Dig Into the Dictionary! me letters that oppear
on the edges of the pages of some dictionaries help you skim
the whole dictionary quickly to see where you are In the
alphabet. Just look for the first letter of the word you want to find,
ap: pre-ci- ate (uhpree-shee-ate) verb
1.To enjoy or value something of somebody.
> adjective appreciative > adver
appreciatively
2. To understand something, foppreciate your
point of view.
3. To increase In worth, The value of this stamp
has appreciated since I bought i for my
collection
> verb apprecioting, appreciated > noun
appreciation
‘au* thor? Is ty (uhthoruttee) noun
1. The right to do something oF fo tell other
people what to do. The defectives have
authiority fo search the house.
2. A group of people with power in a certain
area, The Transportation Authority fs adding
new bus rouros,
3. Somecne who knows-a lot about a
particular subject, Jod is an authority on
‘computers,
noun, plural authoritie:
ausfo* mat *ic (awtuh-mat-ik) adjective
1, An automatic machine can perform its
functions without anyone operating It
2, An automatic action happens without your
thinking about it
> adver) automatically
boundary (boun-duh-tee) naun The line,
fence, etc., thal separates one ated from
‘another. noun, piurat boundaries
broadest (brawd-kast)
1. verb To sand out c program on television
orradio. > broadcasting, broadcasted
> noun broadcaster, broadcasting
2. noun A television of radio program
campaign (kam-payn) noun A serlos of
‘actions organized over a period of time in
order fo achieve oF win something, as in on
election campaign. > verb campaign
ceanse (eeess) verb Io stop. > ceasing, ceased
cerse+mo “ny (serut-mof-nes) noun Formal
actions, words, and often music performed fo.
mark an important occasion, as in a wedding,
coremony. > noun, plural ceremonies
D> adjective ceremonial [> adverts
ceremonially
lr cum stance (sur-kuhm-stanss) noun The
¢ireumstances of an event are the facts of
conditions that are connected fo tt. Laura fook
her exam under very difficult cireumstances,
collapse (kuh-laps) ver
1. To fall down suddenly trom weakness of
illness. The apartment building collapsed after
the earthquake. The dancer collapsed after
the periormonce.
2. To fail suddenly and completely. The bank
collapsed because of he president's actions.
D vert collapsing, collapsed > noun
collapse
Use one of the 10 words defined above to answer this riddle.
Something that can happen to 4 person, o building, ot a plan. Hint; The answer is a verb.
Word Group TwoThis Auto Be Great
A prefix is a letter or letters added to the beginning of a word. The prefix auto means “self.”
Read the sentences below, and Finish the wards that begin with aute=,
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Jehn Hanceck is famous for his auto —_ _________ L] on the
Declaration of Independence.
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The book Michelle Kwan: My special exert: isan
auto
— —— —— — — — because
Michelle Kwan wrote it about herself.
(A Porsche is an auto | ees
engine thet mates it go fast,
Answer this riddle by putting the xed letters in order an the lines below.
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The more you take m
Adding a prefix to.a word sometimes changes its meaning as well
as its part of speech. List the newly created wards in the left
column. Then check what part af speech each one is,
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?Circling Around
Aword raotis a part of a word, It contains the core meaning of the word,
but it cannot stand alone. The Latin root eire means “around,” Complete the circle by
filling in the wards that go with each clue, Choose from the-words in the box
circle cireulate: ‘circumference
circuit circulation —_ circumstance
1. the distance around your head
2. fo move in a circle
3. the conaiiion around an event
4. the path that an electric current flows around
5. @ round shape
6. the movement of blood through the body
Word Group TwoA Pyramid to Appreciate
Fill in the word pyramid with different forms:
of the word appreciate.
appreciate
Active Tense Past TenseMaya and Maria can't agree en
anything. Everyt a, thi
other says the opposite. Use the wards
from the box te finish their sentences.
some cases, you may ni
change the word's tense
appreciate
cease
broadcast collapse
My goldfish has My goldfish continues to live
despite Its dirty fishbowl
to live because of its
dirty fishbowl,
After a long run, | want to stay active
‘and energized.
Affero long run, | want to
from exhaustion.
1__itwhen despise it when the teacher tries
the teacher tries to help me when |'m 19 help me when I'm stuck on
stuck on a problem, a preblem,
& Mord Group TwoInvention Appreciation
A suffix is a letter or letters added to the end of a word, The suffixes =ion
and ~ation mean “act or process." Add one-af those suffixes to each of
thase words to create a new word. Hint: You may have to drap a final e or
change some spellings to do 80. Then complete the sentences below.
Write your own sentences using each of the new words.
Word Group TwoCount ’Em Up
2, 4, 6, 8, what do we appreciate? 3,2, 1, let's gol
Words that get our point across Here's a word you want to know.
Let's celebrate! To get people to agree, or vate for you,
See ‘campaign's the thing you have to do.
it we want fo say “a line,” 10, 100, 1,000 more!
what's ¢ word that we might use? Mt you ron this many laps
Boundary is a word to choose. chances are you would callapse!
10, 20, 30, 40 1,2,3,4, stop itl
Who's the person in authority? can't fake any more!
Whoever is the one in charge End it, cut it out, please.
(usually for @ job that’s large). The word I'm leoking for is cease!
Word Group TwoRead each rhyme. Write your own sentences using each highlighted word.
capper te ses
boundary
authority
campaign
collapse
Make up your own thyme or cheer with one of the words
on the dictionary page (page 52), using these numbers.
ER rg leek
Word Group TwoA Picture Says a Se
Thousand Words [ sicascas aren
Weche nad a : campaign collapse
Use the words ftom the box to create
captions for each photograph
a Word Group Two =eer
re
Two Peas
in a Pod
The words in the box are synenyms for
the highlighted words in the sentences
Write the correct synonym, or ward with o
similar meaning, on each line.
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appreciate broadcast
collapse
boundary ceremony
Sally Sally’s Mom
1 al the nice things | value all the nice things you do for me.
you do forme,
The fence isc border between our The fence isa
house and the road. between our house and the road
It you sit on the table, it will It you sit on the table, it will break.
The wedding ritual was beautiful. The wedding
-was beautiful.
The president's speech was The president's speech was announced live
live from from the Oval Office.
the Oval Office.
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authority campaign ceremony _— collapse
fact or condition that Is connected to an event
@ person who knows a lot about a specific subject
to stop l
Politicians do this ____ OC = =
wedding is an example of one __ oO