Week 1
I _____ the ball to my dog on the floor.
rolled
I _____ eat dinner at 6:00 pm.
usually
Instead of saying "myself" another person calls you this.
yourself
The number after eleven.
twelve
120 minutes is equal to two of these.
hours
The number before 31
thirty
A homophone of bite
byte
Eat a fruit or _____ with your meal.
vegetable
I used my ___ to eat the chips.
fingers
character
It's not yes or no, but it's this.
maybe
A short saying or piece of advice.
proverb
The number after nineteen.
twenty
A word that has a similar meaning is called this
synonym
extend
These are used to make spaghetti sauce.
tomatoes
Everyone ____ Billy came to my party.
except
I love spending time with my _____, Jenny, Nancie, and Carla.
friends
The math _____ stumped the class.
problem
A bridge spans ___ a river.
across
Things we use on our hair is sometimes called these.
products
A words that means the opposite of a word is called this.
antonym
keyboard
The antonym of quickly is this.
slowly
I tried not to ____ while driving the car when we had an emergency.
speed
whom
Make sure to write _____ sentences!
complete
The day that is now.
today
What _____ to you? You look horrible!
happened
The quality of being useful
usefulness
The largest part of a desktop computer
monitor
You fry it, mash it, or stick it in a stew.
potato
He ____ grab the cookie while wearing his mittens.
couldn't
Would you like fries with that ____?
order
A fancy way to say "or." Would you prefer this _____ than that?
rather
Before, ____, or after.
during
What you do to something when you want to know it's length.
When something has a top on it it is this.
covered
Harry Potter and his friends used one of these to magically go from one place to another.
portal
onion
How many ____ are on this test?
questions
villain
The ____ at the 4th of July parade was enormous! There were too many people.
crowd
A figure of speech that is not literal.
metaphor
What you do when you need to go back in your mind to recall something.
remember
Referring to any person.
anyone
Mice dig one of these to move underground.
tunnel
An environment with many trees, plants, water and animals. Tarzan and George lived in one.
jungle
The police officers tried to ____ the thief.
catch
basin
Between then and now. We haven't seen her ____.
since
A figure of speech that uses the words "like" or "as" to compare two things.
simile
The antonym of late
early
The word "a" means one. The word "couple" means two. The word "few" means about three. This word means more than a few.
several
If you are not for something you are ____ it.
against
If you don't use enough water to make a sandcastle it will do this.
crumble
itself
Our milk at school comes in one of these.
carton
I'd like a ____ salad instead of that wilty one.
fresh
A test is sometimes called one of these.
quiz
A knife, fork, or spoon is called this
utensil
A young bird that is not a chick and not an adult is called this.
juvenile
A soft, gentle color usually used during Easter is called this.
pastel
Loud fans sometimes lose this after watching their favorite team play a game.
voice
There was a ____ on the floor after the girl dragged her feet as she walked.
mark
A caterpiller will _____ a butterfly after spending time in a cocoon.
become
A part of a pie, for example.
piece
A transition word that signals a comparison.
however
The antonym of a god in Roman or Greek mythology
mortal
A snake or a tortoise is in the animal family
reptile
Having to do with numbers
numerical
5H likes to work on one of these when they have a spare minute or two.
puzzle
"I think I lost a ____ from my sweater!" cried the girl.
button
Why do we eat a cupcake for dessert, but eat a ____ for breakfast? They're practically the same thing!
muffin
It is a type of plant and a fabric we use to sometimes make sheets.
cotton
When a person asks another person to marry.
proposal
The word that refers to the voice
vocal
Go ____ the kitten; not away from it.
toward
If there is this kind of crash, the people did not survive.
fatal
This part of the leg is between the foot and the calf.
ankle
"What a _____," Dad said when he got back from shopping at the thrift store.
bargain
A Jack-o-lantern are made from one of these.
pumpkin
colon
A word used in place of bride. For example, the ___ party.
bridal
mental
An eggshell is _____, certainly not as sturdy as a rock.
fragile
The shape of an egg
oval
Some people have many of these on their face. One is called this.
freckle
It is _____ I will get an A after studying so much.
certain
Sometimes people wear one of these to keep their clothes clean while cooking.
apron
Young people are called c_____.
children
A word used to refer to teeth.
dental
If you are not for one side or the other you are this.
hostile
You use this to dry off after taking a shower.
towel
Back in the old days a bully would ask you if you'd like this type of sandwich.
knuckle
A child without a mother or father alive is called this.
orphan
It is a long, heavy gun on wheels.
cannon
This place sounds like a great place to be after a person dies.
heaven
A small furry animal that runs on a wheel in a cage, but not a hamster.
gerbil
A blacksmith hammers a horseshoe on this. The Roadrunner drops one of these on Wile E. Coyote in cartoons.
anvil
If something can be moved it is called this.
moblie
A small part of a church or a small church.
chapel
sprinkle
Take a drink at the ______ if you don't have a water bottle.
fountain
poison
satin
Referring the the nose.
nasal
If you have lots and lots of something it is said to be this.
abundant
tonsil
Sharing things fairly or a way to determine how to multiply with addition and subtraction.
distributive
A gecko and a chameleon are good at this.
camouflage
I will use my _____ when I go for a hike. That way I won't get lost.
compass
This is a natural feature on the earth's surface.
landform
Guppies ____ or breed quickly.
reproduce
The number of people on earth is called this.
population
The top layer of the rainforest is called this.
canopy
Usually a glass container that contains different kinds of plants
terrarium
A bee is also called this
pollinator
Imitating another animal or person is called this.
mimicry