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“The Abacus Contest”
Vocabulary
abacus
drills
mischievous
collided
accuracy
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
abacus
Gao Mai’s fingers flew back and forth over
the smooth black beads of the abacus.
Using the abacus, she was able to quickly
calculate the answer to the math
problem.
Abacus: a tool used to figure math problems by sliding counters.
Context clues
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
drills
During a few of her many timed drills she
was even faster than her father.
Every Friday, we do drills in math class.
Thanks to all that practice, I am much
faster at multiplying than I was before.
Drills: exercises to increase your mental or physical skills.
Context clues
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
mischievous
She knew Li Zhi loved practical jokes and could tell
by her mischievous look that she might play one
at any moment.
The mischievous little boy put a frog in his sister’s
shoe and laughed when she screamed.
Mischievous: full of pranks and teasing fun
Context Clues, Word Structure
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Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
collided
Finally she wrote down the last answer,
jumped from her seat, and collided with Li
Zhi.
The bumper cars collided, giving their drivers
a jolt.
Collided: crashed
Context clues, Word Structure
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Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
accuracy
First place in speed and accuracy goes to Li Zhi, last
year’s first-place winner, and also to Gao Mai, last
year’s second-place winner.
Accuracy is important when you take a test. It’s a
good idea to go back and fix any errors.
Accuracy: being without mistakes
Context clues, Word Structure
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Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
Spelling pattern
1. width
/i/ sound
spelled i, y, or ui
11. limit
2. glimpse
12. visit
3. twist
13. imitate
4. blizzard
14. whistle
5. lyrics
15. thrift
6. simple
16. mistake
7. built
17. giggled
8. system
18. quilt
9. igloo
19. begin
10. mystery
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
20. division
Word Knowledge
What do these words have in common?
addition
subtraction
multiplication
calculation
They’re all words having to do with math AND they are root words with the
suffixes –tion or –sion added to them.
Identify the root words.
The suffix –tion means action, result, or state.
The root words are verbs, but adding the suffixes changes them to
nouns.
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
/ow/ sound
bounce
loud
roundannounce
What spelling pattern is used for the /ow/ sound?
Can you think of other words with this
spelling of the /ow/ sound?
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
Long e sound
teacher
bead
breathing
feature
What spelling pattern is being used for the long
e sound?
Can you think of other words with this spelling
of the long e sound?
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
Spelling Patterns
What do these words have in common?
mistake
giggled
quilt
begin
division
What is the spelling pattern for the /i/
sound?
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Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
Math Words & Long e
The teacher showed the students how to do
subtraction.
The multiplication game is played with a round
bead and a game board.
Which words are math words? What are
their root words?
Which words have the long e sound spelled ea?
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Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
/ow/ sound
The multiplication game is played with a round
bead and a game board.
The players are breathing hard as they bounce
the ball.
Which words have the /ow/ sound spelled ou
in them?
How can you change the 2nd sentence by
adding more ou words?
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Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary
/i/ sound
It is easy to make a mistake when you are
doing a long division problem.
Which words contain the /i/ sound spelled
with an i?
Open Court 5th grade Unit 1, Less. 4;
Ms. Wohlgemuth--Cawston Elementary