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Word Wall 1

1. Roscommon2. Mrs. Plainte3. elementary4. a lot5. there

6. they're7. their8. to9. too10. two

Sentences:

1. Mrs. Plainte is a teacher atRoscommonElementary School.

2. They're outtherea lot.

3. Did she saytheir car hastwo doorstoo?

4. Mom yelled, "Goto bed now!"

Word Wall 2

1. weather2. whether3. were4. we're5. it's6. its7. school8. because9. favorite10. could

1. I don't know whether the weather will get warmer.

2. CouldI take myfavorite pencil toschool?

3. We're certain the Roscommon Bucks were the winners.

4. My dad exclaimed, "It's howlingbecauseits tail is injured!"

Syllables Different ways to look at it

Ros-com-mon Ros-commonMrs. Plainte Capital Mrs. space, Plain-teel-e-men-tary ele like elephant, men, tarya lot TWO WORDS!!! You wouldnt write abunch or afew!there shows where; t here, as in here, there, everywhere

theyre contraction for they aresubstutute they are when in questiontheir ownership; the-I (as in I own it) rto direction- To you, from me. Going to the store.too degree or also. Too cool! Im going too!

to numberTwo birds with one stone.


weath-er (outside) three wordswe at herwheth-er (or not; two alternatives) w-he-the-r; NO wheat in whetherwere Were you notified? We were there.were contraction of we are; say we are to see if it makes senseits contraction of it is; say it is to see if it makes senseits possessive; The dog wagged its tail, not it is tail!school begins with sc like the word science; sc-hoolbe-cause never use causeits slang!fa-vor-ite favor-it-ecould c-o(h)-(yo)u-l(ucky)-d(uck); wouldand shouldhave the same

pattern

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Word Wall 3

1. divisible2. difference3. sum4. some5. forth

6. fourth7. cousin8. sincerely9. does10. product

1. Is thesum of thefourth problemdivisible by eight?

2. Tim said, Isincerely hope mycousindoes like you.

3. Are you finding thedifference or theproduct when you multiply?

4. Some people cameforth on the Mayflower! Jill exclaimed.

Word Wall 4

1. finally2. niece

3. deceive4. ceiling5. neighbor6. necessary7. calendar8. certain9. principle10. principal

1. The chief wouldn'tdeceive his tribe, as he was a man ofprinciple.

2. "Theprincipalfinally met ourneighbor," said Mom.

3. Did myniece give you acalendar?

4. Dad exclaimed, "I'mcertain aceiling isnecessary in a house!"


fi-nal-ly fin--allyniece i before e except afterc or when it sounds like a as in

neighbor and weigh.de-ceivecei-lingneigh-borne-ces-sary like "recess" ary (and we can all spell RECESS!)cal-end-ar Cal ended hisAR test (NOT ER! He's not a Doctor.)cer-tain cert (like the mint) ain (like train)prin-ci-ple values, truth, accepted way of behaviorprin-ci-pal highest rank (Mrs. McNitt or Mrs. Reyes)

Syllables Different ways to look at itdi-vis-i-ble di (meaning two) visible; capable of being divideddif-fer-ence answer of asubtractionproblem; quality of being differentsum answer of anaddition problemsome an unspecified number; Would you like some grapes?forth to go forward

fourth one quarter or denoting position; He placed fourth in the race.cou-sin son or daughter of aunt or uncle; NO T on the end!sin-cere-ly in an honest or sincere manner; sincerely yoursdoes spelled like the plural of doe the deer, not dosepro-duct (mathematics) answer of amultiplication problem

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Word Wall 5

1. beginning2. Halloween3. tomorrow4. Wednesday5. whose6. who's7. your8. you're9. fraction10. October

1. You're learning to do afractiontomorrow.

2. Who'sbeginning to get excited aboutHalloween?

3. Mom exclaimed, "You will getyour costume in October!"

4. "Whose birthday was last Wednesday?" asked Ms. Sheldon.

Word Wall 6

1. immigration2. region3. migration4. resource5. primary6. countries7. families8. grudge9. pilgrim10. weight

1. Was religion theprimary reason for immigration to thisregion?

2. Manyfamilies hold agrudge against othercountries.

3. The naturalresource copper causedmigration to the Upper Peninsula.

4. An originalpilgrim couldnt bring a lot ofweight on the ship! Lisa exclaimed.


be-gin-ning double final consonant and add ingHal-lo-ween Hall--o--ween; double land etom-or-row Tom--Or--Row; three distinct wordsWednes-day Wed--nesday Dont miss the NES in the middle!whose ownership; whose mess is that?who's contraction who is; who's that?your ownership; is that your mess?you're contractionyou are; You're nice!frac-tion fr--actionOc-to-ber Octo prefix meaning 8; October was 8th month on the Roman

calendar (our 10th month)


im-mi-gra-tion im- prefix meaning into; migration-movere-gion large area; the polar region; the Great Lakes region

mi-gra-tion moving locations not permanent as immigrationre-source something used to achieve an objective; natural resourcepri-mar-y first in a group; placed ahead of others. Primary source.coun-tries changey to i and add es count--riesfam-i-lies changey to i and add es fami--liesgrudge dge ending like budge, fudge, sludgecan you think of mopil-grim religious travelerweight i before e except afterc or when it sounds like a as inneighb

and weigh. W-eight

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Word Wall 7

1. through2. threw3. though4. thorough5. fright

6. freight7. height8. are9. our10. throat

1. "Are thoseourfreight trains?" asked Dad.

