Building Vocabulary Activity 5.12

underlined Examine the underlined words in each sentence, and use context clues to predict the meaning of the words.

Parts of Speech Review  Noun-names a person, place, thing, or abstract idea.  Pronoun-replaces a noun.  Verb-expresses the action of the sentence or state of being.  Adjective-describes a noun.  Adverb-describes a verb-usually ends in “ly”.

#1  “If excuses were shillings, we’d be rich.”  “Rip Van Winkle was paid eight shillings a day for his hard labor.”  Predict the part of speech: __Noun___  Predict the definition: __Money or currency_  Dictionary definition: Coins of England and colonial America

#2  “At left there is an inn with a sign, KING GEORGE TAVERN, and a picture of King George III.”  “The men gathered after a long hard day in the tavern to drink.”  Predict the part of speech: __________  Predict the definition: ______________  Dictionary definition: _______________

#3  “Your father is too busy spinning yarns to split wood for our fire.”  “The old yarn about Hendrik Hudson’s crew turns out to be true.”  Predict the part of speech: __________  Predict the definition: ______________  Dictionary definition: _______________

#4  “Rip, carrying his gun, enters left, dragging his feet wearily. He sinks down on the stump.”  After three days without food or rest, they marched wearily.”  Predict the part of speech: __________  Predict the definition: ______________  Dictionary definition: _______________

#5  “Rip enters with a troop of children who laugh and jeer at him.”  Though others jeered at him, he held his head up proudly and refused to be angry or ashamed.”  Predict the part of speech: __________  Predict the definition: ______________  Dictionary definition: _______________

#6  “Incredulously, the men in the tavern question Rip Van Winkle’s story.”  The boys stared at him incredulously as he tried to get them to believe him.”  Predict the part of speech: __________  Predict the definition: ______________  Dictionary definition: _______________

Predict  Based off of the vocabulary words and sentences you just examined, what do you think the play, Rip Van Winkle will be about?