Spring According to Humphrey >>> 5.5 Overview

"Spring According to Humphrey" Concepts for pages 119-143 of the novel.

Author's Purpose

Did the author write the piece to persuade, inform, or entertain (PIE)?

Background Knowledge

How do details from the story relate to your life or experiences?

Suffixes (-y, -ish, -hood, -ment)

What are the meanings of the suffixes -y, -ish, hood, and -ment and how do they change the meaning of a base word?

Conjunctions

How does joining two sentences into one help you to become a better writer?

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5.5 Humphrey

5.5 Vocabulary

queasy - feeling nauseous, as in the stomach

dramatic - exciting; full of action or feeling; like a drama

booth - a stall or stand (as at a fair) for the sale or exhibition of goods

arch - something with a curved shape such as a rainbow

forbidden - not permitted or allowed

scowling - to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner

streetlamp - an outside light on a pole along a public street or highway

5.5 Spelling

SUFFIXES (-Y, -ISH, -HOOD, -MENT)

payment foolish rainy assignment

childhood selfish treatment livelihood

movement sleepy childish stylish

parenthood bumpy crunchy environment

rocky neighborhood shipment guilty


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