2. Sally shrieked, "Hethrew the ballthrough the window!"

3. Though he was busy, the doctor did athorough job examining mythroat.

4. Dofright andheight rhyme?

Word Wall 8

1. perimeter

2. congruent3. scalene4. equilateral5. isosceles6. circumference7. exclaimed8. believe9. really10. different

1. Does an equilateraltrianglereally have threecongruent sides?

2. Ibelieve aperimeter andcircumference aredifferentmeasures.

3. Bob exclaimed, "Ascalenetriangle has three unequal sides!"

4. The letter "V" is shaped like an isosceles triangle without a base.


through through the tunnel; th--roughthrew hethrew the ball; th--rewthough another alternative; th--ough Old Norsethothor-ough complete; tho--roughfright fri--ght

freight fr--eight; i before e except aftercheight h--eight; breaks rules! should be pronounced "hate"are are you going?our ownership; our homethroat thr--oat; oat ending like moat, goat, boat, and float.


pe-rim-e-ter peri--Greek--about or around andmeter--measure

con-gru-ent agreeingsca-lene three unequal sidese-qui-lat-er-al three equal sides; angle measures all 60i-sos-ce-les two equal sides on a trianglecir-cum-fer-ence outer boundary of a circular areaex-claimed ex--claim--ed; ends with exclamation mark!be-lieve be--lie--ve; confidence in truththere is a lie in the middle!re-al-ly in reality; actuallydif-fer-ent not alike in character or quality

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Word Wall 9

1. they've2. o'clock3. aren't4. lying5. rhyme

6. awful7. awkward8. daughter9. brought10. although

1. There was an awkward silence when her daughter was caught lying.

2. They'vebrought that awful liver paste! Fred cried.

3. Although the words rhyme, I wouldn't use them in a sentence.

4. "Aren't you supposed to leave at twelve o'clock?" asked my dad.

Word Wall 10

1. said2. January3. sign4. picture5. pitcher6. discover7. conversation8. probability9. colony10. degree

1. Janesaid," Theprobability that you willdiscover a lostcolony is slim."

2. Did you ask thepitcher for the Tigers tosign across hispicture?

3. The temperature inJanuaryshould drop adegree or two.

4. "Yourconversation was about me!" whined Bob.


they've contraction for they haveo'--clock of, by, or according to the clock; abbreviated "of"aren't contraction for are notly--ing change "ie" to "y" and add "ing"; long i soundrhyme rh-"y"--me; long i sound

aw-ful "au" sound; extremely badawk-ward "au" sound; lacking skill or dexteritydaugh-ter "au" sound; female childbr-ought "au" sound; past participle for bring

al-though in spite of the fact that---


said past tense of sayJan-u-ar-y don't forget the "U" in the middle!sign silent "g"; sounds like "sine"pic-ture on the wallpit-cher baseball; of waterdis-cover prefix "dis"=Latin for "apart"con-ver-sat-ion converse=to talk informallyprob-a-bil-it-y the likelihood or chance of something happeningcol-o-ny colon-y or colony; organisms in a group

de-gree unit of measure; deg-ree

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Word Wall 11

1. vertical2. horizontal3. February4. parallel5. conversion6. numerator7. denominator8. measure9. supposed10. independent

1. Theconversion ofmeasure from feet to yards is not difficult.

2. Are the sun's rays more verticalorhorizontalduring the month ofFebruary?

3. Thenumerator anddenominator aresupposedto be reduced.

4. "Theparallellines are independent of one another," said Mom.

Word Wall 12

1. gram

2. kilogram3. liter4. milliliter5. mass6. volume7. balance8. definite9. compare10. contrast

1. Is themass of onegram of sugar larger than onekilogram?

2. One liter of oil has a different volume than onemilliliter, Mrs. Mayes stated.

3. It isdefinite that one pound of lead willbalance one pound of cotton.

4. Letscompare andcontrast the properties of liquid and solids.


ver-ti-cal up and downhor-i-zon-tal across the horizon; flatFeb-ru-ary don't forget the "ru" in the middle!par-al-lel lines that will continue forever without intersectingcon-ver-sion to convert (change) from one form to anothernum-er-at-or the top number in a fraction; divisorde-nom-in-a-tor bottom number in a fraction; dividendmeas-ure a system or unit of measurement; me--a--suresup-posed assumed as trueNOTpronounced post or suppostin-de-pend-ent not controlled by others; in--de--pen--dent


gram a measure of mass (g)equal to approximately one Smartie

ki-lo-gram kilo=1000; 1 kilogram (kg) is equal to 1000 gramsli-ter liquid measure of volume1/2 big plastic bottle of soda.mil-li-li-ter milli=1/1000; 1000 milliliters (ml) = one liter of liquidmass weight of a unified body of mattervol-ume space taken up by matterba-lance state in which opposing forces cancel one anotherde-fin-ite distinct limits or free from any doubtcom-pare to compare similarities between two objectscontrast to compare differences between two objects

* For mass versus volume, think of one pound of steel versus one pound of feathers. Whilemass is the same (one pound) the volume, or space taken up, would be very different.

