Enriched Edition: Sadlier
Enriched Edition: Sadlier
SADLIER
Enriched Edition
with Audio Program
Jerome Shostak
UNIT 1 Diary of a Rising Star (Diary Entries) ...................................................................... 6
celebrity counsel demonstrate drowsy essential hardship
haul humble pledge sincere stampede suitable
Word Study: Dictionary: Homophones 1 .......................................................................... 14
Shades of Meaning: Idioms 1 ............................................................................................. 15
UNIT 2 Spring Training: A New Beginning (Informational Article) .......................... 16
annual basic competition contract dismiss neglect
obtain portion recall sponsor stern vacant
Word Study: Context Clues 1 ............................................................................................. 24
Shades of Meaning: Words That Describe People ............................................................. 25
UNIT 3 The Goat Herder and the Wild Goats (an Aesop Fable) ............................... 26
attractive burden consent dependable indicate previous
qualify response shabby thaw urgent vanity
Word Study: Dictionary: Multiple-Meaning Words .......................................................... 33
REVIEW UNITS 1–3 Vocabulary for Comprehension .................................................................... 34
UNIT 17 Odysseus and the Trojan Horse (Greek Myth) ............................................. 170
approximate construct crude decline distinct evident
impulse interpret orient sector submit zest
Word Study: Roots struct, spect, scrib/script ............................................................. 178
Shades of Meaning: Metaphors ....................................................................................... 179
O d ysseus and
t h e T roja n H o rs e
(Greek myth)
170
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Remember
Definitions A noun (n.) is a word that names
a person, place, or thing.
You were introduced to the words below in the passage A verb (v.) is a word or words that
express action or a state of being.
on pages 170–171. Study the pronunciation, spelling,
part of speech, and definition of each word. Write the An adjective (adj.) is a word that
word in the blank space in the sentence that follows. describes a noun or pronoun.
Then read the synonyms and antonyms.
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vocabularyworkshop.com Listen to . Refer to the online glossary.
to their wishes.
SYNONYMS: to yield, obey; ANTONYM: to defy
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Match the Meaning
For each item below, choose the word whose meaning is suggested by
the clue given. Then write the word in the space provided.
10. When sales of an item are in a(n) , people are buying less of it.
a. zest b. sector c. impulse d. decline
11. If you have a(n) to call your friend, you have a sudden urge to
do it.
a. sector b. decline c. impulse d. zest
12. When you a poem, you think this is what the poem means.
a. interpret b. orient c. submit d. construct
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Synonyms
For each item below, choose the word that is most nearly the same in
meaning as the word or phrase in boldface. Then write your choice
on the line provided.
1. a part of society
a. impulse b. sector c. decline d. zest
5. a desire to laugh
a. sector b. zest c. impulse d. decline
6. adapt my schedule
a. orient b. decline c. submit d. interpret
Antonyms
For each item below, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in
meaning to the word or phrase in boldface. Then write your choice
on the line provided.
2. a hidden mistake
a. approximate b. distinct c. crude d. evident
4. a similar pattern
a. evident b. distinct c. approximate d. crude
6. a sturdy dwelling
a. distinct b. crude c. evident d. approximate
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Completing the Sentence
Choose the word from the box that best approximate construct crude
completes each item below. Then write the decline distinct evident
word on the line provided. (You may have impulse interpret orient
to change the word’s ending.) sector submit zest
■ After the votes were counted, it was that a fishpond was the
students’ favorite idea.
■ The students plan to fill a kiddie pool with water and then
fishing poles made from sticks and string with magnets tied on the ends.
Baseball Fever
■ Once the first warm days of spring arrive, people with a for
sports turn their attention to baseball.
■ Since it is called “America’s favorite pastime,” people with a passion for the sport
■ T-ball allows these youngsters to hit a ball off a tee instead of accepting or
■ The age of a T-ball player is anywhere from age five to age seven.
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Word Associations
Circle the letter next to the word or expression that best completes
the sentence or answers the question. Pay special attention to the
word in boldface.
1. If you decline dessert, you might say, 7. If you did something on impulse, you
a. “No, thank you.” a. thought about it a long time.
b. “Yes, please.” b. talked about it with a friend.
c. “I’ll take that one.” c. had a sudden desire to do it.
d. “I’m not finished yet.” d. forgot what you wanted to do.
2. How would you describe the 8. To make it evident that a letter came
approximate size of your head? from you,
a. the size of a golf ball a. include the date.
b. the size of a tennis ball b. write a greeting.
c. the size of a soccer ball c. write a closing.
d. the size of a marble d. sign your name.
4. To orient a guest to your school, 10. If you have a zest for learning,
a. give the guest a tour. a. you might read nonfiction books.
b. take the guest home. b. you might read fantasy books.
c. invite the guest to speak. c. you might read comic books.
d. give the guest a gift. d. you might read picture books.
