MSCHOLASTIC tom Elizabeth _ izabeth > ‘over the Hidden Word Same or Different’ - Elizabeth Gat to Know Some // 4 Motivating Way to Make Essential Vocabulary } Stick! We AEinstant Homework Packets: New York * Toronto * London * Auckland * Sydney Teaching Mexico City * New Delhi * Hong Kong * Buenos Aires ReromreetContents Introduction Homework Packets 4) Wando the Wondrous fllusion words) 2 Theye All Good Sports Gports words) 3) Going Green (environmental words) & —_ Ritzy Mitzy’s Million-Dollar Words (fame-and-fortune words) 5 They'e All People (suffixes) (words that tll what people do) Shadowy Shapes and Ghostly Whispers (ghost-story words) 7 Better Than Mad, Sad, and Glad @motion words) Lots of Nots (prefixes) (words in the negative) 9 All About Animals (animal words) 40 Partly Cloudy and Warm (weather words) 44 Peppy Pepperoni’s Food Favorites (fond words) 12 Tothe Top (hiking excursion words) 13 What's So Funny, Tucker Tickle? (illy-sounding words) 14 Were Already All Ready to Go (commonly confused words) 45 From Honking Geese to Honking Horns (ity and country words) 16 Olympic Gold (Olympic Games words) 17 The Word Artist (art words) 418 It Takes All Kinds (personatity words) 19 Speedwell Smart, Super Sleuth Grime-fighting words) 20 ARain Forest Expedition (rain forest words) Word List Word Card Template Shapes for Counting Syllables Bonus Words Answer K co) 90 a1 93use these packets for homework introduce and discuss each packet's vocabulary words and activities belore students take the packet home. You might want to give a follow-up quiz: oon the packet's vocabulary words to assess learning Introduction large, rich vocabulary is key to learning success. It enriches oral and written ‘communication skills, aids reading comprehension, and boosts test scores. The goal of this book, therefore, is to help students build their word power in a fun and. involving way In each of the 20 homework packets, students will be introduced to 10 vocabulary words that are related by a theme o specific focus. The selected words for each packet are relevant, high-utility words that they are likely to encounter over and over and in a wide vatiety of reading materials. To aid learning, each high-interest theme, which extends throughout the packet, provides a context for the words and their meanings. Included in the packets are the following: Page 1 Introduction and Vocabulary Word List Each packet begins with a short and engaging, nntroduction to the packet’s theme or specific focus. This is followed by a listing of the packet's 10 vocabulary words and their definitions. After each of these definitions there is a small box in which students can draw a picture or write something that will help them recall the word For example, in the packet “Waldo the Wondrous,” a student might draw a question mark in the box following the definition of the word mystified. In the “What's So Funny, Tucker Tickle?” packet, he or she might write the words “Ha! Hal” in the box following the definition of the word chortle Memory Booster This section provides a mnemonic device or a memory aid for two of the packet's vocabulary words. Students are prompted to come up with theit own memory boosters as well. In the packet “Ritzy Mitzy’s Million-Dollar Words,” for example, the following memory booster is given for the word possessions: “A dollar sign is made by writing the letter s with a vertical line through it, Some possessio an cost many dollars, Write the word possession using dollar signs instead of the letier "In the packet “Lots of Nots” hete is the memory booster for the word disobedient: “To obey means to do what one is supposed to do. Which of these words describes someone who daes not obey?” Instant Homework Pockets: Vocabulary’ © 2010 by ln Meyer, Scholastic Teaching Resouces iceman” ~««( RRR coatPage 2 -: Synonyms and Antonyms sof the vocabulary words. Two of the packets have an activity related to syllabication, and two Most of the packets have an activity involving synonyms and antony have an activity related to prefixes or suffixes. What Do You Think? as In this section learners are asked to relate several of the words to their personal a experiences and knowledge, = For example, for the word invisible, students are asked to respond to this sentence: ‘Here is something I would like to do if I were invisible,” and for the word recycle: “Here are two things that can be recycled. Page 3 Cloze Activity Each packet includes a cloze activity in which students must fil in the blanks with the pa to the packets theme or focus, this section is presented in a var e's vocabulary words. To do this correctly, they must use context clues, Related ing form: nncluding letters, a story, and a travel journal. Note: Be sure to remind students to read the complete sentence and surrounding information before they fill in the missing words. Page 4 Puzzle Activity These fun activities are designed to reinfor vocabulary words, their definitions, and their spelling, In many packets, these activities he student's memory of the packet's 10 involve finding hidden words or answers to riddles that play off of the packet's theme. In other packets, the activity is a crossword puzzle. Are You a Word Whiz? In this section, students ate asked 10 try to define a word related to one of the packet vocabulary words. They are then instructed to consult a dictionary to see if their answer ‘was correct For example, in the packet “Peppy Pepperoni’s Favorite Words,’ one of the vocabulary words is famished, udents are asked what they think the word famine means. In the packet “The Word Artist one of the vocabulary words is portrait, Students are asked what they think a self-portrait is. Instont Homewark Rackets: Vocabulary ©2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resouces 