This Week's ELA: 3/17

4^th 9 Weeks, Week 1

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #11 cede, ceed, cess and vers, vert

*Spelling choice activity due Thursday (if you made below 100% on Friday’s test).

*Quizlet.org is a great online site to study the meanings of these words.

*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

cede, ceed, cess = ________________________________             vers, vert = ___________________________________

1.             accessible (adj.) able to go in to, enter, or approach

2.             accessory (n.) an article or item worn with an outfit that “goes with” or matches the outfit

3.             successor (n.) a person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)

4.             concede (v.) to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid

5.             intercede (v.) to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement

6.             exceed (v.) to go or be beyond the limit or expectations

7.             recede  (v.) to go or move back

8.             precede (v.) to go before something else in time, order, place, or rank

9.             proceed (v.) to keep going; to go ahead with something; to move along

10.         recess  (n.) the time during which people go out to take a break

11.         anniversary (n.) the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older

12.         convert (v.) to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking

13.         conversation (n.) a discussion that switches back and forth from one person to another; a discussion that “turns back and forth”

14.         diversify (v.) to divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected

15.         diversion (n.) something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about

16.         introvert (n.) a person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself; a shy person

17.         extrovert (n.) a person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people

18.         revert (v.) to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back

19.         invert (v.) to turn or flip in the opposite direction

20.         subvert (v.) to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority

VOCABULARY: Goin’ Someplace Special

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test FRIDAY.

1.     autograph: (n) a person’s name written in the person’s own handwriting

2.     fare: (n) the cost of a ride on a bus, train, airplane, ship, or taxi

3.     blurted: (v) said suddenly or without thinking

4.     permission: (n) consent or agreement from someone in authority

5.     chiseled: (v) cut or shaped with a sharp metal tool called a chisel

6.     scald: (v) to heat to a temperature just below the boiling point

7.     clenched: (v) grasped or closed tightly

8.     spectacular: (adj) very impressive or unusual

TESTED READING SKILL: Character and setting

GRAMMAR SKILL: Pronouns and antecedents

DITB #18 is due Friday!

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