EN Lesson BAS 7 Yynonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same mMeani ahind as one or more other words. \MPLES: help - aid - assist, cold - chilly - wintry A. Write oni short oheenonym for each word below. Write another synonym ina . Underline the synonym in the phrase. 1. small little tiny bug 2. enormous . vehicle select . complete . river permit enon p wo . speedy B. For each word in parentheses, write a synonym in the blank. 4. Many trees in an old forest are (high) : 2. Underneath them grow (lower) trees and plants. 3. As the (aged) __— trees de, they make room for others. 4, Sometimes fires will (destroy) —_———__—_ the entire forest. 5. Then from the (charred) ——————— earth sprout new plants. 6. They all begin their (stretch) _______—— for the sky again. . In each sentence, i ¢ sentences about the forest. In eac pues a. . wronymn for entemir the words below. Underline the synonym. begin _lofty soll atonal Publishing Compa unit 4, Vocabulary = — Scanned with CamScanner8. For each word in parentheses, write an antonym in the blank. T An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. EXAMPLES: hot - cold, tall - short ‘A. Write an antonym for the underlined word in each phrase below. 10. nN. eS 13 14. above the neck . dark blue 45. frowning faco_ busy worker 16. under the bridge up the [See ee en 17. pretty colour ny pay ee 18. cold water nothwind 19, feeling strong buy a car 20. wide belt timeofday == t.unhappy face bitter taste 22. east side come now 23. cool breeze good dog 24, stop the car small bird 25. heavy jacket rough road 26. long story black coat 27. give a gift 28. difficult task We were very (sad) to be on vacation. It was the (last) time we had been able to (stay) ina long time, and this one would be really (boring) . We rented a (large)__-—————s cabin near Whistler Mountain in B.C. We were hoping for (hot) and snowy weather so we could ski. The (last) __ thing we did when we got to the cabin was (pack) our clothes. Then we hiked around (inside) _____ . We liked being in such a (terrible) _—=——— place. © 1997 Gage Educational Pushing Company Unit 1, Vocabulary Scanned with CamScanner= Hom spelled. on are words that are pronounced alike but are xan ently and have different meanings. \MPLES: I'll - aisle two - too - to A. Write a short ; each emonperngs that includes a homonym for each word below. Circle Ahi eu __long a) 4. way 2. road _ 5. new 3. sum 6. meat number. Too means “also,” “besides,” or “more than enough.” To means “toward.” It is also used with such words as be, sing, play, and other action words B. Fill in the blanks with two, too, or to. 1. Ben was frightened utter a word, 2. He had heard the strange sound___ times. 3. He went his room upstairs, _ -— But he heard it there, _. call his friend who lived 4, He decided __ It seemed the only thing _____ blocks away, do! Sir means “belonging to them.” There means “in that ‘They're is a contraction of the words they are. » Theit place.” word in parentheses. here, they're) standing in (their, there, the 1g to go visit (their, there, they're) re) going to leave for (thet there, they'e) vacatign, C. Underline the correct 4. They are over (their, 2. (Their, There, They're) waltin 3. (Their, There, The © 1997 Gage Edy ~ “ecaora Pubsting Com unit . 2 OE DD Ce ° Scanned with CamScanner y're) yard, riends,= Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. They may also be pronounced differently. exaup.e: desert meaning “a barren, dry place” and desert also meaning “to abandon” A, Read each sentence and the two meanings for the underlined word. Circle the meaning that tells how the word is used in the sentence. 4. The soldiers’ arms were old and rusty. a. parts of the body b. weapons for war 2. Several had made bats from fallen tree limbs. a. flying mammals b. rounded wooden clubs 3. The long war had made them all tired. a, extending over a considerable time — b. to wish for 4, They were all ready to go back home. a. part of the body b. to a place from which a person came 5. They hoped someone would lead them to safety. a. soft, grey metal b. to show the way B, Write the homograph for each pair of meanings below. The first letter of each word is given for you. 1. 