The Voyage of the Mayflower

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The Voyage of the Mayflower

Open Court Reading

Unit 6 Lesson 2 Word Knowledgeand Vocabulary

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Word Knowledge

Grade 4, Unit 6 Lesson 2

These words contain the ending -lyLine 1: safely suddenly carefully freshly

All the words are adverbs

These words contain the spelling pattern -tionLine 2: position additional option caution

These words contain different spelling for the Long I sound

Line 3: sighting spy terrified ironIgh, y, _ie, I

These words contain the ing endingLine 4: capsizing howling sinking planking

Drop the E and add ing

Sentence 1: The passengers and crew could reach land safely.

Sentence 2: The businessmen recruited additional volunteers in London.

Sentence 3: Adults tried to comfort the terrified children.

Sentence 4: A ship must lower its sails in a storm to avoid capsizing.

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freshly

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caution

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spy

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iron

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capsizing

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planking

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cap-siz-ing

A sailing ship must lower its sails and drift with the wind to avoid

capsizing or breaking apart.

To keep a canoe from capsizing, do not stand up in it.

capsizing- overturning in the water

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din

Suddenly, above the din of the storm of the storm, they heard the

noise of splitting timber.

The din of a blaring siren woke me from a sound sleep.

Din- a loud and unpleasant noise that lasts for a while

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pro-vi-sions

The sixty-seven sailors on the Mayflower made provisions for their

journey.

I carried my food, sleeping bag, and other provisions in my

backpack.

provisions- supplies of food or necessary tools

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mus-kets

He then fired a couple of muskets and a

fowling piece near an open half-full barrel

of gunpowder.

The pilgrims used muskets to shoot

animals for food.

muskets-old-fashioned

guns used before

modern rifles were

invented

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pre-vail-ing

With the prevailing winds and currents, it made the return trip in only

thirty-one days.

The latest poll showsthe prevailing opinion is that children watch

too much television.

Prevailing-most frequent; occurring most often

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The Mayflower

The Mayf lower was

the famous shipthat

transported the

PilgrimsfromPlymouth, England, to

Plymouth Colony,

Massachusetts

(United States), in1620.

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The Journey

The vessel left England

on September 6, and

after a grueling journey

marked by disease, the

ship dropped anchorinside the hook tip of

Cape Cod(Provincetown

Harbor) on November 11

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One of its purposes

The Mayflowerwas used primarily as a cargoship, involved in active trade of goods (often

wine) between England and other European

countries

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Virtual Tour of the Mayflower