Annie’sGifts

*Robust Vocabulary*

Created By: Agatha LeeJanuary 2009

journeyedIf you have traveled on a long

trip, then you have journeyed.

Mrs. Lee and her family journeyed from Florida to Michigan last

summer.

Would you have journeyeda long distance if you drove

across your town or your state?

journeyed

* Name some places youhave journeyed to.

* What experiences might a spider have if she journeyed

through a school?

journeyed

frailFrail means you are very

weak.

My grandmother becamefrail as she got older.

Would you feel frail after having the flu or after a good night’s

sleep?

frail

* Name some activitiesthat frail people might do.

* Are you frail if you canride a bike up a steep hill?

* Tell about a time when you felt frail.

frail

stomped

If you stomped, then you used your feet to make heavy,

pounding steps.

Mia was so mad that shequit playing and stomped

off the soccer field.

I stomped out of theroom because my brother

got to stay up later than me.

stomped

* Name some times when you have stomped your

feet.

* True or False:People stomp their feet

when they want to be really quiet.

stomped

sippedSipped means you took

a very small sip of something.

My mother sipped her hot coffee.

My daughter sipped hermilk during lunch.

Would you sip a cup of syrup?

sipped

* If you had been really thirsty, would you have sipped some

water or would you have gulped it?

* Would you like it if a stranger sipped from your cup?

sipped

entertainWhen you entertain an audience, you

do something, such as acting or singing,

that you think people will enjoy.

Tristan entertained herfriends by playing the piano.

The children were entertainedby the magician.

The audience was entertainedby the singing of Miley Cirus.

entertain

* What would you do to entertain a two-year old?

* What could you doto entertain yourself if

you had to be silent?

entertain

exceptWhen you talk about everything

except one, then you mean all but one.

Everyone played football except him.

I put everything in my book bag except my lunch box.

Mrs. Clark knows how toplay every instrumentexcept the trumpet.

except

* Where might you live if you never ate any food except fish?

* What might you wear if everything except your feet felt

cold?

except

carefree

A carefree person does

not worry about

problems.

The children at theparty felt carefree.

Do you feel more carefree at school or at

home?

carefree

* What time at school makes you feel the most

carefree?

* Would you be carefree if you were late to the

movies?

carefree

screeching

If you hear a screeching noise,then you hear a loud, high sound

that can hurt your ears.

I heard my neighbor’s carmake a screeching sound ashe backed out of his driveway.

Is a person whispering an example of a screeching

sound?

screeching

* When does a screechingnoise signal danger?

* What animals makea screeching sound?

* Would a screeching noisehelp you fall asleep?

screeching

horrendousHorrendous means you see or hear

something horrible or frightening.

Annie makes horrendoussounds on the cello.

Would you hum along or cover your ears if you heard a horrendous

sound?

I saw a horrendous fire onthe news last night.

horrendous

* Name some soundsthat are horrendous.

* True or False: A small kitten is horrendous.

horrendous

melodious

If you hear musical sounds that are pleasant to listen to, then you are hearing something melodious.

melodious

Annie’s sister makesmelodious sounds on the

piano.

When you hear melodious music, do you frown or

smile?

melodious

* Name some classroom soundsthat are melodious.

* What creatures makemelodious sounds?

* Name some songs thatsound melodious to you.

My younger brother ______ some lemonade out of his new cup.

A. stompedB. journeyed

C. entertainedD. sipped

I ______ away after the disagreementI had with my father.

A. horrendousB. stomped

C. journeyedD. screeched

Santa Claus _________ backto the North Pole after hedelivered all the presents.

A. melodiousB. entertainedC. journeyed

D. sipped

Listening to nails on a chalkboard is an example of a ________ sound.

A. screechingB. carefree

C. frailD. melodious

The Easter Bunny is not _________.

A. frailB. stomped

C. horrendousD. sipped

That elderly personlooks very _______.

A. stompedB. melodious

C. entertainedD. frail

I can’t wait to seethe clown _____ us.

A. entertainB. journeyedC. carefreeD. stomped

My uncle loves listening to the ______ sounds of jazz music.

A. frailB. entertain

C. screechingD. melodious

I added all the ingredients______ for the chocolate chips.

A. horrendousB. except

C. screechingD. carefree

I felt _______ during myvacation to a tropical island.

A. sippedB. journeyedC. melodiousD. carefree

Can you read these words?

1. journeyed2. frail

3. stomped4. sipped

5. entertain6. except

7. carefree8. screeching9. horrendous10. melodious

Can you read these words?

1. disturb2. underneath

3. cozy4. enchanting

5. instead6. thrilled7. review

8. celebrate9. procrastinate

10. diversion