8. sound made with fingers b. a metal fastener s 2. a lame walk or step b. not stiff I 3. a. use oars to move a boat b. a noisy fight r 4, a. a tree covering b. the sound a dog makes b 5. a. to press flat b. a yellow vegetable s_ C. Write pairs of sentences that show two different meanings for each homograph below. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1. school 2. pupil 4 Unit 1, Vocabulary (© 1997 Gage Educational Publishing Company Scanned with CamScanneree | Lesson Seeo0n == Prefixes and Suffixes 5 A Prefix or a suffix added to a base word changes the Meaning of the word, EXAMPLE: re- meaning “again” + the base word do = redo 8 pe Meaning “0 do again” Re- means “again,” pre- means “before,” mis- means “wrongly or “not,” -able means “that can be,” -less means “without,” :hess means “state of being.” A. Write the word formed by each combination. Then write the definition of the new word. 1. kind + ness = . pre + date = 2 3. help + less = 4. . re + made= B. Read each sentence. Use one of the prefixes or suffixes and the base word below each blank to form a new word. Write the new word in the blank. mis- -ful pre- -less re- -ness 4. Terry ___— her vacation by viewing the photographs tives) she took. 2. She spends _______—. __ hours enjoying the mountain scenery. : (end) 3, Her favourite shot shows a mountain sunset just before settled over their campsite. a 4, John didn't see Terry's look of fright when a bear made __raid on the garbage can, “eawn) a = the camera directions in the di eee he dim light. shot of the bear's yet a 6. He did, however 9 a - ir visting Company _ 5 Scanned with CamScannerSON eee, = ona ® Acontraction is a word formed by joining two other words. An apostrophe shows where a letter or letters have been left out. EXAMPLES: it is = it's _ we will = we'll A. Write the contraction formed by the words. 4. who + is = 7. you + would = 2. could+not= 8, Have = 3.they+have=_ that tis = 4. L+will= 10. did + not = 5. does + not = 11. let + us = 6. should + have = 12. they + are = B. Use the contractions below to complete each sentence. Write the contractions on the lines. can't couldn't he'll I'm it's I've Let's She's wasn’t What'll What's Where's vit quite show time. 2. Kamal called out,"___— Pearl” 3. “What?” shouted Sara."____———_not here yet?” 4. "No, and looked everywhere.” 5. ‘The show go on without the star,” Sara wailed. 6. Sara added, we do?” ce ask Adam,” Kamal suggested. 8. “Yes,” said Sara, * know what to do.” 9. Just then a voice called, * all the excitement?” 10. “Pearl, you!” Sara and Kamal exclaimed. 11. “Yes,” said Pearl, “| know late.” 12. Pearl added, “| find my costume!” © 1997 Gage Educational Publishing Company Unit 1, Vocabulary Scanned with CamScannerLesson SS Compound Words * Compound words may be two words written as one, two words joined by a hyphen, or two separate words, EXAMPLES: sunlight ho-hum easy chair A. Draw a line between the two words that form each compound word below. 1. highway 6. fire drill 11. highrise 2. old4ime 7. barefoot 12, earthquake 3. full moon 8. baby-sitter 13. half-mast 4. snowflake 9. splashdown 14, bulldog 5. air conditioner 10. sweatshirt 15, skateboard B. Use two of the words below to form a compound word that will complete each numbered sentence. Write the word on the blank. after back come hard hood neighbour noon out ware yard Jan and | bought a hammer and nails at a store. Part of the fence in our was broken. It took most of the _______to repair the fence. We were proud of the —— PPP NPs Our fence was the finest in the C. Use the second word part of each compound word to make the next compound word. Write the new word. a building used by a club 1. clubhouse a boat that people can live in So a house for storing boats ee a cup for drinking tea 2. teacup cake the size of a cup TT a circular walking game in which pla yers may wi a acake lay win © 1997 Gage Educational Publshir Unit 1, Vocabulary Publishing Company : Scanned with CamScanner