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Vocabulary Words

100

A word that means A group of many different things or people

double            numerous

What is numerous

200

If you are in the middle of something you are in the...

amongst 

midst

What is midst

300

Something that is hard to understand or to explain

clever

mysterious

What is mysterious

400

What is muttering

talking loud

talking very quiet

What is talking in a quiet voice

500

A place where an animal lives or finds food

hotel/cafeteria/house

habitat

What is habitat

Vocabulary 2

100

To draw back quickly

flinched

hopped

What is flinched

200

You stared with your mouth opened

gaped 

talk

What is gaped

300

Family members that have come before?

ascendants

descendants

What are descendants

400

What is a sanctuary

bench in the store

safe and protected place

What is a place that is safe and protected

500

Stories that are handed down over the years.

legendary

honorable

What is legendary

grammar 1

100

My brother and his sisters are going to the movies. Which words in the sentence are singular and which are plural?

What is brother singular/sister and movies plural

200

Cars and buses are fun to ride. Which nouns are plural?

What are cars and buses.

300

Wow look at the wolves, moose, and children playing in the yard. Which nouns are plural and which are singular?

What is wolves, moose, children (plural) yard (singular)

400

The chairs legs are broken. How do you correct this sentence?

What is The chair's legs are broken.

500

The books shelfs hold a lot of books. How do you correct this sentence?

What is The book's shelves hold a lot of books.

grammar 2

100

What two words are homophones? flinch / fitch where / wear this / that skate / skater

What is where and wear

200

How do you correct this sentence. in winter my aunt susan and uncle jim go to big bear to ski.

What is In the winter, my Aunt Susan and Uncle Jim go to Big Bear to ski.

300

How do you correct this sentence? during the concert they played cuban jazz for my brother mark and sister mabel.

What is During the concert, they played Cuban jazz for my brother Mark and sister Mabel.

400

How do you correct this sentence? in san diego the first day of christmas break is december 20 2012

What is In San Diego, the first day of Christmas break is December 20, 2012.

500

How do you correct this sentence? in january when it rains we run down green street where my dogs paws get dirty.

What is In January, when it rains, we run down Green Street where my dog's paws get dirty.

comprehension 2

100

What are the three reasons an author writes a story?

What is to inform or explain, persuade, or entertain.

200

Where can you usually find the main idea of a paragraph?

What is In the first line of the paragraph. Sometimes second.

300

The mountains were hard to climb. The mountains were a strenuous climb to the top. Which sentence has stronger verbs?

What is The mountains were a strenuous climb to the top.

400

The 50 foot sand dune was hot to walk on. The sand was piled 50 feet high, and was extremely hot to struggle across.

What is The sand was piled 50 feet high, and was extremely hot to struggle across.

500

1. The nervous father walked back and forth waiting for the baby to arrive. 2. The nervous father was anxious and worried while waiting for his new born to enter the world. 3. The new father was worried about his baby being born. Which sentence shows the best description?

What is 2. The nervous father was anxious and worried while waiting for his new born to enter the world.