Weekly Vocab
What does it mean to peer into something?
To look closely or search for something
If I have a complete understanding of something, I have ______
Insight
This word means something can be trusted or counted on.
Trustable, dependable
To “break the ice” means to…
Get a conversation started, or introduce people.
Does this poem use end rhyme or internal rhyme:
The sun peeks up, the sky turns gold,
A brand-new story waits, untold,
The morning’s magic never gets old.
Internal rhyme
If I said “I went home via the bus” what would that mean?
I went home by taking the bus.
What does it mean to wander somewhere?
To walk slowly or aimlessly
If a test is too hard to solve, you might call it this.
Impossible
If something is a “piece of cake” then it is….
Easy
Is this end rhyme or internal rhyme:
Beneath the moon’s soft silver glow,
The quiet river murmurs low,
Dreams drift where gentle waters flow.
End rhyme
What are two things that might intersect one another?
Intersect - to cross one another, so anything that could cross!
What is an adventure?
An exciting experience
Something that can be believed is called this.
Believable
“Hold your horses” means…
To wait a moment or to be patient.
End rhyme or internal rhyme?
Whispers shimmer within dimmer woods.
Bright sights ignite quiet night skies.
Slow streams gleam as dreams teem unseen.
What is a Synonym for girth?
Circumference, or the distance around something.
What does it mean to be curious?
To have an interest to/want to learn something
If something is so funny that it makes you laugh a lot, it can be described as this.
Laughable
If you are “in hot water” that means you are…
In trouble
End rhyme or internal rhyme?
Golden morning warms with swarming song.
Shadows shatter as laughter scatters.
Silent breezes tease with easy sweetness.
Internal
What does traverse mean?
Travelled through, or across
What is a passage?
An entry or doorway
If a toy can break easily, you might call it this.
Breakable
If someone says “don’t cry over spilled milk” you should…
Not worry about the little things or things from the past.
Internal rhyme or end rhyme?
A lone bright star begins to gleam,
The forest sleeps in a silver dream,
Night flows on like a quiet stream.
End rhyme