Vocabulary
We had to compare the books to see what was similar.
To look at 2 or more things and see how they are the same.
Ray awkwardly walked down the hallway bumping into everyone.
clumsy, without grace
I can move this box. It’s as light as a feather.
Simile: The box is very light
(Is/Are) Mandy and Sarah playing in the game today?
ARE
LEFT
1. Left side
2. To leave a room
Tom will develop a plan to build the house.
To expand or grow; to create
He arranged the books in alphabetical order.
To organize or put in order.
The kids were bees swarming around the ice cream truck.
Metaphor- There were many kids around the truck.
She (open) the door for the teacher this morning.
OPENED
STICK
1. Put two things together
2. Part of a tree
I accomplished my goal of finishing my homework before 8.
The chair was stuck under the desk, it wouldn't budge.
She has basketball on her brain.
Idiom: She is thinking about basketball.
(Do/Does) William play basketball for the middle school?
DOES
HANDLE
1. to be able to do something
2. the part by which something is held, carried, or controlled
The football team had to use their alternate when their star player got hurt.
Substitute or backup
She cautiously cut the vegetables for the soup.
careful to avoid risk or danger
The manager at the restaurant said “Dinner is on the house.”
Idiom: The dinner was free/the restaurant paid for the dinner.
My alarm (wake) me up at 7 o'clock this morning.
WOKE
CHARGE
1. to demand as a price on something to be sold
2. to accuse someone of something
It was apparent that the students learned the lesson because they got a perfect score on the exam.
Easy to see or understand
She was astounded to see that she got a new phone for her birthday.
To cause a feeling of great surprise
The two-year old crashed into the cabinet.
Onomatopoeia: The boy ran into the cabinet.
I (buy) new sneakers over the weekend.
BOUGHT
NOVEL
1. a book
2. something is new