Vocabulary Logs,
Practice Activities,
and Word Lists
Supplement to Dynamic Vocabulary Instruction
Anita L. Archer
archerteach@aol.com
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Name
Word
Story/Chapter
My Own Words Image/Representation
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Word Diagrams
Word
What it is What it is Examples Nonlike
Examples
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Glossary Entries
(Glencoe Marketing Series: Sports & Entertainment Marketing)
promotion any form of communication used to
persuade people to buy products
product line a group of closely related products
manufactured and/or sold by a company
product placement the appearance of a product as a
prop in a film or TV show
Word Diagrams
Word
What it is What it is Examples Nonlike
Examples
promotion
TV ads
radio ads
signs
Nike –
men’s sport
footwear and
apparel
women’s sport
footwear and
apparel
News articles
TV sitcom
product
line
form of
to persuade
communication people to buy
products
a group of
manufactured
closely related or sold by a
products
company
product
placement
appearance of a as a prop in a
product
film or TV
show
Cast member
on “Friends”
drinking a
Coke or typing
on a Mac (with
the Apple
visible)
A case of Coke
displayed in a
store
Not sold by a
company
Coke
Pepsi
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Four-Square Vocabulary
Word
Examples
Definition
Picture
Word
Examples
Definition
Non-Examples
Word
Examples
Definition
Non-Examples
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Four-Square Vocabulary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dictate the word to be taught and have students record in square.
Describe the word.
Have students suggest examples of the word and record a number of
examples.
Have students provide non-examples of the concept and record of
number of non-examples.
Finally, have students write a definition of the concept.
(Adapted from Word Power by Steven Stahl & Barbara Kapinus, 2001)
Word
Examples
soothing
Definition
comforting
offering relief
music, a bath, a nap
Non-Examples
Tests, loud noises,
being called on
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Word Mapping
What is it? (definition)
What is it like?
The Word
What are some examples?
(Schwartz, 1988; Schwartz & Raphael, 1985)
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Semantic Feature Analysis
Concept:
(Pittelman, Heimlich, Berglund, & French, 1991; Johnson & Pearson, 1984)
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Polysemous Words
(Multiple Meaning Words)
Word
Setting/Situation
Setting/Situation
Setting/Situation
Meaning
Meaning
Meaning
Setting/Situation
Setting/Situation
Setting/Situation
Meaning
Meaning
Meaning
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Polysemous Words
(Multiple Meanings)
Word
division


Setting/Situation
math
Setting/Situation
government
Setting/Situation
biology
Meaning
Meaning
Meaning
An operation
Inverse of
multiplication
Setting/Situation
military

Division
(separation) of
powers between
branches of
government
Setting/Situation
housing area
suburbs

Division of
cells

Separation
into one or
more classes
Setting/Situation
business
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Word Form Chart
Noun
Adjective
Verb
consequently
consequence
handicap
handicapped to handicap
illiterate
illiterate
reliable
irony
to rely on
reliably
strict
strictly
conservative
conservatively
ironic
ironically
interpretation
requirement
Adverb
to interpret
required
to require
(Kate Kinsella, 2002)
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Word
 Definition
 Sentence
 Personal clue
Word
 Definition
 Examples
 Non-examples
Word
 Definition
 Sentence
 Visual Representation
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Word Card Activities
1.
Sort the word cards by category. (e.g., words
related to people, words related to things).
2.
Find words that have certain connotations
such as positive and negative, good and bad,
desirable and undesirable.
3.
Sort words by part of speech (e.g., nouns,
verbs, adverbs, adjectives).
4.
Make sentences using pairs of words.
5.
Group words and then explain basis of
groupings.
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Word Pairs - Example
Word Pair
Same
Opposite
Go
Together
No
Relation
desert - nomad
nomad wanderer
nomad settler
desert – city
caravan travel
desert - arid
desert - humid
desert – rain
forest
Biome environment
Stahl & Kapinus, 2001
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Lesson 1: Ecosystems
DEFINITION
1. matter needed by plants and animals so they
can live
2. all things that exist, including our solar
system and beyond
3. very tiny single-celled organisms
4. the end of or dying out of a type of plant or
animal
5. a living community of organisms and their
physical environment
6. finally
7. an animal that hunts or kills another for food
8. actions or influences on each other
9 living things; including all plants and
animals
10. people with expert knowledge of science
11. very humid or having to do with the tropics
12. the pattern of weather conditions in an area
or region
13. usually single-celled organisms that have
both plant and animal characteristics.
