Vocabulary

Author: Tracy West

Summary: It is a sunny day in Pine Park and the people of the town are out enjoying it. Suddenly things begin disappearing. They soon find out why!

Illustrated by Mary GrandPre

The ________ writes the stories.

The __________ draws the pictures.

author

illustrator

Genre –It is a play.A play is a story

that can be acted out.

Look for: Words that tell the characters’ actions and feelings. A plot divided into scenes.

As a child, Tracey West loved reading so much that she decided she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Tracey West studied journalism at college. She has been a newspaper reporter and a book editor.

She likes to collect comic books, grow herbs, and walk in the woods.

Now she lives outside of New York City with her husband, her dog, Tisha, and her cat, Elvira.

"Reading has been one of my favorite things to do since second grade."

caused- made something happen

The rain caused puddles.

clasp is a small hook that holds parts together.

The clasp on this bracelet is broken.

confused- to be uncertain or unclear

about something

Bob was very confused when he tried to teach himself to speak German.

cornered- to get a person or

an animal into a situation or position that is a trap

Sam had Max cornered behind the door.

Sam

Max

objects- things

that you can see and touch but are not alive

The objects in this picture are very old Indian weapons.

removes- takes away

Lorie removes the dirt from Daisy with the water hose.

Alligators are NOT typical pets to have.

typical - normal or usual for a kind of thing

1. Say the words.

2. Read the sentence.

3. Fill in the blank.

It is _______ for Dad to watch football on Sunday

afternoons.confused

cornered

objects

typical

clasp

caused

removes

Simba was ________ by the mean hyenas.

cornered

removes

caused

confused

objects

typical

clasp

The smart bird could lift the _____ on his cage and

fly free.confused

cornered

clasp

objects

removes

typical

caused

The glue _________ the pictures to stick to the paper.

clasp

objects

caused

confused

typical

cornered

removes

The monkey was __________ when the wind blew his cap

away. causedconfusedtypicalclasp

objectscorneredremoves

My teacher _________ children from the classroom who refuse to do their work.objects

confused

caused

cornered

clasp

typical

removes

How many _________ do you see in this picture?

typicalclasp

causedcorneredconfuse

d objects removes

1. caused ___

2. confused ___

3. typical__

4. clasp ___

5. objects ___

6. cornered___

7. removes ___

A. - a small hook that holds parts together

B. -to be uncertain or unclear about something

C. -to get a person or an animal into situation or position that is a trap

D. -things that you can see and touch but are not alive

E. - takes awayF. - normal or usual for a kind

of thingG. - made something happenE

D

B

A

C

F

G

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• Game 3: Constructing Prefixes (matching)

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