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Base Word Families
Identifying base words you know can help you decode words you
do not know. Word families rely on one word as a base, building
many words from one.
Identify the base or root word in each group.
1. easy, easel, uneasily, easily, eased
2. useful, used, using, usefulness, unused
3. revolting, revolted, revolution, revolutionary, revolutionaries
4. forgetful, forgetfully, forgetting, forgot, forgotten
5. telephone, television, teleprompter, telethon
Circle the word that is part of a base word family.
6. She thought his method of organizing was revolutionary.
7. The telephone is ringing!
8. "Do not forget to turn on the oven at six."
R. That is a useful chart you made.
10. What is the easiest way to get there?
Look at the word console below. How many words can you list that
contain the word console?
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elements n. plural form
of element: the simplest
principles of a subject
emphasis n. special force used when
saying a particular word; stress
suitable adj. proper or necessary
data pi. n. items of information
exhibition n. a display
sustained adj. past tense of sustain:
to extend or prolong
original adj. new or different
era n. a period of time or of history
aviation n. the science or techniques
of flying aircraft
pesky adj. troublesome
Practice
Write the word from the word box that best matches the underlined
word or phrase in the sentences below.
1. I am trying to learn the basic principles of flying.
2. To learn how to fly, I will need to study the science of flying.
3. I will need to learn huge amounts of information.
4. This will require a proper and necessary education.
5. She counselor said it would take a lot of study, with a special stress on the word study.
6. I know a school that has some very new and different methods of teaching flight.
7. I hope I study will not be interrupted by troublesome phone calls.
8. To be a pilot, I will need to be able to fly for extended periods.
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Travel was a much more difficult before the time of the airplane.
10. The flowers on display were beautiful.
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Fact and Opinion
Facts help make writing more believable, and opinions help the
reader understand the author's viewpoints.
Read the following paragraph and identify two facts and
two opinions.
The Wright brothers had a successful flight of their flyer on December 17,
1903. They both seemed to get along and enjoy each other's successes.
Their success on December 17th was being able to keep their flyer in the
air for twelve seconds and flying a distance of 120 feet. Orville was the
Wright brother piloting the flyer on its first flight of that day. There was no
doubt their father was proud of both of them that day.
1. Fact:
2. Fact:
3. Opinion:
4. Opinion:
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Fact and Opinion (continued)
Read each sentence and write whether it is a fact or an opinion.
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The airplane was the most important invention of this century.
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The airplane was invented before the rocket ship.
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The airlines connect cities all over the world.
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Riding a train is more fun than flying.
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The scenery makes up for the extra travel time.
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One airplane can carry more than one hundred people.
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Some airlines have first-class seats as well as coach.
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First-class travel is not worth the extra cost.
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An airport ruins the area around it.
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Many people drive to and from an airport.
Write a paragraph expressing an opinion. Use facts to support your
opinion.
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When you finish, share your paragraph with a partner. Have
your partner identify your opinions. If time allows, discuss any
discrepancies.
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Multiple-Meaning Words
Meaning Strategy
For each sentence below, write another sentence using the bolded
spelling word differently.
1. We planted the annual in the window box.
2. I have to do chores to earn my allowance.
3. He enjoyed his birthday celebration.
4. We went for a hike in the nature preserve.
5. I did not recognize you.
6. The routine event bored us to tears.
7. We had to put the baggage the trunk.
8. Light rays radiate from the sun.
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When you finish, share your responses with a partner or small group.
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Fragments and Run-on Sentences
• A sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a
complete thought.
• A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete
thought, usually because it does not contain a subject, a predicate, or both. It
may be punctuated as a sentence.
• Fragments are acceptable in dialogue. Examples from "One Fine Day": "Any
doubts at all? Not a one."
• A run-on sentence contains more than one independent clause without the
proper connections.
• There are three ways to correct a run-on sentence: add a comma and a
conjunction, use a semicolon, or rewrite it as two separate sentences.
Locate the run-on sentences and rewrite them correctly. Locate
the fragment and tell whether it is missing a subject or a
predicate. Write Correct under any correctly written sentences.
1. They read they thought they experimented.
2. Their serious study and work began in 1896, when, as adults, they read about the
experiments of others in the field of flying and studied flight paths of birds.
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3. Wilbur and Orville Wright, spare and lean as wood shavings
4. Seriously what really surprises me is why flying hasn't happened before we've talked
about that so many times look how long people have been staring at the heavens.
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