240 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 6 - Lesson & Word Building Guide

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240 vocabulary words organized into 24 ready-to-reproduce lessons for Grade 6. The book trains students to learn, use, and think about words through activities covering synonyms, antonyms, compound words, homophones, homographs, eponyms, word origins, blends, content words (weather and music), word parts with Latin and Greek roots, British English, word stories, and confusing or funny words. Includes a word list and answers, with instructions for classroom materials and lesson structure.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages81

Reading Time3 h 24 min

AccessFree to download

Using the Book

Lesson Organization

Table of Contents

Lesson 1: Synonyms

Lesson 2: Synonyms

Lesson 3: Antonyms

Lesson 4: Antonyms

Lesson 5: Compound Words

Lesson 6: Homophones

Lesson 7: Homographs

Lesson 8: Eponyms: People

Lesson 9: Eponyms: Places

Lesson 10: Words From Other Languages

Lesson 11: Words From Literature

Lesson 12: Words From Shakespeare

Lesson 13: Blends

Lesson 14: Content Words: Weather

Lesson 15: Content Words: Music

Lesson 16: Latin Roots (aud, grat, ject)

Lesson 17: Greek Word Parts (aero, belli, pan)

Lesson 18: Greek Word Parts (chronos, phon)

Lesson 19: British English

Lesson 20: Word Stories

Lesson 21: Funny Words

Lesson 22: Confusing Words

Lesson 23: Prefixes (de-, fore-, im-, micro-, anti-)

Lesson 24: Suffixes (-ance, -ity, -al, -less, -ible)

Word List

Answers

240 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 6 © Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Teaching Resources 6 240 Vocabular y Words Kids Need to Know 24 Ready-to-Reproduce Packets That Make Vocabulary Building Fun & Effective by Linda Ward Beech New York • Toronto • London • Auckland • Sydney Mexico City • New Delhi • Hong Kong • Buenos Aires Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the designated reproducible pages from this book for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Scholastic Inc. , 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Cover design by Gerard Fuchs Interior design by Melinda Belter Interior illustrations by Steve Cox, Mike Moran ISBN: 0-439-28046-X Copyright © 2004 by Linda Ward Beech. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 240 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 6 © Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Teaching Resources 240 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 6 © Linda Ward Beech, Scholastic Teaching Resources 6 Table of Contents ■ Using the Book ................................................. 4 ■ Lesson 1: Synonyms ......................................... 6 ■ Lesson 2: Synonyms ......................................... 9 ■ Lesson 3: Antonyms ........................................ 12 ■ Lesson 4: Antonyms ........................................ 15 ■ Lesson 5: Compound Words .................................. 18 ■ Lesson 6: Homophones ..................................... 21 ■ Lesson 7: Homographs ...................................... 24 ■ Lesson 8: Eponyms: People .................................. 27 ■ Lesson 9: Eponyms: Places ................................... 30 ■ Lesson 10: Words From Other Languages ......................... 33 ■ Lesson 11: Words From Literature .............................. 36 ■ Lesson 12: Words From Shakespeare ............................ 39 ■ Lesson 13: Blends ........................................... 42 ■ Lesson 14: Content Words: Weather ............................. 45 ■ Lesson 15: Content Words: Music ............................... 48 ■ Lesson 16: Latin Roots aud, grat, ject ............................. 51 ■ Lesson 17: Greek Word Parts aero, belli, pan ....................... 54 ■ Lesson 18: Greek Word Parts chronos, phon ....................... 57 ■ Lesson 19: British English .................................... 60 ■ Lesson 20: Word Stories ...................................... 63 ■ Lesson 21: Funny Words ..................................... 66 ■ Lesson 22: Confusing Words ................................... 69 ■ Lesson 23: Prefixes de-, fore-, im-, micro-, anti- ...................... 72 ■ Lesson 24: Suffixes-ance, -ity, -al, -less, -ible ....................... 75 ■ Word List ................................................. 78 ■ Answers ................................................. 79 Using the Book Where would we be without words? It’shard to imagine. Words are a basic building block of communication, and a strong vocabulary is an essential part of reading, writing, and speaking well. The purpose of this book is to help learners expand the number of words they know and the ways in which they use them. Although 240 vocabulary words are introduced, many more words and meanings are woven into the book’s 24 lessons. Learning new words is not just about encountering them; it’s about using them, exploring them, and thinking about them. So the lessons in this book are organized around different aspects and attributes of words—related meanings, how words are formed, where words come from, homophones, homographs, word parts, blends, and much more. The

FAQs

What is the purpose of 240 Vocabulary Words Kids Need to Know: Grade 6?

The book helps learners expand the number of words they know and improve how they use words for reading, writing, and speaking.

How are the lessons organized in the book?

Each lesson is three pages long and introduces ten vocabulary words, including example statements, simple meaning sentences, and exercises.

What vocabulary topics are covered across the 24 lessons?

Topics include synonyms and antonyms, compound words, homophones and homographs, eponyms, word origins from other languages and literature, Latin and Greek word parts, British English, and prefixes and suffixes.

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