WEEK OF APRIL 25-29

Vocabulary/Spelling Words

In class today, ONLY fill in:1. The word 3 (copy

three times)2. The part of speech3. My sentence4. The definition

For HW tonight:1. Make your own

sentence2. Write synonyms3. Create Drawings4. STUDY for Quiz

Wed.

Swindler (n.)The swindler tricked me into buying a fake Rolex watch for 10,000 baht

Ludicrous (adj.)At the eating contest the man ate so many hot dogs it was ludicrous!

Hyperbole (n.)

Pop-Quiz: Can you tell me what these phrases mean?

I’ve been on cloud nine all day!When my dad found out he blew his top!Something fishy is going on around here!Two heads are better than oneZip your lip buddy!I need the class to be all ears todayThat poor guy is all washed up!

These are all examples of IDIOMS

Idiom (n.)If I say, “he kicked the bucket,” I am using an idiom in my speech.

Mandatory (adj.)It is mandatory that you come to school unless you have an acceptable excuse!

Motivate (verb)Getting rewarded for good grades by your parents will motivate you to work hard in school

Plagiarism (n.)Avoid plagiarism by always putting things in your own words unless you are giving credit to the author.

Generalization (n.)

I made the generalization that “all animals with feathers are birds.”

Generalization words: all, none, most, many, everyone, never, sometimes some few, usually, seldom, generally, in general, overall

Vanity (n.)He is filled with vanity because he only cares about his appearance and nothing else.

Canopy (n.) To be protected from the hot sun, we ate lunch under the canopy.