14. things that are needed or depended on
15. a plant-like organism without leaves,
flowers, or green coloring
(Rewards Plus – Science Applications)
Quick Words
MATCH
D
VOCABULARY
WORD
A. bacteria
M
B. requirements
A
H
C scientists
D. nutrients
L
E. predator
O
E
K
J
F. fungus
G. climate
H. extinction
I. protists
C
N
G
J. organisms
K. interactions
L. ecosystem
I
M. universe
B
F
N. tropical
O. eventually
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Lesson 1: Ecosystems
DEFINITION
1. matter needed by plants and animals so they
can live
2. all things that exist, including our solar
system and beyond
3. very tiny single-celled organisms
4. the end of or dying out of a type of plant or
animal
5. a living community of organisms and their
physical environment
6. finally
7. an animal that hunts or kills another for food
8. actions or influences on each other
9 living things; including all plants and
animals
10. people with expert knowledge of science
11. very humid or having to do with the tropics
12. the pattern of weather conditions in an area
or region
13. usually single-celled organisms that have
both plant and animal characteristics.
14. things that are needed or depended on
15. a plant-like organism without leaves,
flowers, or green coloring
(Rewards Plus – Science Applications)
Quick Words
MATCH
VOCABULARY
WORD
A. bacteria
B. requirements
C scientists
D. nutrients
E. predator
F. fungus
G. climate
H. extinction
I. protists
J. organisms
K. interactions
L. ecosystem
M. universe
N. tropical
O. eventually
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Scientific Prefixes and Suffixes
a-; anab-able
ac-aceous
acou-; acousadadenadipaeroagri-al
albalg-; algia
altoambiamebamniamphi-; amphoamylanaandroanemoangangianteanteranthoantianthropo-ap; -aphapo-; apaquarcheo-ary; -arium
arteri-
not; without; lacking; deficient
away from; out from
capable of
to; toward
of or pertaining to
hear
to; toward
gland
fat
air
field; soil
having the character of
white
pain
high
both
change; alternation
fetal membrane
both
starch
up; back; again
man; masculine
wind
choke; feel pain
blood vessel; duct
before; ahead of time
front
flower
against; opposite
man; human
touch
away from
water
primitive; ancient
denotes a place for something
artery
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arthr-ase
aster-; astr
-ate
ather-ation
atmoaudiaurautobacter-; bactrbarbbarobathbenebibi-; bio-blastbrachibrachybradybranchibrevbronchcaccalorcapillcapitcarcincardicarncarpcarpalcatacaud-cellcen-; -cene
centecenticentrcephalceratcerebrcervicchel-
joint; articulation
forms names of enzymes
star
verb form – the act of
fatty deposit
noun form – the act of
vapor
hear
ear
self
bacterium; stick; club
beard
weight
depth; height
well; good
(Latin) two; twice
(Greek) life; living
sprout; germ; bud
arm
short
slow
fin
short
tube
bad
heat
hair
head
cancer
heart
meat; flesh
fruit
wrist
breakdown; downward
tail
chamber; small room
now; recent
pierce
hundredth
center
head
horn
brain
neck
claw
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chem.chirchlorchondrchrom-; -chrome
chron-chym-cid-; -ciscirca-; circumcirrucococccoelcollconicontracorpcort-; corticcosmocotylcountercranicresc-; cretcrypt-cul-; -cule
cumulcuticyan-cycle; cycl-cystcyt-; -cyte
dactyldedecadecideliquescdemidendrdentdermdi-; dipldi-; diadiadigitdin-
dealing with chemicals
hand
green
cartilage
color
time
juice
cut; kill; fall
around; about
hairlike curls
with; together
seed; berry
hollow
glue
cone
against
body
outer layer
world; order; form
cup
against
body
begin to grow
hidden; covered
small; diminutive
heaped
skin
blue
ring; circle
sac; pouch; bladder
cell; hollow container
finger
away from; down
ten
tenth
become fluid
half
tree
tooth
skin
(Latin) two; double
(Greek) through; across; apart
(Latin) day
finger; toe
terrible
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disdormdorsdu-; duo-duct
dynamdysecechinecoecto-elle
-emia
en-; endo-; ent-en
encephalenterentom-eous
epi-errerythro-escent
esoeueuryexextra-ferferrofibr-fid; fiss-flect; -flex
florflu-; fluctfolifract-gamgastrgeo-gen; -gine
-gene-gest-glen-glob-
apart; out
sleep
back
two
lead
power
bad; abnormal; difficult
out of; away from
spiny; prickly
house
outside of
small
blood
in; into; within
made of
brain
intestine; gut
insects
nature of; like
upon; above; over
wander; go astray
red
becoming
inward; within; inner
well; good; true; normal
widen
out of; away from
beyond; outside
bear; carry; produce
iron
fiber; thread
split; divided into
bend
flower
flux; flow
leaf
break
marriage
stomach
land; earth
producer; former
origin; birth
carry; produce; bear
eyeball
ball; round
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glossgluc-; glycglutgnath-gon
