1. Daedalus and Icarus Vocabulary
comfortable
overlapping
plunged
hurtled
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2. comfortable “use context clues”
It was a comfortable prison,
but it was a prison, even so.
Kelly enjoyed resting in her comfortable chair after a long, tiring day.
comfortable- pleasant: easy to live in
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3. overlapping “use context clues”
Daedalus studied the clever overlapping of the bird’s feathers.
With his scarf overlapping
his collar, Cesar was warm and cozy.
overlapping- covering part of something
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4. plunged “use context clues”
His wings folded, and he plunged down.
The branch broke from the tree and the girl plunged down to the ground.
plunged- dived or fell suddenly
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5. hurtled “use context clues”
He hurtled head first into the glittering sea.
Its mighty engines roaring, the rocket hurtled into space.
hurtled- moved
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6. Vocabulary Review comfortable- pleasant: easy to live in
overlapping- covering part of something
plunged- dived or fell suddenly
hurtled- moved

7. Vocabulary Quiz comfortable overlapping plunged hurtled
_____pleasant: easy to live in
______covering part of something
_____dived or fell suddenly
_____ moved
comfortable
overlapping
plunged
hurtled

8. Daedalus and Icarus Word Study
The following are contractions:
Words that are formed when two words are combined and one or more letters are removed and replaced with an apostrophe.
it’s = it + is
can + not
can’t =
I’ve =
I + have
we + will
we’ll =
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9. The following words all have the suffix
-able, which means,
“capable of or fit for.”
readable
comfortable
recyclable
laughable
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10. least floating freedom groaned The following words all have the
long /e/ or /o/ sound
When 2 Vowels go walking, the 1st one does the talking.
least
floating
freedom
groaned
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11. “to come upon”, or “to find.”
The following words all come from the same Latin root word, invent, which means
“to come upon”, or “to find.”
invent
invented
invention
inventive
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12. Which word has a long e sound?
A raccoon is a forest creature.
creature
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13. Which word in the sentence is a contraction?
I’ve been making a gingerbread house.
I’ve
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14. Daedalus worked by candlelight on his greatest invention of all.
How does the root word invent change when the suffix -ion is added?
Daedalus worked by candlelight on his greatest invention of all.
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15. Which word in the sentence Name other words with the suffix –able.
has the suffix –able?
Name other words with the suffix –able.
It was a comfortable prison.
comfortable
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