racket

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Escape Passage taken from the book, Charlottes
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Vocabulary

• racket

commotion
captivity
appetizing
reconsider
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Consequences Lesson 4 Escape Melissa Lape
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• racket

Use Context clues
The goose heard the racket and she, too, started
hollering.
John could barely hear the conductor because of
the racket on the crowded train.
racket noise indicating confusion
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• commotion

Use Context clues
The cocker spaniel heard the commotion, and he
ran out from the barn to join the chase.
There was a commotion at school when the
students lined up for graduation.
commotion - noisy disturbance
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• appetizing

Use Context clues
The food smelled appetizing.
Jaleel brought some appetizing sandwiches to the
party.
appetizing- arousing the desire for food
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• captivity

Use Context clues
Zuckerman tried to lure Wilbur back into
captivity.
The princess was kept in captivity by the evil
queen.
captivity being held and confined
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• reconsider

Use Context clues
The goose pleaded with Wilbur to reconsider, but
Wilbur paid no attention.
When asked to reconsider his ruling, the
judge stood by his decision.
reconsider- think about again
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Vocabulary Review
racket noise indicating confusion
commotion - noisy disturbance
appetizing- arousing the desire for food
captivity being held and confined
reconsider- think about again
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Vocabulary Quiz
_______ noise indicating confusion
_______- noisy disturbance
______- arousing the desire for food
_______being held and confined
________- think about again
racket
commotion
appetizing
captivity
reconsider
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Word Knowledge /oo/ Words

• goose

food
stool
rooster
broom
caboose
cartoon
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Word KnowledgeThese words from the story
contain long o.

• know

whole
swallow
commotion
grindstone
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The following are Compound Words

• pigpen pig pen

downhill ___ ___
barnyard ___ ___
afternoon ___ ___
seashell ___ _____
teapot ____ ____
doorbell ___ ____
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Root has 3 possible meanings. Match each
sentence with the correct definition below.
1 Go through the orchard, root up the sod! Go
down through the garden, dig up the radishes root
up everything.

• 2 The cheerleaders root for the team.

3 The roots of the saguaro cactus are very
long. --------------------------------------
A. To dig
B. To support a team
C. The part of the plant in the ground
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Slops has 2 possible meanings. Match each
sentence with the correct definition below.
1 Ill go and get a bucket of slops.

• 2 The baby slops her food across the room.

A. verb- makes a mess
B. noun- food for pigs
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Word Knowledge - Sentences

• The food smelled appetizing.

Identify the word with the /oo/ sound.
food
Identify the root of smelled.
smell
Identify the root of appetizing.
appetize
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Word Knowledge - Sentences

• Wilbur was no
• longer penned up
• in the pigpen.

Identify the word with more than one meaning.
penned
Give different definitions for the word.
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Word Knowledge - Sentences

• This has been
• a tiring afternoon
• playing in the snow.

Identify the closed compound word in the sentence.
afternoon
Which two words make up the compound?
after noon
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Word Knowledge - Sentences

• Always chew your
• food before you
• swallow it.

Note the word swallow contains the long o sound
spelled ow.
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