By Tommie dePaola Little Grunt and the Big Egg Mrs. Pridgen’s Class

ELA3R2 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. The student b. Uses grade-appropriate words with multiple meanings. c. Recognizes and applies the appropriate usage of homophones, homographs, antonyms, and synonyms. Standard

How do I use synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and multiple-meaning words? Essential Question

Two words with the same meaning are called synonyms. Little and small are synonyms. Two words with opposite meanings are called antonyms. Long and short are antonyms. Word Relationships

Two words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings are called homophones. Here (“this place”) hear (“listen”) are homophones. Word Relationships

A word that has more than one meaning is called a multiple-meaning word. Plain is a multiple-meaning word. It can mean “simple” or “land that is flat.” Word Relationships

Some words mean almost the same as other words but are stronger. Cold and freezing have similar meanings, but freezing is stronger. Word Relationships

Another word relationship is when one word names a group and the other word names a member of that group. For example, dinosaur names a group and Tyrannosaurus rex names one member of the group. Word Relationships

EXAMPLE The Ugg family was gathering wood for fires. “Our cave is so chilly,” said Mr. Ugg. “I am tired of being cold.” “Would you like me to drag this tree trunk back to the cave?” asked Big Sister Grunt. “That’s too big!” said Little Sister Ugg. “To fit that gigantic log inside the cave, we would have to move the clothes trunk outside!” Word Relationships

Strategy good readers use To monitor understanding To help solve problems when reading When good readers come across a part of a story they find confusing, they ask themselves a question to try to clear up the confusion. Self-Question

Self-questioning about word relationships can help you gain a deeper understanding of how and why an author uses certain words in a story. Self-Question and Word Relationships

brunch - a meal that comes between breakfast and lunch peaceful - calm and quiet omelet - eggs that are beaten with other ingredients and cooked erupting - blowing out lava, rocks, and gases from a volcano lava - hot, melted rock that pours from an erupting volcano escape - to get away from danger Vocabulary

Camrey had brunch at 10:30 so she didn’t eat breakfast or lunch. brunch - a meal that comes between breakfast and lunch Vocabulary brunch

Karson enjoyed reading near the peaceful lake where it was calm and quiet. peaceful - calm and quiet Vocabulary peaceful

A ham and cheese omelet is Nakya’s favorite breakfast food. omelet - eggs that are beaten with other ingredients and cooked Vocabulary omelet

The erupting volcano was frightening because of the lava, rocks, and gases that spewed from the rim. erupting - blowing out lava, rocks, and gases from a volcano Vocabulary erupting

The hot lava poured from the erupting volcano. lava - hot, melted rock that pours from an erupting volcano Vocabulary lava

Jacob had to quickly escape from the dangerous bear. escape - to get away from danger Vocabulary escape

Marcus saw the skeleton of an extinct dinosaur at the museum. dinosaur – an extinct reptile Bonus Vocabulary dinosaur

The Grunt’s decided to invite their neighbors to brunch. invite – to ask someone to go somewhere or to do something Bonus Vocabulary You're Invited!

A long, scaly lizard was slowly climbing the tree beside Breanna. lizard – a four-legged animal with a long, scaly body and a tail Bonus Vocabulary lizard

Leanna studied the Cherokee tribe for the topic of her report. tribe – a group of people who have the same ancestors Bonus Vocabulary tribe

Elijah screamed when he saw the frightening picture of the enormous Tyrannosaurus rex. Tyrannosaurus rex – a large, meat eating dinosaur Bonus Vocabulary Tyrannosaurus rex

brunch - a meal that comes between breakfast and lunch peaceful - calm and quiet omelet - eggs that are beaten with other ingredients and cooked erupting - blowing out lava, rocks, and gases from a volcano lava - hot, melted rock that pours from an erupting volcano escape - to get away from danger Vocabulary

Would a loud rock concert be a peaceful setting? Vocabulary Review

Tyra had brunch last night before she went to bed. Vocabulary Review

Which would you probably not try to escape from? 1. a burning building 2. a wild animal 3. a friend’s house 4. a trap in the woods Vocabulary Review a friend's house

Would you describe an exploding volcano as lava or erupting? Vocabulary Review erupting

Can omelets be made with eggs and peppers? Vocabulary Review

Which would not describe lava? 1. hot 2. touchable 3. melted rock 4. flowing Vocabulary Review touchable

brunch - a meal that comes between breakfast and lunch peaceful - calm and quiet omelet - eggs that are beaten with other ingredients and cooked erupting - blowing out lava, rocks, and gases from a volcano lava - hot, melted rock that pours from an erupting volcano escape - to get away from danger Vocabulary