Open Court Unit 1 -- Unit Review for Spelling and Vocabulary: STUDY IT!!!!
The Vocabulary Study:
Lesson 1
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treacherous |
not safe because of hidden dangers |
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prospect |
something that could happen in the future |
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fierce |
wild or threatening in appearance |
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ineffectively |
uselessly |
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alarmingly |
filled with a sense of danger |
Lesson 2
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timid |
shy; feeling or showing a lack of courage |
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enviously |
with jealousy |
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mock |
pretend; fake |
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snare |
a trap |
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cunning |
tricky |
Lesson 3
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troublesome |
causing problems or difficulties (page 49) |
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feisty |
full of energy (page 51) |
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energetic |
having energy; spirited (page 53) |
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mild mannered |
gentle in nature (page 53) |
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pesky |
annoying (page 55) |
Lesson 4
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racket |
noise indicating confusion (p. 72) |
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commotion |
noisy disturbance (p. 72) |
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captivity |
being held and confined (p. 75) |
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appetizing |
arousing the desire for food (p. 76) |
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reconsider |
think about again (p. 76) |
Lesson 5
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astronaut- |
a person who travels in space (p. 83) |
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excelled- |
did better than others (p. 86) |
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specialized- |
concentrated on one activity or subject (p. 86) |
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simulates- |
imitates (p. 89) |
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techniques- |
ways of handling something (p. 93) |
Lesson 6
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fugitives |
persons who run away (p. 103) |
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sympathetic |
showing kind feelings toward others (p. 104) |
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asserted |
said firmly (p. 104) |
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abolitionist |
a person who wants to end slavery (p. 106) |
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indignantly |
with anger (p. 107) |
The Spelling Study Guide
Short Vowels
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cactus |
lettuce |
doctor |
punish |
principle |
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cockpit |
minimum |
solid |
billion |
hundred |
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contact |
rustic |
windmill |
traffic |
tablet |
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victims |
pasture |
bottomless |
shrubs |
silver |
Spelling: The Long A Sound
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neighbor |
weigh |
eighth |
crayon |
sway |
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stray |
erase |
female |
male |
state |
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grain |
trail |
bacon |
basement |
chamber |
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midday |
claim |
sailed |
brave |
plains |
Spelling List: The Long E Sound
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steel |
fleet |
seaweed |
wreath |
measles |
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scream |
least |
yield |
shield |
shriek |
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thief |
donkey |
hockey |
trolley |
niece |
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prairie |
eager |
seals |
married |
sneak |
Spelling List: The Long O Sound
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over |
blow |
coast |
cobra |
elbow |
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bulldozer |
overflow |
narrow |
window |
shadow |
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hollow |
groan |
slow |
coax |
bowl |
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whole |
know |
grindstones |
swallow |
commotion |
Spelling List: The Long I Sound
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dynamite |
flight |
knight |
pirate |
tighten |
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type |
style |
rhyme |
spite |
supply |
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pilot |
mile |
midnight |
icicle |
skylight |
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decide |
science |
overnight |
might |
wired |
Spelling List: The oo and long u Sounds
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value |
lose |
cue |
bruise |
proof |
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smooth |
suit |
truce |
boost |
true |
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reuse |
crew |
fruit |
juice |
issue |
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whose |
flute |
view |
continued |
include |
Spelling List: Review
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chamber |
steel |
swallow |
brain |
neighbor |
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erase |
seaweed |
donkey |
shriek |
cobra |
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bulldozer |
shadow |
dynamite |
style |
spite |
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maze |
freedom |
floating |
creative |
least |