Lesson 4
Exercise 1 • Listening for Diphthong Syllables
4 Listen to each word your teacher says, and repeat the word.
4 Identify the position of the / oi / sound and write each word in the column for the
pattern: oi or oy.
oi spelling
pattern
oy spelling
pattern
1.
2.
3.
4 Complete the following sentences:
4.
is found at the beginning or middle of words or syllables.
5.
is found at the end of words or syllables.
4 Listen to each word your teacher says and repeat the word.
4 Identify the position of the / ou / sound and write each word in the column for the
pattern: ou or ow.
ou spelling
pattern
ow spelling
pattern
6.
7.
8.
4 Complete the following sentences:
9.
10.
is found at the beginning or middle of words or syllables.
is found at the end of words or syllables.
4 In words with / ou / followed by l or n, the / ou / spelling is ow. Write 5 examples on the
lines below.
11.
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12.
13.
14.
15.
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Exercise 2 • Sort It: Diphthongs
4 Read each word in the Word Bank.
Word Bank
spoil
bound
brown
broil
joy
cloud
moist
crowd
ploy
proud
4 Identify the diphthong in each syllable.
4 Write the word under the correct heading.
/ oi /
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Exercise 3 • Sort It: Sounds for ow
4 Listen to each word your teacher says.
4 Identify the sound represented by the ow in each word.
4 Write the word in the column based on the sound for ow.
ow as in show ow as in cow
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Exercise 4 • Add It: Prefixes and Roots
4 Recall that ex- changes to ef- before a root starting with f, and changes to e before roots
starting with j, l, m, n, r, and v.
4 Read each prefix and root.
4 Underline the first letter of the root.
4 Decide if the last letter of the prefix ex- will change to the first letter of the root, or will the
x be dropped.
4 Write the changed form of the prefix on the line.
4 Combine the correct form of the prefix and root and write the completed word on the line.
Prefix
Root
1.
ex-
+
fect
2.
ex-
+
lect
3.
ex-
+
laborate
4.
ex-
+
fort
5.
ex-
+
rupt
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Changed Form
of Prefix
Whole Word
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Exercise 5 • Define It
4 Answer the first example with the teacher.
4 Read each sentence.
4 Use your knowledge of morphemes to select the correct meaning of the word in bold type.
4 Use your Morphemes for Meaning Cards and a dictionary as references.
1. If the root meate means “to pass,” what does permeate mean?
to pass over
to pass through
to pass down
2. If the root pare means “to make ready,” what does prepare mean?
unready
to sit through
to get ready
3. If the root vade means “to go,” what does pervade mean?
to go in
to go out
to go through
4. If the root colate means “to filter,” what does percolate mean?
to filter through
to filter out
to filter over
5. If the root dict means “to say,” what does predict mean?
to say through
to say before
to say after
6. If the root lapse means “to slip,” what does elapse mean?
to slip on
elastic
to slip by
7. If the root lect means “to choose,” what does elect mean?
to reject
to pick from
to defeat
8. If the root rupt means “to break,” what does erupt mean?
to explode
mistake
to contain
9. If the root laborate means “a state of being worked,” what does elaborate mean?
to make simple
to make up
to add details
10. If the root fort means “strong,” what does effort mean?
simple work
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easy work
hard work
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Exercise 6 • Identify It: Phrasal Verbs
4 Complete this exercise with your teacher.
4 Read each sentence.
4 Locate and underline the phrasal verb.
4 Copy the phrasal verb into the table.
4 Write the meaning of the phrasal verb in the table.
4 Use your dictionary to help with definitions. To find phrasal verbs in the dictionary, look
up the verb.
1. I pointed the new house out to my friends.
2. His mother told him to throw his old sneakers away.
3. I remembered an important fact, and then left it out of my answer.
4. To attract customers, the store gave free samples away.
5. Every day the official takes the flag down at sunset.
6. In order to improve his grades, the student did his report over.
7. The girl was offered an after school job, but she turned it down.
8. The drama department set the stage up just as they wanted it.
9. It was cold, so I put a sweater on.
10. To rebuild the old bridge, the workmen blew the foundation up.
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Exercise 6 (continued) • Identify It: Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verb
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Definition
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Exercise 7 • Answering Multiple-Choice and Open-Ended
Comprehension Questions
4 Read each question and the answer choices.
4 Fill in the bubble for the correct answer.
1. Read the sentence from the story.
As a safety precaution, the doors locked automatically when a
storm was very close.
The prefix in the word precaution means
A after.
B during.
C before.
D again.
2. Maitn climbed the pear tree
A to show Josha that she climbs trees deftly.
B because she hoped that the pears would cure Josha.
C to look at the lightning corral.
D because she wanted to see the lightning from the tree.
3. The Lightning Power Corral was built to
A protect the pear orchard and the miracle fruit.
B develop new types of organic cures.
C collect the energy produced from lightning storms in batteries.
D make giant batteries to sell.
(continued)
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Exercise 7 (continued) • Answering Multiple-Choice and OpenEnded Comprehension Questions
4. Both Maitn and Josha
A climbed into the same tree in search of pears to cure Josha.
B fell out of the pear tree after the thunderstorm.
C tried to find pears to cure Mriel’s illness.
D got their sleeves stuck in the tree.
5. At the end of the story, Josha feels
A scared that he will not survive the storm.
B worried because his sleeve is caught in the pear tree.
C disappointed that he was not able to pick any pears from the tree.
D grateful to Maitn for saving him and hopeful about his future.
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