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Week 12
Review A Word a Day

busybody • fetch • regret • splendid

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 words for to tell which word or words are wrong.
the week. They are to find the word that Then have them provide the correct word
answers the clue. from the week’s list.

• You could use this word to describe • The coach asked me to lose the bats and
a beautiful waterfall tumbling down balls for the game. (lose/fetch)
a cliff. (splendid)
• Most people think the Grand Canyon is
• This person wants to know everything boring. (boring/splendid)
y
y
about everybody. (a busybody)
• I am glad that I missed the circus when
• You might do this after making a bad I had the measles. (am glad/regret)
choice. (regret it)
t
• If you throw a ball for a dog, the dog 4 Read each sentence and ask students to
might do this. (fetch) decide if it is true or false. If the sentence
is false, instruct students to explain why.

2 Read each sentence and ask students • A busybody might listen to your private
to supply the correct word to complete phone conversations. (true)
the sentence.
• To fetch means to go and get something.
• The castle we visited was huge and . (true)
(splendid)
• You can use the word splendid to
d
• Please my coat from the hall closet. describe a dirty old dress. (false;
(fetch) something splendid is beautiful)

• I’m sorry. I that I laughed at you. • The word regret means to be sorry about.
t
(regret) (true)
t
• A wants to know what everyone is
y
doing. (busybody)
y

Answers for page 51: 1. C, 2. J, 3. B, 4. G

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