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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Students understand homonyms. BANK: The edge of a river or _______________________________ BAT: A small ying animal or _______________________________ LIGHT: Weighing very little or _______________________________ RING: A sound made by a bell or _______________________________ Benjamin Franklin used these words, urging his fellow signers to be of the same mind. “We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” This reveals two meanings of the word “hang” — to stay together and to be killed by a rope tied around the neck . Many homonyms have at least two different meanings. Write down another meaning for each word other than the one given. Heroic Homonyms
Are you an eagle-eyed reader? Read the article below and correct the eight errors you find. The first one is done for you. Then, rewrite the article correctly.
Contrary to legend, George Washington’s false teeth were KNOT made of wood.
Washington had poor dental helth and when he was inaugurated president in 1789, he had only won real tooth. Dentures were made for him by a Noo York dentist, Dr. John Greenwood and they were actually carved from hippopotamus ivory. The false teeths were attached with gold wire springs and brass screws, leaving a whole for the existing tooth. Dr. Greenwood believed you shouldn’t never extract a tooth when there is a possibility of savings it.
CELEBRATE FOUNDING MADISON PACIFIC HEROIC PROTECT COMMON UNION ORDER
The Founding Mothers
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally.
Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams. She would become The First Lady in 1797. In a letter to her husband in 1776, she urged him to “remember the ladies” with the warning, “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to (cause) a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
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This was written long before the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Circle every fourth number to reveal the year the 19th Amendment was finally added to the Constitution.
BANK VOTE HANG NECK CARE LAW
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Civics: Understand how a constitutional government has shaped America.
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