MODIFICATION IN ENGLISH 10 FOR VOC
Students with an IEP in English 10 with Marcia Hatch spend time working on Vocabulary
lists and tests that have been modified by the inclusion teacher (Mary Pat Lane). Each
Vocabulary unit contains 20 words but the IEP students are expected to learn 10 of those
words.
Each week the students are given a sheet with the list of 10 words, their definitions and
synonyms, and the number of exercises from the book that accompanies those words.
Often pictures, copied and pasted from Google Images, accompany several of the words.
For example:
"inter" was accompanied by a picture of a man digging a grave, and
"vanguard” was accompanied by a picture of a warrior.
Those same pictures, or ones very similar to the pictures on the unit list, appear on the
Vocabulary test at the end of that week in a section called "PICTOCAB".
The tests are also modified with chunking 5 words and their definitions in a box and 5
more words and their definitions in another box. A list of words in a Word Bank is provided on
the test for Synonyms and Antonyms.
The students have gradually been expected to write their own sentences to assure
understanding of words. Sentences for the "Fill in the blank" section are rewritten from the
original version to assure appropriate reading levels.
These are a few of the modifications that have been successful with our sped population
in English 10.
See word list given and tests below.
Mary Pat Lane
UNIT 9 VOCABULARY ENGLISH 10/10
allocate- to set apart or designate for a special purpose, assign mostly money
assiduous- persistent, attentive, diligent, industrious, not lazy
copious- abundant; plentiful; wordy, not scanty
deviate- to turn aside, to stray from the norm; one who goes against the norm
Opposite (antonym) is conform
emaciated- unnaturally skinny and thin
gnarled- knotted; twisted; lumpy
inkling- a hint; a clue or notion or suggestion
palatable- agreeable to the taste; edible; tastes good
sophomoric- immature and overconfident; conceited
spontaneous- arising naturally; not planned or thought out; impromptu
CTS: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18
Syn/ Ant: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18
Choose the Right Word: 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20 Voc. In Context: 1
UNIT 8 VOCABULARY ENGLISH 10/10
animosity
strong dislike; bitter hostility; not being affectionate
apathy
a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest, not caring
apprehensive
fearful or anxious, especially about the future, worried
commend
to praise, express approval, applaud
compatible
able to get along work well together, like-minded
condolence
an expression of sympathy; solace
deride
to ridicule, laugh at, mock; no applause
obsolete
out-of-date; no longer in use; antique
omnivorous
eating every kind of food, having a wide variety of tastes
quandary
a state of perplexity or doubt; confusion; dilemma
CTS:
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17
Syn/Ant: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 20
Choose the R W: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18
Vocab in Context: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
UNIT 8 VOCABULARY TEST ENGLISH 10/10
1.____obsolete
a. to ridicule, laugh at, mock
2.____deride
b. a lack of feeling, care, emotion
3.___quandary
c. out-of –date, no longer in use
4.____condolence
d. solace, sympathy
5.____apathy
e. a state of perplexity, questioning
6. animosity
7. commend
8. compatible
9. omnivorous
10.apprehensive
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
eating every kind of food, a variety
to praise, applaud,
able to get along well with others
fearful or anxious of the future
strong dislike, bitter hostility
11.I just don’t know what I will do 5 years from now, I am very
________________________ about the future.
12.We no longer use the big computers since they are so out-of date and
____________.
13. The family had a strong dislike and __________________ towards the man
who killed their son.
14.Which way should she go? It was a __________________for her.
15. The women offered their _______________________ to the family at the
funeral for the loss of their father.
16.The young couple is so ___________________ and get along so well.
17.All the people who eat vegetables, meats, desserts, and other foods are
considered_________________________.
18. You should care about the election and not feel ________________.
19.The teachers ____________________ the students who won the game.
20.The bully mocked and ______________ the shy, little boy.
PICTOCAB
21._________________ 22. ____________________
23.__________________
24. _____________________25.______________
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
26. Synonym of antique
a. animosity
27. Synonym of solace
b. obsolete
28. Synonym of confusion, dilemma
c. condolence
29. Antonym of ridicule, cut down
d. quandary
30. Antonym of love, affectionate
e. commend
Write 2 sentences of your own using two or more vocab words
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
________________________________________
MASTERY TEST UNITS 7, 8, 9 ENGLISH 10/10
1.renegade
a. to bury, commit to the ground
2.amend
b. to do without, give up voluntarily
3.chaos
c. great confusion; disorder
4.inter
d. to change in a formal way for the better
5.waive
e. one who leaves a group and deserts; outlaw
6. implicate
a. eating every kind of food, a variety
7. obsolete
b. questioning, a state of perplexity
8. condolence
c. solace, sympathy
9. omnivorous
d. to involve in; to connect
10. quandary
e. old, out-of-date
11. apathy
a. unnaturally skinny, thin
12. allocate
b. twisted, knotty, lumpy
13. gnarled
c. a lack of feeling, not caring
14. palatable
d. agreeable to the taste, tastes good
15. emaciated
e. to set apart or designate; mostly with money
PICTOCAB
16. ___________ 17. ____________
20. ____________
18. _______________
21. _______________
19. ________________
22. ________________
WRITE THREE (3) OF YOUR OWN SENTENCES USING AT LEAST
THREE (3) OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS: sophomoric, compatible,
commend, chaos, corrosive, somber, inkling
23. ______________________________________________________________________
24. ______________________________________________________________________
25. ______________________________________________________________________
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
a. obsolete
b. corrosive
c. commend
d. quandary
a.
b. abhor
c. apprehensive
d. emaciated e. animosity
turbulent
e. somber
26. Synonym of eating away
27. Synonym of disorderly, riotous, violent
28. Synonym of to praise, applaud
29. Antonym of brand new, not old
30. Antonym of fat, plump
31. Antonym of loving, affectionate
32. The boy was very worried and ___________________ about the future.
33.
His family had a strong dislike and much _______________ towards the man who killed their dog.
34. All the team was in a ___________________, questioning the ref’s call asking “What went wrong?”
35. It was a dark, gloomy ________________ day when her brother left for Iraq.
36 -40 Fill in the blank with the correct words.
On Halloween night, the ghosts and goblins that have been 36._________________ed in the ground,
rise from the grave. They haunt people who they 37.__________________, regard with horror and
hate deeply. There is always one 38.____________________ in the group who wants to leave and be the
outlaw. But as long as he is back by sunrise, he will not cause too much 39. _________________ and
confusion. The world does not have an 40.__________________ or clue that this happens every
Halloween night.