Synonyms
Charlie was chomping and chewing on my finger and it really hurt.
What is a good synonym for chomping/chewing?
The students weren't bored at all, they were energetic and _______.
a. excited
b. tired
c. lazy
excited
Mi inglés no es muy guapo.
My English is not very good-looking.
In the story, An Important Test, Gael's mom saw him in the park and said, "I thought y__ we're s___! I th____ you had a head_____!"
I thought you were sick! I thought you had a headache.
Use it in a sentence:
made fun of
They made fun of him because he had a bad haircut.
He didn't know the correct answer, but he raised his hand and did his best to make a prediction.
What is a good synonym for prediction?
guess
It was a secret, but she ______ everyone.
a. silenced
b. told
c. turned down
told
Jhon estaba llorando y se burlaban de él.
Jhon was crying and they made fun of him.
In the story, Cheap Jewelry, Maricio gives Maria a necklace and says that it cost $200. Maria responds, "I d__'t b______ you! It l____s so ch_____!
Maria responds, “I don’t believe you! It looks so cheap.”
laughing /lafing/
The got in trouble because they were laughing in church.
He asked for her SnapChat but she denied him. He didn't like being turned down.
What is a good synonym for denied; turned down?
rejected
miss
César se cayó por las escaleras.
Cesar fell down the stairs.
In the story, Not Full Yet, the waiter asks Cynthia, "H__ does it t_____?" Cynthia says, "It's d________ b__ I'_ n__ f__ y___."
“How does it taste?” Cynthia says, “It’s delicious but I’m not full yet.
Use it in a sentence:
tell
Tell me how to get to Costco.
That movie is so funny! I was cracking up for 2 hours. It was so hilarious my stomach hurt.
What is a good synonym for cracking up?
laughing
He was ugly and unattractive as a kid, but as an adult he became very ___________.
handsome
La mayoría de las mujeres piensan que Thor es guapo.
Most women think Thor is handsome.
In the story, Can I Carry Your Backpack, the new girl carried her bag but:
the bag was very h_____ and s______ly a huge collection of m_______ f____ out.
The new girl asked, “Can I help you to carry your bag?” Cynthia said, “Please, do.” But the bag was very heavy and suddenly a huge collection of makeup fell out.
Tell a very short story with these 2 words:
bite
fell
Example:
I was up in a tree and a squirrel tried to bite me. It scared me and I fell out of the tree.
You have 1-minute:
1. Attractive; good-looking; cute (guy)
2. crack up; lol; haha
3. advise; say; speak
4. happy; enthusiastic; looking forward to
1. handsome
2. laugh
3. tell
4. excited
You have 1-minute to give the antonyms:
1. He loved her, but she ________ him.
2. We were supposed to be serious in class, but he made me _________.
3. I tried to climb the tree, but I ______.
1. rejected
2. laugh
3. fell
You have 1-minute to translate:
1. Charlie me mordió.
2. Te extrañaba.
3. Ella contó un chiste pero nadie se rió.
1. Charlie bit me.
2. A teacher told me how to find the class.
3. She told a joke but no one laughed.
From The Inventor:
Meanwhile Mayra i_______ a time m______. Principal V____ saw it and she s____, “W___ can that t____ do?” Mayra said, “You can go to the f_____ and the p____. It’s a t____ m_____.” The p________ said, ”Can I b_____ it”? Mayra said, “S____.”
The principal soon r_______ that it d___’t w____ correctly. I______ of traveling through t___, she f___ out of the time machine with an a______'s tail. She b_______ it back to Mayra and said, “It d______'t work.“
Meanwhile Mayra invented a time machine. Principal Vigil saw it and she said, “What can that thing do?” Mayra said, “You can go to the future and the past. It’s a time machine.” The principal said, ”Can I borrow it”? Mayra said, “Sure.”
The principal soon realized that it didn’t work correctly. instead of traveling through time, fell out of the time machine with an alligator’s tail. She brought it back to Mayra and said, “It doesn’t work.“
Tell a short story with 5 of these words:
make fun of, handsome, guess, laugh, reject, tell, excited, miss, stairs
She thought he was HANDSOME and she was EXCITED to TELL him but he REJECTED her and all the other kids MADE FUN OF her.