OCR 2, LESSON 2: STUDY GUIDE

THE /ow/ and /oi/ Sounds

account trousers rejoice poison outside
ground enjoyment destroy employ appoint
bounce about tower plow joint
founded amount bound choice mountain

Vocabulary

freight*

express*

conveyance*

merchandise*

promoted

ambitious*

executive

establish*

venture*

netted*

yearned*

fee

destination*

rugged*

deposit

popular

highwaymen*

founder

diggings*

cutthroats*

shady

bandits

prey

discourage

strayed

For the Sentence Study Group:

Assignment #1_______________

For each of the words marked with an asterisk [*], neatly and correctly write the word and its definition in your Language Arts Spiral Notebook.

 

Assignment #2_________________________

For each of the words marked with an asterisk [*], write a descriptive sentence about the history of the Wells and Fargo company. Underline or highlight the vocabulary word in the sentence.

Assignment #3_______________________

Answer 1--5 of the Study Guide Questions. Copy the question and then write your answer with one or more complete sentences. Read #6 and think about it.

 

Study Guide Questions

1.            How did Wells and Fargo respond to the discovery of gold in California?

2.            What money-making ideas did Wells and Fargo have for making big profits in California?

3.            Who made up Wells and Fargo’s “California market”?

4.            What helped give Henry Wells good ideas about how he could make money in California?

5.            The fact that gold is heavy is a fact that helped Wells Fargo become a “gold bank.” Explain.

6.            What would you see, hear, touch and do, if you were to go back in time and travel on a stagecoach? Check the Internet Link on mrsmacadam.com