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Big Bushy Mustache

Big Bushy Mustache. *Robust Vocabulary*. Created By: Agatha Lee December 2008. wilting. Wilting means leaves are drooping because the plant didn’t get enough water. wilting. My new plant did not have wilting leaves. If you had a garden, would you you like wilting flowers?

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Big Bushy Mustache

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  1. Big Bushy Mustache • *Robust Vocabulary* Created By: Agatha Lee December 2008

  2. wilting Wilting means leaves are drooping because the plant didn’t get enough water.

  3. 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?

  4. wilting * Name some reasons why plants might be wilting. * If someone wilts from being outside in the heat, how does that person feel?

  5. flitted Flitted means something moved quickly from place to place without stopping for long.

  6. 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?

  7. flitted * Would a class flit from room to room? * Would you be more likely to flit about a toy store or a doctor’s office?

  8. swirling Swirling means something is moving round and round quickly.

  9. 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?

  10. swirling * Would it be a good idea to swirl hot soup in a bowl? * When does water swirl in a bathtub- when it’s being added or when it’s being drained out?

  11. trance When someone is in a trance, he or she seems to be asleep, but his or her eyes are open.

  12. 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.

  13. 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?

  14. route When you follow the same route to school or to the store every day, then you are going the same way each time.

  15. route Ricky retraced his route that he took home. Who might use the same route everyday- a mail carrier or a police officer?

  16. route * What route did you take to get school today? * Do we take the same route to the lunchroom everyday?

  17. semblance When you make a drawing or a picture that looks a lot like someone, than it is a good semblance of that person.

  18. semblance Ricky used shoe polish to make a semblance of a mustache. The student drew a picture that was a semblance of her teacher.

  19. semblance * Why could a doll be a semblance of a person? * Would a baby’s drawing of you be a good semblance of you? * How could a twin be a good semblance of someone else?

  20. distraught When someone is distraught, it means that person is very, very unhappy.

  21. distraught Ricky was distraught when he couldn’t find the mustache. My friend was distraught because he got poor grades on his report card.

  22. distraught * Would you be smiling if you were distraught? * What kinds of events make a person distraught?

  23. improvise If you improvise, then you are making it up as you go along.

  24. 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?

  25. 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?

  26. The school bus driver drives the same _________ everyday. A. improvise B. route C. semblance D. trance

  27. My daughter was ________ when she lost her soccer game. A. swirling B. trance C. wilting D. distraught

  28. The plant in our classroom is starting to _________ because we forgot to water it. A. improvise B. flit C. wilt D. trance

  29. The students were in a ________ as a teacher read a story about a lost dog. A. trance B. route C. semblance D. improvise

  30. I forgot the words to the song, so I had to __________. A. swirl B. wilt C. improvise D. route

  31. Tinkerbell __________ around the room. A. wilted B. distraught C. route D. flitted

  32. My clay sculpture was a _______ of the Statue of Liberty. A. semblance B. route C. swirling D. wilting

  33. The water in the toilet bowl _______ around and around. A. route B. improvised C. swirled D. trance

  34. Can you read these words? 1. wilting 2. flitted 3. swirling 4. trance 5. route 6. semblance 7. distraught 8. improvise

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