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Contents
What’s in Vocabulary Fundamentals? .......................................................................................
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Skill Units
Compound Words
Prefixes
Unit 1 .............................................. 6
Unit 2 .............................................. 9
Unit 3 .............................................. 12
Synonyms
Unit 1 .............................................. 15
Unit 2 .............................................. 18
Precise Language
Unit 1 ..............................................
(words for said )
Unit 2 ..............................................
(words for asked )
Unit 3 ..............................................
(words for sounds)
Unit 4 ..............................................
(words for expensive and inexpensive)
Unit 5 ..............................................
(words for laugh and cry)
Unit 6 ..............................................
(words for important )
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Antonyms
Unit 1 .............................................. 39
Unit 2 .............................................. 42
Homophones
Unit 1 .............................................. 45
Unit 2 .............................................. 48
Unit 3 .............................................. 51
Homographs
Unit 1 .............................................. 54
Unit 2 .............................................. 57
Unit 3 .............................................. 60
Heteronyms
Unit 1 .............................................. 63
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
il–, im– .................................
com–, con–, col–, sym–, syn– ..
anti–, contra–, counter– ........
magni –, mega–, micro–,
mini– ...................................
ex–, super–, sur– ...................
inter–, trans–, circum– ..........
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Suffixes
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
–arian, –ician, –eer,
–ent ......................................
–arium, –ary, – ory .................
–ative, –ive, –ent, –some .......
–able, –ible, –ious, – ous .........
–ion, –ity, –ty, –ment .............
–al, –ial, –ic, –ine ..................
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Roots
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
cav, ang, circ ........................ 102
mob, mot, miss, ject .............. 105
du, equ, sim .......................... 108
aud, dic/dict, fort .................. 111
ast/astro, stell, bio, loc .......... 114
Idioms
Unit 1 .............................................. 117
Unit 2 .............................................. 120
Unit 3 .............................................. 123
Blended Words
Unit 1 .............................................. 126
Clipped Words
Unit 1 .............................................. 129
Word Play.................................132
Answer Key ............................ 153
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What’s in Vocabulary Fundamentals?
Vocabulary Fundamentals provides leveled practice for essential vocabulary skills, reinforcing
your core language arts program. Skills are presented in scaffolded three-page units,
enabling you to target the varied learning needs within your classroom.
SKILL UnItS The core of Vocabulary Fundamentals is 42 three-page skill units. Each
successive page in a unit increases in difficulty.
Boxes indicate difficulty level of the page:
Synonyms
Name:
= easiest
Unit 1
Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning.
For example, the words complicated and complex are synonyms.
= more difficult
= most difficult
This math puzzle is fairly complicated.
I hope I’ll be able to solve this complex puzzle.
A. Use the words in the box to write a synonym for each word below.
Use a dictionary if necessary.
remove
conclude
glossy
humorous
instruct
bewilder
The skill is defined in student-friendly language.
persuasive
courageous
1. convincing
5. eliminate
2. lustrous
6. witty
3. confound
7. valiant
4. terminate
8. educate
Each page includes one or more activities
to practice the skill.
B. Complete each sentence with a synonym from Activity A.
1. Let’s
this lesson five minutes before lunchtime.
(conclude)
2. I brushed my cat until her fur looked
3. This detergent will
4. The
(remove)
(persuasive)
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stains from your clothing.
firefighter saved three people’s lives.
(courageous)
5. Complicated science projects often
6. A
(glossy)
(bewilder)
me.
argument may change someone’s mind.
Page three of each unit is either a cloze activity
or a multiple-choice, test-type activity.
Synonyms
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Name:
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Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
1. Which word is a synonym for courageous?
𝖠 lustrous
𝖡 valiant
𝖢 complex
𝖣 witty
How to Use the Skill Units
2. Which two words are synonyms?
𝖠 eliminate, bewilder
𝖡 confound, forbid
• Introduce the skill with the first page of the unit
(indicated by ), moving on to the remaining two
pages over time as students’ skill acquisition dictates.
