Review


Answer the Question Use what you have learned about the words in the Word List to answer each question. Underline each correct answer.


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Which word describes the amount of food at a feast? profusion


dearth


Which word describes a large amount? minuscule


substantial


Which word describes a pitcher filled with water? sparse


replete


Which word describes a skilled carpenter? competent


equable


Which word describes an extra chair at a table? superfluous adequate


Write the Sentences Write a sentence that contains both of the words in each pair. You may use the words in any order. You may also change the endings of the words.


Answers will vary. 6 portion, minuscule My portion was minuscule, so I asked for more. 7 quota, imperative It is imperative that you sell your quota of tickets. 8 capacity, adequate The capacity of this canteen is adequate for my needs. 9 minor, equilibrium A minor shift in weight will destroy the equilibrium.


10 ample, plethora I have an ample supply of garden tomatoes now, and by tomorrow I will have a plethora.


Review


Answer the Question and Write the Sentences


OBJECTIVES Students will C demonstrate knowledge of unit vocabulary by choosing the correct word to describe something.


C demonstrate knowledge of unit vocabulary by writing sentences that contain pairs of vocabulary words.


GUIDE STUDENTS Tell students that in these activities they will use their knowledge of the vocabulary words to choose the cor- rect word to describe something and to create sentences for pairs of vocab- ulary words. For the first activity, they can think about the meaning of each answer choice and how they would use each word to describe something. Then they can read the question and underline the correct answer.


For the second activity, tell students that their sentences should contain context clues that suggest the mean- ings of both vocabulary words.


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Enrichment Related Words


Explain that the various forms of some of the words in this unit are also related to the theme of measurement, for example, plenty and plentiful; deduce and deduction. Challenge students to work together to cre- ate a bulletin board display of words relat- ed to measurement using different forms of vocabulary words. Students can use a dic- tionary to find and check words.


PRACTICE


Have students work individually to complete these activities. When they have finished, you may wish to have students share their responses with the class.


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