Language Arts Grade Four

Unit Nine, Lesson Five: Unit Review


  1. wire
  2. expire
  3. umpire
  4. inspire
  5. entire
  6. retire
  7. reservation
  8. preserve
  9. protect
  10. county
  1. lookout
  2. forest
  3. timber
  4. lumberjack
  5. fir
  6. cedar
  7. pine
  8. hemlock
  9. redwood
  10. bristlecone
The -ire Letter Pattern

This list contains several words with the ire letter pattern. The ire pattern makes a sound which rhymes with fire. Here are some words from the list with the -ire letter pattern.


	wire		expire		umpire

	inspire		entire		retire

The -ire letter pattern is very common. Here are a few more words with this letter pattern.

	fire		rewire		conspire


Idioms

Idioms are expressions which have a meaning which is not the same as the meaning of its actual words. Here are some examples:


 IDIOM					MEANING
  hit the hay			 	go to bed
  break a leg				be successful
  threw in the towel			to give up
  went out on a limb			take a risk
  cut the mustard			do the job
  break someone's heart			deeply disappoint
  by heart				from memory
  heart of stone			cruel or without feeling
  heart-to-heart			honest or personal
  heartless				uncaring

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