Vocabulary

Focus: The words below appear in this week’s reading selection.

circulating - moving around in a circle.

confident - having the belief you can do well or succeed.

huff - a sudden feeling of anger, resentment, or hurt pride.

mockingly - in a manner intended to ridicule or make fun 

particles - very small bits or pieces of something.

pressure - the force produced by the weight of the atmosphere.

professor - a teacher at a college or university.

report - a story in the newspaper or on television that gives information.

researchers - people who carefully study a subject to find new knowledge.

sputtered - spoke quickly in a confused way.

tropics - a region of Earth near the equator where it is always warm.

whirlpool - a current of water or air that moves quickly in a circle.

 

Please review the above definitions. These are more complex than previous vocabulary words.   

 

Spelling Focus: Your child will spell words he or she has practiced throughout this unit.

1. mother’s    2. piece    3. wasn’t    4. fight    5. sank    6. truth    7. tail

8. coach        9. flown    10. flew    11. argue   12. rocks  13. tuna   14. choose  15. letter

Challenge Words  1. brought   2. continue   3. jewel

 

HAVE your child practice spelling these words.