5. Which is not a sector of your family’s 11. If you construct a model airplane, you
budget? a. photograph a real plane.
a. entertainment b. put the pieces of the model together.
b. food c. draw a diagram of the parts.
c. clothing d. fly the model plane.
d. air
12. What might you say when you submit
6. Someone may interpret for you if a report?
a. you are too short to reach something. a. “I don’t know what to write.”
b. you speak a different language. b. “When is the report due?”
c. you play the piano. c. “I hope you like what I wrote.”
d. you help with the family chores. d. “I forgot my report at home.”
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Word Study • Roots
ts struct
struct,
struc
t uct,, spect,
p sscrib/script
Remember that a root is struct—build
the main part of a word. The root stru
ct appears in
Sometimes, if you know the you construct construct (p
a model airpla age 172). Wh
ne, you build en
meaning of the root, you can spect—see it.
figure out the meaning of The root spec
t appears in in
object, you lo spect. When
the word. ok at it closel you inspect an
scrib/script— y.
write
Look at the chart below to The root scrib
appears in des
appears in des cribe, and th
find the meanings of some cription. Wh e root script
explain it in w en you describ
words with the roots struct, ords. The descr e something,
iption is the you
spect, and scrib/script. explanation it
self.
PRACTICE Complete each sentence with a word that contains the root
struct, spect, or scrib/script. Choose from the words above.
Choose one of these roots: struct, spect, scrib, or script. Create a word
chain of three words, with each word containing the root. Here is an
example: struct — construct, constructor, construction. Use a dictionary,
either in a book or online, if you need help.
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Shades of Meaning • Metaphors
In the passage “Odysseus and the Trojan Horse” on pages 170–171, you read this
sentence: Odysseus was a brave warrior on the Greek side, but when the war began, he
felt little zest for joining in. The word zest can mean “a strong interest or
enjoyment.” Some people are described as having a zest for life, which means “a
passion for living.”
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words like
or as. Here is an example: His zest for life was a blueprint for others to follow. In
the sentence, the metaphor zest for life was a blueprint compares a zest for life to
a blueprint. It means that everyone should live life to the fullest.
APPLY Figure out the meaning of each metaphor. Write the meaning on
the line provided.
5. With no air conditioning, the room was an oven.
7. When the school day is over, the hallways are a beehive of activity.
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Vocabulary for Comprehension
Read the following passage in which some of the words you have
studied in Units 16–18 appear in boldface. Then answer the
questions on page 189.
REVIEW UNITS 13–18
Bower Builders
The male bowerbirds (bau̇ ʼ ûr bûrdz) of spend months decorating the bowers. Some
Australia and New Guinea are unusual birds. bowerbirds “paint” the walls with berry
They build bowers, a type of structure, to juice. All bowerbirds adorn the bowers with
attract a mate. things from the environment. They might
All bowers originate with an open, cleared add feathers, stones, dead insects, shells,
space on the ground. Then the male bowerbird flowers, and berries. They might add colorful
uses crude materials, such as twigs, sticks, and or shiny bits of trash, such as bottle caps or
moss, to build its structure. pieces of plastic and foil. They may even steal
Different bowerbirds construct different decorations from other bowers to make theirs
kinds of bowers. Some bowerbirds carpet more beautiful.
an area with moss to create a “mat” bower. Bowerbirds also sing to get recognition.
Some build a tall tower of sticks to create a They can mimic the sounds around them.
“maypole” bower. Others build low “hut” They put the sounds together to make unusual
bowers. Still others form “avenue” bowers by songs. They might also dance, flap their wings,
building two walls of sticks that lead to a mat or toss around objects to impress a mate.
of twigs. After all that work, a bower is never used
Bowers can take weeks to build. Some as a home. When a female selects a mate, she
bowers can be colossal and measure up builds a nest in a protected area. Then she lays
to seven feet in height. Bowerbirds then her eggs and raises her young.
1. The passage mainly tells about how 5. Which of the following is true?
male bowerbirds a Each bower is unlike others.
a raise a family. b All bowers look alike.
b build a bower. c A bower makes a good nest.
c collect objects from nature. d All bowers are large.
d create songs and dances.
6. A word that means colossal is
2. In this passage, originate most a long.
nearly means
b short.
a to come from.
c huge.
b to finish.
d tiny.
c to begin.
d to open. 7. The meaning of adorn is
3. , unsafe, dangerous
R E V I E W U NI T S 1 3 – 1 8
5. sect, section,
8. unclear, known,
9. bleak, hopeless,
Writing Challenge
Write two sentences using the word appropriate. In the first
sentence, use appropriate as a verb. In the second sentence, use
appropriate as an adjective.
1.
2.
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