Vocabulary
A disease caused by not eating enough fruit or vegetables with vitamin C, leading to spongy gums, loose teeth, skin spots and sometimes death.
What is scurvy.
(heavy) My bookbag was _______ than my cousin Ellie's.
What is heavier.
What did Columbus do in 1488?
A. went back to Germany
B. went back to Ireland
C. went back to Portugal
What is C, went back to Portugal.
An object shaped like a ball.
What is a sphere.
(small) This is the ________ dog in the kennel.
What is smallest.
A substance from a plant that has a specific smell or taste and is used to add flavor to food.
What is a spice.
(sweet) Watermelons are _______ than raspberries.
What is sweeter.
What is a salesman?
What is a person whose job is selling items.
An imaginary line around the middle of Earth that is equally far from both the North and South Pole.
What is the equator.
(neat) Your room is the ______ in the house.
What is neatest.
A large, continuous area of land, such as a continent.
(tall) Mount Everest is the _______ mountain in the world.
What is tallest.
Which is a character trait of Columbus?
A. weak
B. determined
C. scared
What is b, determined.
A long journey usually by water.
What is a voyage.
(young) My sister is ______ than I am.
What is younger.
A journey taken for a specific purpose, often by a large group of people.
What is an expedition.
(funny) Javin is the ________ kid in our class.
What is funniest.
T or F Columbus was a very wealthy man?
What is false.
Communities set up to convert groups of people from one religion to another.
What is missions.
(strong) Jerrison is strong, but Leo is _______.
What is stronger.
The Spanish word for conquerors; travelers, soldiers and explorers from Spain who traveled North, Central and South America to look for wealth, conquer the native people and gain control of the land.
What are conquistadors.
(thin) The crust on your pizza is _____ than the crust on my slice.
T/F Columbus sent his brother to England to sell the idea to King Ferdinand.
What is True!
A tool used for finding directions with a magnetic pointer that always points north.
What is a compass.
(crabby) Sometimes Maddie is ________ than Adalie.
What is crabbier.