5Activities to Reinforce and Extend Learning Here are some activities that you may want to use to help students apply and extend the learning beyond the word work presented in each of these packers. Ask students to write sentences using each of the words in the packet. Some students, might want to try writing stories ot leters using all, of the words in the lave students make a word card for each word in the packet. On one side, have them write the vocabulary word. On the other side, have them write a definition and ence using the word. (You will find a template for making word cards on page 89.) # Ask students to use a dictionary to find other forms (noun, adjective, verb, adverb) c selected words in the packet Examples: employer, employee, employ, employment compete, competition, competitor, competitive, competitivel ‘migrate, migrant, migration, migratory persistence, persist, persistent, persistently, persistency iS Ha he packet. students use a thesaurus to find synonyms for selected words in K Identify words in some of the packets that re more than one part of speech ave more than one meaning, Such words include: prey, litter, endeavor, exhibit assent, rustle, offense, patient, apprehend, graze. 2 On page 90 you will find a reproducible syllabication activity. (This activity was used in the packet “Partly Cloudy and Warm.”) Ask students to count the syllables in each of the packet's vocabulary words and use this page to put words with the same number of syllables in the correct geometric shape, (On pages 91 and 92, you will find additional words that relate to the theme of focus of each of the packets. For some or all of your students, you may want to supplement the packs packet and reinforcement activities. word lists with these bonus words and incorporate them into some of the Notes tatcrecnetonts tnt nae GOS as answer key foral ofthe packers cane ound on pges 93-96, O_O\ | dormer Name — \ Pacet #1 “wando the wonarous Get to Know Some Marvelous = Magic Show Words! Wando the Wondrous puts on a spellbinding magic show! Below are ten words that may not pull a rabbit out of a hat, but are good words to know when you're talking or writing about his magic act. ae WI Date _—____—_=} Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, draw pictures or write words in each box astonishing — (sd),) renowned ~ (ac) well- very surprising known, famous conceal — (x) to cover up mystified (adj) puzzled or or put out of sight unable to understand convinced — (adj) leeling, reveal -() to bring certain or able to believe nto view | emerge — («) to come skeptical - (adj) feeling into view doubt or an unwillingness to believe endeavor — () 10 attempt vanish - (v) to suddenly ‘or make an effort to do disappear from sight something, 2 Memory Boortors. Q Menor 3 Which two of these words rhyme and are antonyms? and! = = ‘A mystery is something that is puzzling or can't seem to be explained, Which of these words starts with the same four letters as the word mystery? ——_______ © Wret nemory boosters can you thnk yp to help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper. nt Homenor aces: Voabuay 2010 by Jan Mey cls Techn Resources a= | Q 1 \saueh name \ Date | | eckes Wwando the \drous en Same or Different? Page 2 Directions: Each of the pairs of words below are antonyms or synonyms. If the words are antonyms (opposite in meaning), circle "A" If the words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), circle “S’ 1 emerge disappear A S 6 vanish appear AS 2° reveal show AS 7 astonishing amazing A S 3 endeavor try AS 8 renowned unknown A S 4 skeptical sure AS 9 conceal hide AS 5 convinced doubtful = AS 10 mystified puzzled s sy What Do You Think? Directions: list your ideas for each prompt. Here are two things that | would like to endeavor to do. Here are two things that | think are astonishing | | This is something that | was or am skeptical about | {rstont Homework Packers: Vocabulary © 2010 by lan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching ResoucesName Date ‘Wando the ‘Wondrous: , Which Fits Best? page ie Directions: Fill n the blanks with one of the vocabulary words. Use each word just once. vanish(ed) convinced reveal(ed) skeptical conceal(ed) | endeavor astonishing emerge(d) mystified renowned Dear Lisa, Last night, my family and | went to the Palace Theater to see Wando the Wondrous. He is an amazing magician who is —______________all over the world. At fist, my older brother, Q Max, was because he thinks all magicians use trickery to fool the @ audience. But Wando was so good that soon Max was that the acts @ were truly magic In his first act, Wando took of his tall, black hat and then put it back on. Then, he took a parrot out of its cage and it inside a box. When he opened the @ box, the parrot had But that's not all! Wando then lifted up his ® hat and the parrot, It was siting on top of his head. We were all a For his last act, Wando told us that he would now _____ to escape @ from a small tank filled with water. Wando climbed into the tank and crouched down. Then an assistant locked the lid and put a screen in front of the tank. Everyone in the audience waited nervously. Before long, though, a dripping wet Wando from behind the screen. It was @ 1) Ginny Love, Instone Homework Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer Scat Teaching Resouces o\| deme | Nane bate |_| Pochat Wando the i ey Discover the Hidden Word Page 4 Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word next to each definition ‘Then, to find the hidden message, write each numbered letter from your answers con the matching numbered line near the bottom of the page to feel sure about something 10 b famous ae a 6 15 ©) theopposite of*conceal” 4 > feeling doubts about something a 12 @ to suddenly