Roots, Idioms, and Synonyms Review
5th grade vocabulary review: Greek roots photo and tele, idioms like a piece of cake, and synonyms and antonyms for gigantic, cautious, and combine.
5th Grade Vocabulary Worksheets
L.5 vocabulary: using context as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word or phrase.
5th Grade ELA6 worksheets
Vocabulary worksheets to download
Synonym and Antonym Word Scramble
5th grade synonym and antonym word scramble: unscramble ten words from hints, use three in sentences, and solve the mystery word. With answer key.
Homographs: One Word, Two Meanings
5th grade homographs: match sentences with bass, bow, wound, minute, tear, and desert to their meanings, then write two sentences for one word.
Greek and Latin Roots and Affixes
5th grade Greek and Latin roots: study photo, then define and use struct, port, dict, and graph with examples, drawings, and sentences.
Academic Signal Words Word Search
5th grade academic signal words word search: find however, although, moreover, therefore, and six more in a 12 by 12 grid. Answer key included.
Context Clues: Cause, Effect, and Comparison
5th grade context clues: use cause, effect, and comparison clues to fill ten blanks in a desert passage, with words like arid, dormant, and nocturnal.
Curriculum objectives covered
L.5.4.a
“Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.”
L.5.4.b
“Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).”
L.5.5.a
“Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.”
L.5.5.b
“Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.”
L.5.5.c
“Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words.”
L.5.6
“Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).”
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