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The Guest
3 The Guest
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15 The Quicksand That Ate My Shoes 21 Forgetful Red 27 Mystery in the Old Museum
33 Invention InventionNumber NumberThree Three 39 Egg EggDrop DropSoup Soup 45 Benjamin Benjaminand andthe thePaper PaperTrail Trail 51 Aislinn’s Aislinn’sCaper Caper 57 My MyMom MomHates HatestotoCook Cook
63 A Dragon in the Desert 69 Mr. Petalucha, P.E. 75 Jack and Billy A True Story
81 What Gold Brings 87 Born to Run
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RF.4.3 a: Use combined knowledge of all lettersound correspondences, syllabication patterns, and morphology (e.g. roots and affixes) to read accurately unfamiliar multisyllabic words in context and out of context L.4.2 d: Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed L.4.4 b: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g. telegraph, photograph, autograph) L.4.6: Acquire and use accurately gradeappropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being and that are basic to a particular topic
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1. Add a prefix to each word. 1. Say the word and identify its syllables. Color the first syllable red, the second yellow, the third blue, and the fourth green. Write the number of syllables in the box. Note that not all words have four syllables.
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Homework: Choose two words and write two sentences.
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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 _ The Guest
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2. Can you find words that use more than one prefix? Syllables Words can be split into sections called syllables. Examples: discovery: dis-cov-er-y camouflage: cam-ou-flage
L.4.4 b L.4.6 Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 _ The Guest Homework: Write a sentence using each word.
Prefixes “re-,” “dis-,” and “un-” Letters that are added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning are called a prefix. re: to do again un: not dis: apart, opposite, and undo
re + do = to do again un + happy = not happy dis + obey = opposite of obey
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3. Complete the puzzle.
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1. Fill in the blanks using the spelling words. 1 1. to refuse to obey 2. doesn’t like 4. not happy 6. not able 7. to stop appearing 9. not usual 11. to tell again
a. The queen’s castle in the story was ________________ . b. I was ________________ to bake a cake so Mom helped me. 2
c. The ________________ old man was mean to the little kitten.
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d. My shoes became undone so I had to ________________ them.
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f. The little boy who dropped his ice cream looked ________________ . g. The teacher told us to read the words on the ________________ .
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h. The baby scribbled on the wall so Dad had to ________________ it. 9 10
i. Green hair is ________________ . j. I ________________ peas. k. Don’t ________________ your parents.
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l. The ________________ roared down the street. m. I was ________________ when the photographer took the picture. n. I watched the car ________________ down the road.
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Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 _ The Guest
Link to Anchor Reading Unit 1 _ The Guest
Homework: Have someone at home test you on writing the words.
Homework: Write sentences usnig the spelling words.
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2. Fold back the paper along the dotted line. Use the blanks to write each word as it is read aloud. When you finish the test, unfold the paper. Use the list on the right to correct any spelling mistakes.
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Homework: Rewrite each misspelled word five times.