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“Love As Strong As Ginger”
Vocabulary
dialect
dumpling
mallet
singsong
ginger
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dialect
“Chiubungbung,” she replied, meaning
stinky-stinky in Taishanese, our Chinese
dialect.
Her Southern dialect was evident when she
said “ya’ll.”
Dialect: a form of language that is spoken in a
particular area or by a particular group of people.
Context clues
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dumpling
She taught me how to make doong, sticky rice dumplings
wrapped in bamboo leaves, and I taught her how to
dress a fashion doll.
My favorite food is fried dumplings. The dough covering
gets crunchy when they are cooked that way.
Dumpling: a small pocket of dough filled with a meat or
vegetable mixture and cooked by steaming or boiling it.
Context clues
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mallet
“How do you crack crab?”
“With a mallet.” She made a pounding fist.
The railroad worker drove in the last spike with
his mallet.
Mallet: a type of hammer with a head made of wood or
other hard material.
Context clues
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singsong
When it came, it was crowded with ladies
clucking their tongues in singsong languages.
The singsong noise of the train put me to sleep.
Singsong: having a repetitive, musical sound.
Context clues, word structure
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ginger
“You were right, Katie,” she said, chowing
scallions, ginger, and black-bean paste
with the crab.
My mom cooks ginger chicken a lot. I love
the strong taste of the spice.
Ginger: a strong-tasting spice made from ground ginger
root.
Context clues
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Spelling pattern
consonant blends
1. throat
11. sparkle
2. stress
12. startle
3. swallow
13. stumble
4. flavor
14. cruel
5. clothing
15. greedy
6. stubborn
16. grandma
7. profit
17. crowded
8. clinic
18. apron
9. broken
19. sponges
10. blister
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20. starched
Word Knowledge
What do these words have in common?
might
current
roll
tick
They’re homonyms. What is a homonym?
Homonyms are words with different meanings that have
the same pronunciation and spelling.
What are the different meanings of the homonyms above?
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Long a sound
What is the spelling pattern for the long a sound in these
words?
explained
complain
rain pail
explained
complain
rain
pail
Can you think of other words that contain the same
spelling of long a?
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/ch/ sound
Where do you hear the /ch/ sound in these words?
Chinatown
lunchtime
chives
chase
Can you think of any other words with the /ch/ sound?
BONUS QUESTION: Is ch a digraph or a blend? Why?
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Spelling Patterns
What do these words have in common?
grandma
crowded
apron
sponges
starched
They all have a 2- or 3-letter consonant
blend. Can you underline the blends in
each word?
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Homonyms
That wrestler might have more might,
but his opponent moves more quickly.
What are the homonyms in this sentence
and what does each of them mean?
Can you create a sentence using a
different pair of homonyms?
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Long a sound
He explained that the rain would probably let
up tomorrow.
Which words contain the long a sound?
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Digraph /ch/
She went to Chinatown at lunchtime for
dumplings.
Can you circle the words containing the
/ch/ sound?
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Which words have consonant
blends?
The caterer wore a simple black dress and a
starched white apron.
Images from Google Images.
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