disappear sts Se 9 2 f quite amazing unable to understand hh to remove from sight {to come out from to try to do something The word revelation is a noun. What do you think revelation means? Take a guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you're right. My guess: 10 Instant Momenerk Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer: Scholastic Teching ResoucesDate tk ork Name Packet #2 they're AN = ose Get to Know Some Super 1 reve Sports Words! o Denzel and Kimberly and their friends all love sports. Each has a = fee favorite sport that he or she likes to play, do, or watch. They like words related to sports, too. Here are some of those words they like best. Directions: 1o help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, raw pictures or write words in each box. trophy ~ (n.) an award or offense — (n.) in sports, the prize given to show success team that is trying to score agile — (adj) able to move opponent — (n.) someone quickly with ease and grace who is on the other side in a {game or sport aquatic - (adj) growing, persistence — (n.) sticking living, or taking place in or to something and not giving on the water up compete - (x) to try to win strenuous — (adj) requiring or take part in a sport ora much effort or energy game against others novice ~ (n.) someone tournament — (1) a series of who is new to something games against competitors t0 find a final winner ate aaey seheese se @ serene whois oppose you ona tenis court or whose goal is opposite yours on the soccer field is your Which of these words starts with the first five letters of strength and describes a sport or activity that requires strength? @ What memory boosters can you think up 10 help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper } Instant Homework Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources, Ww oe _Date \ Lomanore | Name asd Se Same or Different? Directions: Each of the pairs of words below are antonyms or synonyms. if the words are antonyms (opposite in meaning), circle ‘A If the words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), circle °S? 1 agile clumsy AS aquatic watery As 2 tournament contest. AS 7 strenuous easy A 3 novice expert AS 8 compete cooperate A 4 opponent teammate AS % persistence indifference A$ 5 trophy award AS 10 offense defense = AS What Do You Think? Directions: List your ideas for each prompt Here are the names of two birds that are aquatic These are two games, sports, and/or activities in which | lke to compete. When you are playing a sport or a game, do you like playing offense or defense better? Why? 7 / 12 Inga Homenerk Pockets: ocabulay © 2010 by Jon Meyer Scat Yeahing Resouces(\ omawork Name Date Packt #2 ‘They're Al Good SP _ Which Fits Best? oe Directions: Fil in the blanks with one of the vocabulary words. Use each word just once a CTRL TET aE eae Se aN trophy persistence opponent —agile aquatic Our Favorite Sports Denzel: My sport is soccer, and the team I play on is amazing. When we have the ball and are playing we're practically unstoppable. o Kimberly: Gymnastics is my best sport. im lucky that my body is — @ because that's important when you do tumbling and fips. Rosita: | love all —_____ sports, particularly swimming and diving o Noah: | really ike to ski. 've only done it a few times, though, so 'm still e—___. @ Ashley: | run almost every day and | love to race. Last weekend | won @ Fr coming in first in a long-distance race. ) Jason: Hiking is what | lke to do best. It can be very a _ particularly © when the paths are steep and rocky. Tamika: My favorite sport is tennis. My toughest is my sister. @O he sport I like best is football. My dad and | like to go to the stadium and watch the players Yost @ Jennifer: Baseball is my favorite sport. 'm on a really good team. | think we'll win the league this year. @ Kevin: When | graduate from callege, | want to play professional basketball. | know this will take lots of - and practice. i) Irstant Homenerk Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by lon Meyer. Scholes Teaching Resourcesue sonle- a Date. Packet #2 ‘They'te By | eee Discover the Hidden Words page 4 Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word next to each definition. Then, to find the hidden answer to the riddle, write each numbered letter from your answers on the matching numbered line at the bottom. Riddle: Why is a frog a good outfielder in baseball? ) living or taking place in water b) synonym for “beginner €)_aseries of games to find a final winner @) calling for lots of physical effort @) a person you play against ina sport or game f) the act of not giving up Ga prize given to someone who has done well fin sports the team that is trying to score i aes apt ee {able to move with quickness and ease fas eee J) attempt to win in a contest or game we ea The answer is: The word aquotc starts with the Latin root aqua, meaning water. What do you think an aquanaut is? Take 2 guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you're right. My guess: Seca 14 Instore Homework Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Rescues a a\ omawork Name Packet #3 Going Green Date Get to Know Some Hee Earth-Awareness Words! ‘The Earth needs our help for a healthier future. It's up to all of us to. A 2 Sl get informed and do our part. Here are some words that you should know as you leam about this important subject. Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, a) draw pictures or write words in each box. conserve — (v) to protect litter — (0.) rubbish ot trash. from loss or from being, that has been scattered about used up crucial ~ (adj.) of the pollute — («) to foul or greatest importance make dirty environment — (x) recycle ~ (v) to process old the surrounding elements ‘items so they can be use to that affect living things make new ones excessive — (adj) going toxic - (adj) poisonous beyond what is needed or necessary fumes - (n) gases, smoke, [ | wilderness ~ (1) a wild area or vapors, especially if with no people living in it harmful or irritating @ Te prcfre con mean again. which ofthese words starts with the prefix re-? The adjective wild can mean with no people living in it. Which of these words starts with the word wild? ‘What memory boosters can you think up to help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper. Instant Homer: Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. holst Teaching Resouces 151) liner 2 excessive 3) pollute 4 toxic 5) crucial ap | | eee Name — Directions: Each of the pais of words below are antonyms of synonyins ifthe words are antonyms (opposite in mearing), cc “A” Ifthe words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), circle "S! ‘These are four things you might see in a wilderness area wl Date —______— Same or Different? trash AS 6 fumes gases required AS 7 environment surroundings spoil AS 8 recycle reuse harmless AS: 9 conserve waste unimportant AS 10 wilderness city “gs What Do YouThink? Directions: List your ideas for each prompt. Here are two things that can be recycled. ‘This is what | think the environmental slogan “Dor't Be a Liter Bug” means. rte Homenedt Fakes: Vocab © 2010 by Jon Meyer Scat eating Retour mmsomnenons Name Date Paceat #3 Going Green Same or Different? Page 2 Directions: Each of the pairs of words below are antonyms or synonyms. Ifthe words are antonyms (opposite in meaning), circle A’ If the words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), circle“? 1 litter trash AS 6 fumes gases AS 2) excessive required AS 7 environment surroundings A$ 3 pollute spoil AS 8 recycle reuse AS 4 toxic harmless AS 9 conserve waste AS 5 crucial unimportant AS 10 wilderness city AS a) x What Do You Think? x r Directions: List your ideas for each prompt. These are four things you might see in a wilderness area, Here are two things that can be reeycled. This is what | think the environmental slogan “Don't Be a Litter Bug” means. 16 {instant Homework Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources. | ee eeName — Date. Which Fits Best? Directions: Fill in the blanks with one of the vocabulary words. Use each word just once, crucial recycle litter conserve pollute toxic environment wilderness Helping to Care for the oO When factories dump ________ wastes into our rivers, many of the fish and @ animals that live in or near these rivers are killed. These companies must be shown how to get rid of such wastes in a safe way. We need to reduce the amount of trash we throw away. One way is to @® such things as newspapers, glass bottles, plastic containers, and cans so they can be treated and used again. As the Earth's population continues to grow, we must find ways to water. Fixing leaky faucets and turning off the water white we are brushing our teeth are two of the things we can do to help. Here are two other ways we can cut dawn on the amount of household waste we throw away. Buy products that don't have ____ packaging, and carry the things we buy in our o own reusable cloth bags We share the Earth with plants, animals, insects, and birds. That's why its to © save and protect our____________areas. ) The —_______ from the exhaust pipes of cars —___ the air. © o Whenever we can, we should walk, ride a bicycle, take a bus, or share a ride in a car pool. Thoughtless people drop _______ such as candy bar wrappers and plastic (0) bags on the ground. Cities need to have enough trash cans in public places, and everyone must be encouraged to use them, J oe stor Homeuark Patt: Vecbulay © 2010 by lan Meyer. SchdascTenchng Resouces 17 SNe eaeSESEE |\ ci ee Date Pacha #3 Going Green | Reverse Crossword Puzzle Page 4 Directions: This crossword puzzle already has the words filled in. Your job is to | come up with a definition, synonym, or clue* that fits each word going acrass or | down. Then write them on the appropriate numbered lines below. Fy r, (PA dlue for the word “wildemess,” F for example, might be “a place where ° wlitt{dfelr{ote|s}s| youmight see bears’) x t x ¢ i t ¢ y lt rcfo[n[sle[r[vle re rfulc]ifal]i u t s d m | . l'e nivjifrj}oln|mjejntit | i 5 v “otolififultle | Across Down 4 1 | 7 2 8 3 9 5 10 6 * Qne Uou a Word Whig? What do you think the word toxins means? Take a guess and then look it up in a dictionary to | see if you're right. | My guess: ‘| | 18 stant Homewerk Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Maye, Scholastic Teaching Resources} (inna eEieeeeem cereal, ue yon Name Date Packet #4 fitzy Mitays ilvion-Dollar wayords Get to Know Some ‘ Page 1 Fame-and-Fortune Words! . 4 Ritzy Mitzy is a very rich rock star. She likes words about music, but the words she loves best relate to money and az a tiches. Here are some of her favorites. * a x Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, =~ draw pictures or write words in each box. acquire ~ (v) to gain immense - (adj) ownership of something extremely large | celebrity - (n,) a person possessions — (n.) things who is famous that belong toa person | | donation —(n) a stingy - (adj) unwilling to BY contribution given to others, spend or give money. envious — (adj) having valuable ~ (adj) worth a feelings of desire for what lot of money, of great value someone else has extravagant — (ad) wealthy - (adj) having a spending or costing more ot of money and riches than is required q Y irl sehr 0 A dollar sign is made by writing the letter s with a vertical line through it ($). Some possessions | can cost many dollars, Write the word possessions using dollar signs instead of the letter s. 6 Extra means more or beyond what is needed. Which of these words