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Anabelle paints pictures using vivid colors, you can see them very well. She thinks these kind of colors make her pictures look so cheerful and happy. What is vivid?
What is A very bright
She turned her biggest FOE into her best friend. Foe means
What is enemy?
Taylor is very loud, but his sister, Allison is reserved. ??What does the word RESERVED mean?
What is SIlent?
The Native American gave the wounded soldier some CARDAMOM seeds—the herb cured the hurt man. What does the word cardamom mean?
What is an herb?
Lawson jumped over his lazy dog and walked to the kitchen. Lawson was starving. He thought about eating an apple. Dinner was still hours away. He was really hungry, so a snack would help. But then he was distracted by his phone and before you know it, his stomach was rumbling.
A boy is too distracted to eat a snack.
After school, Mike likes to Jump rope. He jumps for an hour and COLLAPSES in his bed because he is too tired. The word collapses in his paragraph means, a)jumps up and down
What is falls down
Belinda is CAUTIOUS when she crosses the street. She doesn't want to get hit by a car. Cautious means:
What is careful
The cashier was polite, unlike the customer, who was quite CURT to her: CURT means:
What is Impolite
For our school field trip, we took an excursion: a short journey, to the Children’s Museum. What does the word excursion mean?
What is short journey?
Carlos GRINNED at his new puppy. The puppy was so happy all the time. He always made Carlos smile. Carlos could never be mad at him. He even named the puppy Happy. One day Happy chewed a big whole in Carlos' favorite pair of sneakers, but he still couldn't be mad.
Long ago, when dinosaurs decomposed, they were broken down into smaller pieces, they often became fossils. What does the word FOSSILS mean?
What is ....the impression or cast left in the rock
My grandma RETIRED from the school district. She now watches her favorite shows every afternoon. RETIRED means
What is stop working?
Dominic’s father said the map was simple, but when Dominic looked at it, he saw it was actually quite COMPLEX. Complex means
What is Not simple.
Jane saw a doll at the grocery store. She wanted her dad to buy it for her but he would not, he said they only have money for things they need, like food.A doll is not a NECESSITY. Nesessity means;
What is something wanted.
Dana drove around the track so carefully yet quickly. The other drivers could not keep up with her. She ended up winning the race. All that practicing she did during the week really paid off.
Campbell reach for another pizza,his mom said enough. She said Campbell already ate SUFFICIENT pieces of pizza. What does the word sufficient mean?
What is enough
The CRUEL girl took her sister's money. Cruel means:
What is mean?
Chen’s parents taught him that it was always better to tell the truth rather than a FALSEHOOD. FALSEHOOD means:
What is not the truth?
Madeline is a very SLENDER woman. Her clothes are very small. She enjoys running and eating healthy food. To be slender means to be
What is -Skinny
The city was silent. The only noise in the early morning was the patter of raindrops outside. It was a dark and rainy Saturday. People stayed inside and listened to the rain as it tapped on their windows. The sad kids waited for the rain to stop. They wanted to play outside.
Rain keeps everyone inside.
Dinosaurs went EXTINCT about 65 million years ago. What does the word EXTINCT mean?
What is ....doesn't exist anymore, died out,
Jeff cannot find his glasses anywhere. He is afraid he might have thrown them away while he was cleaning his room.He begun to RUMMAGE through the garbage hoping he will find them
What is search
It was difficult to CONCEAL the surprise party from her parents. She wanted to tell them so badly! To Conceal is to
What is Keep/hide?
The rabbit is a swift animal. It can run away from bigger animals. It is really hard to catch. To be swift means to be
What is fast?
Ruth felt gloomy because of the rain outside. She wanted to go outside and play with her friends, but she could not. Playing inside by herself was boring. She did not have anything to do. She then decided to pick up an old book and re-read it. She was amazed at how much better she understood what was going on.
Sometimes re-reading a book is helpful and can keep us busy.