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Week 14
Review A Word a Day

handy • dine • present • poky

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 is wrong. Then have
the week. They are to find the word that them provide the correct word from
answers the clue. the week’s list.

• You do this when you introduce two • Every Sunday evening, my grandparents
people. (present them to each other) join us as we sleep at our dining room
table. (sleep/dine)
• This word might describe a snail or a
tortoise. (poky) • Our principal will hide our guest, a
police officer who will speak to us about
• This word describes useful kitchen tools. safety. (hide/present)
t
(handy)
• My grandpa seems speedy because he is
• This is what people do at the evening never in a hurry. (speedy/poky)
y
y
meal. (dine)
• A flashlight is a useless thing to have
2 Read each sentence and ask students when the lights go out.
y
y
to supply the correct word to complete (useless/handy)
the sentence.
4 Read each sentence and ask students to
• The lady took her time answering
the doorbell. (poky) decide if it is true or false. If the sentence
y
y
is false, instruct students to explain why.
• My mom and dad are going to at
y
a fancy restaurant tonight. (dine) • Handy means about the same as useful.
(true)
• I like to read before I go to sleep, so it’s
to have a lamp next to my bed. • “May I present my friend Matty?” means
(handy) “May I introduce my friend Matty?”
y
y
(true)
• My sister’s high school is going to a
play called Our Town. (present) • A good time to dine is before you go to
school in the morning. (false; when you
dine, you eat dinner)

• It is important to be poky when there
is a fire drill. (false; you should move
quickly during a fire drill)

Answers for page 59: 1. D, 2. H, 3. A, 4. G

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