Compound Words
This compound word is where students go outside for recess, usually with a slide or swings.
What is: a PLAYGROUND
Write the letter of the sentence that uses a word with the more positive connotation:
A) The teacher yelled to the class to sit down.
B) The teacher asked the class to sit down.
What is: B
This word has a silent consonant and means tiny pieces of food left behind on the table.
What is: CRUMBS
This vocabulary word means a place with a wet, warm climate.
What is- TROPICAL
This character is a coal-black Labrador who likes to follow Saint.
Who is: SHADOW
This compound word names the bright band of colors that appears in the sky after rain.
What is a RAINBOW?
Both "slim" and "skinny" are synonyms, but between these two, this word has a more positive connotation.
What is: SLIM
This word has a silent consonant and means a body part that connects your thighbone to your shinbone; helps you bend your legs.
What is: KNEE
This vocabulary word means a wall built to hold back water.
What is: LEVEE
This character is Saint's music mentor; he buys him the L1020 Step Up Pro clarinet and he plays the flute.
Who is: SMOKEY DE LEON
This compound word describes a type of precipitation made of frozen water.
What is: a SNOWFLAKE
"Curious" and "nosy" both describe someone who asks questions, but between the two words, this has a more negative connotation.
What is: Nosy
This word has a silent consonant and means to lock something into place.
This vocabulary word means to ask a question.
What is: INQUIRED
This is Saint's mother's job and where she works.
What is: SOCIAL WORKER/HOSPITAL
This compound word is needed to access secret or classified information.
What is: a PASSWORD
"Stubborn" can describe someone who doesn't give up easily. Instead of saying "stubborn", this word has a more positive connotation. (Write the word)
What is: DETERMINED
This word has a silent consonant and means to cover something in paper, such as for a present.
What is: WRAP
This vocabulary word means to make an announcement.
What is: PROCLAIMED
This is why Saint, his neighbors, and his family are preparing to evacuate New Orleans.
What is: HURRICANE KATRINA
This compound word means something you wear on your arm that tells time.
What is: WRISTWATCH
Weird means that something is unusual, but it has a negative connotation. This word means something unusual, but it has a positive connotation. (Write the word)
What is: UNIQUE
This word has a silent consonant and means a tiny annoying fly.
What is: GNAT
This vocabulary word means to pack or store something away.
What is: STOWED
This is something Saint, Jupi, and Monalisa all have in common (hint, it's NOT that they're human or children).
What is: RESEARCHING PALM READING, GO TO THE LIBRARY TOGETHER, ETC.