperor's ministers kept his death secret until they returned to the capital city.
8. It was very wise of them to do so.
9. The first emperor was in power for only eleven years.
10. It was an amazing reign.
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Lesson 4
Date
Name
Suffixes -ity and -ous
• The suffix -ity means "state or quality of being."
• The suffix-ous means "full of."
For words ending in a silent e, when the suffix starts with a vowel, drop the silent
e; scarce + -ity = scarcity, or nerve + -ous = nervous, except when the base word
ends in ge. For those endings, keep the e: courage + -ous = courageous.
For words ending in y that sound like /e/, change the y to an /': harmony +
-ous = harmonious.
ability
various
eternity
nervous
continuous
immortality
adventurous
nationality
victorious
hostility
Meaning Strategy
Write the spelling word related to each word below.
1. able
2. victory
3. nerve
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5. eternal
6. vary
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8. nation
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UNIT
Lesson 4
Date
Name
Quotation Marks
Example
Rule
• Use quotation marks to show
a person's exact words. If a
person's words are divided by a phrase
such as he said, enclose both parts with
quotation marks.
"Pete Sampras has won more men's
tennis titles than any other player,"
my sister said. "Even so," she
added, "my favorite player is
Gustavo Kuerten."
Use quotation marks for titles of
short stones, poems, articles, and
book chapters.
"Paul's Case" (short story)
"Ozymandius" (poem)
Place a period, question mark, or
exclamation point inside quotation
marks if it is part of the quotation.
Dan asked, "Which book are you
reading?"
Do not use quotation marks for titles
of books, movies, magazines, and
newspapers.
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Add quotation marks to the sentences that need them.
1. Back to the Drawing Board is an interesting chapter in the book The Wright Brothers: How
They Invented the Airplane.
2. Although Lewis Carroll is best known for his book/4//ce in Wonderland, his poem
Jabberwocky is also very good.
3. The Way West, an article that appeared in the September issue of National Geographic
magazine, describes how pioneers blazed the trail from Missouri to California.
Add quotation marks to the dialogue.
4. Have you finished reading Island of the Blue Dolphins yet? asked my friend Maria.
5. I just finished it last night, I said. Would you like to borrow it?
6. Yes, thanks, Maria answered, but first I've got to finish A Wrinkle in Time. It's a great book.
You've got to read it next.
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