Words with Prefix + Base + Suffix

1.  impatiently                       11.  disagreement
2.  disappearance                 12.  inaccurately
3.  unhappily                          13.  incorrectly
4.  unnaturally                       14.  irreversible
5.  refreshment                      15.  repayment
6.  mistakenly                         16.  uneasily
7.  nonrefundable                 17.  unhealthy
8.  remarkable                        18.  unusually
9.  unlikely                               19.  misguidance
10.  unpleasantly                  20.  refillable

Challenge Words:

1.  reenlistment
2.  reassurance
3.  ineptness
4.  unseasonable
5.  unsuccessful

HOMOPHONES

1.  there            (place)
2.  they´re       ( they are)
3.  their             (belonging to them)
4.  sent              (to send)
5.  scent            (smell)
6.  hour             (time)
7.  our                (belonging to us)
8.  seam             (stitches on a piece of clothing)
9.  seem             (appears to be)
10.  plain           (flat area of land)
11.  plane           (airplane)
12.  piece            (part of something)
13.  peace          (opposite of war)
14.  two               (number 2)
15.  too                (also)
16.  to                  ( to go, to visit, to study)
17.  whole          (entire, all of  it)
18.  hole              (empty space)
19.  pail                (bucket)
20.  pale              (without color)

CHALLENGE WORDS

1.  chord            (musical tune)
2.  cord              (string)
3.  heir                (person who inherits)
4.  morning       (opposite of night)
5.  mourning     (saddness related to death)

Words with Silent Letters

1.  subtle                            11.  island
2. scene                              12.  lamb
3. climbed                         13.  numb
4. comb                              14.  often
5.  exhibit                          15.  rustle
6.  doubt                            16.  debt
7.  folks                              17.  knack
8.  exhaust                        18.  thumb
9.  half                                 19.  unknown
10.  whistle                       20.  mortgage

Challenge Words:
1.  handsome
2.  rhyme
3.  thorough
4.  cheetah
5.  cupboard

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Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.  The antencedent of a pronoun is the noun the pronoun refers to.

Ex:  Maria went shopping.  She bought a beautiful dress.
she (pronoun), Maria (antecedent)
SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
These pronouns are located in the subject of a sentence (before a verb).
I, you, he, she, it, we, they

OBJECT PRONOUNS:
These pronouns are located in the predicate of a sentence.  (After a verb or preposition)
me, you, him, her, it, us, them

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Spelling Words

1.  decoration                      11.  abdominal
2.  abbreviation                 12.  proposal / admiral
3.  admiration                     13.  rendition
4.  association                     14.  disposal
5.  aviation                           15.  emotional
6.  civilization                     16.  environmental
7.  declaration                    17.  denial
8.  addition                           18.  facial
9.  composition                   19.  judicial
10.  preposition                  20.  testimonial

Challenge Words

1.  superficial
2.  repetition
3.  conversation
4.  approximation
5.  international

“Mangrove Wilderness” is a nonfiction selection that will take you inside one of Earth’s fascinating ecosystems.  Click on the picture to watch a video about Mangrove Forests.

READING HOMEWORK:
MANGROVE WILDERNESS 2

1.  incomplete
2.  indirect
3.  intend
4.  instead
5.  include
6.  inexact
7.  infamous
9.  outbid
10.  outbreak
11.  outcast
12.  outdoor
13.  downfall
14.  downhill
15.  downpour
16.  downstairs
17.  update
18.  upfront
19.    uphill
20.  upwind

CHALLENGE WORDS
1.  inexpensive
2.  involuntary
3.  outpatient
4.  upstage
5.  downplay

After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station from his native Connecticut via a picnic basket, he takes up residence in the Bellinis’ newsstand. There tiny Chester is lucky enough to find three good friends:  a little boy named Mario, whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand; a fast-talking Broadway mouse called Tucker; and Tucker’s pal, Harry Cat. Between escapades in New York City, the four somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.

HOMEWORK:
     CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE 1