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Word Wall 13

1. patriotism2. democratic3. diversity4. equality5. justice6. belief7. liberty8. value9. sovereignty10. core

1. Equality anddiversity are relatedcoredemocratic values.

2. Ben asked," Is a value based upon abelief?"

3. The Statue ofLiberty shows our nation'spatriotism.

4. Popularsovereignty allows us to vote for judges in thejustice system.

Word Wall 14

1. characteristic2. temperature3. adapt4. trait5. across6. positive7. negative8. decimal9. raise10. rays

1. Onecharacteristic ortrait of frogs is that theyadapt to changes.

2. "The sun'srays oftenraise the outsidetemperature," said my mom.

3. Can bothpositive andnegative numbers include adecimal?

4. "Don't make a "t" sound at the end ofacross!" yelled Mrs. Plainte.


pa-tri-ot-ism British--Patriot supported revolution; dedication to countrydem-o-crat-ic political or social equalitydi-ver-si-ty different or unlike; diver--sit--Y?e-qual-i-ty being equal; equal--it--Y?us-tice quality of being right or equal; just--ice

be-lief to hold as true; i before e except afterclib-er-ty freedom from foreign or unjust controlval-ue relative worth, merit, or importanceso-ver-eign-ty monarch; king, queen sove--reignty; reign means RULE

core central or most important


char-ac-ter-is-tic specific quality of person or thing; synonym of traittem-per-a-ture measure of heat or cold temper--a--turea-dapt make suitable to environmenttrait distinguishing characteristic; synonyma-cross (a krs s) DO NOT PRONOUNCE "ACROST"!pos-i-tive explicitly stated; no questionneg-a-tive expressing denial or negationdec-i-mal pertaining to tenthsraise to elevate---homonym=raysrays plural; small beam of light

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Word Wall 15

1. congress2. repeal3. petition4. boycott5. militia

6. revolution7. casualty8. propaganda9. delegate10. treason

1. Didcongressrepealthe new tax because of ourpetition?

2. Do you think themilitia could have won theRevolution without acasualty?

3. "The awfulpropaganda caused aboycott on cell phones!" said Dad.

4. He was adelegate for our state before he committedtreason.

Word Wall 16

1. affect2. effect

3. accept4. except5. amount6. number7. anxious8. beside9. besides10. answer

1. "I willaccept anyanswerexcept that one," said Mom.

2. Crying to Dad did notaffect his decision, and the effect of yelling was a trip to my room.

3. There is no onebeside youbesides me.

4. Does theamount of garbage anumber of people dump make youanxious?


af-fect to act upon; How does smiling affect your mood?ef-fect end result; The effect of smiling is I'm happier.

ac-cept to receive; I will accept your apology.ex-cept to exclude; I like all your grades except that one.a-mount cannot be counted; I put a large amount of sugar in.num-ber can be counted; A number of grains of sugar are on the floor.anx-ious nervous; The math test made me anxious.be-side next to; put the glass beside the bed.be-sides except or in addition to; Besides you, I have no one.ans-wer response; That is the correct answer.

Syllables What it Means________________________________con-gress meeting of representatives to discuss plans for futurere-peal to take a law out of effectpe-ti-tion written request signed by many peopleboy-cott when a group refuses to buy as a protestmi-li-tia army of ordinary citizens rather than trained soldiers

rev-o-lu-tion complete change; cyclecas-u-al-ty people killed or wounded in battle or warpro-pa-gan-da information chosen to change people's thinkingdel-e-gate person chosen to represent a group of peopletrea-son revolt against one's own government

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Word Wall 17

1. symbol2. cymbal3. piece4. peace5. capitol6. capital

7. than8. then9. good10. well

1. Will you visit thePeace Garden,then the nationscapitolbuilding?

2. Its agoodthing you can write acapitalletter well.

3. I can play acymbalbetterthan the snare drum, Jim stated.

4. Mary exclaimed, Apiece of pizza should be our nationalsymbol!

Word Wall 18

1. radius2. area3. diameter4. stopping5. quadrant6. exercise7. privilege8. rubric9. vacuum10. vegetable