𝖢 crave, desire
𝖣 terminate, educate
3. Which sentence contains two synonyms?
𝖠 Katrina’s argument was persuasive, but it didn’t change my mind.
𝖡 When an animal is sick, its fur may look dull rather than lustrous.
𝖢 A well-written computer manual explains complex ideas in simple terms.
𝖣 Jack made a witty remark that was humorous enough to make us laugh.
4. Which two synonyms best complete this sentence?
The knight stretched out his hand in a attempt to rescue the child.
• Students will derive the most benefit from the lessons if
the skill and words are introduced and discussed orally
before the activities are assigned.
𝖠 complex, complicated
𝖡 lustrous, glossy
𝖢 humorous, witty
𝖣 valiant, courageous
5. Which word is a synonym for confound?
𝖠 bewilder
𝖡 crave
𝖢 prohibit
𝖣 terminate
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• Assign the first ( ) or second (
) page depending
on each student’s instructional level. Use the third
page (
) as a whole group review. Use the
multiple-choice pages to teach and practice
test-taking skills.
• Use one of the three pages with the whole group, and
assign one or more of the other pages as homework.
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WORD PLAy
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Following the 42 skill units are 20 pages devoted to activities that build
vocabulary in more creative, playful ways. Students will experience the fun
of playing with words while expanding their vocabularies. Many of the word
challenges presented encourage the use of critical-thinking skills.
How to Use the Word Play Pages
Use the Word Play pages for homework,
as free-choice activities, at a language arts
center, or as a change-of-pace activity for
the whole group.
Name:
Leapfrog
A. Hop from LEAP to FROG, one word at a time. The answer to each
clue is similar to the word above it, except one letter is different.
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1. a big pile
2. what cooks food
3. where you sit
4. what joins two pieces of fabric
5. to shut forcefully
6. to smack
7. what pigs eat
8. to drop heavily into a chair
9. something used in a play
10. to poke or push
11. a dance
12. the opposite of to
B. Unscramble four synonyms of LEAP. Then write the letters from the numbered
spaces in the boxes with the same numbers.
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• Support reading comprehension by improving
students’ ability to determine word meaning
through the use of context clues, recognition
of familiar word parts, and word associations.
• Build students’ writing vocabulary and
reinforce skills such as choosing precise
words and using descriptive language.
• Improve spelling by practicing strategies for
recognizing word parts and phonic elements.
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Compound Words
Name:
Unit 1
A compoundword is a word made up of two or more smaller
words. You might see the same smaller word in many different
compound words.
background
backtrack
uphill
upstairs
A. Use each word in the box to make a compound word that begins with back or up.
drop
town
stream
backdrop
fire
hold
slide
log
roar
woods
lash
date
beat
uphold
B. Write the compound word from Activity A that matches each clue.
Use a dictionary if necessary.
1. a negative reaction
2. the upper part of a city
3. a confused, noisy commotion
4. to provide the most current information
5. forested areas far from towns or cities
6. the painted screen at the rear of a stage
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Compound Words
Name:
Unit 1
A compoundword is a word made up of two or more smaller
words. You might see the same smaller word in many different
compound words.
Write the compound word that best replaces the underlined words in each sentence.
uphold
backtracked
upbeat
backdrop
update
upstream
uproar
backfired
1. The news put our school in a major state of noisy confusion.
2. Pablo’s scheme to trick his friend ended up causing the opposite
effect from the one he wanted. His friend tricked him, instead!
3. The play’s first act took place in front of a forest scene painted
at the back of the stage.
4. Ana writes mournful poems, but mine are more
cheerful and optimistic.
5. One of the government’s jobs is to protect and defend
people’s civil rights.
6. Arguing for an unpopular opinion can be like swimming
against the current.
7. Mom asked for an explanation of the latest details on my
math grade.
8. When I noticed that I’d lost a mitten, I retraced my steps
until I found it.
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