Saturday, September 13, 2014

Eye of the storm 2 spelling and vocabulary

This week's words will not be coming from the story.  Our vocabulary this week are language related terms. The test will be Friday.

Eye of the Storm Week 2 vocabulary words
Infer: to make a good guess, read between the lines
analyze: break apart and study the pieces of something
compare: tell how things are alike
contrast: tell how things are different
revise: change
brochure/pamphlet: a small piece of text that explains the details of a certain place/thing
guide words: words that are at the top of a dictionary page, help guide you to the word you are looking for
syllables: part of a word with a vowel sound in it, helps to spell and sound out words
subject: part of a sentence that tells you who or what did something

predicate: part of a sentence that tells you what the subject did (verb)

This week's spelling will not be tested.  We are going to work on some word study words.  We'll be concentrating on phonics, prefixes, and suffixes.  

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