Vocabulary: Character Traits Week 3

Vocabulary: Character Traits Week 3

CHARACTER TRAIT / DEFINITION / PICTURE
argumentative / Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start arguing with other people. /
capable / If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they can do it. /
compassionate / A compassionate person will feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering. /
dishonest / Someone who isdishonest is not truthful and you cannot trust them. /
disrespectful / Someone who isdisrespectfuldoes notshow respect in the way that he or she speaks or behaves to someone. /
enthusiastic / Someone who is enthusiastic shows how much he likes or enjoys it by the way that he behaves and talks. /
impulsive / If someone isimpulsive, they do things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first. /
thoughtless / People who are thoughtless forget or ignore other people's wants, needs, or feelings. /

PREFIXES CHANGE THE MEANING OF ROOT WORDS

pre- / before / preview, prefix, predict
post- / after / post-game, postpone
dis- / not / dishonest, disrespectful
re- / again / renew, review, relocate

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TUESDAY: Use the definitions on the previous page to complete the crossword puzzle.

Character Traits Week 3

Tuesday: What you do shows who you are…which character trait is being described?

Character Trait / Description
Darius helped the homeless man buy lunch because he felt sorry about his situation.
Nora did not remember her mom’s birthday.
Lori copied her best friend’s homework and turned it on as her own.
Carlos would never have a normal conversation. He always disagreed about everything and would argue about anything.
My nephew, Eric, is always touching everything and doesn’t think before he speaks.
The two politicians were interrupting each other and kept poking their fingers at each other.
The musician could play the trumpet, piano, drums, and guitar.
The audience stood up and cheered after the students performed the musical.
pre- / preview, prefix, predict
post- / post-game, postpone
dis- / dishonest, disrespectful
re- / renew, review, relocate

WEDNESDAY: Listen to what a character says and you will learn about his or her character traits. Match the character trait to the quote.

argumentative

thoughtless

capable

impulsive

compassionate

enthusiastic

disrespectful

dishonest

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1. not connected - disconnected or reconnected

2. connect again - disconnected or reconnected

3. before the game - pregame or postgame

4. after the game - pregame or postgame

THURSDAY: Create your own example or sentence for each character trait.

CHARACTER TRAIT / SENTENCE
enthusiastic
thoughtless
impulsive
dishonest
argumentative
disrespectful
capable
compassionate

Find 2 words that use each prefix.

pre- ______& ______

post- ______& ______

re- ______& ______

dis- ______& ______