Name Date “A SOUND OF THUNDER” correlate VOCABULARY expendable paradox resilient infinitesimally malfunctioning annihilate stagnating subliminal undulate A. Directions: Write the word from the box that correctly completes the sentence. 1. A cell phone that is ________________ does not work properly. 2. The statement “Less is more” is a ________________. 3. Clothes in your closet that you consider ________________ could be donated to charity. 4. Without movement or current, a ________________ pond develops a foul odor. 5. If you ________________ two subjects you can show how they are related. 6. Some people believe that stores broadcast ________________ messages that you can’t hear. 7. Miguel hopes that the approaching storm won’t ________________ his garden. 8. The tough little alley cat was so ________________ that it could withstand whatever hardship life dealt it. 9. Unfortunately, our seats at the stadium were so far away that the teams appeared ________________ small. 10. Fascinated by watching the stalks of corn ________________ in the wind, Liz decided to capture the beauty of the scene with her camera. B. Writing Option: Write a warning that you think should have been posted along the Path in “A Sound of Thunder.” Use at least two words from the box. ______________________________________________________________________________ C. THE LATIN WORD ROOT The word verdict contains the Latin root dict, meaning “say.” To understand words that contain dict, you may need to use context clues as well as your knowledge of the root. Directions: Use the meaning of the root and context clues to write a definition for each underlined word. Note that one of the words also contains the Latin root mal. 1. When Eckels first saw the dinosaur, his verdict was that it could not be killed. 12. Eckels wanted Travis to predict if the safari would end well. 13. Travis dictated the rules of the safari to Eckels. 14. Travis issued this dictum to the hunters: “Stay on the Path.” 15. Travis uttered a malediction on Eckels when he realized the hunter had left the Path. 16. After he discovered a dead butterfly on the bottom of his shoe, Eckels wished he could contradict the warnings of Travis. Directions: Complete each sentence with an underlined word from Exercise C (above). 17. Before the jury could reach a ____, the judge declared a mistrial. ___________ the judge’s 18. As a result of many errors by the prosecution, the law pronouncement. 19. Until that moment, it had been difficult to _________________ which side would prevail. 20. At one point, a witness’s testimony seemed to _____________ what he had said earlier. 21. When informed of this, the witness shouted a __________________ at the prosecuting attorney. 22. The judge then issued a stern __________________ to both sides about fu- ture outbursts. 16 Unit 1 Grade 9 Resource Manager Name Date “A SOUND OF THUNDER” VOCABULARY THE LATIN WORD ROOT The word malfunctioning contains the Latin root mal, meaning “bad” or “wrongly.” You’ll encounter mal in many context – in terms related to health, for instance, such as malnourished and malady. When mal is used as a prefix with English base words, as in malnourished, you can easily figure out meanings. To understand other words containing mal, you may need to use context clues in additions to your knowledge of the root. Directions: Use the meaning of mal, along with context clues, to figure out the meanings of the underlined words. 23. In his speech, the candidate maligned his opponents. ______________________________________________________________________________ 24. She was grateful that the tumor on her spine was not malignant. ______________________________________________________________________________ 25. Anyone who complains as much as he must be a malcontent. ______________________________________________________________________________ 26. We not know that malaria is spread by mosquitoes, not through the air. ______________________________________________________________________________ D. Own the Word: Complete all parts of the following numbers. 27. The word annihilate comes from the Latin word annihilare, meaning “to reduce to nothing.” Find the word annihilate in line 109 of the story. Explain why annihilate is a more appropriate word that kill in this context. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 28. Expendable means “not essential”; an antonym is indispensable. Use both words in sentences. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 29. The word infinitesimally is related to the word infinite. Both words share a root that means “to be without definable limits.” Identify words and phrases in the surrounding sentences of line 134 that help you understand the meaning of infinitesimally. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 30. Provide synonyms for correclate. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 31. The word paradox is often used interchangeably with the word contradiction. Look at the following sentence: The less a person owns, the more free he or she is. Explain how this statement expresses a paradox. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 32. The word resilient comes from the Latin words re-, which mean “again,” and salire, which means “to jump.” Complete the semantic-map for the word, resilient. Write the word and definition in the center circle, and at the end of the legs write possible synonyms. 33. Undulate can also refer to sound. For example, you might say that you can hear the wail of a siren undulating in the distance. 34. The word malfunctioning is usually applied to mechanical objects, not living creatures. Supply words that have a connotation that would relate to the malfunctioning of something living. ______________________________________________________________________________ 35. The word stagnant can be used in many contexts. List other things that can be described as stagnating. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 18 Unit 1 Grade 9 Resource Manager Name Date “A SOUND OF THUNDER” VOCABULARY 36. The word subliminal is made up of the prefix sub- which means “under or below,” and the Latin word limen, which means “threshold.” List other words that use sub- as a prefix. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ E. Practice: Answer the questions to show your understanding of the vocabulary words. 37. Which is more expendable in a jungle, a book or bug repellent? ______________________________________________________________________________ 38. Which is more stagnating, a weed-filled pond or a flowing stream? ______________________________________________________________________________ 39. If I correlate information, do I throw it out or see how it fits together? ______________________________________________________________________________ 40. Would a malfunctioning phone never ring or have two choices of ring? ______________________________________________________________________________ 41. If a change happens infinitesimally, is it easy or difficult to detect? ______________________________________________________________________________ 42. What makes a person’s body more resilient, exercising or reading? ______________________________________________________________________________ 43. Which might annihilate a bird species, a severe virus or a tasty plant? ______________________________________________________________________________ 44. Is a subliminal response an unconscious memory or a prepared speech? ______________________________________________________________________________ 45. Would ocean waves or broken glass be more likely to undulate? ______________________________________________________________________________ 46. Which is a paradox, a rose’s blooming in snow or a tree’s budding in spring? ______________________________________________________________________________
