Table of Contents
About This Book xiii
How to Use This Book xv
Lesson 1 Synonyms, I 1
1.1 A Little Superhero 2
1.2 A Big Estuary 3
1.3 A Frightening Character 4
Lesson 2 Synonyms, II 5
2.1 A Great Tourist Attraction 6
2.2 An Aviation First 7
2.3 An Old Town 8
Lesson 3 Antonyms, I 9
3.1 A Single President 10
3.2 Famous Rabbit's Line 11
3.3 An American First 12
Lesson 4 Antonyms, II 13
4.1 Comic Strip Detective 14
4.2 Mark Twain 15
4.3 Great Words of a Great President 16
Lesson 5 Homographs, I 17
5.1 An American Showman 18
5.2 A Many-Sided Figure 19
5.3 A Parliament 20
Lesson 6 Homographs, II 21
6.1 Right to Left and Left to Right 22
6.2 Blood Pressure 23
6.3 A Computer Bug 24
Lesson 7 Homophones, I 25
7.1 A Man of Great Intellect and Talent 26
7.2 A Surveyor's Tool 27
7.3 Volcanic Rock with a Special Property 28
Lesson 8 Homophones, II 29
8.1 Paul Revere's Fellow Riders 30
8.2 How Deep? 31
8.3 The USS Constitution 32
Lesson 9 Easily Confused Words, I 33
9.1 A First for the Supreme Court 34
9.2 Extinct Animals 35
9.3 A Family Pet 36
Lesson 10 Easily Confused Words, II 37
10.1 Symbol of a Political Party 38
10.2 A Somewhat Unpleasant Character 39
10.3 An Uncommon Two-Term President 40
Lesson 11 Easily Confused Words, III 41
11.1 A Long Tail 42
11.2 A Submarine First 43
11.3 A First for a President 44
Lesson 12 Words with Latin Roots, I 45
12.1 Comets 46
12.2 King Tut 47
12.3 Uranus 48
Lesson 13 Words with Latin Roots, II 49
13.1 An Imitator 50
13.2 A Barber's Son 51
13.3 Internet Inventor 52
Lesson 14 Words with Greek Roots, I 53
14.1 Four Special Words 54
14.2 A One-of-a-Kind State 55
14.3 Volcano 56
Lesson 15 Words with Greek Roots. II 57
15.1 Canada 58
15.2 A Story for All Ages 59
15.3 Dolly the Sheep 60
Lesson 16 Prefixes, I 61
16.1 First for a Postage Stamp 62
16.2 Penguins 63
16.3 Great Seal of the United States 64
Lesson 17 Prefixes, II 65
17.1 Mercury 66
17.2 Goldfish 67
17.3 A Big Volcano 68
Lesson 18 Suffixes. I 69
18.1 Colonial Newspaper Editor 70
18.2 A Crayon Milestone 71
18.3 A Forgotten Character 72
Lesson 19 Suffixes, II 73
19.1 Play Ball! 74
19.2 West of the Mississippi 75
19.3 Milwaukee 76
Lesson 20 Words That Name, I 77
20.1 An American Novelist 78
20.2 Under the Sea 79
20.3 An Unusual Snake 80
Lesson 21 Words That Name, II 81
21.1 A Famous Rabbit 82
21.2 Cracker Jack 83
21.3 Breaking the Sound Barrier 84
Lesson 22 Words That Name, III 85
22.1 Minnesota 86
22.2 King Kong 87
22.3 A Very Loud Animal 88
Lesson 23 Words That Name, IV 89
23.1 An Archenemy 90
23.2 Alabama 91
23.3 A Chicago First 92
Lesson 24 Action Words, I 93
24.1 A Candy Man 94
24.2 A Different Method for Growing Plants 95
24.3 The Three Musketeers 96
Lesson 25 Action Words, II 97
25.1 A Sneeze-Causing Plant 98
25.2 Candy Maker 99
25.3 Andromeda 100
Lesson 26 Action Words, III 101
26.1 The First Loser 102