has the word extra in it? What memory boosters can you think up to help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper. ex | nston Homework aces: Vocab © 2010 by Jn Meer. Schl Teaching Resouces 19 eR eeeDiao Ri Mar Mavords Same or Different? Page 2 Directions: Each of the pairs of words below are antonyms or synonyms. If the words are antonyms (opposite in meaning), circle “A” If the words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), cirde “S” 1) donation gift AS 6) acquire get AS 2 valuable worthless A S 7 extravagant cheap AS 3 stingy generous A S$ 8 envious jealous AS 4) wealthy poor AS 9 possessions belongings A S$ 5 celebrity star AS 10 immense tiny AS ( - = s “sy What Do You Think? « $ Se ~ Directions: list your ideas for each prompt These are my two favorite celebrities. Here are two things that are immense This is one thing that | have or that | do that might make someone envious. i 20 Instant Homework Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by lan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources ee,Ritzy Mitzy’s pallet words Which Fits Best? aes * Page 4 g Directions: Fillin the blanks with one of the vocabulary words. Use each word just once. valuable envious Possessions extravagant — celebrity ae donation(s) acquire(d) wealthy stingy immense np / The In: le Scoop on Ritzy Mitzy "love being a ” says Ritzy Mitzy. “Sometimes, thougt oO she admits, “I get tired of jetting around.” When Ritzy Mitzy was a little gir, she liked to put on costumes and sing for her family. Her favorite were a pretend microphone and a sparkly purple wig, ® Five years ago, Ritzy Mitzy arrived in California with very little money. Now, thanks to huge sales of her hit songs, she is very __________. she lives near the beach in @ a beautiful house. Outside, there is a/an______________ swimming pool and a @ tennis court. Inside, there are many ___ paintings by famous artists. @ Ritzy Mitzy likes to shop and can sometimes be ______________ Recently she ® 2 pair of star-shaped sunglasses with diamonds on the frames. o Are her fiends ____? "Not at all” says her best friend, Cindy, " ® Mitzy is never ____________ She likes to treat her friends to dinner, gifts, and tickets © itzy to shows." “She's very generous," adds another friend, “Last year she made very large of her money and her time to a number of important causes.” (9) = Instant Homework Packets: Vocabulory © 2010 by lan Meer Scholastic Teaching Resources 21 mere ein ccmme\ | Homework Name Date Pocket: #4 ritzy a Mi orss Discover the Hidden Words Page 4 Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word next to each definition Then, to find the hidden message, write each numbered letter from your answers on the matching numbered line near the bottom of the page. a) of great worth 28 Pe oe Ea B) a synonym for “rich Bn ara re Bs a, © sigantic or huge Se ee @) things a person owns @)_acontribution to something a 3 f) not wanting to spend money on others SSS S55 | G aperson who is a movie star ora sportsstar | 10 fy the opposite of “give away 2 2 gee es eA ae 5 {costing more than is necessary oe ge pa = ee Ene She ES i J) wanting things that others have ooo ee ee ae 2 ie Ritzy Mitzy likes to get to the music awards ... I 2 3 4 5 ot Sew TOP NT 12 The word acquisition is a noun. What do you think acquisition means? Take a guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you're right. My guess: ws 22 Instant Homework Packets: Vacabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources fo lllEomework, Name Date ‘They're All reg Get to Know Some His Popular People Words! The suffixes -or, -er, and -ist mean “someone who.” When these suffixes are added to certain words, the words refer to people. Each of these ten words contains one of these suffixes. Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, draw pictures or write words in each box. aviator — (n.) someone who aviates (flies an airplane) conqueror ~ (n.) someone who conquers (defeats, overcomes by force) cyclist — (n.) someone who cycles (ri bic sa tricycle oF motorcycle) demonstrator — (x) someone who explains by showing or doing employer — (n.) someone who employs (gives work and pay to) one or more people Memany Boosters someone who gets rid of something? The word view can mean ‘what one thinks’ or one's “opinion about something.” Which of these | words means someone who finds out a person's views about things? When you ex (X) something out on your paper, you get rid of it. Which of these words means What memory boosters can you think up to help you remember the words in this vocabulary exterminator — (n.) someone who exterminates (kills) pests like roaches and mice interviewer ~ (n.) someone who interviews people (tall in order to get information) with them manicurist ~ (n.) some who does manicures (cares for and polishes fingernails) supervisor ~ (n.) someone who supervises (looks after and directs) others tourist — (n.) someone who tours (ravels for pleasure around a city ‘or country away from home) packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper. 2s Insert Homer Rockets vocabulary © 2010 by lan Meyer Selasie aching Rescues OO 8(\ Date \ \ ‘Homework Name Pace #5 - They're Al people a The Root of It Page 2 Here are the root words for each of your vocabulary words, a 5 es ‘a - = =e | manicure ‘supervise exterminate cycle aviate | conquer demonstrate employ interview tour Directions: Write each of these root words in the circle that displays the suffix that will correctly tum it into one of your vocabulary words. Note: For the words that end in e, you must drop the e before adding the suffix. OOO “a yy? Ss What Do You Think? SP SP tinew Here are four places where | would like to be a tourist. ist your ideas for each prompt This is something that | could demonstrate to others. Here are two people | would like to interview. 