Vocab 1
What does the word BEHAVE mean in this sentence?
The boy is teaching the dog to behave.
The boy is teaching the dog to act in a good or correct way.
The stripes of the zebra are black and white.
What is the possessive noun?
zebra's stripes
A Tortoise is a kind fellow,
It lives a life that's calm and mellow. What are the rhyming words?
Fellow and mellow
What does the word FLAPPING mean in the sentence:
The bird was flapping its wings quickly.
To be moving his wings up and down.
Matt touched the skin of the pig.
What is the possessive noun?
pig's skin
A tortoise can live for quite a long span,
In fact it may even live longer than a _____? What word would complete the line?
man
The word EXPRESS means you tell or show how you feel about something.
Use a synonym for the word EXPRESS.
to show or demonstrate
The pets of Lily are friendly.
What is the possessive noun?
Lily's pets
It has four short legs and four tortoise _______.
It eats plants for a favorite treat. What is the word that completes the sentence?
feet
A tortoise carries its home right on its back.
What is the meaning of BACK in this sentence?
Returned OR Not the front
Not the front
The kittens’ toys look like real mice.
Are the kittens singular or plural?
plural because the apostrophe is after the /s/.
A robin gathers fluff,
And twigs and other stuff.
How many beats do you hear in the first line?
6
A tortoise lives on land-that's where is should be.
What is the meaning of LAND?
the ground
The camel's hump has water in them.
Is the camel singular or plural?
singular because the apostrophe is before the /s/
A poem has rhythm.
What does RHYTHM mean?
a pattern of repeating beats