The Sparks Fly by Ruth Ashby

1. The Sparks Flyby Ruth Ashby dissolve inefficient donors insulators patent uproariously

2. dissolve – v. to mix into a liquid

3. inefficient – adj. not offering good use of money or time

4. donors – n. plural of donor: a person who gives something

5. insulators – n. plural of insulator: a material that does not carry an electric charge

6. patent – v. to obtain the exclusive right to an invention; no one else can claim he/she invented it

7. uproariously – adv. noisily, loudly

8. Line 1 – earthquakes fireplace loudspeaker windshield Preparing to Read These are compound words. Can you tell an open compound word? Can you name a hyphenated compound? Line 2 – person man inventor Ben Franklin These words show levels of specificity. They go from general to specific. Let’s make a new specificity chain.

9. Line 3 – questions chimneys demonstrations inventions Preparing to Read These words are regular plurals. Let’s review the rules for forming regular plurals. Line 4 – inefficient inexperienced incapable independence The prefix “in” means “not” “lacking” or “lack of”