July 3, 2017
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review.
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Which Means:
Designed to keep something or someone from harm or injury.
As In:
A helmet is a type of protective gear to use while riding bikes.
Heads Up!
Just add -IVE to the end of 'protect'!
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Which Means:
An equal amount of something given every so often, so as to make the supply last as long as it can.
As In:
Wesley and Shawn divided the pizza so that each person will get one ration now, and one later.
Heads Up!
The 'shun' part of this word is spelled -TION.
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Which Means:
To look like or be similar to.
As In:
This man and his dog resemble each other!
Heads Up!
The S in 'resemble' sounds like a Z.
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Which Means:
To grab and control suddenly.
As In:
The snake handler prefers to seize and hold the snake around the neck.
Heads Up!
Seize the E before I to spell this one correctly.
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Which Means:
A collection of homes in an area that was previously uninhabited (unlived-in).
As In:
A good place to establish a settlement was along a river. Why is that?
Heads Up!
The suffix -MENT makes the word 'settle' into a noun (a state or product).
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Which Means:
Flashy or attractive style, or high energy.
As In:
Marlee put on her dance costume, which had a lot of pizzazz.
Heads Up!
This word is full of pizzazz! Look at all the Zs-there are four of them!
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Which Means:
To need in order to complete or do.
As In:
Gymnasts require flexible bodies.
Heads Up!
Require requires a QU, no C, for the KW sound.
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Which Means:
To turn in, give to.
As In:
Casey is going to finish his homework so he can submit it tomorrow.
Heads Up!
Don't submit your homework with this word misspelled! SUB-MIT.
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Which Means:
An officer of a bank who receives and counts money paid in and pays money out.
As In:
The man behind the glass is the bank teller.
Heads Up!
A teller can also simply mean someone who tells something, like a story teller.
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