1. Would theradius or thediameter measure a greaterarea?

2. For our exercise, we ran from one quadrant to the next withoutstopping.

3. Mom said, "It's aprivilege for you to vacuum my floor."

4. Even a vegetable could do the assignment with thisrubric!


ra-di-us center of a circle to the surface; 1/2 diameterar-e-a measure of surfacedi-am-e-ter distance across the center of a circlestop-ping double the final consonant and add ingquad-rant one of four parts of a planeex-er-cise practice or trainingpriv-i-ledge benefit; right earnedru-bric explanation of procedurevac-u-um space devoid of matterveg-e-table any plant whose parts are used as food


sym-bol a character representing an idea; female symbol ()cym-bal musical percussion instrumentpiece part of a whole; A piece of pie.peace state of tranquility; free from irritationcap-i-tol actual building government meets; the capitol is in Washington D.C.cap-i-tal uppercase letter, assets, city where the capitol is located.

than used to compare; That rock is bigger than this one.then shows time; I was ten pounds lighter back then.good adjective (describes a noun); That pizza (noun) was good!

well adverb (describes a verb); He threw (verb) the ball well.

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Word Wall 19

1. who2. that3. which4. witch5. sit

6. set7. anyway8. toward9. used to10. aloud11. allowed

1. I lookedtowardthe witchwho chanted the spellaloud.

2. You are notallowedtosetthat mouse thereanyway! my mom exclaimed.

3. John used tosit by Brian.

4. Which sentence is your favorite?

Word Wall 20

1. government2. republic3. majority4. minority5. legislative6. executive7. judicial8. federalism9. national10. civics

1. In arepublic, themajority rules, butminority rights are protected.

2. Isfederalism the division of power between the state andnationalgovernment?

3. "The three branches are legislative,judicial, and executive," said thecivics teacher.

Syllables Different ways to look at itwho refers to a person; The girl who sneezedNOTThe girlthat sneezed.that refers to an object; The bookthat I was reading.which pronoun; dont use to refer to peopleWhich socks should I wear?witch person that casts spellshas anITCHsit verbto be seated; Pleasesit over there.

set verbto place; Pleaseset your book over there.any-way DO NOTput an S at the endnot anywaysto-ward DO NOTput an S at the endnot towardsused to DO NOTomit the D at the endnot use toa-loud said out loudDid I say that aloud?

al-lowed permissionYou are allowed to go to the game tonight.


gov-ern-ment body having authority to make and the power to enforce rules and lare-pub-lic supreme power lies in a body of citizensmaj-or-i-ty condition of being major or greater; superioritymi-nor-i-ty The smaller number; -- opposed to majorityleg-is-lat-ive having the power to make a law or lawsex-ec-u-tive whether king, president, or governor; the governing person or bodyu-di-cial Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge

fed-er-al-ism power is divided between central government and statesna-tion-al Attached to one's own country or nationciv-ics The science of civil government.

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Word Wall Week 21

1. groan2. grown3. whose4. whos5. patients6. patience7. weave8. we've9. compliment10. complement

1. The doctor asked with agroan, "Whosepatients are these?"

2. Whos noticed how much wevegrown this year?

3. Did youcompliment Mom on herpatience while you learn to weave?

4. An ice-cold glass of milk is the perfectcomplement to an Oreo.

Word Wall 22

1. independent2. constitution3. president4. governor5. supreme6. congress7. citizen8. representatives9. democracy10. senate

1. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House ofRepresentatives.

2. Does the Constitution give thepresident andgovernor the power to enforce laws?

3. In ademocracy, does acitizen vote for Supreme Court justices?

4. Dad said, "I want you to be independent when you grow up."

Syllables Different ways to look at itgroan a deep, inarticulate soundgrown Having full growth; maturewhose interrogative or relative pronounWhose sock is this?whos contraction for who ispat-ients receives medical attention, care, or treatmentpat-ience The capacity, quality, or fact of being patientweave To interweave or combine into a complex wholewe've contraction ofwe havecom-pli-ment an expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation

com-ple-ment completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection


in-de-pend-ent exercising a free choicecon-sti-tu-tion fundamental law or principles of government of menpres-i-dent having the highest authoritygov-ern-or supreme executive authority in a statesu-preme holding the highest place in authority, government, or power.con-gress The collective body of senators and representatives of the peoplecit-i-zen A person, native or naturalized, who owes allegiance to a governmerep-re-sent-a-tives group acting for another or othersde-moc-ra-cy supreme power of government is retained and exercised by the peop

sen-ate assembly having deliberative and legislative functions

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Word Wall 23

1. scarcity2. entrepreneur3. export4. import5. economics6. opportunity7. budget8. consumer9. producer10. resources

1. Do we create abudget because we have ascarcity ofresources?

2. We learned the definition ofexport and import in our economics class.

3. "An entrepreneur is both aproducer andconsumer," said Dad.

