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Vocabulary Building Worksheet ? Level IV ? Week 18A

foggy curly injury priority shaggy snowy simply

DEFINITIONS: Numbers 1 through 7 show definitions of the list words. Select the correct word that matches the definition from the two words at the end of each definition. Write it in the blank space provided. While students can be asked to complete this entire assignment on their own (with help from a dictionary), it can also be beneficial for teachers to first discuss the meanings of the seven words above. All words (except one) are repeated 3 times in the activities below to give the repetition needed for accelerated memorization.

1. Damage or harm done to either a person or thing: _________________ (simply, injury) 2. Something that is more important than something else: __________________ (priority, shaggy) 3. A cloudy haze made of water vapor close to the ground: ________________ (foggy, snowy) 4. Having lots of snow: ___________________ (simply, snowy) 5. Plain ? not fancy ? not showy: __________________ (simply, shaggy) 6. Something that has many twists: _________________________ (foggy, curly) 7. Covered with rough messy hair ? bushy: _______________________ (shaggy, injury)

DEFINITION CLUES: Carefully read the phrase or riddle below. Choose the word you think goes best with the phrase or riddle and write it in the blank space provided. Be careful! These can be tricky!

8. Someone would most likely receive this if they fell off a fast moving bicycle: ________________ 9. Dogs are called this if they have long curly and messy fur: ____________________ 10. The opposite of straight hair would be: ____________________ 11. It can become this when warm moist, humid air cools over ground: ______________________ 12. Making a list of things to do from most important to least important: _________________ 13. The summit of mountains are often this because air temperatures are colder higher up: __________ 14. Please don't make a fancy science project, just make it basic and easy: __________________

FILL-IN-THE-BLANK: Each sentence below is missing one word. Read the sentence carefully and choose the vocabulary word that best goes in the blank space provided.

15. Our baby has beautiful blonde ___________________ hair. 16. Falling off the ladder resulted in a back ____________________ that caused severe pain. 17. Mom said not to arrange a fancy birthday party, but do it as ________________ as possible. 18. When we found the dog it had long ____________________ and very smelly hair. 19. Driving on a ___________________ road is dangerous since you can't stop the car quickly. 20. Studying for the big test tomorrow is more of a ____________________ than watching television.

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Vocabulary Building Worksheet ? Level IV ? Week 18B

usually activity grumpy instantly memory diary poverty

DEFINITIONS: Numbers 1 through 7 show definitions of the list words. Select the correct word that matches the definition from the two words at the end of each definition. Write it in the blank space provided. While students can be asked to complete this entire assignment on their own (with help from a dictionary), it can also be beneficial for teachers to first discuss the meanings of the seven words above. All words (except one) are repeated 3 times in the activities below to give the repetition needed for accelerated memorization.

1. Not happy ? irritable ? a person who is not pleasant: ____________________ (grumpy, memory) 2. Happening right away without delay - immediately: ________________ (instantly, activity) 3. To recall or remember something that happened previously: ________________ (poverty, memory) 4. A book used for keeping a daily record of things that happen: _________________ (usually, diary) 5. The process of being in motion ? moving about: ____________________ (poverty, activity) 6. Poor - not having enough money for adequate housing and food: ____________ (poverty, usually) 7. What normally is expected ? what normally or typically happens: ______________ (usually, diary)

DEFINITION CLUES: Carefully read the phrase or riddle below. Choose the word you think goes best with the phrase or riddle and write it in the blank space provided. Be careful! These can be tricky!

8. I wrote the interesting things that happened to me during the day in the small book: ____________ 9. People who drop out of school are more likely to live in this condition: ________________ 10. A word that means the same as "most of the time": _____________________ 11. A person who doesn't smile ? who is often rude - and seldom nice to others: _______________ 12. A synonym for the word "immediately": _________________________ 13. Alcohol and drugs can damage the brain and cause problems with this brain function: __________ 14. Working in art class ? playing baseball ? playing kickball ? not laying around: _______________

FILL-IN-THE-BLANK: Each sentence below is missing one word. Read the sentence carefully and choose the vocabulary word that best goes in the blank space provided.

15. Working hard in school will give me the skills to get a good job and avoid __________________. 16. Don't go near the bee's nest as there is a lot of _____________________ around it. 17. We know the lightning was close because we heard the thunder ________________ after the flash. 18. Although I didn't hear the alarm clock today, I __________________ hear the alarm and wake up. 19. I need to study the geography material for at least 3 hours to get it into my _________________. 20. Doesn't she know that ____________________ people simply don't have many friends.

