Language Arts Classroom Competition  WordMasters: Grade 4 Blue
Division Jan-Feb '10   NEIGHBORHOOD  :  FRINGE  ::  LAKE  : 
________________________ (a. abyss  /  b. drift  /  c. channel 
/  d. rim  /  e. ravine)    Be sure you understand the part of
speech of a word — whether it's a noun, a verb, or an
adjective.  (Some words, such as "sap" and "wrench" and "drift"
and "patter" and "fringe" on this list, can be either a noun or
a verb depending on how they are used.  "Dim" can be a verb or
an adjective.  "Bound" can be a verb, an adjective, or a noun.) 
Pay attention to the prefixes and suffixes of words, because
they are often clues to meaning and part of speech.  And try to
familiarize yourself with other forms of these words — not just
"bountiful" but also "bounty," not just "frenzied" but also
"frenzy," not just "embroider" but also "embroidery," not just
"bound" but also "bounds" and "bind," not just "scarce" but also
"scarcity," not just "erode" but also "erosion," not just
"abyss" but also "abysmal,"