26.2 An American Cookbook 103
26.3 Big News Via Telegraph 104
Lesson 27 Action Words, IV 105
27.1 Chimpanzees 106
27.2 Ohio 107
27.3 A First for the U.S. Congress 108
Lesson 28 Descriptive Words, I 109
28.1 In Pursuit of Atoms 110
28.2 Grenada 111
28.3 Cleaning the Coasts 112
Lesson 29 Descriptive Words, II 113
29.1 Your Lungs 114
29.2 A Cave Researcher 115
29.3 Teeth 116
Lesson 30 Descriptive Words, III 117
30.1 The Hairs on Your Head 118
30.2 A Book Collector 119
30.3 An Ancient City 120
Lesson 31 Descriptive Words, IV 121
31.1 Your Blood Vessels 122
31.2 A Secret 123
31.3 A Special Science 124
Lesson 32 Compound Words, I 125
32.1 Cartoon Sorcerer 126
32.2 First Televised Presidential Debate 127
32.3 The Stars in the Sky 128
Lesson 33 Compound Words, II 129
33.1 The Chipmunks 130
33.2 The First Moon Landing 131
33.3 The Wizard of Oz 132
Lesson 34 Words from Other Languages, I 133
34.1 Electric Eels 134
34.2 The Statue of Liberty 135
34.3 Freshwater 136
Lesson 35 Words from Other Languages, II 137
35.1 Foot Size 138
35.2 A Fictional Detective 139
35.3 Motion 140
Lesson 36 Words Based on Names 141
36.1 The Top Three Elements 142
36.2 Used the World Over 143
36.3 The Tall and the Short 144
Lesson 37 Words for Readers and Writers 145
37.1 Uncommon Presidents 146
37.2 Driest and Lowest 147
37.3 A Lot of Mackerel 148
Lesson 38 Math Words, I 149
38.1 A Numbers Man 150
38.2 Hamburger 151
38.3 Roller Coaster 152
Lesson 39 Math Words, II 153
39.1 A Musical Device 154
39.2 A Game-Changing Baseball Rule 155
39.3 Stomach Sounds 156
Lesson 40 Social Studies Words, I 157
40.1 Your Muscles 158
40.2 A Legendary Basketball Player 159
40.3 A Presidential Resignation 160
Lesson 41 Social Studies Words, II 161
41.1 A Transatlantic Port 162
41.2 A First for the U.S. Senate 163
41.3 An Army Explorer 164
Lesson 42 Science Words, I 165
42.1 Moon Rocks 166
42.2 Mount Rushmore 167
42.3 Twinkles 168
Lesson 43 Science Words, II 169
43.1 A Famous Character of a Children's Story 170
43.2 Peanuts 171
43.3 Hawaii by Another Name 172
Lesson 44 Health Words 173
44.1 Chewing Gum 174
44.2 Down into Wonderland 175
44.3 Vaccine for Polio 176
Lesson 45 Time Words 177
45.1 Frozen Foods 178
45.2 A Famous Pirate 179
45.3 Thanks to a First Lady 180
Lesson 46 Bonus Words, I 181
46.1 Alligators and Crocodiles 182
46.2 Finding a Supernova 183
46.3 Sleepy Snails 184
Lesson 47 Bonus Words, II 185
47.1 A Big Sneeze 186
47.2 Into Outer Space 187
47.3 A Special Light 188
Lesson 48 Bonus Words, III 189
48.1 An Ancient Bandage 190
48.2 Muppet Guys 191
48.3 Woman Hockey Player 192
Lesson 49 Bonus Words, IV 193
49.1 Kangaroos 194
49.2 An Ancestor of Chickens 195
49.3 Hardworking Cows 196
Lesson 50 Bonus Words, V 197
50.1 Cotton Candy 198
50.2 A Spiky Dinosaur 199
50.3 A Hardy Creature 200
Word List 201
Answer Key 207
