Week Four
Vocabulary
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Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page
number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.)
Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year of Publication. Source Type.
1. unprofitable adj.- making no profit or not
helpful or useful
 2. melancholy adj.- a thoughtful or gentle
feeling of sadness
 3. fortifications noun- (p. 75) Structure for
defense
 4. inclination (p. 77)- noun- the way somebody
feels about something or their tendency for
something
 5. parole (p. 82)- noun- a conditional release of
a prisoner
 6. Linking Verbs- express state of being (am, is,
was, were, being, been); implies passiveness in
writing.
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7. fervor (p. 89)-noun- intense or extremely
passionate enthusiasm
 8. prattle (p. 95)- verb- to talk in a silly, idle, or
childish way
 9. elixir (p.124-) noun-a quick or magical cure or
a sweetened solution of a medicine in water and
alcohol
 10. scabbard (p. 115) - noun- a sheath, or
protective case for a sword or blade
 11. askew (p. 107)- adj.-off center or crooked at
an angle
 12. Action verbs- tell what the subject does;
implies energy and activeness in writing.
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Write out the complete sentence and add the
vocabulary word. Circle the action verbs and
underline the linking verbs.
 1. I can’t listen to that radio DJ ___________
any longer about unimportant nonsense!
 2. My mom gets a little ____________ when
she starts thinking about the “good ole
days.”
 3. When Sideshow Bob was released on
___________, he immediately sought revenge
against Bart Simpson.
Write out the complete sentence and add the
vocabulary word.
1. The general drew his sword from his
____________, ready for action!
2. Curzon likes to wear his hat ________ because
it makes him look cool.
Dude, it’s reading time!
Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page
number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title
of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Source Type.
Write out the sets of synonyms and then match
the correct vocabulary to the set!
 1. enthusiasm, passion, zeal:
_______________
 2. battlements, structure, defenses:
_______________
 3. medicine, solution, potion:
________________
Write out the sentences and circle the vocabulary word. Then
underline the context clues that give the word added
meaning!
1.
2.
My money making plan to mow lawns was
unprofitable during January and February.
The new release was successfully completing
his parole by getting a job and attending
weekly parole meetings.
Dude, it’s reading time!
Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page
number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title
of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Source Type.
Write out the complete sentence and connect
your thoughts back to the vocabulary word.
 1. I would prefer an elixir of cough syrup to
be flavored ______________ rather than
______________.
 2. Keep a sword safe in a scabbard so it does
not___________________________________.
 3. The sale of __________________ at a
school would be unprofitable because
______________________.
Write out the sentences and circle the vocabulary
word. Then underline the context clues that give the
word added meaning!
1.
My friend loves to prattle on and on about boy
bands, but I hardly listen to her chatter.
2.
The basketball crowd’s fervor was evident as they
cheered and clapped for their favorite player.
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Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of
Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Source Type.
Write out the complete sentence and add the
vocabulary word.
 1. Bernie had the ______________ to visit 711 after school to get a snack because he
was so hungry.
 2. When I think about my old dog Annie I feel
a little ________________.
 3. As a sign of their intense ___________,
they all made t-shirts to support the cause.
Write out the complete sentence and connect your
thoughts back to the vocabulary word.
1.
2.
If my friend prattled about
________________________, I would not
listen.
I feel fervently, or have fervor, for these
three things:
_______________________________.
Dude, it’s reading time!
Begin your two column journal.
Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number.
Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of
Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Source Type.