Recognizing and using short vowels Exercise Express Grade 4 Week 1
Dec 16, 2015
Recognizing and using short vowels
Exercise ExpressGrade 4
Week 1
Definition1: to move past; go by2: a narrow route across a low place in the mountains3: a free ticket or permit4: to occur; happen
Examples: (n) boarding pass
a very narrow passage
made it
(v)catch that ball
What is it like?-to give up one’s turn in a game-a form of identification-to discontinue-to give information
Jim was elated he won a free pass to Fiesta Texas.
passpas, pahs
Definition1: to use boastful language2: a person who boasts
Examples: (n) the new car
did it
(v) got to brag and crow
What is it like?-gloat-boast
Jane liked to brag about her straight A’s.
brag…
brag
Definition1: to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves2: the sense of smell
Examples: (n) nice aroma
bad smell
(v) smell this
What is it like? -fragrance-discover-breathe-stench
I love the smell of chocolate cake baking.
smellsmel
Definition1: past tense of feel2: a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure3: to perceive or examine by touch
Examples: (n) felt hat
felt markers felt cloth
(v) don’t touch
carefully
What is it like?-touch -material-feel
I always wondered why my grandpa’s felt hat felt so stiff and woolly.
feltfelt
Definition1: past tense of keep2: to hold or have use of3: to persist at
Examples: (v) kept too long
What is it like?-held-saved-guarded as a secret-fulfilled as kept happy-restrain
The dog kept chewing on the couch until he ripped a very large hole in the cover.
keptkept
Definition1: the ability to do something well2: special ability in a task or sport acquired by training
Examples: (n) building
playing music
laying a walk
very special skill
What is it like?-competence-intelligence-ability-craft-knack
My mother was a very skilled seamstress.
skillskil
Definition1: a block of clay hardened by drying2: to pave, line, wall, or build with brick
Examples: (n) a single brick can
grow into a wall which can grow into many walls or
an entire building
What is it like?-stone-slab-cinder block
The brick on the house next door is cracking.
brickbrik
Definition1: the part of a shirt, dress, or coat that encompasses the neckline of the garment and sewn permanently to it2: to seize by the neck
Examples: (n) injured neck
man’s dress shirt
keeps a dog safe
(v) collared by the law
What is it like?-corner-capture-arrest-neckband
The burglar was collared by the police.
collarkol-er
Definition1: the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a slice of bread2: the hard external covering or coating
Examples: (n) pie crust
bread crust
pizza crust
crusty alga growing on a rock
What is it like?-covering-surface-layer-outside
My favorite part of a fresh loaf of homemade bread is the wonderful crust with lots of butter.
crustkruhst
Definition1: confident expectation of something; hope2: rely or depend on
Examples: (n)
business parent and child (v) trust in others
What is it like?-belief-faith-confidence
My parents were always so reliable that I was able to trust them for everything.
trusttruhst
passpas
Good writers reread and revise by adding, deleted, moving, or substituting.
We passed the park.
Stretch It!
Fix It!
Good writers reread and edit.
i studyed for my math test and Maid a passin grad
Add It!
un - -ing
Good readers make words with sounds.