1. The Marble Champ Story Vocabulary
contest
athletic
match
energy
players
commotion
Open Court 5th Grade Unit 1 Competition and Cooperation Lesson 2 Marble Champ Melissa Lape – Wilson Elementary

2. contest The two classes entered the tug-of-war contest.
“use context clues”
The two classes entered the tug-of-war contest.
Lupe Medrano was the winner of the reading contest three summers in a row.
contest- a competition
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3. “use context clues” athletic
Nikki ate dinner with her left hand to spare her marble shooting hand, and said nothing to her parents of her athletic glory.
Lisa is very athletic. She skis, swims, and plays soccer.
athletic- having skill and strength in
sports and other physical activities
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4. “use context clues” match
She signed up and was assigned her first match on baseball diamond number three.
In tennis, a match between two good athletes may last for hours.
match- a sports contest
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5. “use context clues” energy
Lupe, one eye closed, her thumb quivering with energy, blasted two marbles out of the circle.
It took all my energy to climb the big hill.
energy- what makes someone active in
work and at play
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6. “use context clues” players
Onlookers had gathered too tightly around the players.
The chess players were caught up in their game.
players – people who take part and play
against each other in matches
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7. “use context clues” commotion
Lupe shook hands with everyone, including a dog who had come over to see what the commotion was all about.
The crowd at the soccer game was so noisy that we could hear the commotion from my house.
commotion - noisy activity, confusion
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8. The Marble Champ - Story Vocabulary
contest- a competition
athletic- having skill and strength in sports and other physical activities
match- a sports contest
energy- what makes someone active in work and at play
players – people who take part and play against each other in matches
commotion - noisy activity, confusion
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9. The Marble Champ - Story Vocabulary
contest
athletic
match
energy
players
commotion
___________ a competition
__________- of or for athletics or athletes
__________ -a type of business that makes and sells products
________-something that makes more money than the article or service costs
_________ - noisy activity, confusion
______ -A type of business that provides useful work rather than products
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10. Give a sentence for each word.
These words are synonyms Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning.
commotion - racket
disturbance - hubbub
Give a sentence for each word.
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11. Identify the singular words?
These words are regular plurals. Regular plurals are made by simply adding s to the end of a word.
Identify the singular words?
whispers
marbles
muscles
thumbs
whisper
marble
muscle
thumb
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12. knuckles knee knot know These words contain the /n/ sound spelled kn.
Give other examples.
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13. treasure bedspread chess strengthen shelf
The words contain the /e/ sound spelled e and ea.
treasure
bedspread
chess
strengthen
shelf
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14. The cheering fans created a racket and a hubbub.
Read the sentence aloud.
The cheering fans created a
racket and a hubbub.
Identify the synonyms in the sentence.
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15. Playing marbles can strengthen muscles in the hands.
Read the sentence aloud.
Playing marbles can strengthen
muscles in the hands.
Identify the regular plurals in the sentence. Give the singular form for each plural.
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16. Identify words in the sentence that contain the /n/ sound spelled kn.
Read the sentence aloud.
When I scraped my knees and
knuckles, my mom made a fuss.
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17. Identify words in the sentence that have the /e/ sound spelled e and ea.
Isabel will treasure the bedspread
quilted for her by her grandmother.
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