Big Bushy Mustache

*Robust Vocabulary*

Created By: Agatha LeeDecember 2008

wilting

Wilting means leaves are drooping

because the plant didn’t get enough water.

My new plant did nothave wilting leaves.

If you had a garden, would youyou like wilting flowers?

If you give a plant enough water,will it start to wilt?

wilting

* Name some reasonswhy plants might be wilting.

* If someone wilts frombeing outside in the heat,

how does that person feel?

wilting

flittedFlitted means something moved quickly from place to place without stopping for

long.

The butterflies flittedabout in the air.

Which would be morelikely to flit about-

a bird in a cage or a bird in a tree?

flitted

* Would a class flitfrom room to room?

* Would you be more likelyto flit about a toy store

or a doctor’s office?

flitted

swirlingSwirling means something is

moving round and round quickly.

My little sister watchedthe swirling snowflakes.

When would you most likelysee swirling leaves-

on a rainy day or on a windy day?

swirling

* Would it be a good idea toswirl hot soup in a bowl?

* When does water swirl in a bathtub- when it’s being added or when it’s being drained out?

swirling

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

The child watched thelaundry as if in a trance.

Would you be in a trancewhile riding a roller coaster?

I was in a trance as Ilistened to a long speech.

trance

* Would your parents like youto be in a trance when they are asking you questions about your

day?

* If you were watching a movie asif you were in a trance, would you

be enjoying the movie?

trance

route When you follow the same route

to school or to the store every day, then you are going the same way

each time.

Ricky retraced hisroute that he took home.

Who might usethe same route everyday-

a mail carrier ora police officer?

route

* What route did you taketo get school today?

* Do we take the same route

to the lunchroom everyday?

route

semblance

When you make a drawing or a picturethat looks a lot like someone, than itis a good semblance of that person.

Ricky used shoe polish to make

a semblance of a mustache.

The student drew a picture that

was a semblance of her teacher.

semblance

* Why could a doll be asemblance 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?

semblance

distraughtWhen someone is distraught, it means that person is very, very

unhappy.

Ricky was distraught when he couldn’t find the

mustache.

My friend was distraught because he got poor grades

on his report card.

distraught

* Would you be smiling if you were distraught?

* What kinds of events make a person distraught?

distraught

improvise

If you improvise, then you aremaking it up as you go along.

Ricky tried to improviseto make a mustache.

Would you improvise if you forgot your lines in a play or

if you missed your bus?

improvise

* If you improvise a song,what are you doing?

* How might a cookimprovise a special dish?

* If you are playing a gameand following the directions

very closely, are you improvising?

improvise

The school bus driver drives the same _________ everyday.

A. improviseB. route

C. semblanceD. trance

My daughter was ________ when she lost her soccer game.

A. swirlingB. tranceC. wilting

D. distraught

The plant in our classroomis starting to _________

because we forgot to water it.

A. improviseB. flitC. wilt

D. trance

The students were in a ________ as a teacher read a story about a lost

dog.

A. tranceB. route

C. semblanceD. improvise

I forgot the words to the song,so I had to __________.

A. swirlB. wilt

C. improviseD. route

Tinkerbell __________around the room.

A. wiltedB. distraught

C. routeD. flitted

My clay sculpture was a_______ of the Statue of Liberty.

A. semblanceB. route

C. swirlingD. wilting

The water in the toilet bowl _______ around and around.

A. routeB. improvised

C. swirledD. trance

Can you read these words?

1. wilting2. flitted

3. swirling4. trance5. route

6. semblance7. distraught8. improvise