- SECTION 3- In Section 3, you will...... practice saying the Say Them Right words correctly... look up words in the glossary... write a sentence with a glossary word... work with contractions... write another title for a story... write sentences using two simple, unfamiliar words... choose the best verbs to fit in sentences... write soft answers to give to people who say mean things to you... reword a sentence from the Bible with familiar words... choose the best meanings for phrases from the Bible... write answers to questions... put quotation marks where they belong in Bible verses... practice reading orally Couldn t Aggravate Me Lesson 11 Couldn t Aggravate Me A soft answer turneth away wrath. Proverbs 15:1 Glossary Words aggravate wrath 25
Couldn t Aggravate Me Lesson 11 Find aggravate in the glossary at the back of your reader. Copy the pronunciation, then write a sentence using the word. 1. Pronunciation: 2. My sentence: 1g rß v6t 3. Write a synonym for wrath. anger Say Them Right cunning kßnå 3ng pester p2så tßr dread dr2d Before You Read I can t help it when something happens that makes me cross. I can t help it if someone does or says something that aggravates me. That is what Frank Benson thought in the beginning of the story. Find out if he still believed that at the end of the story. Read the story Couldn t Aggravate Me. 26
Couldn t Aggravate Me Lesson 11 Contractions There is a contraction in the story title. The contraction couldn t belongs in the not family. 4. Find six other contractions from the not family in the story. Write them here. wasn t aren t isn t can t wouldn t didn t haven t, won t, don t The contraction there s could mean there is or there has. Circle there is or there has. 5. there is there has There s been a lot of whispering in here lately. 6. there is there has There s going to be a party for the teacher tomorrow. 7. there is there has There s been a black dog staying around here. 8. there is there has Could you look to see if there s anyone in the playroom? Contractions from the had and would families are exactly alike. They both end with d, so when you see words like he d, she d, or they d, you don t know which family they belong to. The only way to know is to look at the way they are used in the sentence. 27
Couldn t Aggravate Me Lessons 11, 12 Read these sentences. Write had or would. 9. I d be surprised to get them all right. 10. They d been to the ocean before. 11. I know he d never say such a thing. 12. Peach pie is what she d like best. 13. We d not expected that many people. would had would would had 14. Think of another title for the story and write it here. Be ready to give your title in oral reading class. Couldn t Aggravate Me Lesson 12 I had oral reading class. yes no Dictionary Meanings 28 In the dictionary, you see many words that look and sound strange. Many of these words have simple meanings. Other meanings are harder to understand. Here are some words and their meanings. They look and sound strange. But they are easy to say and understand.
Couldn t Aggravate Me Lesson 12 Read the definition for each word. Write a sentence with each to show you know its meaning. 1. helve - (h2lve) the handle of a tool 2. duff - (dßf) a pudding, often made with dried fruit The Better Word Every word has a meaning all its own, even though it may mean almost the same thing as some other word. When we speak or write, we try to choose a word that says exactly what we mean. If you were telling how your dog chased a cat, you could say, My dog hurried after the cat. Can you think of a better word than hurried to show what your dog did when he saw the cat? Write a better word in the sentence. example: 3. My dog raced after the cat. Underline the word that best fits the meaning of each sentence. 4. Please bring my sweater, said Grandmother. It s a bit freezing, chilly in here. 5. We knock, beat on the door when we go to visit someone. 29
Coundn t Aggravate Me Lesson 12 6. I just happened to see him when I glanced, stared out the window. 7. Please chop, cut the pie into six pieces. Follow the directions. Pronoun, Synonym, Homophone She did not become upset when the boy ran past and knocked her down. 8. Circle two pronouns in the sentence above. 9. Box a word that means about the same as aggravated. 10. Underline a homophone for passed. The Story Verse A soft answer turneth away wrath. Proverbs 15:1 Write a soft answer you could give if someone said these things to you. 11. You think you re so smart because you got 100%. 12. I m going to tell Mother on you if you don t do a better job of making the bed. 30
Couldn t Aggravate Me; Come Back, Little Girl Lessons 12, 13 Write some angry words you have heard someone say. Then write a soft answer that the other person could have used to answer those angry words. 13. angry words: soft answer: Study the verse and say it to your teacher. Come Back, Little Girl Lesson 13 Come Back, Little Girl And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. Luke 8:54 Glossary Words Jairus thronged maiden synagogue suffered bewailed besought save scorn Some of the above words from the Bible story are words we don t use often today. Others are words we use, but they had a different meaning many years ago. The first word is a man s name. 31