Spelling
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1. brief
2. believe
3. receive
4. leisure
5. piece
6. relief
7. seize
8. ceiling
9. field
10. neither
11. apiece
12. receipt
13. yield
14. deceive
15. achieve
16. grief
17. niece
18. protein
19. shield
20. conceited
Challenge Words
21. diesel
22. retrieval
23. unwieldly
24. grievance
25. deceitful
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1. brief
2. believe
3. receive
4. leisure
5. piece
6. relief
7. seize
8. ceiling
9. field
10. neither
11. apiece
12. receipt
13. yield
14. deceive
15. achieve
16. grief
17. niece
18. protein
19. shield
20. conceited
Challenge Words
21. diesel
22. retrieval
23. unwieldly
24. grievance
25. deceitful
Play a game to help you practice your words. Just click on the link:
http://www.quia.com/hm/479601.html
Reading
This week we are reading “King Midas and the Golden Touch” by Charlotte Craft. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.
Vocabulary Words and their Meaning
adorn- to add beauty to; put ornaments on; decorate
cleanse- to make clean
lifeless- without life
precious- having great value; worth much
realm- kingdom
spoonful- as much as a spoon can hold
bequeath- to give or leave by means of a will
exquisite- very lovely; delicate
inconvenience- not convenient; causing trouble, difficulty, bother
Vocabulary Words and their Meaning
adorn- to add beauty to; put ornaments on; decorate
cleanse- to make clean
lifeless- without life
precious- having great value; worth much
realm- kingdom
spoonful- as much as a spoon can hold
bequeath- to give or leave by means of a will
exquisite- very lovely; delicate
inconvenience- not convenient; causing trouble, difficulty, bother