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v. TO SHOW APPROVAL, ESPECIALLY BY CLAPPING HANDS
Corbin and his classmates _____ Mrs. Renken when she finished singing her song about the spelling words. |
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n. THE SHOWING OF APPROVAL OR ENJOYMENT BY CHEERING OR CLAPPING
The _____ in the stadium was so loud after the touchdown you could not even hear the person next to you talking. |
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adj. SKILLED AT TRICKING OTHERS
Swiper is a _____ fox in Dora the Explorer. He is always trying to trick Dora and her friends. |
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v. TO MAKE KNOWN, SOMETIMES TO THE PUBLIC
Corbin was a little uneasy to ____ to his coaches that he had not run his wind sprints and done his push-ups over the weekend. |
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adj. DULL AND WITHOUT COLOR; NOT CHEERFUL OR COLORFUL
In Cara's opinion, the outfit was too ____ to wear to the party. She wanted something much more exciting. |
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adj. HAVING NOTHING LEFT OUT; WHOLE; COMPLETE
Corbin was so famished he ate the _____ cake all at once. |
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v. TO SPEAK SUDDENLY AND WITH STRONG FEELING
"You must get down from that ladder right now!" mom _____. |
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n. A SHARP CRY OF STRONG FEELING
The cheerleaders were applauding and cheering with great _____ when the team scored the winning touchdown. |
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adj. FINELY DONE OR MADE; VERY BEAUTIFUL
"The diamond ring is simply ______, the most beautiful I have ever seen!" exclaimed the jeweler. |
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v. TO PLAN, TO HAVE IN MIND
I did not _____ for Corbin to read the entire book last, only the first two chapters. |
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v. TO SPEAK OR CRY OUT IN SCORN; TO MOCK
As Jesus carried the cross to Calvary, the people crowded around him to _____ and curse him. |
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n. SOMETHING SAID THAT IS MEANT TO HURT OR INSULT
The little girl left the room crying after hearing the ____ of the mean boys in the class. |
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v. TO LOOK CLOSELY; TO STARE, ESPECIALLY AT SOMETHING THAT IS HARD TO SEE OR TO UNDERSTAND
The curious boy _____ at the ant that was crawling up the chair with a small piece of food on its back. |
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n. MOVING TOWARD A GOAL
Corbin's _____ in school was steady, and he showed stronger study skills every day. |
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n. AN IMPROVEMENT
The Houston Texans have made great _____ over the past five years. This should be their ebst season yet. |
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v. TO MOVE FORWARD
The turtle ____ at a slow pace across the street to the pond. |
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v. TO ADVANCE TO A HIGHER STAGE; TO IMPROVE
Corbin _____ so fast in football, he became the starting saftey after the first week of the season. |
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v. TO MAKE PURE BY REMOVING ALL UNWANTED MATTER
The miners took the minerals from the cave and ____ them so they could used by the chemists in the lab. |
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adj. IN A PURE STATE
The _____ suger was much tastier and looked better than than the raw kind. |
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adj. HAVING GOOD MANNERS AND GOOD TASTE
The princess was known for her _____ manners and her exquiste sense of fashion. |
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n. A MEAN OR WICKED PERSON
The grinch was a rotten _____ who ran off with all the children's Christmas toys in the town of Whoville. |
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adj. NOT COMFORTABLE; WORRIED OR NERVOUS
Corbin was little _____ when he was asked to give a speech in front of the largr crowd at the last minute. He did not have enough time to prepare. |
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adj. having too high an opinion of one's looks or acheivments
The woman was so ___ all she ever did was worry about how she looked and what she was wearing. |
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adj. WITHOUT SUCCESS
Mommy made a ____ attempt to get Charley to stop crying when he was wanting to play with Corbin. |
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adv. WITHOUT SUCCESS OR RESULT; USELESS
All of Corbin's work on the card house was _____. One big gust of wind blew through and knocked it right down! |
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