Transcript The Sparks Fly Intro - noblesteed

By Lenore Look
Selection Vocabulary
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dissolve
retirement
inefficient
vents
charged
demonstration
donors
electrocuted
attracted
insulators
dissolve
• If you stir the cocoa, it will dissolve into the
milk.
Men have asked why salt and
sugar will dissolve easily into
water, but oil will not.
dissolve – to mix into liquid
retirement
• Mrs. Bullough is enjoying her
retirement. She’s been
spending time with her family.
They were honored at the
retirement dinner as this was
their last year of teaching.
retirement– the act of taking oneself
away from a job or occupation
inefficient
• A machine that uses too
much fuel is inefficient.
Heating a home using a
fireplace in the 1800s was
very inefficient.
inefficient- not offering a good use of money
vents
• He used a nail to
make air vents in the
box, so the frog
could breathe.
The cat liked to warm
itself by the furnace
vents.
vents – plural of vent: an opening through
which a gas passes
charged
After she charged herself
by touching a static
generator, her hair was
standing on end.
If you touch a charged object,
you may get an electric shock.
charged – past tense of charge: to fill with
electricity
demonstration
• Men came from all around the
city to see the demonstration of
the new car.
He used a chalkboard in his
demonstration of fractions.
demonstration-
something that explains,
proves or shows something clearly (p. 141)
electrocuted
The electrician was almost
electrocuted as he worked
on the electric wire.
You don’t want to be
electrocuted by lightening.
electrocuted- past tense of electrocute: to kill
by means of a very strong electric shock
attracted
• The magnet attracted the nail
to itself.
The aroma of the pumpkin
pie attracted the children
to the dinner table.
attracted – past tense of attract: to
cause to come near
donors
• The men that were the
project car’s donors could
hardly wait to see the car’s
speed.
People who give their
blood are blood
donors.
donors – plural of donor: a person who gives
something
insulators
• Silk and wax make
good insulators .
Glass and rubber don’t
carry an electric charge.
They are insulators.
insulators–
plural of insulator: a material
that does not carry an electric charge
Vocabulary Quiz
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vents
charged
demonstration
electrocuted
attracted
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filled with electricity
killed by means of a very
strong electric shock
• something that explains,
proves or shows something
clearly
• openings through which a
gas passes
• caused to come near
Vocabulary Quiz
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insulators
donors
dissolve
retirement
inefficient
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people who give
something
• the act of taking oneself
away from a a job or
occupation
• not offering a good
use of money
• materials that does not
carry an electric charge
• to mix into liquid
Word Structure
Reading the Words
Compound Words
What is a compound word?
earthquakes
fireplace
loudspeaker
windshield
What type of compound words
are in the list?
Closed (the words put
together as one word)
Can you think of an example
of a hyphenated compound
word?
Example: warm-blooded
How about an open ended
compound word?
Example: ice cream
Levels of Specificity
person
man
inventor
Benjamin Franklin
These words move from general
terms to more specific. The
more specific you are in your
writing or presentation, the more
clearer it will be to your
audience.
What is an inventor?
A person who creates
a new process or
device.
What is the progression
represented in the line of
words?
Example: Benjamin Franklin is
a specific inventor. Inventor
presents a more details about
the word man. The word man
describes what type of person
being discussed.
Regular Plurals
What is the singular form for each word?
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questions
chimneys
demonstrations
inventions
question
chimney
demonstration
invention
Can you explain the rules for forming plurals ?
Regular Plurals
Can you use each word in an original
sentence?
• questions
• chimneys
• demonstrations
• inventions
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inefficient
inexperienced
incapable
independence
What is the base
word for each word?
What do you think
each base word means?
The prefix in- is a negative
prefix that means “not,
lacking, or lack of”.
• efficient
• experience
• capable
• depend
Can you think of any
other words that
have the prefix in-?
Spelling Words
Prefix
in&
Compound Words
Spelling Words
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indefinite
doubleheader
eyewitness
inefficient
inaccurate
windshield
loudspeaker
undertake
headquarters
inexperienced
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keyboard
infinite
inability
injustice
grasshopper
overindulge
insight
involuntary
newsbreak
inconsiderate
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
• Who does the toy belong to in the following sentence?
That is the cat’s toy.
Cat’s is an example of a possessive noun. A possessive noun
shows ownership.
Possessives are formed by adding ‘s to a singular word.
Example: cat’s tail
With plural nouns ending in s, just add ‘ after the s.
Example: wolves’ habitat
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
The boys’ bikes are by Dad’s tree.
Whose bikes are they?
the boys
Whose tree is it?
Dad
What is the singular noun and the plural noun?
singular- Dad plural - bikes
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
Can you create a sentence about:
a horse that belongs to David?
a cat that belongs to Sara?
the books that belong to the teachers?
the atmosphere that belongs to the Earth?
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
What is an example of an action verb?
An action verb shows action that can or cannot be
seen.
Examples: run, think, hop, feel, draw
Can you create an original sentence with an action verb?
Identify the action verb in your sentence.
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
What is an example of a linking verb?
A linking verb connects the subject to a noun or adjective in
the predicate: am, seem
Any form of the verb be is always a linking verb. Some other verbs can
either be linking or action verbs such as grow, look and prove.
What is an example of a helping verb?
A helping verb helps the main verb show action or express
a state of being.
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
How do I make these words plural?
shoe
dentist
shoes
dentists
Some singular nouns can be made plural
by adding s.
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
How do I make these words plural?
potato
glass
potatoes glasses
Other singular nouns can be made plural
by adding es.
Grammar, Usage, and
Mechanics
How do I make these words plural?
country
half
countries
halves
Some singular nouns change their
endings before adding the s or es.
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
Irregular verb however do not follow
these rules.
Some nouns keep the same form in plural and
singular forms.
Examples are sheep and deer.
Other nouns change vowels
Examples are man to men and goose to geese.
Other nouns change endings
Examples are child to children and knife to
knives.
Others change the word completely like person
to people.
Plural and Possessive Review
In the sentences below are the nouns
plural, possessive or possessive
plurals?
The families are going shopping.
The girl’s horse is running in the field.
I put a blanket on the puppy’s back.
The car’s red bumper was smashed.