Unit Two Week 5:

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Unit Two Week 5 Making a Noun Plural
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Objectives

• Explain how to make a noun plural
• Introduce students to Latin suffix tion
• Introduce new vocabulary/spelling words

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VOCABULARY
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an/x/ious

• Afraid or nervous especially about what may
  happen.
• I cant help but be anxious about the big test
  tomorrow

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au/di/ence

• A group of people who gather together to listen
  to or watch something.
• Our audience will be amazed by our song for the
  talent show

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a/ware

• Feeling, experiencing, or noticing something.
• I am aware of everything that happens in my
  classroom

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bi/cy/cle

• A 2-wheeled vehicle that a person rides by
  pushing on foot pedals.
• The most Ive paid for a bicycle is one hundred
  dollars

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bur/den

• Something that is carried. This could be
  either a physical, mental or emotional load.
• My mom hates to burden others with her
  problems

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can/non

• A large gun that shoots heavy metal or stone
  balls and was once a common military weapon.
• Move that cannon into position before our
  enemies arrive

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ch/oo/se

• To decide that particular person or thing
  is the one that you want.
• I will chose the best candidate when I vote

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civ/ic

• Relating to citizenship or being a citizen.
• It is our civic duty to volunteer

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ex/pen/sive

• Involving a high cost or sacrifice.
• This shirt is much to expensive

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gr/udg/ing/ly

• To do or give something unwillingly or with
  reservations.
• Some students grudgingly do their homework

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mus/cu/lar

• Having large or strong muscles
• Most bodybuilders are muscular and fit

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re/sear/ch

• Careful study that is done to find and
  report new knowledge about something.
• The new grant money will further our research

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rum/bl/ing

• A low, heavy, continuous sound or series of
  sounds.
• The thunder made a low rumbling noise

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tr/udg/ed

• To walk slowly and heavily because you are
  tired or working very hard.
• Alexus trudged through the mud puddles walking
  to the bus stop

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tim/id/ly

• Feeling or showing a lack of courage or
  confidence.
• The puppy timidly approached the little child

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Latin Suffix -tion

• This Latin suffix means a condition of
  being
• For example starvation is the condition of
  starvation.
• Observation is the state of observing/looking

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Singular and Plural Nouns (continued)

• A singular noun names a person, place or thing
• A plural noun names more than one person place or
  thing
• In order to make most nouns plural you add an s
  to end of the word, however, this is not always
  true and there are exceptions to this rule.

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Singular and Plural Nouns (exceptions)

• With nouns ending in ch, sh, s or x to make them
  plural you add the letters es. For example
  church becomes churches.
• With nouns ending in a consonant and y, change
  the y to i and add the letters es. For example
  party becomes parties.
• With nouns ending in a vowel and y add an s to
  make plural. For example toy becomes toys.

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Types of Sentences

• There are four types of sentences we will learn
  about this week.
• Declarative sentences always end in a period.
• Interrogative sentences always end in a question
  mark?
• Imperative sentences can end in either a period.
  Or an exclamation mark ! Depending on the
  statement and the force in which it is said.
• Exclamatory sentences (ends in an exclamation
  point !)

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Vocabulary Group

• Work with Unit 2
• Student will complete their vocabulary
  sentences, word find and word scramble. Then
  work in flash cards. Students will be
  responsible for both lists of words on the unit
  test

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Computer Group

Students will complete the Brainpop assignment
Types of Sentences and work on their Language
Arts Journals.

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Small Group/Book Group

• Students will read silently chapters 3 and 4 in
  Memoirs from the Principles Desk
• Once this is done we will go over the previous
  weeks bell ringers and students may work on their
  singular/plural noun work sheets. Students who
  do not complete this in class will have this as
  homework.

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Homework

• Students will complete any work not finished in
  class as homework. In addition students should
  go to spellingcity.com and interact with both
  lists of spelling words for this unit. Student
  should spend at least two hours each week
  reviewing/learning vocabulary words and
  identifying the many different types of nouns we
  have discussed such as abstract, concrete,
  proper, common and introduced this week plural
  and singular

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That is it folks! Let's get to work!