Consonant combinations which
cannot be represented by any
single letter in our alphabet are
called digraphs
(wh-, ch-, th-, -ch, -th, -tch)
Definition
1: any of the larger marine
mammals of the order
Cetacea, especially as
distinguished from the smaller
dolphins and porpoises,
having a fishlike body,
forelimbs modified into flippers
and a head that is horizontally
flattened
Examples:
(n) there are different
types of this mammal
What is it like?
-marine mammal
On our class trip, we went whale watching.
Definition
1. the grain of any cereal
grass of the genus Triticum,
used in the form of flour for
making bread, cakes and
for other culinary and
nutritional purposes
2: the plant itself
What is it like?
-corn
- grass
(n)
from seed
to flour
to plants
to a
finished
product
-cereal
My grandmother makes homemade bread from freshly
ground wheat.
Definition
Examples:
1: the absence of any
(n) I’ll just take
cause of events that can be
my chances
predicted, understood, or
controlled
2: luck or fortune
(v) choose a number
3: to happen or occur by
chance
rain or shine
What is it like?
-coincidence
-opportunity
-happen
-unknown
Chances are good that you will win.
Definition
Examples:
1: a building for public
(n) different types of
Christian worship
architecture
2: public worship of god or
a religious service in such a
building
What is it like?
- religion
-faith
-congregation
Our family attends church together every Sunday.
Definition
1: to have a conscious
mind, to some extent of
reasoning, remembering,
and making rational
decisions
2: to have or form in the
mind as an idea
What is it like?
-believe
-conceive
Examples:
(v) I can do anything if
I put my mind into it
-guess
-imagine
Our math test was so difficult, I had to think very hard to get
the right answers.
Definition
1: a fabric formed by
weaving from wool, hair,
silk, flax, cotton, or other
fiber used for garments,
upholstery, and other items
Examples:
(n) many colors
What is it like?
-fabric
-material
-textile
She covered the table with a red cloth.
many uses
Definition
1: to give forth or glow with
light
2: to be bright with
reflected light
3: to put a gloss or polish
on
What is it like?
-glitter
-sparkle
-illuminate
Examples:
(n) my shoes
have a shine
car shine
(v) the sun
shines
My dad keeps a sparkling shine on our family car.
Definition
1: to break to pieces with
violence and often with a
crashing sound
2: to hit or strike with force
3: a blow, hit, or slap
Examples:
(n) broken computer
(n) shattered
glass
What is it like?
-crash
-shatter
-break
The cans were smashed and taken to the recycling center.
Definition
1: to go and bring back
2: to cause to come
3: game to play with your
dog
What is it like?
-bring back
-return with
-go and get
Examples:
(v) bring back
the stick
playing fetch
is good exercise
for dogs
John’s dog loves to play fetch with us every day.
Definition
1: to break, mar, or mark
the surface of by rubbing,
scraping, or tearing with
something sharp or rough
2: to withdraw from a race
3: to make a slight grating
noise as a pen
What is it like?
-scrape
-cut
-abrasion
-mark
Examples:
(n) scraped knee
(v) scratching
the couch
Don’t worry, the cat won’t scratch you.
The cloth was pretty.
my brothers haved a
chans to thing about
the scrash on the desk?
-s
-es
-