Question

long vowel vcv
spelling words
fever broken climate hotel basic
vocal native silent labor spider
label icon agent motive vital
acorn item aroma ego solo
words in context complete each sentence with a list word.

1. from a small _, a large oak tree grows.
2. when you are sick, you may have a _.
3. your _ is what you think of yourself.
4. flying _ means doing something alone.
5. a desert _ may produce too little rain to support crops.
6. the two people were loud and _ as they cheered.
7. the travel _ helped plan a vacation.
8. we want to stay in the _ that has a pool.
9. have you ever watched a _ spin its web?
10. the clothing _ itches the back of my neck.

antonyms write the list word that has the opposite or nearly the opposite meaning.

1. fixed 11. _
2. advanced 12. _
3. alien 13. _
4. noisy 14. _
5. unimportant 15. _

synonyms write the list word that has the same or nearly the same meaning.

1. work 16. _
2. reason 17. _
3. object 18. _
4. scent 19. _
5. image 20. _

home activity your child wrote words with the long vowel vcv pattern. have your child tell you one synonym or one antonym for a list word.

Explanation:

1. An oak tree grows from an acorn.
2. When sick, one may have a fever.
3. Ego is what one thinks of oneself.
4. Flying solo means doing something alone.
5. A desert climate may have little rain for crops.
6. Loud people are vocal when cheering.
7. A travel agent helps plan vacations.
8. One may want to stay in a hotel with a pool.
9. Spiders spin webs.
10. A clothing label can itch the neck.
11. "Fixed" is opposite of "broken".
12. "Advanced" is opposite of "basic".
13. "Alien" is opposite of "native".
14. "Noisy" is opposite of "silent".
15. "Unimportant" is opposite of "vital".
16. "Work" is similar to "labor".
17. "Reason" is similar to "motive".
18. "Object" is similar to "item".
19. "Scent" is similar to "aroma".
20. "Image" is similar to "icon".

Answer:

1. acorn
2. fever
3. ego
4. solo
5. climate
6. vocal
7. agent
8. hotel
9. spider
10. label
11. broken
12. basic
13. native
14. silent
15. vital
16. labor
17. motive
18. item
19. aroma
20. icon