Fourth Grade Vocabulary List 1

NAME:____________________
4th GRADE VOCABULARY #1  TEST: Friday, September 19, 2014
Classical Roots Lesson 1

1. GRAD= “step, grade level”
2. SENS= “feel, become aware of, sense”
3. –ly = adverb suffix (as in quickly or slowly)
4. gradually
5. graduate
6. graduation
7. sensation
8. sensational
9. senseless
10. sensible
11. sensitive

Vocabulary from the prologue of Tuck Everlasting
12. quiver (v.) – to shake, shiver, or tremble (A quiver of his mouth showed that he was about to cry. I watch the leaves quiver outside my window.)

13. relieving: (adj.) / (v.) making less, easier, or reducing pain. (It was relieving news that I didn’t have a fracture in my arm.)

14. undisturbed: (adj. ) not troubled or touched. (It is best to leave the flowers undisturbed.)

15. balmy (adj). – soothing, mild. (There are often balmy nights in mid-summer.)

16. prologue: (n) an introduction to a novel, poem or other literary work. (After she read the prologue, she was hooked.)






Vocabulary Routine:
Homework:
Monday:
___Make flashcards of each word; include parts of speech.
___ Complete Lesson 1 in Classical Roots vocabulary book.
Tuesday:
___Write 8 sentences with at least 10 words in your journals.
___Study flashcards.
Wednesday:
___Using the Tuck Everlasting prologue as an inspiration, write a descriptive paragraph that begins with “The third week of September…”  Be sure to incorporate specific details and all the five senses in your writing. Try to use a simile or metaphor as well.  You are always encouraged to use vocabulary words, but they are not required.
Thursday:
___Study for test on Friday. Good luck!
(Tests will be multiple-choice for root words.  For all other words, it will be either matching/fill in the blank, or writing a basic definition and using the word in a sentence.)