24 Instant Homewerk Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by an Meyer. Scholes Teaching Resources (ee ee)Np Date People Which Fits Best? b & peacs Directions: Fil in the blanks with one of the A Se @ vocabulary words. Use each word just once. —————————— —— cyclist aviator tourist(s) exterminator —_conqueror(s) manicurist employer supervisor demonstrator _interviewer A Who’s Who of People 1 The Chu family were __ in Washington, D.C, last month. They visited the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian Museum, the Washington Monument, and many other places. 2 Inthe 1500s Francisco Pizarro and a group of Spanish soldiers were the of the Inca Empire in Peru. 3) Bettina Bryant isa__ in a candy factory. She makes sure that the workers put the right number of nuts in all the candy bars, 4 Daryl was a____in the Allegheny Mountain Bike Race last year. He came in second. 5 Tabitha Trent is a/an _________on “Snoop,” an afternoon television program. She talks with movie stars and asks them lots of questions about their lives 6 Yousef Hassan is the _______ of five people at his sports equipment store. One of his workers makes deliveries in Mr. Hassan's company truck 7 Kate isa_____at Pinky's Nail Salon. Her favorite nail polish color is purple. 8 Penny Peabody isa _________ of ice-cream makers at the Kitchen Mart. She shows customers how easy itis to make ice cream at home. 9 Charles Lindbergh was a famous ____. He was the first person to fly solo, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. 10 Wilbur Winston is a/an___________for the Pest-Be-Gone Company. He works both in office buildings and in houses A ry ‘Instant Homework Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer Scholastic Teaching Resources 25 TS! \ omework Name ___ a Date Packet #5 - >) They're Al ES Discover the Hidden Words Page 4 Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word next to each definition. Then, to find the hidden word, write each numbered letter from your answers on the matching numbered line near the bottom of the page. ) someone who gets rid of rats Be meee se Ae ee b> someone who talks to others to gather information = _ © someone who hires others to work for him orher | > someone whose job includes putting on nail polish = — — @ someone who might show how something works —— f someone who is riding a bike oe oe ee G) someone who defeated a country fh) someone who is visiting a place on vacation = {someone who oversees the work of others eS 2 J) someone who flies airplanes V 2 3° 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 eo MUU Lg Which of these suffixes should you use to form the word that means someone who plays the guitar? Take @ guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you're right. My guess: / 26 _nsint Homewok Packers: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholasic Teaching Resoucesoul Neve’ = (Date Poceat #6 sony Se agape Get to Know Some Great ~*' Ghest-Story Words! In the town of Lonelyville, there was a haunted house. Those brave enough to go by the house would see shadowy shapes in the windows and hear ghostly whispers. Here are some of the words they heard. shi Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, draw pictures or write words in each box. apprehensive — (adj) inhabit — (7) to live in afraid that something bad might happen deserted ~ (aj) interior — (n.) the inside not lived in, lonely part of something | | dilapidated — (ad) rustle — (n.) a light, soft fallen into a state of ruin, sound of things rubbing in poor condition gently together eerie — (ac) strange startle - (.) to take by and frightening surprise, to cause horror or fear foolhardy ~ (adj) trembling (ad) shaking foolishly or unwisely bold because of fear or cold mar Seheasose @ <2re2n« whos ghtened by something might shout “Eek” Which of these words starts with PN epee err oe ‘The word foo! means “someone who is unwise or uses poor judgment” Which of these words has the word fool in it? What memory boosters can you think up to help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper. lnstont Homenak ockes Vocabulary € 2010 by Jon Meyer. Scholae Teaching Resouces 27Llomenore | Name Date ‘whispers, Page 2 1) trembling @ apprehensive 3) dilapidated 4 deserted 5 inhabit Same or Different? Directions: Each of the pairs of words below are antonyms or synonyms. If the words are antonyms (opposite in meaning), circle “A” Ifthe words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), ctcle °S” steady AS 8) eerie usual A worried AS 7 startle shock A sturdy AS 8 interior outside AS crowded AS % foolhardy careful AS populate A S 10 rustle bang AS “5. What Do You Think? Directions: List your ideas for each prompt. of my home. These are two things that | think are eerie. Here are two things that might startle me. JS Instort Homework Pockets Vocabulary © 2010 by lan Meyer Scholae Teehng Resourcesee Name te \ Pacest #6 shadowy Shapes 4 Ghostly Na we “uneoes Which Fits Best? Eee Directions: Fin the blanks with one of the we ‘o vocabulary words. Use each word just once. eerie startle(d) inhabit(ed) trembling erior \ foolhardy rustle deserted apprehensive The Haunted House New On the edge of Lonelyville lay an area of empty, weed-filled lots and boarded-up houses. In this ==? =, part of town where no one lived, there was a haunted house that a wes____________by ghosts who came out from their hiding places when it grew 2 dark. This spooky, old house was so______________that it had peeling paint, missing @) windows, and a big hole in the roof. Every evening, bats flew out of this hole and black cats jumped out of the windows. Most people were too to even get near the haunted @ house. But a small