• a made-up story with events that could not really happen

• usually has magical characters or settings

• almost always a happy ending with a message

How do we get what we need?

• A root word is the simplest form of a word.

• A root word is a word to which no prefixes, suffixes, or endings have been added.

• Use the meaning of root words to figure out unknown words.

We will have a vocabulary test over the attached words on Thursday, March 12th. Please study at home. We practice them often in the classroom, but it helps greatly if they can read the words and definitions as well.

1. admit - confess to something

2. barter - trade things for other things without using money

3. considered - thought about carefully before making a decision

4. creation - something you made

5. humble - not big or important

6. magnificent - very beautiful and grand

7. payment - an amount you paid for something

8. reluctantly - to do something unwillingly or with hesitation

There will be a spelling test over the attached words on Friday, March 13th. The words are listed on the back of the newsletter.

1. tries

2. tried

3. trying

4. dries

5. dried

6. drying

7. hurries

8. hurried

9. hurrying

10. studies

11. studied

12. studying

13. plays

14. played

15. playing