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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. *Robust Vocabulary*. Created By: Agatha Lee December 2008. kerchief. A kerchief is a piece of cloth worn over the head. kerchief. Mama wore a kerchief over her head. My aunt wore a kerchief when she drove her convertible car. kerchief.

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

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  1. ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • *Robust Vocabulary* Created By: Agatha Lee December 2008

  2. kerchief A kerchief is a piece of cloth worn over the head.

  3. kerchief Mama wore a kerchief over her head. My aunt wore a kerchief when she drove her convertible car.

  4. kerchief * Why do women wear kerchiefs on their heads? * When would you wear a kerchief- if you went swimming or if you went for a walk in the woods?

  5. sash A sash is a window.

  6. sash I threw up the sash to look outside. The builder added a sash to my kitchen.

  7. obstacle An obstacle is something that blocks or stands in the way.

  8. obstacle Did Santa have an obstacle while driving his sleigh in the sky? My friend and I ran through an obstacle course today at P.E.

  9. coursers Coursers are quick and spirited animals.

  10. coursers Santa’s coursers flew through the sky. Where might you see a courser? True or False: Rudolph is an example of a courser.

  11. peddler A peddler is a person who travels about selling things carried in a pack.

  12. peddler Santa looked like a peddler just opening his pack. I bought a toy from a peddler on the street.

  13. tarnished Tarnished means dirty.

  14. tarnished Santa’s clothes were tarnished with ashes and soot. Old silverware can tarnish easily.

  15. soot Soot is a fine black powder from smoke.

  16. soot Santa got soot on his clothes as he traveled down the chimney. The firefighter had soot on his face when he left the burning building.

  17. droll Droll means amusing and laughable.

  18. droll Santa had a droll, little face. Can you think of a droll person?

  19. broad Broad means wide from side to side.

  20. broad Santa Claus had a broad face. That street was very broad. Have you ever driven over a bridge that was broad?

  21. thistle A thistle is a plant with prickles and purple flowers.

  22. thistle The down of a thistle is soft and is blown away by the wind to spread the seeds of the thistle plant. My grandmother has thistle growing in her yard.

  23. The _______ was trying to sell me a new watch. A. tarnished B. thistle C. peddler D. droll

  24. I saw _______ growing in a field. A. thistle B. sash C. soot D. kerchief

  25. There was a lot of _____ in my fireplace. A. tarnished B. obstacle C. kerchief D. soot

  26. That statue looked very ________. A. sash B. coursers C. tarnished D. thistle

  27. The Amazon River is very ______. A. peddler B. broad C. thistle D. kerchief

  28. I wore a ________ on my head during a trip in a motorboat. A. droll B. tarnished C. thistle D. kerchief

  29. How many _________ does Santa have? A. soot B. coursers C. thistles D. droll

  30. My neighbor threw a baseball through my bedroom ________. A. sash B. kerchief C. peddler D. thistle

  31. Is your teacher a _______ person? A. tarnished B. obstacle C. droll D. soot

  32. A desk in front of a door would be an example of an __________. A. tarnished B. thistle C. droll D. obstacle

  33. Can you read these words? 1. kerchief 2. sash 3. obstacle 4. coursers 5. peddler 6. tarnished 7. soot 8. droll 9. broad 10. thistle

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