remember proud mood effort perform
“Do you (1) the play we
did last year?” asked the teacher.
“Think about the story and think
about what we did to learn it.”
The students sat at their desks
in the classroom. They thought
about the play. It had been fun
to (2) for their parents. They
had learned the story and acted
it on a stage. Getting ready was
a group (3) . Everyone had
worked together.
The play was about two
animals that had become
friends. The story had a happy
(4) because it made people
feel good. All the parents were (5) of their children.
They thought that the children
performed very well in the play.
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1. remember
2. perform
3. effort
4. mood
5. proud
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1. The students did not remember
all the steps.
remember
Synonyms: recall, recollect
Antonym: forget
2. The tap shoes are noisy.
noisy
Synonyms: deafening, loud
Antonym: quiet
3. I like to dance inside the
studio.
inside
Synonym: within
Antonyms: outside, exterior
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medium arrive argue stubborn noticed cozy
The bears were having a
birthday party. The party was
at the bears’ nice, little (1) house. The guests were going to
(2) at the house soon. The
big bear wanted to open presents
right away. The little bear wanted
to open presents after everyone
played games. The bear in the
middle, the (3) bear, wanted
to wait till after they had cake.
The big bear demanded the
presents. He would not play. He
was very (4) . The bears
began to (5) with each
other. At last, they (6) how
upset everyone was.
“Let’s have a fun party,” said
the big bear. “Later, we will open
the presents.”
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1. cozy
2. arrive
3. medium
4. stubborn
5. argue
6. noticed
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1. Amy knew the poem by heart.
She didn’t have to read it from
the book.
2. The teacher asked the children
to stop horsing around. She
told them to calm down.
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pleasant treasures
impossible talent
Artists are people who have a
special skill or (1) . They
create (2) that people
enjoy looking at or want to buy.
You can watch artists while they
work to see what they do.
Making your own art is a
(3) and enjoyable
activity. Nothing is (4) when you imagine all the things
you can create!
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1. talent
2. treasures
3. pleasant
4. impossible
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Multiple-Meaning Words
watch noun 1. a small clock worn
around the wrist: My watch tells
me what time it is. verb 2. to
look at: We can watch the artist
turn a lump of clay into a pot.
A.The children watch the soccer
game after school.
B.Are you wearing your watch
today?
1.In
or
2.In
or
sentence A, is watch a noun
a verb? How can you tell?
sentence B, is watch a noun
a verb? How can you tell?
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1.verb; In this
sentence, the
children are looking
at the game.
2.noun; In this
sentence, watch
names something
you wear or use to
tell the time.
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sincerely impatient
furious
demand emergency neutral
Every night farmers Jill and
Joe heard a loud, “Cockle-doodledoo!” They were (1) . It
made them very angry because it
woke them up every night.
“I (2) to know why
that rooster keeps making noise!”
said Farmer Jill. The farmers went
outside. A fox was sneaking in the hen house. A horse was
watching the whole thing, but he
did not take sides. He was a (3) party.
“Now we know why the rooster
is making noise,” said Farmer Joe.
“It’s an (4) ! He’s trying
to scare the fox.”
“I’m sorry we were (5) with you, Mr. Rooster,” said Farmer
Jill. “Next time we won’t be so
annoyed. We are (6) thankful
for your help!”
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1. furious
2. demand
3. neutral
4. emergency
5. impatient
6. sincerely
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“How can I run a farm with no
milk and no eggs!” Farmer Brown
was furious.
furious adjective Synonyms: angry,
mad, enraged, raging, irate
1. The cows were growing
impatient with the farmer.
2. I demand milk and eggs.
3. Referees must be neutral
during ball games.
4. Call 9-1-1 in an emergency.
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creating
familiar
glamorous
memories
imagination
occasions
When I walked in the front
door, a group of people yelled
“Surprise!” I looked around and
saw all (1) faces. All of my
family members and friends were
there!
At first I thought it was my
(2) . I thought my family
had forgotten my birthday. I
rubbed my eyes, but it was real!
My brother put a crown on my
head, and everyone sang “Happy
Birthday!” I felt very (3) .
My mom and I are (4) a scrapbook about my surprise
party. I am going to make a book
for all of our special (5) .
That way I can share my
(6) with others.
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1. familiar
2. imagination
3. glamorous
4. creating
5. occasions
6. memories
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Latin Roots
imag = likeness, picture
image, imagine,
imagination
mem = of the mind
memory, memorial,
remember
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