Vocabulary
First Grading Period
Week 1 List
Pattern: un, non, dis non- not un- not/opposite dis- not/opposite of (Suffix: -ed, -ing, -s, -er, -est) 1) disgrace- n. loss of reputation or respect 2) dismay- n. consternation or distress 3) uneasy- adj. causing or feeling anxiety; troubled 4) nonfiction- n. writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people 5) nonsense- n. spoken or written words that have no meaning and make no sense 6) determination- the will to achieve a difficult task 7) independence- freedom from being controlled or needing help from others 8) specialized- gained specific knowledge 9)struggled- made a great and difficult effort 10) confidence- a feeling that a person can succeed or do well. Week 3 List
Pattern: ou, aw, au, ow When you hear the ou, aw, or ow sound, remember that a consonant sound usually follows the ou or the au pattern. (Syllable Pattern VCe) 1) awkward- adj. causing or feeling embarrassed 2) crouch- v. to slump forward where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought down 3) pause- n. a temporary stop in action or speech 4) cause- v. to make happen 5) shawl- n. a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head 6) squawk- v. to make a loud, harsh noise 7) identical- appearing to be exactly the same 8) radiation- energy that travels in the form of waves outward from a source, such as the sun 9) duplicate- exactly the same as another 10) comparison- examination of things to see how they are similar 11) DNA- the substance in cells that determines the characteristics of a living thing 12) chromosomes- parts of DNA in cells that contain the genes Week 5 List
Pattern: graph, auto, photo, tele, rupt graph: drawn; written photo: light auto: self tele: distance rupt: to break (Prefixes: mis-, en-, em-) 1) telescope- n. an instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer 2) paragraph- n. a distinct section of a piece of writing that usually deals with the same thing and it indented 3) interrupt- v. to stop the continuous progress of an activity or process 4) abrupt- adj. sudden and unexpected 5) automatic- adj. working by itself with little human control 6) photograph- n. a picture made using a camera 7) descent- the family background or national origin of a person 8) internment- related to confinement, as if in a prison, often during a war 9) desolate- empty, lonely, and unhappy 10) diverted- changed the direction of 11) spectators- people who watch an event |
Week 1 Modified Pattern: un, non, dis non- not un- not/opposite dis- not/opposite of (Suffix: -ed, -ing, -s, -er, -est) 1) disgrace- n. loss of reputation or respect 2) uneasy- adj. causing or feeling anxiety; troubled 3) nonfiction- n. writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people 4) determination- the will to achieve a difficult task 5) independence- freedom from being controlled or needing help from others 6) specialized- gained specific knowledge 7) struggled- made a great and difficult effort 8) confidence- a feeling that a person can succeed or do well. Week 3 Modified
Pattern: ou, aw, au, ow When you hear the ou, aw, or ow sound, remember that a consonant sound usually follows the ou or the au pattern. (Syllable Pattern VCe) 1) awkward- adj. causing or feeling embarrassed 2) crouch- v. to slump forward where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought down 3) pause- n. a temporary stop in action or speech 4) cause- v. to make happen 5) identical- appearing to be exactly the same 6) identical- appearing to be exactly the same 7) radiation- energy that travels in the form of waves outward from a source, such as the sun 8) duplicate- exactly the same as another 9) comparison- examination of things to see how they are similar 10) DNA- the substance in cells that determines the characteristics o a living thing 11) chromosomes- parts of DNA in cells that contain the genes Week 5 Modified
Pattern: graph, auto, photo, tele, rupt graph: drawn; written photo: light auto: self tele: distance rupt: to break (Prefixes: mis-, en-, em-) 1) telescope- n. an instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer 2) paragraph- n. a distinct section of a piece of writing that usually deals with the same thing and it indented 3) automatic- adj. working by itself with little human control 4) photograph- n. a picture made using a camera 5) descent- the family background or national origin of a person 6) internment- related to confinement, as if in a prison, often during a war 7) desolate- empty, lonely, and unhappy 8) diverted- changed the direction of 9) spectators- people who watch an event |
Week 2 List
Pattern: -ible, -able -able: is or can be; able to be -ible: capable of; credible (Suffix: -ity, -ty, -ic, -ment) 1) responsible- having an obligation to do something; in charge of; making good decisions 2) syllable- a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound 3) hesitate- pause before saying or doing something 4) visible- able to be seen 5) agreeable- enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant 6) permission- consent; authorization 7) poverty- the state of being extremely poor 8) pursued- worked without stopping to get or accomplish something 9) treacherous- unsafe because of hidden dangers 10) remarkable- extraordinary or outstanding 11) assembled- put or brought together Week 4 List
Pattern: frequently confused words (Vowel Teams and Digraphs) 1) accept- v. to receive 2) except- prep. to exclude; unless 3) seize- v. to take hold of suddenly; grab 4) seas- n. large bodies of water 5) loose- adj. not fitting tightly; unattached 6) lose- v. unable to find 7) endurance- the ability to keep going 8) excel- to do well or to be the best at something 9) capacity- the ability to contain something 10) motivation- a reason for doing something 11) drive- the ambition or motivation to carry on Week 6 List
Pattern: suffixes -ed and -ing suffix: The part added to the end of the base word. It can change the meaning or part of speech of the word. ing: used to form the present participle ed: used to form the past participle |
Week 2 Modified
Pattern: -ible, -able -able: is or can be; able to be -ible: capable of; credible (Suffix: -ity, -ty, -ic, -ment) 1) responsible- having an obligation to do something; in charge of; making good decisions 2) syllable- a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound 3) hesitate- pause before saying or doing something 4) visible- able to be seen 5) poverty- the state of being extremely poor 6) pursued- worked without stopping to get or accomplish something 7) treacherous- unsafe because of hidden dangers 8) remarkable- extraordinary or outstanding 9) assembled- put or brought together Week 4 Modified
Pattern: frequently confused words (Vowel Teams and Digraphs) 1) accept- v. to receive 2) except- prep. to exclude; unless 3) seize- v. to take hold of suddenly; grab 4) seas- n. large bodies of water 5) endurance- the ability to keep going 6) excel- to do well or to be the best at something 7) capacity- the ability to contain something 8) motivation- a reason for doing something 9) drive- the ambition or motivation to carry on Week 6 Modified
Pattern: suffixes -ed and -ing suffix: The part added to the end of the base word. It can change the meaning or part of speech of the word. ing: used to form the present participle ed: used to form the past participle |