Cause & Effect
Because the Once-ler cut down Truffula Trees, the Bar-ba-loots had to do this.
Leave their home to find food
The swampy, polluted land around the Once-ler’s factory could best be described with this word meaning unpleasantly wet or damp.
Dank
The Lorax’s main job in the story is to protect these.
Trees
The story teaches readers to be responsible for this.
environment
The Lorax first appears when the Once-ler does this.
chop down a truffula tree
The Swomee-Swans left because this type of pollution filled the air.
Smog / factory pollution
The colorful Truffula Trees were once bright, beautiful, and amazing.
This vocabulary word means having great beauty or splendor.
glorious
At the end of the story, the Once-ler feels this about his actions.
Regret / guilt
This theme shows that actions today can affect the future.
responsibility / consequences
The Once-ler’s family helped him build this to grow his business.
Factory
The Humming-Fish had to leave their pond because of this waste.
Gluppity-Glupp and Schloppity-Schlopp
The Bar-ba-loots loved the soft part of the Truffula Trees that grew in small bunches.
This vocabulary word means a small cluster of soft strands or fibers.
tuft
The Once-ler ignored the Lorax mostly because he cared more about this.
making money / growing his business
Dr. Seuss wrote the story to warn people about this problem.
environmental destruction or pollution
The Bar-ba-loots loved to eat this fruit from the Truffula Trees.
Truffula fruits / Truffula tufts
The Once-ler’s business grew because people began buying many of these.
Thneeds
The Lorax often interrupted the Once-ler to complain about the trees being cut down.
The Once-ler might have thought the Lorax was this word meaning an annoying problem.
nuisance
The Lorax left a message because he believed someone needed to do this.
care about protecting the environment
The word “UNLESS” represents this idea about change.
someone must care and take action
At the beginning of the story, the land around the Once-ler’s house looks like this.
empty, gray, polluted
The factory closed because this natural resource was completely gone.
Truffula Trees
When the Once-ler realized all the trees were gone, the future looked dark and serious.
This word means causing fear or worry about what will happen next.
grim
The Once-ler gives the boy the last seed because he believes the boy can do this.
Restore / Regrow the forest
The story suggests that even one person can do this.
make a difference
The boy in the story represents this type of person.
next generation / someone who can fix the problem?