NAME THAT WORD
This word means walking slowly and casually
Strolls
"The winding road curved left or right through the mountains."
A. Grandma strolls through the garden while enjoying the flowers.
B. The race car strolls around the track at 150 mph.
A. Grandma strolls through the garden while enjoying the flowers.
A person slowly walks through a park, looking at flowers and enjoying the after noon.
Strolls
Sunlight sparkled across the water while we slowly walked beside the lake.
Shimmering + Strolls
This word means to protect something from harm.
Shield
"The water was shimmering as sunlight sparkled across its surface."
Sunlight sparkled / sparkled
A. Marcus used his backpack to shield his head from the rain.
B. Marcus used the rain to shield his backpack.
A. Marcus used his backpack to shield his head from the rain.
Sunlight hits a swimming pool and little sparkles of light dance across the water.
Shimmering
The curvy road twisted through the mountains while our sunglasses protected our eyes from the bright sun.
Winding + Shield
This word means wrapped or covered closely.
Swathed
"The baby was swathed so tightly in blankets that only her face was showing."
Tightly in blankets / only showing her face
A. The brook babbles softly over the rocks.
B. The mountain babbles quietly while standing still.
A. The brook babbles softly over the rocks.
A road curves left, then right, then left again as it climbs a mountain.
Winding
The little creek made gentle sounds while the water level slowing became lower.
Babbles + Receding
This word means moving backward or becoming less.
Receding
"The floodwater was receding, revealing parts of the road that had been underwater."
revealing parts of the road that had been underwater
A. The newborn was swathed in a warm blanket.
B. The runner was swathed across the finish line.
A. The newborn was swathed in a warm blanket.
The ocean tide moves farther from your beach towel, exposing more wet sand.
Receding
Wrapped tightly in blankets, the baby slept while sunlight sparkled through the window.
Swathed + Shimmering
This word means a major distrubance that causes disorder or big changed
Upheaval
“The unexpected move created upheaval as the family changed schools, packed their belongings, and completely changed their daily routine.”
Everything in their normal life suddenly had to change.
A. The sudden emergency caused upheaval throughout the school.
B. The peaceful afternoon caused upheaval because absolutely nothing changed.
A. The sudden emergency caused upheaval throughout the school.
A baby is wrapped so completely in blankets that only its little head is visible.
Swathed
After the storm caused confusion and completely disrupted the town, the floodwater slowly began moving away from the streets.
Upheaval + Receding