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Lesson 4

Exercise 1 • Syllable Awareness: Segmentation

4Listentoeachwordyourteachersays.

4Countthesyllables.Writethenumberinthefirstcolumn.

4Writetheletterforeachvowelsoundyouhear.

4Markeachshortvowelwithabreve(˘).

How many syllables do you hear? First vowel sound Second vowel sound

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Exercise 2 • Find It: Prefixes

4Circletheprefix,dis-,in-,un-,ornon-,ineachwordbelow.

4Blendtheprefixandthebasewordtoreadtheentireword.

nonfat unclasp inland distrust

nonskid disarm input unbent

distract nonstick nonstop unplug

instep unfit unlock inside

Exercise 3 • Sort It: Prefixes

4SortthewordsfromExercise2,Find It: Prefixes,byprefix.Writeeachwordinthecorrectcolumninthechart.

4Oneexampleofeachprefixisdoneforyou.

4Readthewordstoapartner.

dis- in- non- un-

distrust inland nonfat unclasp

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Unit 13 • Lesson 4

Exercise 4 • Match It: Using Prefixes

4Drawalinetomatcheachwordorprefixwithitsdefinition.Usewhatyouknowabouttheprefixun-tohelpyou.

4Useadictionaryforhelpifnecessary.

Word/Prefix Definition

1. unwell a. toundoabutton

2. unfit b. takeoutofacontainer,undothepacking

3. unpack c. not,opposite

4. unbutton d. notwell,unhealthy,sick.

5. un- e. notfit,weak

4Lookatdefinitionsforitems1–5.Whatwordsdotheyhaveincommon?

4Drawalinetomatcheachwordorprefixwithitsdefinition.Usewhatyouknowabouttheprefixnon-tohelpyou.

4Useadictionaryforhelpifnecessary.

Word/Prefix Definition

6. nonstop a. withoutsense,foolishness

7. nonsense b. notequal

8. nontoxic c. withoutstop,madeordonewithoutstoporstopping

9. non-equal d. without,notorno

10. non- e. withoutornottoxic,withoutpoison(s)

4Lookatdefinitionsforitems6–10.Whatwordsdotheyhaveincommon?

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Exercise 5 • Tense Timeline

4Readthefivesentencesbelow.

4WritetheverborverbphraseinthecorrectpositionontheTense Timeline.

4Expandtheverbtoincludesixtotalforms:past,present,future,past progressive,present progressive,andfuture progressive.

1. Ipunishedmydogfordiggingupthegarden.

Past Present Future

2. Wewill be visitingthemuseumwiththeotherclasses.

3. Hewas admittinghisproblem.

4. Timeis vanishing.

5. Sheconnectsthemwithothers.

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Unit 13 • Lesson 4

Exercise 6 • Write It: Expository Paragraph

4Readthepromptbelow.Underlinethesignalwordandcirclethetopic.

4Usethefollowingpromptandoutlineasaguidetowriteanexpositoryparagraph.

Prompt:Describehowinventionssolveproblems.

Informal Outline

Topic=Inventionssolveproblems

★Newmethods —Plasticforcars

★Newuses —Recycleplasticbottles

Conclusion=Inventionscanhelpus

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