4.3 How to Hide an Octopus and Other Sea Creatures
4.3 Spelling List
1. look Look carefully for any spelling mistakes.
2. good Can you recommend ay good books to read?
3. soot Dad was covered in soot after cleaning the chimney.
4. shook The whole house shook during the earthquake.
5. stood I stood as still as a statue.
6. foot Put your best foot forward.
7. brook There is a nice walking path along the brook.
8. wood Is your house made of wood or stone?
9. hoof The horse's hoof was stuck in the mud.
10. hook I hang my coat up on the hook.
11. uncooked I know a recipe for lasagna that uses uncooked noodles.
12. childhood Learning to ride a bike is a big event in childhood.
1. look Look carefully for any spelling mistakes.
2. good Can you recommend ay good books to read?
3. soot Dad was covered in soot after cleaning the chimney.
4. shook The whole house shook during the earthquake.
5. stood I stood as still as a statue.
6. foot Put your best foot forward.
7. brook There is a nice walking path along the brook.
8. wood Is your house made of wood or stone?
9. hoof The horse's hoof was stuck in the mud.
10. hook I hang my coat up on the hook.
11. uncooked I know a recipe for lasagna that uses uncooked noodles.
12. childhood Learning to ride a bike is a big event in childhood.
4.3 Vocabulary List
delay v. to take place at a later time
glides v. moves in a smooth way
designed v. past tense of design: to plan or make
proceeds v. moves on or continues
fade v. to lose color or brightness
creatures n. plural of creature: a living thing
survive v. to stay alive
hue n. color
relative n. one thing that has a connection to or belongs to the same family as another
fail v. to not succeed
dines v. eats
drift v. to move or pile up because of the movement of air or water
drab adj. plain and without color
delay v. to take place at a later time
glides v. moves in a smooth way
designed v. past tense of design: to plan or make
proceeds v. moves on or continues
fade v. to lose color or brightness
creatures n. plural of creature: a living thing
survive v. to stay alive
hue n. color
relative n. one thing that has a connection to or belongs to the same family as another
fail v. to not succeed
dines v. eats
drift v. to move or pile up because of the movement of air or water
drab adj. plain and without color
Writing a Book Report
Who is your audience?
What is your purpose?
What is the Title?
Who is the Author?
Who are the main characters?
What happened in the story?
Beginning:
Middle:
Ending:
How did I feel about the book?
Who is your audience?
What is your purpose?
What is the Title?
Who is the Author?
Who are the main characters?
What happened in the story?
Beginning:
Middle:
Ending:
How did I feel about the book?
Conjunction and Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is made when two sentences with similar ideas are combined into one sentence.
A conjunction is a word that connects words or ideas.
and, or, and but are conjunctions
Rosa walked to the mailbox. She mailed the letter
Rosa walked to the mailbox and she mailed the letter.
A compound sentence is made when two sentences with similar ideas are combined into one sentence.
A conjunction is a word that connects words or ideas.
and, or, and but are conjunctions
Rosa walked to the mailbox. She mailed the letter
Rosa walked to the mailbox and she mailed the letter.
Prefix
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word and changes the meaning of that word.
prefix dis-
The prefix dis- means "the opposite of" or "not"
dis-(not) + like = dislike (not to like)
prefix un-
The prefix un- means "not"
un-(not) + happy = unhappy (not happy)
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word and changes the meaning of that word.
prefix dis-
The prefix dis- means "the opposite of" or "not"
dis-(not) + like = dislike (not to like)
prefix un-
The prefix un- means "not"
un-(not) + happy = unhappy (not happy)