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Week 35
Review A Word a Day

sympathetic • tally • festive • voyage

Write on the board the four words studied this week. Read the words with the class and

briefly review their meanings. Then conduct the oral activities below.

1 Tell students that you are going to give 3 Read each sentence and ask students
them a clue about one of the four words to tell which word is wrong. Then have
for the week. They are to find the word them provide the correct word from
that answers the clue. the week’s list.

• This is a trip to a faraway place. • This summer, I am taking a walk from
(a voyage) the United States to China.
(walk/voyage)
• A room looks this way when you
decorate it for a party. (festive) • A mean girl brought the thirsty child
some water. (mean/sympathetic)
• This word describes someone who cares
about others. (sympathetic) • Balloons, streamers, and confetti make
a room look boring. (boring/festive)
• You might do this when you add
y
y
numbers to find a score. (tally) • I will erase the scores to see who is the
winner. (erase/tally)
2 Read each sentence and ask students
to supply the correct word to complete 4 Read each sentence and ask students to
the sentence. decide if it is true or false. If the sentence
is false, instruct students to explain why.
• We have boat tickets for a to the
South Pole. (voyage) • Bright colors usually look more festive

than dull ones. (true)
• Our waiter will the cost of the food
we ate to see how much money we owe. • A sympathetic person ignores others
(tally) when they’re sad. (false; a sympathetic
person is kind to others)
• I used pretty ribbons to make the
birthday gift look . (festive) • You count when you tally numbers.
(true)
• My teacher took me to the
school nurse when I bumped my head. • No one brings suitcases on voyages.
(sympathetic) (false; most people bring suitcases on
long trips)

Answers for page 143: 1. B, 2. H, 3. D, 4. F

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