Vocabulary Review
Review unit 5 vocabulary words and their definitions.
Vocabulary from the passage “The Amazing Koko”
Vocabulary from the passage “Killer Whale?”
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Parts of Speech
Read the sentences and find the parts of speech.
Find the noun, verb, adverb, and adjective.
- Koko is very well-known.
- Koko talks to people using sign language.
- Orcas are black and white.
- People are sometimes scared of orcas.
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Vocabulary – Mixed Letters
People say that if you mix up the letters in a word, but leave the first and last letters in the right place, it is easy to read the word. Let’s see if it’s true! What are these words?
Reading for Comprehension
Read the passage in the first activity then answer the questions.
Vocabulary in Context
Before you do the exercise below, listen to the audio and practice saying the words.
Fill in the blanks with new vocabulary words.
Introducing Vocabulary
The words below are in the passage “Killer WHALE?”
• Scan through the passage to find out what part of speech (P.S.) the words and phrases are.
• Read just the part of the passage and use the context clues in the passage to match the word with the correct definition. Do not use your dictionary!
Unit 5 Part 2 Killer Whale? – Preview
Questions:
- What are the names of these animals?
- What are four things you think of when you see each animal?
| Animal 1: _________________ | Animal 2: _________________ |
| 1: _______________________ 2: _______________________ 3: _______________________ 4: _______________________ | 1: _______________________ 2: _______________________ 3: _______________________ 4: _______________________ |
Vocabulary Building
Suffixes -ence/-ance
Suffixes can change the way a word acts. In this unit, you learned the words “intelligence” and “independence.” They are both nouns that talk about a “state of being …” – intelligence is the state of being smart, and independence is the state of being free. These words can be made into adjectives by changing the suffixes ence/ance to ent/ant. Fill in the chart below with the correct adjectives.
- Susan has high intelligence. She is very __________.
- Jim and Jack are different. What is the __________?
- Why were you __________ from class? Your __________ is hurting
your grades. - I asked my teacher what the __________ of this test was, and she said it was __________ because it counted for half my grade.
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Reading for Comprehension
Read the passage and pay attention to the following questions:
Who is this story about?
What is special about her? Is she smart?
Answer the questions below without looking back at the passage.
Vocabulary in Context
Before you do the exercise below, listen to the audio and practice saying the words.
Fill in the blanks with the new words. Use each word only one time.
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