4. Anopportunity cost is the cost of doing one activity instead of doing something else.

Word Wall 24

1. wood2. would3. very4. vary5. soared6. sword7. profit8. prophet9. decided10. attributes

1. Theprophet raised hisswordand spoke of a very bleak future.

2. Wouldyou like this necklace made ofwood?

3. Ivedecidedtheattributes of plants vary greatly.

4. Myprofitsoaredwhen I added sugar to my lemonade! Jane exclaimed.


scar-ci-ty Insufficient supply or amount of something neededent-re-pre-neur Individual who starts a new businessex-port To send and/or sell goods and services outside of one's countryim-port To bring in and/or buy goods and services from another country

ec-o-nom-ics study of choice and decision-making in a world with limited resouop-por-tun-i-ty possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstancesbud-get A financial plan for saving and spending moneycon-su-mer A person who buys economic goods and servicespro-du-cer person or business who supplies goods or servicesre-sour-ces Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship used in the production o

goods and services


wood from a treewould I would like to cut the tree downvery (adverb) truly or extremelyIt is very hot. You are very lucky!vary (verb) to differ or changeThe temperature will vary from day to day.soared to fly or increaseThe eaglesoaredin the sky. Gas pricessoaredlast wisword weaponthe knight drew hisswordpro-fit Money made above expenses. I made aprofit of $5.89 selling lemonade.pho-phet person speaking through divine interventionde-ci-ded without doubt or question; to make a choiceat-trib-utes characteristic of somethingtheattributes of a bird include hollow bone

warm blood.

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Word Wall 25

1. against2. enough3. important4. known5. laugh

6. music7. nothing8. often9. clothes10. people

1. It is important forpeople to laugh at themselves, Mr. Milne stated.

2. Ioften say I dont have enoughclothes.

3. Is your motheragainst blaringmusic in the house?

4. There isnothingknown to cure the common cold.

Word Wall 26

1. community

2. exercise3. misspelled4. column5. conscience6. embarrass7. foreign8. library9. incomplete10. attendance

1. I may embarrass you if youmisspelledconscience.

2. Theattendance at the library is down because it is incomplete.

3. Did thecommunity decide to exercise together?

4. Should I write theforeign words in the leftcolumn? Ted asked.


a-gainst in opposition to; He was sanding againstthe graine-nough adequate need; ends in ough like rough and toughim-por-tant of great consequence; an importantdecisionknown k-nown; the k is silent; which other words start with silent k?laugh la-ugh; sounds like laf

mu-sic ends in ic like forensic or mosaicno-thing no thingmeans what it says!of-ten occurring frequentlyI practice my Word Wall words often.clothes looks like clothes

peo-ple ple ending like steeple or purple


com-mu-ni-ty group of people living in the same area under the same governmen

ex-er-cise think bending to an s when you stretchbending to a Z is badmis-spelled double s; double lone of the most commonly misspelled words!col-umn umn ending like autumncon-science like con-SCIENCE! That voice inside that tells you right from wroem-bar-rass to cause shame or confusion; double r; double sfo-reign from another country; ends in reign for ruleli-brar-y place set aside to contain booksin-com-plete in (not) completeat-ten-dance three distinct words; in-ten-dance

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Word Wall 27

1. organism2. acquire3. obtain4. camouflage5. prey

6. predator7. producer8. consumer9. decomposer10. reproduce

1. Manyprey animalsacquirecamouflage to help escape apredator.

2. Sam asked, What if anorganism does notreproduce?

3. A food chain will have aproducer,consumer, anddecomposer.

4. Grass willobtain energy from the sun! Jeff blurted.

Word Wall 28

1. population

2. environment3. characteristics4. evidence5. variation6. advantage7. location8. enable9. similarities10. individual

1. The largepopulation of coyote in this location offers them anadvantage.

2. Is there evidence ofvariation in the polar bear environment?

3. Similarities in dog species enable cross breeding, Karen declared.

4. Thecharacteristics of an individualhouse cat are similar to tigers.


pop-u-la-tion inhabitants of a place; thepopulation of chipmunks in my woods is hu

en-vi-ron-ment outside factors surrounding and affecting an organismchar-ac-ter-is-tic distinguishing factor or trait; Hair is a characteristic of a mammal.ev-i-dence belief or proof. There is evidence that wooly mammoths roamed Earthvar-i-a-tion different form of something; There is variation in bird species.ad-van-tage position of superiorityHumans have an advantage over chipmunks.lo-ca-tion place of settlement or residence. Polar bears roam free in one locationen-able to allow; The sun will enable the plants to grow.sim-i-lar-i-ties being like or resembling something. There are similarities among plain-di-vid-u-al one; an individual penguin stood away from the rest.


or-gan-ism form of life classified as animal, plant, monera, protista, or fungiac-quire to come into possession ofa mammal will acquire hairob-tain to acquire through request or efforta bear will obtain habitat through forcecam-ou-flage adaptation to help hide from predators; camo-u-flag-eprey an animal hunted for food; The squirrel was prey to the fox.

