Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. psychologist- (noun) a person who studies the mind. psychology: (noun) the study of the mind. The prefix psyche means mind. stimulus (noun) something that causes a response related: (verb) had something to do with glory- (noun) praise or honor tangible- (adjective) able to be seen, touched, or felt acquire: (verb) to get invariably- (adverb) constantly; always cowered- (verb) moved away in fear obscure (verb) to hide run-on sentence- two independent clauses that run together without correct punctuation or conjunctions independent clause- a group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence. Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Quiz 1 Give the definition for the following vocabulary words. 1. obscure 2. glory 4. tangible 5. acquire 3. cowered Write sentences using each of the words below. Make sure that your sentence shows your understanding of the word’s meaning. 6. psychology (psyche- and –ology) 7. psychologist (psyche-, -ology, and –ist) 8. invariably 9. stimulus 10. related 11. What does an independent clause contain? 12. What should a writer do to fix run-on sentences? Name: _________________________________________ Label the definition with the correct vocabulary word. related obscure invariably cowered psychology related Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Quiz 1 tangible acquire psychologist glory 1. __________________ moved away in fear 4. __________________ to hide 2. __________________ praise or honor 5. __________________ to get 3. __________________ able to be seen, touched, or felt Write sentences showing your understanding of the word’s meaning. 6. psychology_______________________________________________________________________________ 7. psychologist______________________________________________________________________________ 8. invariably________________________________________________________________________________ 9. stimulus _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.related _________________________________________________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________ Label the definition with the correct vocabulary word. related obscure invariably cowered psychology related Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Quiz 1 tangible acquire psychologist glory 1. __________________ moved away in fear 4. __________________ to hide 2. __________________ praise or honor 5. __________________ to get 3. __________________ able to be seen, touched, or felt Write sentences showing your understanding of the word’s meaning. 6. psychology______________________________________________________________________________ 7. psychologist_____________________________________________________________________________ 8. invariably________________________________________________________________________________ 9. stimulus _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.related _________________________________________________________________________________ Grammar Check! 11. What parts of speech must an independent clause possess? Hint: you will list more than one thing. 12. How should a writer fix these run-on sentences? Correct the sentences the way you see fit. A. Algernon races Charlie he quickly beats him. B. Charlie’s doctors are Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur they often argue with one another. Grammar Check! 11. What parts of speech must an independent clause possess? Hint: you will list more than one thing. 12. How should a writer fix these run-on sentences? Correct the sentences the way you see fit. A. Algernon races Charlie he quickly beats him. B. Charlie’s doctors are Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur they often argue with one another. Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________________ Period: _________________ Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary 1 obscure stimulus cowered acquire tangible glory related invariably Sentences: Write the correct vocabulary word to complete the sentence. psyche -ology 1. Residents are upset because the tall new building will ____________________ their view. 2. I’m a shopaholic because when I go to the mall, I ________________ buy something. 3. My scared little puppy _________________ whenever the doorbell rang. 4. Knocking people on a certain point on their knees is a ___________________ that can cause their legs to raise. 5. The engagement ring was ___________________ evidence of his love for her. 6. Dark, foreboding, and ominous tones are often ________________ to something bad happening in a movie. 7. I wanted to win the competition, not just for the prize money, but also for the ____________. 8. Each day I come to school I hope to ______________________ new knowledge. Matching: Pair the word with the definition. 9. _________________ relating to the mind 10. _________________the study of 11. _________________had something to do with 12. _________________praise or honor 13. _________________able to be seen, touched, or felt A. psyche B. related C. glory D. tangible E. ology 14. _________________to get 15. _________________constantly; always 16. _________________moved away in fear 17. _________________to hide 18. _________________something that causes a response A. cowered B. obscure C. invariably D. acquire E. stimulus Examples: Answer the question based on the vocabulary word it uses. 1. What could bring Highland West glory? 2. Why would a person cower? 3. What would make you want to obscure the truth? 4. What is the closest tangible object to you? 5. What stimulus would wake you up? Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary ACQUIRE INVARIABLY PSYCHE M I I E E G L O R Y S S K S I N N N I H R A N V C W K V U H Z Z V H K C U I M X W L R L Q X V A G D X Y C J D E B R U J E C R A I B K S S U L Q A M X N N I O C E L Q P B P B A I Q V W A G C Q E E M Y O F O T D G K B Y G Q U E W S O A F S E M A L O R J C I L G Z X G P R T I Y F L N T A R B D W P B E N M T U W O D Z X E I R S S W R O M D O X G W A V H G H I O S R G L P L U Y I O A D N K C C J O Z E D N R N S A O C A V J U W C W J W C F M I N R I T COWERED OBSCURE STIMULUS GLORY OLOGY TANGIBLE Page 356 Flowers for Algernon 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What are three things that are tangible? What invariable happens when you get to school in the morning? Why would a person cower? What might a used car salesperson seek to obscure? What stimulus might cause you to squint?