WORDS IN CONTEXT

DAY 1
(Page 1 of 4)

1. She made a drawing of a tree

with colorful autumn leaves.
colorful 2. The dancers in the parade wore
bright, colorful costumes.
(adjective)
3. The clown's colorful makeup
made me laugh.

1. An egg has a hard shell on the

outside and a soft, yellow yolk
on the inside.
egg
2. The recipe calls for one egg.
(noun) 3. A chick hatches from a hen's
egg, and people also eat hen's
eggs.

1. A tiger has stripes.

a
2. An egg has a shell.
(article) 3. I have a toy.

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 WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. An owl is bigger than a mouse.

an
2. Do you have an orange cat?
(article) 3. Grandpa had an operation.

1. The sun shines bright against

the blue sky.
blue 2. I jumped into the cool, blue
water.
(adjective)
3. People in the United States
Navy wear dark blue uniforms.

1. A green leprechaun is a make-

believe, tiny person from Ireland.
green 2. My little brother will not eat any
green vegetables.
(adjective) 3. If you want to make green paint,
you can mix blue and yellow
together.

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 WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. Orange is the color of carrots

and pumpkins.
orange 2. If you want to make orange
paint, you can mix red and
(adjective) yellow together.
3. Orange poppies are my favorite
kind of flower.

1. If you want to make pink paint,

pink you mix red and white together.
2. Pink is like pale red.
(adjective)
3. Pink is my favorite color.

1. If you want to make purple

paint, you can mix blue and red
together.
purple
2. Purple is the color of amethysts,
(adjective) eggplant, and grapes.
3. Lilac, plum, and violet are all
shades of purple.

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 WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. Tomatoes, rubies, and bricks

are red.
red 2. A cardinal is an example of a
red bird.
(adjective)
3. The dark red, or maroon, shirt
is my favorite.

1. Yellow is the color of bananas,

lemons, butter, and baby chicks.
yellow
2. I have a yellow raincoat.
(adjective) 3. Mustard is a dark shade of
yellow.

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 WORD SMART
DAY 1
(Page 1 of 1)
Name: _______________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: Record a vocabulary word in each word box. Then write a synonym and an antonym, draw
a picture, and define each word. Use each word in a sentence on the back of this worksheet.

Word Picture

Synonym

Antonym

Definition _______________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Word Picture

Synonym

Antonym

Definition _______________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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 full of color or having
colorful many colors
(adjective)

a hard-shelled, oval object

made by a hen or other
egg bird
(noun)

one
a (article)
 referring to one or more
people or things not
an mentioned before that
start with a vowel
(article)

having the color of the

blue sky on a sunny day
(adjective)

having the color of blue

green mixed with yellow
(adjective)
 having the color of red
orange mixed with yellow
(adjective)

having the color of red

mixed with white; having
pink a pale red color
(adjective)

having the color of red

purple mixed with blue
(adjective)
 having the color of blood
red (adjective)

having the color of

yellow lemons
(adjective)
 ANALOGIES
DAY 2
(Page 1 of 2)

Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair must have the same
relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy with a missing word, you must first discover
the relationship between the completed pair. (Example: Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

joy owl soil snow apple milk carrot

soft bee banana basketball

INSTRUCTIONS: Determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then use the words in the word box to complete the
second pair of words.

1. Colorful is to color ...as... joyful is to

2. Blue is to sky ...as... brown is to

3. Orange is to carrot ...as... white is to

4. Purple is to grape ...as... red is to

5. Yellow is to lemon ...as... orange is to

6. A is to robin ...as... an is to

7. Egg is to hard ...as... yolk is to

8. Pink is to flamingo ...as... orange is to

9. Red is to blood ...as... white is to

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 ANALOGIES
DAY 2
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Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair must have the same
relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy with a missing word, you must first discover
the relationship between the completed pair. (Example: Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

joy owl soil snow apple milk carrot

soft bee banana basketball

INSTRUCTIONS: Determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then use the words in the word box to complete the
second pair of words.

