Lesson 6
Exercise 1 • Listening for Stressed Syllables
4 Listen to each word your teacher says. Repeat the word.
4 Listen for the stressed syllable.
4 Put an X in the box to mark the position of the stressed syllable.
4 Listen for schwa in the unstressed syllable. Highlight or circle the vowel when it is
reduced to schwa.
Word
1st Syllable
X
X
X
1. comprise
o
2. invoke
3. transcribe
4. purchase
a
5. e
escape
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2nd Syllable
X
X
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Exercise 2 • Spelling Pretest 2
4 Listen to the word your teacher repeats.
4 Write the word.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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admired
antitoxin
athlete
climate
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7.
8.
9.
10.
described
handshake
he’s
invite
promise
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
secured
subject
subtracting
they’d
you’d
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Exercise 3 • Word Relationships: Analogies
4 Read the first word pair in each item.
4 Underline the word that names the relationship: synonym, antonym, or attribute.
4 Choose a word from the Word Bank that has the same relationship to the word in the
second part of the analogy.
4 Write the word in the blank to complete the analogy.
4 Discuss your answers with a partner.
Word Bank
wind
safe
make
begin
divide
exclude
1. provide : give :: create :
Relationship: synonym antonym attribute
make
2. polite : rude :: complete :
Relationship: synonym antonym attribute
begin
3. admire : respect :: secure :
Relationship: synonym antonym attribute
safe
4. arrive : depart :: include :
Relationship: synonym antonym attribute
exclude
5. storm : thunder :: hurricane :
Relationship: synonym antonym attribute
wind
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Exercise 4 • Find It: Adjectives of the Same Kind
4 Read each sentence.
4 Find two adjectives of the same kind that modify the same noun.
4 Underline each of the adjectives.
4 Circle the conjunction that joins the adjectives.
4 Draw arrows from both adjectives to the noun they describe.
4 Do the first sentence with your teacher.
1. Worldwide and international events are held for Special Olympics athletes.
2. Challenging or exciting events sell out quickly.
3. Committed and dedicated athletes attend the Special Olympics.
4. The team could wear red or black sneakers.
5. When athletes finish a race, they feel happy and satisfied.
6. Extreme sports involve risky and daring tricks.
7. Strong but light helmets protect skaters’ heads.
8. Slick or uneven pavement can sometimes cause problems.
9. Skaters have developed a new and interesting jargon.
10. The new and colorful expressions are hard for others to understand.
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Exercise 5 • Phrase It
4 Use the penciling strategy to “scoop” the phrases in each sentence.
4 Read the sentence as you would speak it.
4 The first two are done for you.
1. Extreme athletes love risks.
2. Extreme skaters are fine athletes.
Possible phrasing shown below. Accept other reasonable word groupings.
3. In-line skates are not like skates of the past.
4. They are light, fast, and strong.
5. Skaters use their own jargon.
6. Bashing means going down steps.
7. They take their skating to the next level!
8. Extreme sports have added risks.
9. Without protection, skaters get hurt.
10. Safe athletes wear helmets and use pads.
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Exercise 6 • Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies
4 Read the sentence pairs.
4 Read the pronoun that is circled.
4 Identify the noun that the pronoun replaces in each sentence.
4 Underline the noun replaced by the pronoun.
4 Draw an arrow to show the link between the pronoun and the noun it replaces.
1. Extreme athletes love risks. They do their sport and add a twist.
2. Extreme skaters use in-line skates. They’re not like the skates of the past.
3. Extreme skaters use in-line skates. They don’t use skating rinks.
4. Take the top of the ramp. It has a name.
5. Safe athletes protect themselves. They use helmets and pads.
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Exercise 7 • Rewrite It: Pronouns
4 Reread each pair of sentences in Exercise 6, Use the Clues: Vocabulary Strategies.
4 Replace the circled pronoun with the noun or noun phrase that it represents.
4 Rewrite the sentence using the noun.
4 Check for sentence signals—capital letters and end punctuation.
4 Read the new sentence.
4 Do the first one with your teacher.
(Extreme) athletes do their sport and add a twist.
2. In-line skates are not like the skates of the past.
3. Extreme skaters don’t use skating rinks.
4. The top (of the ramp) has a name.
5. (Safe) athletes use helmets and pads.
1.
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