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The West SideVocabulary

• scowled
• jabbering
• manager
• embarrassed
• impressed

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scowled

• Señor Rivera said nothing. He scowled.
• My grandmother scowled at the boys who were
  throwing rocks.

Which skill(s) did you use to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word?
Context clues, word structure
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jabbering

• Here hed been jabbering away to this boy all
  about Barranquitas and his house and his mother
  and sisters and friends and his miniature car
  collection and the Piñonas River and his school
  and the TV programs he watched at home.
• The little boy was jabbering excitedly about the
  new toy his grandparents had given him.

Which skill(s) did you use to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word?
Context clues, word structure
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manager

• Im the manager of the team, he added, with an
  edge of pride in his voice. That means I set up
  the games and everything.
• As the manager of the apartment building, Brenda
  collects the rent and makes sure the building is
  in good condition.

Which skill(s) did you use to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word?
Context clues, apposition
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embarrassed

• He had barely understood a word that Carlos said.
  But he was embarrassed to ask his friend to
  repeat it all over again in Spanish.
• My father was embarrassed when he tripped over
  the hose and fell down in front of the neighbors.

Which skill(s) did you use to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word?
Context clues, word structure
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impressed

• But he did understand that Carlos was impressed
  at how he had hit the ball.
• The music teacher listened carefully as her
  student played Mozart on the piano. She was
  impressed with how well this ten-year-old could
  play.

Which skill(s) did you use to determine the
meaning of the vocabulary word?
Context clues, word structure
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Word Knowledge
What do these words have in common?
blue blew ate eight sun son would wood
Theyre homophones. What is a homophone?
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as
another word but has a different meaning and
spelling. Can you think of other pairs of
homophones?
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Consonant Blends

• What are the consonant blends in these words?
• broken closet stranger scream

broken closet stranger scream
Can you think of other words that begin with the
consonant blends br, cl, str, or scr ?
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Closed Compound Words

• What are closed compound words?

They are words made up of two words joined
together without a space in between them.
sidewalk stickball grandmother
What are the two words that make up each compound
word?
Can you think of more examples of closed compound
words?
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Spelling Patterns

• What do these words have in common?

correct
garbage
cardboard
guitar
import
They all have the /or/ and /är/ sounds spelled
or, oar, and ar.
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Homophones

• The two boys played stickball in the street.

Why cant the homophone to be used to replace two?
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Blends

• A stranger was standing on the sidewalk.

What are the 3-letter and 2-letter consonant
blends in this sentence?
How do 3-letter consonant blends differ from
2-letter consonant blends?
split sprint
Can you think of a sentence using either of these
3-consonant blend words?
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Closed Compound Words

• My grandmother put three books over there.

What is the closed compound word in this sentence?
BONUS QUESTION Can you think of a homophone for
there and use it in a sentence?
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Which words have the /är/ and /or/ sound spelled
ar and oar?

• There were empty cardboard boxes and stacks of
  newspapers in the garbage.