reading quiz

• icicle - an ice formed the by the freezing of dripping water. ex: ___ only form when its winter
• pooch - an informal word for dog. ex: i used to have a _
• trudge - to walk or march steadily. ex: he always __ when its snowy
• pound - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed animals. ex: there is a dog _ near by me
• distress - a painful situation. ex: life isnt always happy and joyful, it can sometimes be sad and __
• gruff - rough and harsh. ex: dont mind his _ voice, he is very sweet and kind
• feeble - lacking in strength or endurance. ex: it has been months and shes still __ because of her cancer
• hasten - to move or act quickly. ex: we had to __ because our flight was gonna leave in 2 hours
• prosecute - to carry on a legal action against an accused person. ex: i saw police men ___ someone
• wander - to move about without a fixed course, aim, or goal. ex: they were ___ around the mall to see where they could've eat
• syllabication - dividing words into syllables
• syllable - composed of a letter or a group of letters that has a single vowel sound
• basic rules of syllabicaiton - 1. do NOT divide 1-syllable words. exs: home, left, hear, fine, etc.
• basic rules of syllabication, 2. vccv - divide the 2 consonants between the vowels unless they are digraphs or blends. ex: signal - sig/nal
• basic rules of syllabication, 3A. vcv - a consonant between 2 vowels usually goes with the 1st syllable if the 1st vowel has a short sound. exs: never - nev/er, travel - trav/el
• basic rules of syllabication, 3B. vcv - a consonant between 2 vowels usually goes with the 2nd syllable if the 1st vowel has a long sound. exs: over - o/ver, prevent - pre/vent
• basic rules of syllabication, 4. affixes - always separate the prefix from the root word. ex: ac/tor, in/ac/tive
• basic rules of syllabication, compound words - divide the compound word between the words that form it. exs: hot/dog, rain/bow
• clipped words - words formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning. exs: hamburger - burger, airplane - plane, bicycle - bike
• using cause and effect clues to word meaning - Words or phrases such as because, as a result, and why show how one word -- a _ or an __ -- may be related to an unfamiliar word. The relationship can serve as context clues to the meaning of the unfamiliar word
• companion - one that often accompanies another. Ex: panda is a loyal ___ of mine
• linger - to be slow in quitting a place or activity. Ex: he __ in bed and missed breakfast
• church - spire - a tall, pointed structure found atop a church tower. Ex: the __ - __ rose majestically above the town
• droop - to become depressed or weakened