Unit 6

Reading Extend Worksheet 2.6.4

1 Read. Fill in the blank with the correct word in parentheses.
1. The cook is going to the cake in the oven. (mash, bake)

2. Make sure to the green peppers into small pieces. (fry, chop)

3. When you’re cooking pasta, you need to it for about ten

minutes. (boil, chop)

4. Put some oil in the pan before you start to the onions.
(mash, fry)

5. I like to put a little bit of garlic in with the potatoes when I

them. (mash, involve)

6. The recipe calls for one teaspoon of sugar, but my cousin likes to
the amount to two teaspoons. (decrease, increase)

2 Read. Circle all the correct letters for each item.

1. Which of the following situations describe a decrease?
a. less food waste b. more food waste
c. a longer lunch hour d. a shorter lunch hour

2. Which of the following relate to the phrase to involve?

a. to include b. to be part of c. to leave out d. to join in

3. Which of the following are examples of decisions?

a. collecting unwanted food b. choosing which food to eat
c. trying a new food d. feeding hungry people

4. Which of the following describe someone who is rushing?

a. a student late for class b. a student using the Internet
c. a person running to catch a train d. a person hurrying to meet someone

Impact Extend Worksheet 2.6.4 1

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 3 Look at the words. When you know the meaning of one form of a word, you can increase your
vocabulary by recognizing related forms. How many of the words related to the word decision
have you seen before?
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
decision to decide decisive decisively

4 Fill in the chart. Write as many forms of each word as you can without using a dictionary.
Compare your chart with a partner’s. Then use a dictionary to find additional forms and add
them to the chart.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
to decrease
increasingly
involvement
appearance — —
challenging
nutrition —
to shock
to reject
rotten

Impact Extend Worksheet 2.6.4 2

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