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Vocabulary Building Worksheet ? Level IV ? Week 18C

delivery deputy barely previously practically temporary reply

DEFINITIONS: Numbers 1 through 7 show definitions of the list words. Select the correct word that matches the definition from the two words at the end of each definition. Write it in the blank space provided. While students can be asked to complete this entire assignment on their own (with help from a dictionary), it can also be beneficial for teachers to first discuss the meanings of the seven words above. All words (except one) are repeated 3 times in the activities below to give the repetition needed for accelerated memorization.

1. By a very small amount ? hardly: ___________________ (barely, practically) 2. All, except for just a little ? just about all: ________________ (practically, delivery) 3. Lasting for only part of the time ? not always: ___________________ (barely, temporary) 4. A person hired to act for another, as in working for a sheriff: _______________ (deputy, barely) 5. To give an answer after being asked a question: _______________ (delivery, reply) 6. Giving something to someone after moving it from one place to another: ________ (reply, delivery) 7. Something that happened before something else: ______________ (previously, temporary)

DEFINITION CLUES: Carefully read the phrase or riddle below. Choose the word you think goes best with the phrase or riddle and write it in the blank space provided. Be careful! These can be tricky!

8. If your school principal or parent asks you a question you better do this: ____________________ 9. In the school race you beat another person by only two inches: _____________________ 10. Today we had chicken for lunch. What you ate yesterday would be considered this: ____________ 11. I bought a pizza and they drove it to my house and gave it to me: ___________________ 12. Your homework is all completed except for just one question: ____________________ 13. The opposite of "permanent" would be this: _____________________ 14. This person works under the sheriff and insures people obey the law: __________________

FILL-IN-THE-BLANK: Each sentence below is missing one word. Read the sentence carefully and choose the vocabulary word that best goes in the blank space provided.

15. I was __________________ done cleaning my room and only had one small thing to finish. 16. We had ______________ enough time to drive across town and make it to the movie on time. 17. When the boy was asked why he was mean to his classmate he didn't have a _______________. 18. The mailman makes his _______________________ even in snowy weather. 19. I live in the city currently, however, ___________________ I lived in the country. 20. The _______________ usually drives by at 9PM to make sure our neighborhood is safe.

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Vocabulary Building Worksheet ? Level IV ? Week 18D

satisfy magnify amplify simplify ratify modify stuffy

DEFINITIONS: Numbers 1 through 7 show definitions of the list words. Select the correct word that matches the definition from the two words at the end of each definition. Write it in the blank space provided. While students can be asked to complete this entire assignment on their own (with help from a dictionary), it can also be beneficial for teachers to first discuss the meanings of the seven words above. All words (except one) are repeated 3 times in the activities below to give the repetition needed for accelerated memorization.

1. To make greater in size ? to enlarge: _____________________ (magnify, modify) 2. To confirm ? to give formal approval: ____________________ (stuffy, ratify) 3. To make more powerful ? as increasing the loudness of sound: _____________ (simplify, amplify) 4. To fulfill a need ? to get what is desired - to gratify: ____________________ (ratify, satisfy) 5. To change from its original form ? to alter: _____________________ (modify, magnify) 6. Lacking enough air flow ? lacking ventilation: ____________________ (satisfy, stuffy) 7. To make easier to understand ? to make less complicated: _______________ (modify, simplify)

DEFINITION CLUES: Carefully read the phrase or riddle below. Choose the word you think goes best with the phrase or riddle and write it in the blank space provided. Be careful! These can be tricky!

8. Your teacher asked you to make slight changes in your report to receive an A: ______________ 9. The moon is 250,000 miles away so let's get a closer look by using a telescope: _____________ 10. We need to make the instructions for building a rocket easier to follow: _____________________ 11. Please tell the manager there is not enough fresh air in the theater: ___________________ 12. If you are thirsty you need to keep drinking until you do this with your thirst: _________________ 13. The city council will approve the law making it illegal to walk dogs in the park: _______________ 14. The older gentleman wore a hearing aide to increase the level of sound: _________________

FILL-IN-THE-BLANK: Each sentence below is missing one word. Read the sentence carefully and choose the vocabulary word that best goes in the blank space provided.

15. A light microscope is an amazing tool that can _________________ an image over 1000 times. 16. Night vision goggles ____________________ surrounding light to make the area appear brighter. 17. The military needs to ___________________ the design of the Osprey aircraft to make it safer. 18. The hotel workers will hopefully __________________ their new contract giving a 5% raise. 19. My stomach will keep growling and embarrass me if I don't _________________ my hunger now. 20. Our new math teacher is more effective since he can _________________ even difficult problems.

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