Practice Together
Read this passage aloud. Look at each underlined word. Find the word parts. Put their meanings together to figure out the meaning of the underlined word.
| Suffix: -ful means “having the qualities of” |
| Suffix: -ous means “full of” |
Orville and Wilbur Wright were courageous men. Instead of staying safe on the ground, they looked to the sky. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, they tried to build a machine that would fly. They used equipment from their bicycle factory. They called their machine the airplane.
Their early tries weren’t always successful, but the men learned from their mistakes.
The Wright Brothers, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903
On December 17, 1903, they finally got their machine to fly. Orville stayed in the air 12 seconds, and Wilbur’s flight lasted 59 seconds.
Try It!
Read this passage aloud. What is the meaning of each underlined word? How do you know?
In the 1800s, scientists created many new inventions. They were useful tools that made people’s lives easier. The time line shows some of these marvelous inventions. How did they affect how we live today?
1846
Elias Howe invents the first successful sewing machine.
1867
The first modern typewriter is invented in the United States.
1876
Alexander Graham Bell builds the telephone.
1879
Thomas Edison invents a long-lasting lightbulb.