-grad-gram
grav-grossgymnogyngyr-hal-; -hale
halohapihecto-helminthhemhemihepar-; hepatherbheterohexhibernhidrhipphistholohomohomohorthydrhygrhyperhyphhypnohypohyster-iac
-iasis
-ic
ichthyignin-; il-; im-; irin-; il-; im-; ir-
tongue
sweet; sugar
buttock
jaw
angle; corner
step
graph record; writing
heavy
thick
naked; bare
female
ring; circle; spiral
breathe; breath
salt
simple
hundred
worm
blood
half
liver
grass; plants
different; other
six
winter
sweat
horse
tissue
entire; whole
(Latin) man; human
(Greek) same; alike
garden
water
moist; wet
above; beyond; over
weaving; web
sleep
below; under; less
womb; uterus
person afflicted with disease
disease; abnormal condition
(adjective former)
fish
fire
not
to; toward; into
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in-ine
infrainterintra-ism
iso-ist
-it is
-ium
-karykelkeratkilokinelachrylactlatleio-less
leuc-; leuklignlinlinguliplith-; -lite
loc-log-logist
-logy
lumin-lys-; -lyt-; -lyst
macrmalacmallemammmargmastmedmegmela-; melan-mer
mesmet-; meta-meter; -metry
very; thoroughly
of or pertaining to
below; beneath
between
within; inside
a state or condition
equal; same
person who deals with
inflammation; disease
refers to a part of the body
cell nucleus
tumor; swelling
horn
thousand
move
tear
milk
side
smooth
without
white; bright; light
wood
line
tongue
fat
stone; petrifying
place
word; speech
one who studies
study of
light
decompose; split; dissolve
large
soft
hammer
breast
border; edge
breast
middle
million; great
black; dark
part
middle; half; intermediate
between; along; after
measurement
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micromillimismitomolemonomort-motmorphmultimutmymycmycelmyriamollnasnecrnematneonephro-nerneurnoct-; nox-node
-nom-; -nomy
nonnotnucoboculoctodont-oid
olfoligo-oma
omnioncooopthalmoptorb-orium; -ory
ornith-
small; millionth
thousandth
wrong; incorrect
thread
mass
one; single
death
move
shape; form
many
change
muscle
fungus
threadlike
many
soft
nose
corpse; dead
thread
new; recent
kidney
moist; liquid
nerve
night
knot
ordered knowledge; law
not
back
center
against
eye
eight
tooth
form; appearance
smell
few; little
abnormal condition; tumor
all
mass; tumor
egg
eye
eye
circle; round; ring
place for something
bird
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orthoscu-osis
osteoto-ous
ovoxypachypaleopalmpanpar-; parapath-; -pathy
-ped
-pedpentperperipermeaphagpheno-philphon-; -phone
-phore; pherphotophrenphycphyl-phyll
physiphyt-; -phyte
pinopinniplanplasm-; -plastplatypleurpneumo-pod
polyporportpostpom-
straight; correct; right
mouth
abnormal condition
bone
ear
full of
egg
sharp; acid; oxygen
thick
old; ancient
broad; flat
all
beside; near; equal
disease; suffering
foot
child
five
through
around
pass; go
eat
show
loving; fond of
sound
bear; carry
light
mind; diaphragm
seaweed; algae
related group
leaf
nature; natural qualities
plant
drink
feather
roaming; wandering
form; formed into
flat
lung; rib; side
lungs; air
foot
many; several
opening
carry
after
apple
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preprimquadrquinradirerectrenretrhag-; -rrage
rhe-; -rrhea
rhinrhizrhodorotorubrsaccharsaprsarcsaurschis-; schizsciscler-scop-scribe; -script
semisept-septic
sesssex-sis
solsolvsom-; somat-; -some
somnsonspec-; spic-sperm-spherspir-; -spire
-sporstat-; -stasis
stellstenstern-
before
first
four
five
ray
again; back
right; correct
kidney
net; made like a net
burst forth
flow
nose
root
rose
wheel
red
sugar
rotten
flesh
lizard
split; divide
know
hard
look; device for seeing
write
half; partly
partition; seven
infection; putrefaction
sit
six
condition; state
sun
loosen; free
body
sleep
sound
look at
seed
ball; round
breathe
seed
standing; placed; staying
stars
narrow
chest; breast
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stom-; -stome
stratstereostrictstylsubsuper-; sursym-; syntachytarsotaxteleteloterrtetrthall-the; -thes-thel-therm-tomtoxicotoptrachetranstritrich-trop-trophturb-ul-; -ule
ultrauniur-ura
vasvectven-; ventventr-verge
vigvit-; vivvolv-vorxanthxero-
mouth
layer
solid; three-dimensional
drawn tight
pillar
under; below
over; above; on top
together
quick; swift
ankle
arrange; put in order
far off; distant
end
earth; land
four
young shoot
put
cover a surface
heat
cut; slice
poison
place
windpipe
across
three
hair
turn; change
nourishment; one who heals
whirl
diminutive; small
beyond
one
urine
tail
vessel
carry
come
underside
turn; slant
strong
life
roll; wander
devour; eat
yellow
dry
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xylzo-; -zoa
zygzym-
wood
animal
joined together
yeast
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