Hello everyone, Mr. Sharp here. These are some of the vocabulary words we’ve come across in silent reading
Abducted – The thieves were abducting dogs from people’s homes then trying to sell them back to their owners.
Algae – You shouldn’t eat the gross green algae from the lake in the park.
Appreciate – When someone does something nice for you, find a way to let them know you appreciate their actions.
Awe – After going back in time, the kids were in awe of how big some dinosaurs were.
Blur – I couldn’t read the license plate, the car was going so fast that I just saw a blur.
Bow to someone’s will – I hope you bow to your teachers’ will and do your homework.
Brew – Bill tried to brew beer at home, but his science was wrong and the tubes exploded.
Brilliant – The supernova shone brilliantly against the night sky.
Capricorn – Capricorn is Latin for ‘horned goat.’
Category – All students who belong to the same category are sitting together.
Cathedral – Cathedrals can take hundreds of years to build before they can be used as churches.
Collaborative – dancing isn’t competitive, it’s collaborative!
Company – The company sells bicycles and televisions.
Courtyard – There’s a courtyard in front of the big building, and sometimes people sell food and toys there.
Curse – The witch put a curse on James and turned him into a mouse.
Dawdle – You only have one hour for this test, so don’t dawdle on the questions.
Deaf – The deaf woman was perfectly happy to live above the nightclub.
Deduct – Every time she is late, her boss deducts pay from her salary.
Defiantly – The kids were not allowed inside the fence, but they defiantly snuck in anyway.
Discussion – The teachers had a discussion about students dawdling in the halls.
Disguise – Nobody caught the spy because of her awesome disguise.
Embarrassing – Losing chess to a second grader is super embarrassing.
Epoch – The American Revolutionary War began a new epoch in History.
Especially – Tiffany was especially bad at spelling, she wrote her name “Diphfennii.”
Examine – When I was hit by that asteroid, the doctor examined my head for a long time.
Exhibit – The museum has a new exhibit about especially ugly dinosaurs.
Feast – The king had a feast with expensive food to welcome the visiting prince.
For one’s own sake – Study new vocabulary for your own sake, not for your teachers or parents.
Gerbil – My gerbil ran under the couch when I accidentally left his cage door open.
Gristle – When I eat steak, I always eat the gristle, but my mom likes to save hers and use it for cooking something else.
Gritty – After the beach, the gritty sand in Ben’s shoe bothered him all day.
Harass – The wild dogs harassed my pet dog whenever we went for a walk.
Hatchling – The snake mother had 5 young hatchlings she needed to feed.
Hide – Quick! Hide behind this chair, or else the boogeyman will see you.
Honest – The honest woman told the boss that her friend would be better for the new job.
Intermediate – In Taekwondo, I’m better than the beginners, but I’m not an expert yet. I’m intermediate.
Kidney – The kidney is important for cleaning what you drink.
Landslide – The landslide covered our house in mud.
Lecture – during the teacher’s long lecture, half the class fell asleep.
Licked – You have to give me the cookie because I licked it.
Limp – He hit me with a limp noodle, it hurt a lot!
Logic – I tried to use logic to solve my relationship problems, but it just made everyone angry.
miniature – Do you see the cute miniature horse next to the normal sized horses.
Offended – The loud boy shouting in the park offended the old man.
Omen – He thought the red moon was a bad omen for tomorrow’s journey.
One-handed – Wow! The one armed man is juggling one-handed.
Origami – She can make origami dancers, while I can only make origami airplanes.
Pajamas (pjs) – After I woke up, I forgot to change, and went to school in my pajamas.
Pastel – you see lots of pastel colors around Easter time.
Peered – the kids peered into the teachers’ lounge from a small window when they felt safe.
Pilgrim – It took the pilgrims three weeks to get to Mecca.
Plummet – If the engines go out, this plane will plummet to the ground.
Proclaim – The mayor proclaimed today as ‘no homework day’ for the whole town.
Realism – I don’t like too much realism in my science fiction novels.
Reluctant – I was reluctant to share my only apple with her.
Rhythmic – Sarah fell asleep to the regular, rhythmic movement of the ship.
Sardines – Sardines are small fish, often sold in a small metal box.
Scalp – Ted was scratching his head because he had an itchy scalp.
Sigh – Betty just sighs whenever her friends start talking about their babies.
Sour grapes – When you want grapes but can’t have them, so you decide those grapes must be sour.
Stowaway – The boat’s stowaway was hidden behind a group of boxes full of bananas.
Styrofoam – the brown boxes are cardboard, the soft white ones are styrofoam.
Superstitious – If you think breaking a mirror is bad luck then you’re superstitious.
Taurus – Latin for bull.
Tile – The treasure was in the office building, hidden under some floor tiles.
Time travel – The student wants to invent time travel to go back and change a bad test grade
Transfiguration – By stepping into the special machine, Bob’s transfiguration of himself into a tomato was complete.
Trilogy – The first three Star Wars films form a classic film trilogy.
Tundra – The Inuit hunter dreaded his journey across the frozen tundra.
Unfortunately – Fortunately, it was Sarah’s birthday. Unfortunately, she forgot to plan a party.
Value – I value our friendship, but I don’t value your sarcasm.
Versus (vs.) – It was the toads versus the flies in a battle of survival.
Warrior – The warriors knew that the battle would be difficult, but their code to each other forced them to fight.
Wax – We’re too late! The birthday cake is already covered in melted candle wax!
Whole – We were supposed to share, but you ate the whole watermelon!
Wove – Yesterday, Steve wove a basket in his free time.
Wriggle – The box was very tight, so Tammy had to wriggle out of it.
Zig zag – Paul has a weird left to right, zig zag walk when he goes out.
Zodiac – Tim knew all the zodiac signs and looked at his fortune in the newspaper everyday.
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