Toto By: Marietta D. Moskin timid mock enviously http://www.opencourtresources.com snare cunning Open Court 4th Grade Unit 1 Risks and Consequences Lesson 2 Toto Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

timid The new girl in school was too timid to speak in class. “Use context clues” Deep in Africa lived a timid, young boy named Suku. The new girl in school was too timid to speak in class. timid- shy; feeling or showing a lack of courage (page 32) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

enviously Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off into the sky. “Use context clues” Toto watched enviously as the birds sailed off into the sky. Sam stared enviously at Tom on his three wheeler. enviously- with jealousy (page 36) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

mock The young males of the heard fought mock battles with each other. “Use context clues” The young males of the heard fought mock battles with each other. I wore a mock diamond ring because I couldn’t afford a real one. mock- pretend; fake (page 36) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

snare The spider’s web is an effective snare. snare- a trap (page 39) “Use context clues” The rope of a poacher’s trap had been pulled so tight that the snare had bitten deeply into the flesh. The spider’s web is an effective snare. snare- a trap (page 39) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

cunning Suku was angry at the poachers who had “Use context clues” Suku was angry at the poachers who had set their cunning trap so close to the game reserve. The cunning mouse stole the cheese out of the trap without getting caught. cunning - tricky (page 40) Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

showing a lack of courage enviously- with jealousy mock- pretend; fake Vocabulary Review timid- shy; feeling or showing a lack of courage enviously- with jealousy mock- pretend; fake snare- a trap cunning - tricky Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

_____shy; feeling or showing a lack of courage _____ with jealousy Vocabulary Quiz _____shy; feeling or showing a lack of courage _____ with jealousy _____ pretend; fake _____ a trap _____ tricky --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- snare mock enviously cunning timid Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

These words all have a common root word or base word. protect protected unprotected The root word protect means to keep someone or something from being harmed or hurt. If we add the suffix –ed, -ed tells us this happened in the past, what does protected mean? If we add the prefix un-, un- means not, what does unprotected mean? Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

The /ch/ sound is spelled tch preceded by a short vowel patches watch hutch What other words have the /ch/ sound spelled tch? Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

The suffix –ous turns root words into adjectives. These words have the suffix –ous, which means full of and is pronounced /u//s/. envious furious mysterious The suffix –ous turns root words into adjectives. Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

midday claim sailed brave plains These words from the story contain the long a sound spelled a_e, ai_, and _ay. midday claim sailed brave plains Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Which word in the sentence has a prefix and a suffix? Wildlife is unprotected off the game reserve. Which word in the sentence has a prefix and a suffix? unprotected Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Which word in the sentence has the /ch/ sound spelled tch? Suku watched the lion inch closer. Which word in the sentence has the /ch/ sound spelled tch? watched Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

Which word in the sentence has the –ous suffix? He was following a mysterious path. Which word in the sentence has the –ous suffix? mysterious Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

People sailed in tall ships in the olden days. The word sailed contains the long a sound spelled ai_. What other word in the sentence has the long a sound? days Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary