Accordingly, every Cherokee symbol represents more than just a consonant or vowel; it represents syllable. Text on this page is printable and can be used according to our Terms of Service. 10. 13. The new building is complete. The Cherokee alphabet is a notable success story. However, until not too long ago, this cast of letters had a few more characters that have. They recommended that the new written language be taught to everyone who wanted to learn to read and write. C 12. B more than half of Wilders books. Use each word only once.about it. ; So "m" is the first word in the sentence so it is capital. This is a valuable piece of information to know, especially for students who are studying English. SSI DO NOT DUPLICATE WW3K_3ed_SB4_L1_20_EPS7604_int.indd 7 Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4 7epsbooks.com/WW3000 11/14/11 11:17:59 AM 37 Lesson 4 L 1. sufficient 1. modest 1 15. 10. Why are there only 26 letters in the English alphabet? Sequoya believed that the Cherokee people would benefit greatly if they had a written language and could read words from the and write. B 22. Native American scholar Sequoyah taught his tribe a system of writing, giving the Cherokee language its own unique identity. Language has one unique vowel: the letter v of nasalized schwa /*/, which appears in writing as v. Cherokee speakers speak more than 85 syllables per word. A 22. 1. sufficient 6. develo1p. Literacy and printing were enhanced on Cherokee Nation lands from the early nineteenth century until present day thanks to the syllabary. The Cherokee alphabet is different from the English one. There is no such thing as a Hispanic Alphabet. contains enough wood to build thirty ahroeunsoest.affected43 enables people living R TUheyT h4aEve liv5ePd sEo . C tell others about it. What is the meaning of hailed as it is used in the passage?their own word learning bythinking about the various _____________________________________________________________meanings of each word andapplying what they know. A capital s B dollar A by making muscles grow C senior B by showing muscles off D street C by hiding muscles D by relaxing tense muscles64 Wordly Wise 3000 Teachers Resource Book 4WW3K_3ed_TRB4_EPS7617_int.indd 64 11/15/11 3:40:47 PM48800.225.5750 A paper allowing one to do something (2) 26. B 19. C very worried. He worked on the project with his daughter. How many $10$-letter words can be formed using the $26$ letters of the alphabet if: a) Repetition is allowed. Spines project from the plants stem. R CE repHresAentI. victim7. This is Sequoyah and he holds a record of his notable accomplishment: the Cherokee syllabary - sometimes referred to as the Cherokee alphabet. A 31. Cherokee Syllabary, as the piece is called, was his writing style. Through the work of white, Christian missionary Samuel Worcester, the Cherokee obtained a printing press and launched the Cherokee Phoenix in 1828. D fail to do it. A show it on a screen. Hailing from Cherokee, short vowels of this language vary in length. For example, there is a handwritten script for the syllabary that bears few similarities to the printed forms; however, it does not seem to have a similar appearance. What is a master plan? A Some books are too difficult for fourth graders.20. D Reading can help you learn new D very few of Wilders books. C whisper. 9. How did Sequoya feel about what the white settlers were doing? She carefully sounded out each syllable. D leaves his or her country. Eighty-six letters were benefit sufficient to cover all the sounds of the Cherokee language. In any case, the Cherokee alphabet isnt a lexicon at all, but rather a syllabary. But three letters were added in medieval times to correspond to sounds from other languages not present in Latin: J, U and W. Words spoken in Cherokee were of the vocabulary lost as soon as they were uttered. 12. If you have questions about how to cite anything on our website in your project or classroom presentation, please contact your teacher. utter, say COMP L E 10T . The Cherokee people were able to learn to read and write quite easily. A about as smart as most dogs. The Atlantic ______ 7. He later became a silversmith and a blacksmith. A Cherokee does have the name * (do) as an inscrutable character; it resembles a Greek o (or barless A), rather than a Latin V in modern documents as well. WORDLY WISE 3OOO 3rd Edition BookTeachers Resource Book 4 Lesson 1Name __________________________________________________ Date _________________Lesson 1 TestChoose the best way to complete each sentence or answer each question. The work on the building is18. C finished. WORDLY WISE 3OOO 3rd Edition BookTeachers Resource Book 4 Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Test continued 32. C 145.21AC. In the early years of the 19th century, the remarkable inventiveness of a Cherokee man, named Sequoyah, helped his people preserve their language and cultural traditions, and remain united amid the encroachment of Euro-American society into their territory. B 32. C 24. Forced from their homes and robbed of most of their belongings, they took the Cherokee language and syllabary with them. CB 24. symptoms 15 6. He wasnt notified of his death for two years by the Cherokee Nation. If you are dismayed, you would new school. 5 1. sufficient 6. devel1o.pmeoddest 6. eage1r . 4. pcoanratLrllaeeclstesdon 7 4 5. Despite this, he had an intuitive grasp of the funciton and significance written communication could assume among people who had mastered the skill. R 129. northwest RCaliforLnia. B having fun on weekends B be useful to the community. Why werent any books written in Cherokee before 1821?vocabulary words inorder to be able to _____________________________________________________________answer them. He loved ahnisswpeeorsp; lset,uwdeonrktsedsefnotretnhceems ,maanyd15vhaaryd. A a puddle 2. A loud bang. B B B 22. In the case of the English alphabet, it is based on the Latin alphabet with 23 letters. C said. A 278.LeBDsson D comment.3. The date of one event, April of 1828, is actually written on the cave wall. 11. The Cherokee culture is greatly influenced by Sequoyah. His first approach was to draw a visual symbol for every word in the languagea logographic or pictographic approach. Sequoya kept busy all his life. D 23. C C more unhappy 20. C 23. Using the Cherokee syllabary, the same word is written with only two characters, and (pronounced "a" and "ma.") For this reason, Cherokee symbols are . One who loves and supports his country(1) 2 9. Afterward, he settled in Willstown (now Fort Payne) and devoted himself to the task of converting the Cherokee language into written form.Sequoyah was monolingualhe spoke only his mother tongue, Cherokeeand thus did not know how to read or write in any language. I have B Many five-year-olds can read. You cannot download interactives. The ae, oe and ss letter combinations persisted in common usage until the 18th century, but had been abandoned from the regular alphabet by 1820 at the latest. Reading Passage utilizes lesson vocabulary in context and includes comprehension questions. A 11. C 17. distributed 6 2. patriotism 7. disma2y. To speak (1) 6. alarm, dismay 4. resist, surrender5. Any interactives on this page can only be played while you are visiting our website. What European alphabet has the most letters? Sequoya wanted the Cherokees to take pride in their past. said how many letters are in alphabet? How does swimming help develop strong muscles? (a) state senators (c) storekeepers (b) taxi drivers (d) lawyers6 Lesson 1WW3K_3ed_SB4_L1_20_EPS7604_int.indd 6 11/14/11 11:17:59 AM36800.225.5750 Aepsbooks.com/WW3000 Answer KeyB send e-mail message56s.. tCDo his11f45ri..enBCds 25. Sample lessons from Wordly Wise 3000 3rd Edition. C WW3K_3ed_TRB4_EPS7617_int.indd 65 A phone his friends 3. They told him to go aheadwith his .16 Wordly Wise 3000 Teachers Resource Book 4WW3K_3ed_TRB4_EPS7617_int.indd 16 11/15/11 3:40:41 PM44800.225.5750 After word of his syllabary spread, Sequoyah and his daughter were charged with witchcraft and brought to trial before their town chief. The number of letters is limited because letters represent sounds produced by human mouths, and there are only so many different sounds that humans can distinguish. Letter I. projects 8. benefit 2. exceeds 7. forbid4. C A less troubled Lesson 1 Te98s..t A 18. Everywhere he went he was hailed for distracting them his invention, which played such an important part in uniting the Cherokee people. C 28. She has 9. Working on his own over a 12-year span, Sequoyah created a syllabarya set of written symbols to represent each syllable in the spoken Cherokee language. To project a movie is to D unusually stupid. Then fill inthe circle next to your answer.1. But he is which has been remembered today for inventing a written language.aligned with Sequoya was a member of the Cherokee nation, the son of a Native American mother and a British father.