A Froggy Fable
Week 3 Vocabulary
crash (v.)
move or cause to move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise
NOTE: not in communication book.
jar (n.)
a container made of glass
My mom has a jar filled with candy in the kitchen.
whisk/ whisked (v.)
to take or move something/someone quickly
The little bird was whisked away by a big bird.
needless (adj.)
not needed
Your mistake has cost us a lot of needless extra work.
terrify/ terrified (v.)
to scare
The minion was terrified of the purple thing.
jostle/ jostled (v.)
to push in a crowd of people
The boys at school like to jostle on the playground.
creep/ crept (v.)
to move very quietly and slowly
The naughty girl crept into the classroom late.
unfamiliar (adj.)
not known to you
The new student is unfamiliar with the classroom rules.
shelter (n.)
a place of cover or safety
We built a shelter in the forest.
hollow (adj.)
empty on the inside
The tree was big and hollow.
encounter/ encountered (v.)
to meet or come across
We will encounter many animals at the zoo.
danger (n.)
not safe
He quickly moved out of the way to avoid the danger.
wonder (n.)
something surprising, beautiful, amazing, etc.
We saw many wonders when we went to Japan.
infer/ inferred (v.)
to reach a conclusion from facts/ evidence
If you see your mom’s bag on the table, you may infer she is home.
flap/ flapped (v.)
to move up and down (like a bird’s wings)
I saw a beautiful bird flap its wings and fly away.
tear/ tore/ torn (v.)
to rip
Do not tear your school books.
She tore the piece of paper.
Her pants were torn at the knees.
view (n.)
things that can be seen from a particular place
The view at the top of the mountain is beautiful.
summarize (v.)
to tell information using fewer words
My teacher asked me to summarize the book into one page.
handle/ handled (v.)
to be able to deal with something
She can handle anything you ask her to do.
amount (n.)
a quantity (number) of something
He counted a large amount of money on the table.
distance (n.)
a place far away
We traveled a long distance to go on vacation.
describe/ described (v.)
to say what something is like
Can you describe what the thief looked like?
design (n.)
to plan and make
My friends and I helped to design a new car.
illustrator (n.)
a person who draws pictures for stories
The illustrator can draw very well.
sort/ sorted (v.)
separating things and putting into order
She sorted the stones by color.