Big Bushy Mustache

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Big Bushy Mustache

• Robust Vocabulary

Created By Agatha Lee December 2008
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wilting
Wilting means leaves are drooping because the
plant didnt get enough water.
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wilting
My new plant did not have wilting leaves. If you
had a garden, would you you like wilting
flowers? If you give a plant enough water, will
it start to wilt?
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wilting
Name some reasons why plants might be
wilting. If someone wilts from being outside
in the heat, how does that person feel?
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flitted
Flitted means something moved quickly from place
to place without stopping for long.
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flitted
The butterflies flitted about in the air. Which
would be more likely to flit about- a bird in a
cage or a bird in a tree?
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flitted
Would a class flit from room to room? Would
you be more likely to flit about a toy store or a
doctors office?
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swirling
Swirling means something is moving round and
round quickly.
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swirling
My little sister watched the swirling
snowflakes. When would you most likely see
swirling leaves- on a rainy day or on a windy
day?
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swirling
Would it be a good idea to swirl hot soup in a
bowl? When does water swirl in a bathtub- when
its being added or when its being drained out?
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trance
When someone is in a trance, he or she seems to
be asleep, but his or her eyes are open.
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trance
The child watched the laundry as if in a
trance. Would you be in a trance while riding a
roller coaster? I was in a trance as I listened
to a long speech.
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trance
Would you like for your friends to act like
they are in a trance when you are telling them a
story? If you were watching a movie as if you
were in a trance, would you be enjoying the movie?
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route
When you follow the same route to school or to
the store every day, then you are going the same
way each time.
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route
Ricky retraced his route that he took home. Who
might use the same route everyday- a mail carrier
or a police officer?
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route
What route did you take to get school today?
Do we take the same route to the lunchroom
everyday?
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semblance
When you make a drawing or a picture that looks a
lot like someone, than it is a good semblance of
that person.
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semblance
Ricky used shoe polish to make a semblance of a
mustache. The student drew a picture that was a
semblance of her teacher.
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semblance
Why could a doll be a semblance of a person?
Would a babys drawing of you be a good semblance
of you? How could a twin be a good semblance
of someone else?
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distraught
When someone is distraught, it means that person
is very, very unhappy.
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distraught
Ricky was distraught when he couldnt find the
mustache. My friend was distraught because he
got poor grades on his report card.
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distraught
Would you be smiling if you were distraught?
What kinds of events make a person distraught?
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improvise
If you improvise, then you are making it up as
you go along.
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improvise
Ricky tried to improvise to make a
mustache. Would you improvise if you forgot your
lines in a play or if you missed your bus?
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improvise
If you improvise a song, what are you doing?
How might a cook improvise a special dish? If
you are playing a game and following the
directions very closely, are you improvising?
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The school bus driver drives the same _________
everyday. A. improvise B. route C.
semblance D. trance
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My daughter was ________ when she lost her soccer
game. A. swirling B. trance C. wilting D.
distraught
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The plant in our classroom is starting to
_________ because we forgot to water it. A.
improvise B. flit C. wilt D. trance
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The students were in a ________ as a teacher read
a story about a lost dog. A. trance B.
route C. semblance D. improvise
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I forgot the words to the song, so I had to
__________. A. swirl B. wilt C. improvise D.
route
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Tinkerbell __________ around the room. A.
wilted B. distraught C. route D. flitted
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My clay sculpture was a _______ of the Statue of
Liberty. A. semblance B. route C. swirling D.
wilting
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The water in the toilet bowl _______ around and
around. A. route B. improvised C. swirled D.
trance
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Can you read these words? 1. wilting 2.
flitted 3. swirling 4. trance 5. route 6.
semblance 7. distraught 8. improvise