Unit 20, Lesson 5

Unit 20, Lesson 5

March 1, 2011

1. Content Mastery: Vowel Digraphs

• We have now gone over more vowel digraphs:– Ey, ea, ay, ow, ie (HINT: these will be the only ones on the

Content Mastery!)

• When I say the word, please write down the word or just the two letters that make up the vowel digraph

• If you write the entire word, please circle the vowel digraph

• Write the words to the best of your ability

• When done, please write the word with it’s correct spelling next to it

2. Content Mastery: Spelling Posttest 1

Grading Content Masteries

• Please turn to Content Mastery page 7

• Please put the total number that you have RIGHT on the top of the page in the box

• 1. ______

• 2. ______

• 3. ______

• 4. ______

• 5. ______

1. Content Mastery: Vowel Digraphs (page 7)

• 6. ______

• 7. ______

• 8. ______

• 9. ______

• 10. ______

ey

ea

ay

ow

ie

ow

ie

ow

ay

ea

Content Mastery Page 8

relievedecreasecourse

chimneyhollow

guaranteeguardfeastguess

shallowguestdelaygreat

meanwhilefriend

3. Review: Base Words and Suffixes

• A base word is a word that can stand alone and does not have a prefix or a suffix

• A base word can have one or more syllables– Example: slow, yel/low

• Prefixes and suffixes are affixes, or meaningful word parts, that can be added to base words

• Suffixes are added to the ends of words and extend or modify these words’ meanings– Example: • Base Word + Suffix = New Word• play + ing = playing• spider + y = spidery

3. Review: Base Words and Suffixes

• Prefixes are added to the beginning of words and extend or modify these words’ meanings– Example: • Prefix + Base Word = New Word• Re- + play = replay• Pre- + heat = preheat

3. Introduction: Prefix + Root

• A root is the basic meaning part of a word. It carries the most important part of the word’s meaning.

• Roots of English often come from other languages, especially Latin

• A root usually needs a prefix or a suffix to make it into a word, though some Latin roots can stand alone

• Examples to follow

• Tract is a root that comes from a Latin word meaning “to pull”

• Prefixes are often added to the beginnings of roots to build words

• Examples:– Re + tract = retract• Re = “back”, tract = “to pull”, retract = “to pull back”

3. Introduction: Prefix + Root

• De- = “reverse,” “reduce,” “derived from”• Ex- = “out”

• Example:– Detract = “to pull away from”– Extract = “to pull out”

3. Introduction: Prefix + Root

• Extract Ex = “out”, tract = “pull” Extract = “to pull out”

3. Introduction: Prefix + Root

• Export Ex = “out”, port = “carry” Extract = “to carry out”

• Express Ex = “out”, press = “press” Extract = “to press out”

• Detract De = “away from”, tract = “pull” Extract = “to pull away from”

• Deport De = “away from”, port = “carry” Extract = “to carry away from”

• Depress De = “down”, press = “press” Depress = “to press down”

• Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns

• Adjectives tell which one? What kind? Or How many?

4. Review: Adjectives

• Answer the questions to allow you to make a good sentence:– Who (what) did it?– What did they (he/she/it) do?– What did he/she/it do it to?– Where?– When?

4. Masterpiece Sentences : Stage 4

Lupe Medranowon

the championship

at the playgroundwhen she was twelve.

Sentence: Lupe Medrano won the championship at the playground when she was twelve.

5. Map It: Business Letter

• Heading: return address• Date: date the letter is being written• Inside Address: recipient’s address• Greeting: Dear __________, or Dear Sir or

Madam• Body: the message of the recipient• Complimentary Closer: Sincerely,• Signature: your first and last name

• Use the template and the example given to:– Write a letter to the newspaper as if you were

Lupe– Copy the heading, date, inside address, and

greeting from Lupe’s letter– Use the template to write your body of the letter

6. Map It: Business Letter

Example: