Starting a Business - Story Vocabulary

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Starting a Business - Story Vocabulary

• entrepreneurs (en tre pre neurs)
• maintenance (main te nance)
• manufacturing (man u fac tur ing)
• profitable (prof it a ble)
• service

Open Court 4th Grade Unit 2 Dollars and Sense
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entrepreneurs- use context clues

• Successful entrepreneurs take time to plan their
  businesses before they start.
• The entrepreneurs opened their own car washing
  business.

entrepreneurs- (en tre pre neurs) People who
start businesses
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maintenance- use context clues

• Service businesses provide care, maintenance, or
  repair to customers- such as dog walking, yard
  cleaning, or lawn mowing.
• Regular oil changes are an important part of car
  maintenance.

maintenance the work of keeping something in
good condition
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service use context clues

• Customers pay service businesses to do things
  they themselves dont have time or desire to do.
• Ryan enjoys working in the stores service
  department because he likes helping people.

service - A type of business that provides useful
work rather than products
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manufacturing- use context clues

• Manufacturing businesses make and sell products,
  such as jewelry, dog collars, and lanyards.
• Students toured the manufacturing plant where
  toothpaste is made and packaged.

manufacturing a type of business that makes and
sells products
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profitable- use context clues

• Jewelry requires more preparation, but it can be
  very profitable as well as creative.
• Martas garage sale was so profitable that she
  was able to buy a new bicycle with her earnings.

profitable something that makes more money than
the article or service costs
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Starting a Business - Story Vocabulary

• entrepreneurs - people who start businesses
• maintenance the work of keeping something in
  good condition
• service - a type of business that provides useful
  work rather than products
• manufacturing - a type of business that makes and
  sells products
• profitable - something that makes more money than
  the article or service costs

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Word Knowledge for Starting a Business

• These words are adjectives that are formed by
  adding a suffix to a noun.

successful success -ful
synonyms
profitable ______ -___
musical ______ -_____
synonyms
artistic ______ -_____
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These words each contain a different
pronunciation of the spelling ea.
earns
steady
thread
easy
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Each word contains the /s/ sound spelled c before
e or i.
specific
price
decide
service
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Which word contains the schwa sound?
The schwa sound is the vowel sound in unstressed
syllables.
Most students look forward to summer vacation.
vacation
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Identify the two adjectives in this sentence.
Do you want an ongoing business that brings in
steady money?
What nouns do these adjectives describe?
adjective ongoing noun business
adjective steady noun money
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This sentence is a declarative sentence.
A Declarative sentence makes a statement.
Manufacturing businesses can be profitable.
Rearrange the words to make this sentence into an
Interrogative sentence.
An Interrogative sentence asks a question.
Can manufacturing be a profitable business?
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What kind of sentence is this?
Is there another service you could offer?
Rearrange the words to make this Interrogative
(question) sentence into a declarative (telling)
sentence.
There is another service you could offer.
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