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Let’s Dive Into Language Studies
a.k.a. Spelling and Vocabulary Development
“Let’s review root words from last week,” said Ms. Kiely.
“Sure,” the students shouted. “A root word is the base from which other words are
built. It is a word or word part that takes a new meaning when a prefix or suffix is added to
it.”
“Excellent! You remembered!” said Mrs. Smither. “Do you know the meaning of these
new root words: vid, mit, mem, vis, graph, miss?”
“Vid sounds like the word video, so maybe it means to see,” suggested a student.
“Exactly!” shouted Ms. Kiely. “You guys are super smart! Now let’s take a look at what
these other root words mean.”
graphic
video
submit
memo
visibility
memory
visit
mission
television
memorial
permit
graphite
visual
autograph
missionary
missile
memento
permissible
visitation
commit
http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html
Idiom of the week: You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
(know the definition)
http://www.idiomsite.com/
You can’t make anyone do anything if they do not want to do it.
Homework Schedule
BE SURE TO READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY FOR EACH ASSIGNMENT.
Underline the Language Studies words in all assignments.
Mon.
Tues.
* Word sort! Sort the words according to the root and be sure to define the root word.
Challenge: add a word that is not a Lang. Studies word to each list.
¡Clasificar las palabras! Ordenar las palabras de acuerdo a la raíz. Asegúrate
de definir la raíz.
Reto: añadir una palabra que no sea de la lista del Lang. Estudios palabra a
cada lista.
*Write 5 complete sentences that contain at least 2 Language Studies words and 1
conjunction. Challenge: use a different conjunction in each sentence.
Escribe 5 oraciones completas que contengan al menos 2 palabras del
Language Studies y 1 conjunción.
Reto: utilizar una conjunción diferente en cada oración.
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part of the 5 Grade Collection
Wed.
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LELAR3 (d)
*Put your Language Studies words in alphabetical order.
Thurs.
*Using a newspaper or magazine article, highlight, in yellow, the root word for
ten different words. Use a different color and highlight 5 conjunctions.
*If you cannot find an article to use, create your own.
Ordena las palabras de “Language Studies” en orden alfabético.
* Utilizando un artículo de un periódico o una revista, ilumina o destaca, en
amarillo, la raíz de diez diferentes palabras. Utiliza un color diferente e ilumina 5
conjunciones.
* Si no puedes encontrar un artículo que puedas utilizar, crea el tuyo propio.
Week 2: Root Words ELACC5L4 (b)
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part of the 5 Grade Collection