Lesson 2
Exercise 1 • Write It: Essential Words
4 Review the Essential Words in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
honest
herb
honor
hour
debt
courage
4 Put the words in alphabetical order and write them on the lines.
4 Write one sentence for each Essential Word.
4 Check that each sentence uses sentence signals—correct capitalization, commas, and end
punctuation.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Exercise 2 • Divide It: Prefix, Root, Base Word, Suffix
4 Read each word.
4 Break each word into its prefix, root or base word, and suffix components.
4 Write each word part in the correct column.
4 Define each word part, using your Morphemes for Meaning Cards as a resource.
Word
Prefix
Root or Base Word
Suffix
imperfect
factor
dejected
dictator
idolize
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Exercise 3 • Define It: Word Parts
4 Read each sentence with your teacher.
4 Note that the five words from Exercise 2, Divide It: Prefix, Root, Base Word, Suffix, are
written in bold type in the sentences.
4 Write a definition for the word in bold type on line A, using the context of the sentence and
the meaning of each word part.
4 Write the dictionary definition of the word on line B.
4 Compare the dictionary definition of the word with the translation of the word parts.
1. The imperfect batteries were discarded, as they did not work.
A.
B.
2. The rainy weather was an important factor in our decision to postpone the baseball
game.
A.
B.
3. The students felt sad and dejected when their team failed to make the playoffs.
A.
B.
4. The dictator would not allow people to have any freedom when he was ruling the
country.
A.
B.
5. The fans adore and idolize the pop star.
A.
B.
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Exercise 4 • Choose It: Verb and Adjective Suffixes
4 Read the words in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
dictate
desperate
approximate
hesitates
private
illustrate
operates
considerate
immediate
estimate
4 Read each sentence.
4 Choose the correct word to go in the blank.
4 Write V (verb) or ADJ (adjective) above the word.
4 Reread the sentence to make sure it makes sense.
4 Do the first sentence with your teacher.
1. Mriel is a
2. The girls must
plant.
3. Maitn is
boy who helps tend to Josha.
the distance from the pear tree to the power
to find a cure for Josha.
4. Maitn’s mother
a machine at the power plant.
5. Josha and Mriel
their journal entries with pictures.
6. When the warning siren sounds, there must be an
7. The rules
response.
what the workers must do.
8. Josha did not go to a public hospital, but to a
9. Maitn
10. Josha guesses the
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clinic.
a moment before grabbing the pear.
number of people present.
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Exercise 5 • Code It: Noun or Verb
4 Read each sentence.
4 Write N if the underlined word is a noun. Write V if it is a verb.
4 Write the word on the line, placing a mark (´) on the stressed syllable.
4 Do the first item with your teacher.
1. The students protest the shortened lunchtime.
2. The protest does not stop the work in the power plant.
3. The object of the corral is to provide electricity to towns.
4. The agents object to the complex plans.
5. The doctors present their findings to Josha’s mother.
6. The gift is a surprise present.
7. There has been some progress made in harnessing
lightning for electricity.
8. The laden trucks progress slowly towards the power plant.
9. Maitn’s mother has a contract to work at the power plant.
10. The pupils of the boy’s eyes contract in the bright light.
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Exercise 6 • Using Visuals: Illustrations and Charts
4 Examine the illustration from “Horsepower,” which is included below.
4 Estimate how much horsepower a school bus has.
4 Draw a bar on the chart to represent your estimate.
4 Estimate how much horsepower a golf cart has.
4 Draw a bar on the chart to represent your estimate.
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Exercise 7 • Answer It
4 Use information from the text and the illustration in “Horsepower” to answer these
questions. Use complete sentences.
1. How do we measure the power of cars?
2. When did humans first tame the horse?
3. Why did James Watt coin the term horsepower?
4. What is the definition for horsepower?
5. What does a dynamometer do?
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