pre-da-tor an animal that preys upon others; The polar bear is a predator of seals.pro-du-cer (ecology) an animal that is able to produce its own food; i.e.-plantcon-su-mer (ecology) an organism that feeds upon other organismsde-com-pos-er (ecology) an organism (bacteria or fungus) that breaks down dead organismsre-pro-duce re=again, produce=make; reproduce=to make again

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Word Wall 29

1. Earth2. observe3. reflect4. orbit5. cycle

6. satellite7. capable8. predictable9. phase10. apparent

1. Theorbit of theEarth ispredictable, Ben stated.

2. Can youobserveeachphase in the mooncycle?

3. It isapparent the sun iscapable of heating our planet.

4. Jordan exclaimed, Mysatellite willorbit Mars!

Word Wall 30

1. electricity

2. evident3. temperature4. thermometer5. circuit6. increase7. decrease8. energy9. attract10. repel

1. Did Chris use thethermometer to check the increase intemperature?

2. It is evident two magnets will bothattract andrepelone another.

3. Josie screamed, Electricity is dangerous!

4. If Idecrease the flow ofenergy to thecircuit, will the light go out?


Earth Capital E; proper noun naming the planet. Third rock from the sun.ob-serve to watch or see; I will observe the meteor shower tonight.re-flect to cast back (light, heat, sound) The moon will reflectthe sun.or-bit the curved path of a planet, satellite, meteor etc. around the sun.cy-cle complete circle; life cycle. What vowel sound does the y make?

sat-el-lite a body revolving around a planetca-pa-ble having power and ability; You are capable of earning an A.pre-dict-able (verb) to tell in advance. An eclipse ispredictable.phase a stage in a process. Whatphase is the moon in?

ap-par-ent readily seen; It is apparentthat we are studying the moon.


e-lec-tric-i-ty electric charge or current

ev-i-dent obvious; it is evidentwe are studying electricity.tem-per-a-ture measure of warmth or coldness of an object.ther-mom-e-ter an instrument for measuring temperature.cir-cuit a circular journey; a complete electrical circuitwill light a bulb.in-crease become larger; an increase in energy usage makes my bill higher.de-crease become smaller; I should decrease my usage so I save money!en-er-gy the capacity of power; I have a lot ofenergy after I drink coffee.at-tract bring together; My black pants attractdog hair.

re-pel drive apart; positive charges repel one another.

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Word Wall 31

1. battery2. generator3. device4. appliance

5. transfer6. compass7. force8. magnetic9. friction10. conductor

1. Agenerator is anappliance that cantransfer energy.2. Is acompass amagneticdevice? Seth questioned.3. Theforce of two objects rubbing together causesfriction.4. Can abattery be aconductor of electricity?

Word Wall 32

1. array2. data3. analysis4. average5. maximum6. minimum7. median8. mode9. probability10. random

1. If I choose a card atrandom, what is theprobability I will draw a two?2. We had to find themaximum,minimum,median, andmode of thedata set.3. Theaverage is the same as the mean! Beth shouted.4. Does Mom know how to show the number six as anarray?


ar-ray (mathematics) rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columnsda-ta a series of observations, measurements, or facts; informationa-nal-y-sis the separation of a whole into its parts for study or interpretationa-ver-age the mean; the average of 5,6, and10=7 because (5+6+10=21, 21/3=7)max-i-mum largest number of a set of data; of 1,4, and 8, 8 is the maximummin-i-mum smallest number of a set of data; of 1, 4, and 8, 1 is the minimummed-i-an the middle number of a set of data; of 1, 4, and 8, 4 is the medianmode the most occurring number of a set of data; of 1, 2, 2, 4, and 5, 2 is the modeprob-a-bil-i-ty likelihood of an event occuring; Theprobability that it will snow tomorrow is sli

ran-dom relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely


bat-ter-y cells that produce current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.gen-e-ra-tor machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energyde-vice a machine or tool used for a particular purposeap-pli-ance device or control that is very useful for a particular jobtrans-fer to pass from one place, person, or thing to another.com-pass A device used to determine geographic directionforce The capacity to do work or cause physical changemag-net-ic Having the properties of a magnetfric-tion The rubbing of one object or surface against another.con-duct-or substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric

charge

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Word Wall 33

1. multiple2. equivalent3. expanded

4. investigation5. prime6. factorization7. notation8. factor9. statistics10. common

1. Molly asked, Should I write the multiple in expandednotation?2. Primefactorization requires you to find eachfactor of a number.3. Should equivalent fractions have acommon denominator?4. Statistics requires careful investigation of data.

