Content
Introduction ... v
Nouns ... 1
Verbs ... 17
Nouns and Verbs ... 25
Adjectives ... 31
Adjectives and Nouns ... 33
Noun, Verb or Adjective ... 36
Suffixes ... 38 Homophones ... 43 The Body ... 44 Time ... 45 Animals ... 46 Cognates ... 48 Analogies ... 57 People ... 58 Places ... 59
Tier Two Words ... 60
Answer Key ... 66
English Translation of Spanish Directions ... 73
Index ... 82
Nouns * Sustantivos
Usa las siguientes palabras para llenar el árbol de clasificación.
test tube chemist mission violinist street island
key beach wreath world statue waiter
plumber comb yard scale tourist warden
Usa las palabras anteriores para contestar las preguntas. 1. Which person would you find in an orchestra?
2. Which person likes to travel? 3. What is similar to a church? 4. What is surrounded by water? 5. Which one is a planet?
6. Who works in a prison? 7. Who works in a lab?
8. What do people stand on who are on a diet? 9. Where can you hear the waves?
Person
Place
Thing
Cognates * Cognados
Los cognados son dos palabras que tienen un origen común. Con mayor frecuencia los cognados son palabras en dos idiomas. Muchas palabras en español y en inglés tienen raíces latinas o griegas y el mismo significado. Como las palabras en inglés y en español con frecuencia comparten la misma raíz latina, muchas tienen una ortografía similar y el mismo significado. Este conocimiento se puede transferir fácilmente en la adquisición del segundo idioma. A continuación se encuentra una lista de algunos cognados en
español y en inglés.
Español Inglés Spanish English
laguna lagoon extender extend
organizer organize distribuir distribute
benigno benign completer complete
conserver conserve cancelar cancel
Contesta las siguientes preguntas e indica por qué. La primera se hizo como ejemplo.
1. Would you rather swim in a lagoon or the ocean? I’d rather swim in a lagoon because the water would be calmer and warmer.
2. Would you rather have a benign or a malignant tumor?
3. Would you rather complete a marathon or a craft project?
4. Would you rather conserve water or endangered meadowlands?
5. Would you rather organize your closet or your kitchen?
6. Would you rather extend your vacation time or your work time?
7. Would you rather distribute leaflets in a parking lot or in a neighborhood?
8. Would you rather cancel your dentist appointment or a visit to a not so favorite relative’s house?
Tier Two Words * Palabras del nivel dos
Para el desarrollo del vocabulario, hay palabras del nivel uno, del nivel dos y del nivel tres. Las palabras del nivel uno son aquellas que usamos en el lenguaje cotidiano. Las palabras del nivel dos son las que tienen más probabilidades de aparecer frecuentemente en una variedad de textos y en el lenguaje escrito y oral de los usuarios maduros del idioma. Las palabras del nivel tres son las palabras de contenido de estudios de ciencias y sociales. En esta página trabajaremos principalmente con palabras de nivel dos y con algunas palabras de nivel tres.
Da ejemplos de las siguientes palabras y di por qué. El ejemplo puede ser una persona, un lugar, una cosa o una criatura. La primera se hizo como ejemplo.
1. agile A monkey is agile because it can swing on branches and climb trees. 2. contaminated 3. elegant 4. rough 5. raucous 6. remote 7. fortunate 8. endangered 9. tolerant 10. unique
English Translation of Spanish Directions
Page 1Nouns are persons, places, things or creatures. Match the noun with its picture. Then write a p if the noun is a person, a pl if it’s a place, a th if it’s a thing and a cr if it’s a creature. The first one has been done for you.
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Use the nouns below to fill in the blanks. You may need to change it into a plural noun.
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Nouns are persons, places, things or creatures. Match the noun with its picture. Then write a p if the noun is a person, a pl if it’s a place, a th if it’s a thing and a cr if it’s a creature. The first one has been done for you.
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Use the nouns below to fill in the blanks. You may need to change it into a plural noun.
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Nouns are persons, places, things or creatures. Match the noun with its picture. Then write a p if the noun is a person, a pl if it’s a place, a th if it’s a thing and a cr if it’s a creature. The first one has been done for you.
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Use the nouns below to fill in the blanks. You may need to change it into a plural noun.
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Nouns are persons, places, things or creatures. Match the noun with its picture. Then write a p if the noun is a person, a pl if it’s a place, a th if it’s a thing and a cr if it’s a creature. The first one has been done for you.
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Use the nouns below to fill in the blanks. You may need to change it into a plural noun.
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Nouns are persons, places, things or creatures. Match the noun with its picture. Then write a p if the noun is a person, a pl if it’s a place, a th if it’s a thing and a cr if it’s a creature. The first one has been done for you.
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Use the nouns below to fill in the blanks. You may need to change it into a plural noun.
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Nouns are persons, places, things or creatures. Match the noun with its picture. Then write a p if the noun is a person, a pl if it’s a place, a th if it’s a thing and a cr if it’s a creature. The first one has been done for you.