These games are to be used with Miss Fox's Harcourt Storytown Robust Vocabulary.
Stingray Chaser
Free stingrays and remove harmful algae from the ocean. After removing enough debris from the stingrays, you will be asked to select the correct answer to continue.
Vocabulary Pinball
Click on the red flipper buttons to keep the ball in play. Try to hit all of the letters with the ball to spell a word. Next, choose the correct definition for the word. A correct answer gives a free ball and an incorrect takes a ball away. Hold down and release the green button to launch the ball! Try all of the lists or register to make your own!
babble -- I heard the baby _____ as I came closer to the nursery.
competent -- The _____ officer arrested the suspect without any trouble.
obey -- I told my dog Rusty to sit, but he didn't _____.
wanders -- Watch out for your brother before he _____ away.
accompany -- Will you _____ me to the library?
whined -- The hungry child _____ for his bottle of milk.
patrol -- Officer Cline will _____ the neighborhood this week.
suspicious -- The officer was _____ of the man lurking in the bushes.
scent -- I smelled the _____ of chocolate chip cookies coming from the kitchen.
demonstrate -- Please _____ the way to do this exercise.
7 Aero and Off. Mike def.
demonstrate -- when you show how something works or how it is done
babble -- say words that cannot be understood
competent -- good at what you are doing
obey -- when you do what you are told to do
wanders -- travels without planning where you are going
accompany -- when you go with someone somewhere
whined -- gave a long, high cry
patrol -- to watch over and area and guard it
suspicious -- you feel this way when you think someone cannot be trusted
scent -- the smell of something
8 How Animals Talk cloze
conflict -- I had a _____ with that sixth grader on the bus.
alert -- The ringing bell will _____ the children that there is a tornado warning.
grooms -- The mother gorilla _____ her baby.
dominant -- The _____ wolf was leading the pack across the wilderness.
flick -- You must _____ the bug off his shoulder.
chatter -- I heard the _____ coming from the library.
ferocious -- The _____ bear attacked the family of campers.
communicate -- Writing notes is a way to _____ with your friends.
signal -- The coach gave the _____ to steal the base.
charging -- The angry lion is _____ after his prey.
8 How Animals Talk def
signal -- sound or action that sends a message
charging -- rushing or moving quickly toward something or someone
conflict -- when animals are fighting
alert -- to get someone's attention to be careful of danger
grooms -- animals make themselves neat and clean
dominant -- strongest or most powerful member of the group
flick -- move something or snap it quickly
chatter -- when animals repeat sounds quickly
ferocious -- a dangerous or angry animal
communicate -- when people or animals share information
9 Stone Soup cloze
famine -- The failed crops led to a _____ in the small country.
gaze -- I love to _____ at the stars on a clear night.
dense -- We got lost from our group in the _____ forest.
momentum -- As more people talk about it, the fall festival gains _____.
curiosity -- Your pink mohawk is a _____ to the other students.
banquet -- What kind of food is mother making for the _____?
ingredients -- You need to gather all the _____ before you start cooking supper.
generous -- My teacher was _____ when she gave me a second bowl of stone soup.
agreeable -- Because of the pleasant scents coming from the kitchen, I felt very _____.
reaction -- You could tell by his _____ that he was shocked to make the team.
9 Stone Soup Def
ingredients -- all the food and spices you use to make a certain kind of food
generous -- happy to share with others
gaze -- a long look at something
reaction -- a response to something that happens
famine -- not enough food to feed everyone
agreeable -- pleasing to the senses
dense -- made of things that are close together
momentum -- when an idea or action grows quickly and it is hard to stop it
curiosity -- something odd or unusual that interests people
banquet -- a special meal with a large amount of food
L 6 The Babe and I Voc
span --
midst --
elevated --
skim --
initiative --
dazed --
collapses --
contribution --
shabby --
embarrass --
L10 Bears' Breakfast cloz
expert -- The _____ on reptiles brought some snakes and lizards for us to examine.
suspect -- I _____ that he is the one who took your pencil.
inquisitive -- After sniffing around the swimming pool, the _____ puppy jumped in.
investigate -- The detective will _____ the robbery at the store.
various -- You will need _____ ingredients to make your stone soup.
perplexed -- Because I didn't listen to the directions, I was _____ by the homework.
amusing -- The clown at the circus was very _____.
laboratory -- The doctor conducted his experiments in the _____.
confess -- If you are guilty of taking the book, you should _____ to your teacher.
inviting -- On a cold winter day, a bowl of hot soup looks _____.
L10 Bears' Breakfast def
expert -- someone who knows a lot about a certain subject
suspect -- when you think that someone has done something
inquisitive -- when you are curious about something
investigate -- when you try to search and find out the truth about something
various -- different types of things
perplexed -- when you are confused about something
amusing -- when something is fun or funny
laboratory -- a place where experiments are done
confess -- tell the truth about something you did wrong
inviting -- when you want to take part in or have something to do with something
L12 A Pen Pal for Max clo
deciphered -- The detective carefully _____ the secret code.
fortunate -- You are _____ to have your own bedroom.
heaving -- The pitcher was _____ the ball to third base.
dodging -- My mom has been _____ those annoying neighbors all week.
catastrophe -- The tornado was the second _____ to hit the community this year.
repairs -- The house didn't sell right away because it needed so many _____.
din -- The _____ in the cafeteria was distracting to the teachers.
mistaken -- I thought I finished my test, but I was _____.
translate -- Can you _____ Spanish to English?
bothersome -- The din in the hallway was _____ while I was trying to read.
L12 A Pen Pal for Max def
bothersome -- something that bothers you and causes problems
deciphered -- to figure out a message that is difficult to understand or written in code
fortunate -- when you are lucky
heaving -- throwing something with great effort
dodging -- avoiding something that is coming toward you
catastrophe -- something really terrible that has happened
repairs -- if something needs this, it needs to be fixed
din -- so much noise that it is hard to hear over it
mistaken -- wrong about something
translate -- when you say or write something in another language
Lesson 6 The Babe and I
span -- the distance between two points
midst -- in the middle of something
elevated -- lifted up
skim -- move over quickly, barely touch it
initiative -- make the first steps in doing something without being told what to do
dazed -- confused, unable to think properly
collapses -- falls down because it was not well supported
contribution -- give help to attain a goal
shabby -- old and worn out
embarrass -- make someone feel uncomfortable or ashamed
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