group of __________________ teenagers sometimes dared each o other to creep up to the front door of the house on mooniit nights. When they did, they heard —___________ moans and the —____ of ghosts moving © a about the rooms, ‘One night the teenagers tried the front door and found that it was open. They boldly decided to explore the ___of the house. Pushing aside cobwebs, they walked into ® a large, dusty room where they were __________ by the sight of two skeletons @ sitting together on an old, dirty sofa. Teriied and ________from head to toe, (10) they ran out of the house as fast as they could. They never went back! s Instant Homenevk Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by an Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources 29 a eee(\ ‘ornewonk- Name Date Packet #6 fadowy Shapes Ghostly smisners Discover the Hidden Words Page 4 She Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word next to each definition. Then, to find the hidden answer, write each numbered letter from your answers on the matching numbered line near the bottom of the page. Riddle: What did the mother ghost say when her kids got in the car? a) shaking with fear SSeS SS 4 16 b> the soft sound of leaves blowing together. = 9 3 € to make one’s home in a place Bias Te es i 6 19 d) very strange he 7 5 @ recklessly daring pees ok eee ee SE ae 1 i f) worn down and in need of many repairs | 18 15 Q)_ worried about what might happen ee Se Res Se Se 2 12 fh to frighten suddenly Bb oon i 4 7) without anyone living there St ee, Ss 20° 10 J) the inside part of a house What do you think exterior means? Take a guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you'e right My guess:» eres (NG ase re Date > Poceat 47 etter Than Mads sa.aréS*"! | Get to Know Some OA ree! Excellent Emotion Words! 2 ote When you describe emotions, you want to show exactly how people are feeling. In your writing, skip the boring old words like mad, sad, and glad—and try stronger words | like irate, disappointed, and grateful. Here are more words that really describe feelings. (///' ) \\ Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, raw pictures or write words in each box. confused — (ad) not sure irate - (dj) what to think, say, or do very angry disappointed — (adj) optimistic — (adj) feeling let down looking on the bright positive side of things elated ~ (adj) very joyful, sluggish - (adj) happy, proud slow-moving, without much energy embarrassed ~ (a<)) uncomfortable because of tranquil - (adj) calm something one has done and peaceful grateful — (adj) thankful uneasy ~ (adj) troubled, not comfortable AAslug is a small creature that moves very slowly I's slimy and looks somewhat lke a snail without 3 shell, Which of these words is related to this creature? 6 To feel at ease means to feel comfortable. Which of these words means the opposite of “at ease"? What memory boosters can you think up to help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? J Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper. XN Resources | Stan Homework Packets: Vocabulay © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Tenchi Resouoes 31 ns\ \ Lomawere | Name ————— Mad, Better Than Mac id Glad! ae Same or Different? Page 2 Directions: Each of the pairs of words below are antonyms or synonyms. If the words are antonyms (opposite in meaning), circle ’A” Ifthe words are synonyms (the same or similar in meaning), circle "S” 1) embarrassed uncomfortable A S 6 uneasy calm AS 2 tranquil nervous AS 7 grateful sorry AS 3 irate pleased AS 8 optimistic hopeful AS 4 glad disappointed A S % confused pw AS 5) elated overjoyed A'S 10 sluggish lively AS ‘ | oy What Do You Think? P_ Directions: \ist your ideas for each prompt | Here are four things for which | am grateful. | This is a place where | feel or have felt tranquil Here are two times when | felt elated. 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WLOY pe Directions: Fil in the blanks with one of the OY» 00 vocabulary words, Use each word just once, disappointed elated uneasy optimistic grateful \_ stugetsh tranquil embarrassed irate confused I Felt So... 1 Mr Franklin felt when he retumed to the parking lot and saw that his new car now had a big dent in its bumper. 2 Latoya felt __ while she was sitting by the pond and listening to the birds sing. 3) Brandon felt________— when he tried to understand the directions for fitting together all the pieces of the model airplane he was building 4. tt was a very hot day, and Max felt too to go outside and play catch with his little brother. 5 Denise felt _— when she got the hiccups in the middle of the ballet that she and her mother were seeing, 6 Juanita felt_______—_ when one of her friends found the bracelet she had lost in the park. 7 Jeffrey felt when he was chosen to be the captain of his baseball team. 8 Sierra knew that the other teams were fast, but she felt that her team | | would win the relay race. 9) justin felt__________— whenever he had to walk by the old, empty house that everyone said was haunted. | 10 Lindsey fet _ because it rained on the day that they were supposed to go to the amusement park os stant Homework Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by an Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources 33 eelad! Seas and Gl Discover the Hidd The word ire is a noun. What do you think ite means? Take @ guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you're right, My guess: Date n Words Directions: Write the cortect vocabulary word next to each definition Then, to find the hidden word, write each numbered letter from your answers on the matching numbered line near the bottom of the page. how one might feel if something is difficult to understand — how one might feel having spilled a drink hhow one might feel if he or she has no energy how one might feel if something wonderful has happened hhow one might fel if something very annoying has happened —_ hhow one might feel ifhe or she hears a creepy sound how one might fee! if he or she lives in a nice house how one feels if he or she expects the best to happen’ how one might feel if something he or she hoped for didn't happen £4 Instant Homework Packets: Vocabulay © 2010 by ln Meyer. Scholst Teaching ResourcesName Date Get to Know Some oo Nifty “Not” Words! Prefixes that can mean “not” or "the opposite of” are im, n> ir dis, i-, un-. Here are ten words that have been changed into their antonyms by adding one of these prefixes. Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, raw pictures or write words in each box. disobedient — (adj) not incapable — (adj) not obedient, not doing what one capable, not having the skill is asked or told to do cor ability to do something pleased — (ac) not invisible — (adj) not visible pleased, not happy or glad, not able to be seen annoyed legal — (adj) not legal, irreparable — (adj) not against the law reparable or repairable, not able to be repaired or fixed | legible — (adj) not legible, unavailable — () What Do You Think? Directions: List your ideas for each prompt The hippopotamus feeds mainly on grasses and water plants, \s it a carnivore or a herbivore? —w A cat is chasing a mouse, Is the mouse the predator or the prey? =. || In May, when the rains begin to fall, the wildebeest in East Africa begin to travel north. Are they migrating or hibernating? = = : ao ) Nee 40 Instant Homeweark Rackets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. Scholastic Teaching Resources io)( \ \ orsanon ie 2 pees | rims Which Fits Best? Directions: Fil in the blanks with one of the vocabulary words. Use each word just once. (camouflage herbivore hibernate prey migrate(s) nocturnal extinct habitat jore(s) __predator(s)) Animals Are Amazing 2@ Each fall, the grey whale — from the Bering Sea in the North to the ) warm waters of Mexico, This journey is 6,000 miles long! The girffe’s —_________—is the African grasslands. This ® eats a diet of tree leaves and twigs that are up to 20 feet above the @) ground. Surprising this long-necked animal has the same number of neck bones as humans The fur of the Arctic fox changes from brown to white as the weather starts getting cold. With this ________________ the fox blends in with the snow and ice and can hide from its @ @ in September or October, the woodchuck seals off its underground home and begins to for the winter. It alls into a ball, and its heart slows down to just four © beats a minute: Like all the cheetah has strong jaws and sharp teeth that can @ slice, and tear flesh, t hunts for its by approaching quietly and then © racing after it This fast-unning animal can reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour in short bursts Most bats are animals, flying about in the night hunting for food. @) During the day, some bats live and sleep in caves, where there may be thousands of them crowded together on the walls and ceiling. Without continued and serious protection, the black rhino is in danger of becoming This very large animal has extremely poor eyesight and can oO) sometimes charge trees, mistaking them for threats. J | nso er Pa: vcaoy © 2010 by in Ma Seon Teng Resa a sell eerie eens& 42 Hlomenonte Name Date Packeat #9 Al poo imal = Discover the Hidden Words page 4 Directions: Write the correct vocabulary word next to each definition. Then, to find the hidden message, write each numbered letter from your answers on the matching numbered line near the bottom of the page. @ ananimal that hunts other animals for food Soke Gt Sree pe el tees wae 6 il b> to move regularly from one area to another we es Ee heey 3 c d> abody color, pattern, or shape that helps an animal hide —. —. _. _._. 13 @ an animal that is hunted by another animal ony, (at ean i 12 f no longer living anywhere on Earth mesos al eal ecto nk Se 15 Q most active during the night I ss ha ea ee ee i aplace needed by a particular animal for its survival Re dra eee cde ee 8 14 ja planveating animal gS, nt ot I, Bg The word diurnal has the opposite meaning of nocturnal. What do you think diumal means? Take a guess and then look it up in a dictionary to see if you'e right. My guess: Insta Homework Packets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Neyer. Scholastic Teaching Resouces ost fe el], htcName Parlly Cloudy areve™ Get to Know Some ae Wonderful Weather Words! Jack Frost is a TV weatherman. His relies on information from weather stations around the country and from weather satellites in space. Here are some of the words that Jack uses in his weather reports. Directions: To help you recall what these vocabulary words mean, draw pictures or write words in each box. accumulate — (v) to pile up, drizzle ~ (¢) to rain gently to collect litte by little with very small drops blizzard — (n.) a blinding, frigid — Gj.) very cold heavy snowstorm with strong winds diminish — (v) to become gusts ~ (n.) sudden, strong, smaller, to decrease, to lessen rushes of wind dreary — (adj) dark humidity ~ (n) the amount and gloomy of water vapor or moisture in the air drench — (v) to soak, sweltering —(adj.) very hot to wet thoroughly CY atareay Sehrasess ‘The word dim can mean “to grow less strong,” Which of these words starts with the word dim? © 2217 hot dy ou may seat Which of these words starts with the first three letters of sweat? @© Wret memory boosters can you thik up to help you remember the words in this vocabulary packet? Write your ideas next to the words or on a separate sheet of paper = Instant Homewerk Pockets: Vocabulary © 2010 by Jan Meyer. 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