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OCR 4th Grade
Unit 2: Dollars and Sense
Selection 5
« Business Is Looking Up »
Mama Akuba
Tree of Life PCS
Word Knowledge
The / l/ sound is found at
the end of words spelled
al, el, and ul
e
hospital
principal
label
careful
Word Knowledge
The long o sound is spelled
_ow, o, o_e, and _oe
window oppose
video
tomatoes
Word Knowledge
A word that is made by joining
two words without a hyphen is
a closed compound word.
flashlight
viewpoints
doorstep
notebook
Word Knowledge
These words from
“Business is Looking Up”
contain two syllables.
echo
expert
predict
stencil
Word Knowledge
Today there were no
video games.
Identify the verb in the
sentence above. were
What tense is the verb? past
Change it to the present tense.
Today there are no video games.
Word Knowledge
It’s almost the size of
our spelling notebook.
What is the possessive
pronoun in the sentence? our
my, her, his, their, its, your
The its is the possessive form
but it’s is a contraction of it is.
Word Knowledge
If you need an
answer, ask an expert.
Which words in the
sentence have two
syllables? answer, expert
Vocabulary
advertise
investment
product
designs
sound
advertise
“context clues”
tell people through
print, by radio, or by
television that you
are selling
something
Do fan clubs advertise
for member in your
school newspaper?
“Oh, how will you
advertise?”
investment
“context clues”
The use of
money to
make a profit
or more
money
We put our money
together for an
investment of $12.32.
product
“context clues”
something that
someone sells
“A successful business
needs a good product to
sell or a useful service
to offer.”
designs
“context clues”
drawings or outlines
made to serve as a
guide or pattern
“When we’d smooth the
roller over the stencil,
there was a butterfly or
flower or other
designs.”
sound
“context clues”
based on facts,
truth, or good sense
“A sound idea,” he said.
No one was hurt in the
fire because the
family had a sound plan
of escape.
OCR 4th Grade
Unit 2: Dollars and Sense
Selection 5
« Business Is Looking Up »
Mama Akuba
Tree of Life PCS