10. An is to can ...as... she is to

11. Green is to grass ...as... yellow is to

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 CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
(Page 1 of 2)

Name:

colorful a blue orange pink purple red yellow

egg an green

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the sentences below.

1. A banana turns black when it gets old.

2. I mix red and yellow paint to make paint.

3. There is a bowl of fruit in the painting.

4. There is a stop sign at the end of my street.

5. There is only one in the bird's nest.

6. There is a stain on my shirt from spilled grape

juice.

7. A flamingo is a bird.

8. Do you want piece of my orange?

9. The sky is on a sunny day.

10. elephant is a very big animal.

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 CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
(Page 2 of 2)

Name:

colorful a blue orange pink purple red yellow

egg an green

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the sentences below.

11. The grass in the yard is

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 ADJECTIVES
DAY 3
(Page 1 of 1)

Name:

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

(Example: A beautiful butterfly landed on the yellow flower.)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the words below. Circle all of the adjectives. Then write eight complete sentences using one or more of the
adjectives in each sentence.

purple egg blue orange an green a yellow

colorful red pink

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Write three words that are not adjectives.

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 EXPLORATION
DAY 3

INSTRUCTIONS: Assign one or more of the following activities to reinforce the function of adjectives.

ADJECTIVES
Create a Sentence
Materials: Word cards, box or envelope, strips of paper
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card
and use their chosen word to create a written or oral sentence on a strip of paper.
Have them share their sentences with their classmates.

Define It
Materials: Two-sided copies of word and definition cards, action cards, box or envelope
Make two-sided copies of the reproducible word and definition cards. Place the
word and action cards in a box or envelope. Have each student select a card so that
his or her classmates can’t see it. Then, if applicable, have the starting player define
his or her word (without using the word). The first player in the group to correctly
guess the word gets to keep the word card. The player holding the most word cards
at the end of the game wins.

I Wonder What . . .
Materials: Word cards, box or envelope
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have pairs of students choose a
word. Then have the first student in the pair begin the game by using his or her
vocabulary word to complete a sentence that begins with: I wonder what . . .
(I wonder what a beautiful monster would wear.) Then, have the second student
in the pair follow by using the same vocabulary word to answer the question.
A beautiful monster would wear a shimmering evening gown and pearl earrings.
As pairs of students continue to pick words and complete their sentences,
encourage responses that show they understand the meaning of the word.

Pick a Synonym or Antonym

Materials: Word cards, action cards, box or envelope
Place all the word and action cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out
a card and, if applicable, give a synonym or antonym for the chosen word. (You may
choose to omit words that do not have synonyms or antonyms, or you may choose
to include them as points of discussion.)

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 CONCEPT COMPLETION
DAY 4
(Page 1 of 1)

Name:

INSTRUCTIONS: Use what you know about the vocabulary words to complete the following sentences.

1. You can use a green crayon to draw a

2. I saw an

3. I can use an orange marker to draw a

4. I took a walk

5. The artist drew a colorful

6. I like to eat pink cotton candy when I

7. A purple lollipop turns your tongue

8. A hen's egg is

9. You can use a blue crayon to draw

10. You can use a yellow crayon to draw a

11. An example of something red is

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 ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
(Page 1 of 1)

Name:

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the best answer to complete each statement.

1. Another word for colorful is 6. You can mix blue with to

make green.
bright yellow
white white
dark black

2. A lays an egg that people 7. You mix red and to make

eat. orange.
kangaroo yellow
cow blue
hen white

3. I take a to get to school. 8. Pink is the same as

motorcycle pale yellow
bus pale red
wagon pale blue

4. My friend lives in an 9. An example of a purple food is

house.
olive green grapes
brown strawberries
blue oranges

5. would probably not be 10. Red is the color of

described as blue. a stop sign
A sky a basketball
A tree grass
An ocean
11. Yellow is the color of
baby chicks
a basketball
a stop sign
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colorful

egg

Place
a picture
here.
 Place
an picture
here.

blue

green
orange

pink

purple
 red

yellow