When I was 15 years old, my family bought our first pet, a dog named Rambo! Rambo is a small purebred dog. Rambo is always full of energy. He loves to jump, walk, run, play, drink, eat, dance and sing (yes, he dances and sings). Rambo also loves attention, and hates when someone concentrates on anything other than him. Sometimes when people hear his name, they assume he will be hostile, but he is actually very lovable and amicable. When I take Rambo for walks, he loves to play with children who are walking by. Like every other dog, Rambo also enjoys receiving kisses and belly rubs, but he also loves to give kisses to the people that he loves!
Vocabulary Words:
Purebred: an animal who was made from parents who are the same breed (type of dog).
Hostile: not friendly
Assume: to suppose something without proof.
Receiving (receive): to be given something
Concentrate: to focus your attention on something
Amicable: Friendly
Vocabulary Exercise:
Directions: Unscramble the words based on the definitions
Scrambled Word
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Definition
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Unscrambled Word
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Ingbrecei
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To be given something
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etartenconc
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To focus your attention on something
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Micalbe
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friendly
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Elstioh
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Not friendly
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Emusas
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To suppose something without proof
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Derpureb
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an animal who was made from parents who are the same breed (type of dog).
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Grammar:
In this blog entry two words were used (and bolded) that have opposite meanings: hostile and amicable. Hostile means unfriendly whereas amicable has the opposite meaning, it is used to describe someone who is warm, kind, and friendly. In grammar, these words are called antonyms.
An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another. They are opposites!
For example:
- Bad is an antonym of good
- Sad is an antonym of happy
- Full is an antonym of empty
Grammar Exercise: Look at the bolded word in each question and pick ONE of the options that you think is an antonym of that word.
- An antonym for hot is
- Cold
- Warm
- Burning
- Heat
- An antonym for short is
- Small
- Tiny
- Little
- cold
- An antonym for fast is
- Speedy
- Quick
- Slow
- Rapid
- An antonym for strong is
- Tough
- Weak
- Muscular
- Built
- An antonym for easy is
- hard
- Simple
- Relaxed
- straightforward
Your dog is so cute! I think using your pets in anything that your students will see is a good idea because, generally, kids like animals, especially if they have a similar animal, and it captures their attention right away.
ReplyDeleteHeads up on question #2 in your grammar point, though. I don't see an antonym for "short" in the answer choices.
I like that you use the same definitions in your vocabulary list and the activity because the repetition is very helpful in reinforcing the information for students.
I loved the vocabulary exercise that you did for this blog post. It makes students think and unscramble the letters rather than just looking at the vocabulary words and definitions. Great job.
ReplyDeleteYour Rambo is very cute. It is such a big name for a little guy. Good entry! Yes, Justine is right. I don't see any antonym there.
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