Wordly Wise 3000 Book 1  E-mail this product to a friend

This popular vocabulary series offers 3,000 carefully selected words from literature, textbooks, and SAT-prep books to instruct by using reading, writing, and a variety of exercises. Grade 4

In Wordly Wise 3000 Book 1, each 15-word lesson begins with an alphabetized Word List that gives pronunciations, parts of speech, and concise definitions, and uses each word in a sentence. Some of the words taught in Book 1 include utter, complete, drowsy, severe, limp, embrace, chambers, devotion, concentrate, fringe, sentimental, creative, quiver, and dispute. Definitions are followed by exercises that distinguish usage, create sentences and phrases, identify synonyms and antonyms, and complete analogies. Narrative topics in this book include: Sequoya—a Cherokee Indian, California Redwoods, Animal Migration, Sucheng Chan, Hans Christian Anderson, The Emperors New Clothes, Octopus, The Great Pyramid, Annie Oakley, Japanese Folk Tale (Tokoyo), Maple Sugaring, Sign Language and Koko the Gorilla, Anne Frank, Water Lilies, The Bald Eagle, Johnny Appleseed, African Folk Tale, The Great Wall of China, Martha Graham, and William Tell. Contains the following exercises: Exercise A: Finding Meanings Students choose 2 phrases from among 4 to write a sentence that correctly uses a word from the Word List. Exercise B: Just the Right Word. As in the original Wordly Wise, students substitute the precise vocabulary word for a synonymous phrase. Exercise C: Applying Meanings. Students answer questions that require them to apply the meaning of the vocabulary word to a particular situation. Exercise D: Word Relationship. In Book 1, students complete a two-sentence description of a situation by supplying a vocabulary word. Book 2 calls for recognition of synonyms and antonyms; Books 3–5 add analogies. Exercise E: Narrative. The nonfiction reading selection includes the lessons vocabulary words in context. Comprehension questions follow the narrative and either include the vocabulary word or ask the students to include the word in their answers. Narratives are informative and fun; they are an excellent way for students to absorb new words and their meanings.