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1. acute2. obtuse

3. reflex4. angle5. angel6. goal7. again8. great9. heard10. hyper

1. Is anobtuse or anacuteangle greater than 90? asked Mrs. Plainte.2. It is important that we achieve ourgoalfor good behavioragain.3. My dadheardthat she drew agreatangelon the white board.4. Bob yelled, Areflex angle is greater than a straight line!


mul-ti-ple A number that may be divided by another number with no remaindere-quiv-a-lent equal in value, quantity, significance; and 2/4 are equivalent fractionex-pan-ded Writing a number to show the value of each digit; 456= 400+50+6in-ves-ti-ga-tion a careful search or examination in order to discover factsprime a number with only two factors, one and itself; 3, 11, 13fac-tor-i-za-tion finding which prime numbers to multiply to get the original number.no-ta-tion representation of numbers or quantities in a system by a series of symbfac-tor any whole number that will divide exactly into a given numbersta-tis-tics collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of numerical data

com-mon belonging to two or more; lowest common denominator

Syllabication Things to Remembera-cute Angle LESS THAN () 90--think obese

re-flex Geometry terms, angle GREATER THAN 180an-gle two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertexan-gel a being, in human form, with wingsgoal result or achievement toward which effort is directeda-gain once more; another time; anew; in additiongreat unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensityheard to perceive by the ear; h-ear-dhy-per above average; what vowel sound does the y make?

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1. line2. ray3. straight4. strait5. intersect

6. segment7. perimeter8. circumference9. vertex10. symmetry

1. Astraightline will intersect theray Susan drew! Mark exclaimed.2. Is theperimeter orcircumference the distance around a square?3. The Mackinac Bridge is like asegment crossing astrait.4. If you split an angle through the vertex, will you havesymmetry?

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1. estimate2. insufficient3. statement4. table5. construct6. pattern7. sequence8. relationship9. column10 row

1. On atable, arow is across and acolumn is up and down.2. Thestatement gave insufficient information to find an estimate.3. Is asequence of numbers apattern? Mom asked.4. I have toconstruct triangles with a congruentrelationship.

Syllabication Different ways to look at itline infinitenever-ending; has no endpointsray one endpoint, think of the suns rays.straight Extending continuously in the same direction without curvingstrait A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of waterin-ter-sect (of roads or lines) to cross (each other)

seg-ment two endpoints; like a barbellpe-rim-e-ter the curve or line enclosing a plane area; distance AROUND a shacir-cum-fer-ence boundary line or distance around a circlever-tex point at which the sides of an angle intersectsym-me-try exact reflection across a line


es-ti-mate to form an approximate ideain-suf-fi-cient not enough for a particular purposestate-ment Something stated; a declarationta-ble a set of facts or figures arranged in rows and columnscon-struct (math) To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirementspat-tern A design of natural or accidental originse-quence (mathematics) An ordered set of quantities; 10, 20, 30, 40re-la-tion-ship the connection between two thingscol-umn Something resembling an architectural pillar in form or functionrow A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line

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1. noun2. pronoun3. adjective4. verb5. adverb

6. interrogative7. declarative8. imperative9. exclamatory10. contraction

1. I know the difference between interrogative,declarative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences.2. Marcy asked, Is hopped a verb or anadverb?3. Is there a word that is both acontraction and apronoun?4. Anadjective describes anoun! Sean proclaimed.

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1. annotate2. describe3. explain4. demonstrate5. evaluate6. sequence7. identify8. compose9. case study10.draw upon

1. After reading thecase study, I was able todraw upon the article anddescribe an immigrants life.2. Should Iannotate the article so I can evaluate it anddemonstrate my understanding?3. I can identify thesequence of events leading to the American Revolution.4. You willcompose a paragraph in which you explain your position, Mrs. Plainte said.


noun person, place, thing, or idea (peace, love)pro-noun replaces a noun in a sentence;Bob said it;He said it.Jill andJo went; We wad-jec-tive describes a noun; thepurple shirt, his dirty, torndenim jeans.verb action or state of being; the dogjumped, the dog is tired.ad-verb describes a verb. The dog jumped enthusiastically.

in-ter-rog-a-tive Asking a question or being of the nature of a question (Is he here?)de-clar-a-tive Serving to declare or state. (Its hot outside.)im-per-a-tive gives direction or command (Shut the door.)ex-clam-a-tory statement that shows strong emotion (Look out!)con-trac-tion a word formed by omitting or combining some of the sounds of a longer ph

I will=Ill; will not=wont


an-no-tate to add critical or explanatory notes to a written workde-scribe To give an account of in speech or writing

ex-plain To make plain or comprehensiblede-mon-strate to show or prove by reasoning or evidencee-val-u-ate to find or judge the quality or value of somethingse-quence A following of one thing after another; successioni-den-ti-fy To learn the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of.com-pose To make or create by putting together parts or elements

an analysis of a group or person in order to make generalizations about a larger group or socas a whole

to get ideas or facts from something

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1. into2. itself3. been4. seen5. aunt6. English7. hour8. friend9. are10.our

1. Ourfriendhasbeen learning to speakEnglish.2. Are you coming into the room sometime thishour?3. Frank insisted, Myaunt hasseen an alien!4. Eventually, the turtle turned itselfover.

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1. pennies2. noisy3. noisier4. lazier5. sailor6. decision7. selection8. rumor9. honor10.pleasure1. Thesailor made thedecision to drop the lazier person overboard.2. Perhaps your cousin isnoisy, but mine isnoisier!3. It would be apleasure to sort the rareselection ofpennies.4. My mom asked, Would a person with honor start arumor?

Syllabication Another way to look at it

in-to Compound; what vowel sounds do you hear?it-self The dog bit itself. Long or short i?been not Bean (unless you have an accent)seen use only if connected with has or have; I have seen a bearaunt mother or fathers sister

En-glish Capitalizedhour sixty minutesfriend like fri-endare Are you going? You are nice!

our ownershipIt is our dog.

Syllabication Things to Rememberpen-nies change the y to i and add es

noi-sy oi vowel teamlike oink and soil

noi-si-er change the y to i and add er

la-zi-er change the y to i and add er

sail-or ai vowel teamends in or, not er

de-ci-sion sion (shun) ending like tension or mansion

se-lec-tion tion ending like fraction or congratulation

ru-mor long u; or endingwhich other words end this way?

hon-or or ending like sailorcan you think of more?

pleas-ure ure unding; plea like please, sure

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1. juicier2. funniest3. avoid4. congratulation5. tutor6.

error7. nature

8. immature9. season10.captain

1. If you are immature andavoidhomework, you will need atutor.2. Does MotherNature make orangesjuicier during the rainyseason?3. I bought thefunniest card ofcongratulation! Mom exclaimed.4. Thecaptain noticed his error when he hit an iceberg.

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1. potato2. person3. treasure4. motor5. breathe6. sewed7. sweet8. paint9. squeal10.injure

1. I saw asweetpotato with amotor win the race! Brian exclaimed.2. Did the toxicpaintinjure thatperson?3. I couldnt breathe when I found the buried treasure.4. The woman let out asquealwhen she accidentallysewedher finger.

Syllabication Things to Remember juic-i-er Change the y to i and add er

fun-ni-est Change the y to i and add est

a-void oi vowel team; any other words spelled this way?

con-grat-u-la-tion misspelled irritatingly often; not con GRAD ulations!!

tu-tor long u, or ending, not ER

er-ror same or ending as tutornot errERna-ture ture endingwhat other words end this way?

im-ma-ture im=not; not mature

sea-son what vowel sound does the ea make?

cap-tain tain endingwhat other words end this way?

Syllabication Things to Remember

po-ta-to pot-a-tothree wordsper-son human being; has the on ending

trea-sure ea vowel teamwhat other words make this sound?

mo-tor or ending like sailor and meteor

breathe like breathe; ea vowel team makes which vowel sound?

sewed NOT Seaweed; past of sew as with a needle and thread!

sweet ee makes the long e sound; sweat is perspiration

paint ai vowel team makes what vowel sound?

squeal ea vowel team; what other words have this long e sound?

in-jure ure endingcan you think of any other words with this ending?

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1. claim2. freeze3. reach4. broad5.

fairies6. bullies

7. royal8. dirtiest9. blaming10.phoning1. Thedirtiestroyalfairiesclaim an elf pushed them in the moat! Mom read. 2. I amphoning because your daughter isblaming a group ofbullies for taking her homework.3. Can you reach thatbroadpiece of wood? James asked.4. I hope my tulips dontfreeze after Mothers Day.

Word Wall 44Syllabication Different ways to look at it____

1. hyperbole2. idiom3. onomatopoeia4. alliteration5. simile6. metaphor7. personification8. paradox9. oxymoron10. clich

1. Is cute as a bug an idiom or aclich?2. The poem had examples ofpersonification,simile andmetaphor.

3. Paradox andoxymoron have an x in them! Jill shrieked.

4. Clich,onomatopoeia, andalliteration, are your last three words of the year!

hy-per-bo-le extreme exaggerationbike is faster than a bulletid-i-om figure of speechhit the hayon-o-mato-poe-ia sounds like it is saidbuzz, hissal-lit-er-a-tion repetition of initial consonant soundcal's clever cat, cukoosim-i-le comparing two unlike things using like or ashe is as cute as a bugmet-a-phor comparing two unlike things without like or asshe's a rockper-son-i-fi-ca-tion giving human qualities to non human objectsthe wind screamedpar-a-dox something seems true and falsemore I learn, less I knowoxy-mor-on combination of contradictory wordspretty ugly; jumbo shrimpcli-che overused phrase in languageno pain, no gain; work like a dog

Syllabication Things to Rememberclaim ai vowel team makes what vowel sound?

freeze dont forget the silent e on the end!

reach ea vowel team; any other words like this?

broad weird wordshould sound like brode

fair-ies plural noun--change the y to i and add esbul-lies plural nounchange the y to i and add es

roy-al oy vowel team makes what vowel sound?

dirt-i-est superlative!; change the y to i and add est

blam-ing drop the silent e and add the ing

phon-ing drop the silent e and add the ing

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