Vehicle

A vehicle moves

people and things

from one place to

another.

wagon

You can pull

things in a

wagon.

in and out of

harbors.

zeppelin

wheel

A wheel is a

circular object that

rotates around its

center.

wheelbarrow wheelchair

A wheelbarrow is a small A wheelchair is a chair

cart with one wheel and on wheels that

two handles. handicapped people

can use to get around.

yacht

A yacht is a very nice

small ship.

A zeppelin is a

metal-framed,

motorized

balloon-like

airship that

floats in the

sky.

Verbs: Action Words

A verb is a type of word that describes an action or a state of being, like wiggle,

walk, run, jump, be, do, have, or think.

break

do something or breads, cakes, and

perform a role. cookies.

When you break

something, it is

You bake food in separated into two

or more pieces or is

cracked. Broken

things are often

unusable.

chop

When something is

chopped, it is cut into hands together they make

smaller pieces.

crawl

Babies crawl to

move around.

cry

Sometimes people

cry when they're

sad or upset.

dance

When you move

your body

rhythmically, you

are dancing.

drink

People need to drink

water every day.

earn

You can earn money by

working.

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bake

act

When you act, you the oven, making

clap

When you clap your

a noise.

fly

When something

flies, it goes

eat

We eat when we

are hungry.

fall

If you lose your

balance, you can

slip and fall.

through the air

without falling.

Many animals, like

flies, butterflies and

birds, can fly.

People can fly in

airplanes and

give

When you let

someone have

something, you are

giving it to them.

go

When you go, you are

moving.

helicopters.

have

If you have

hear

something, you are

We hear things

juggle

jump

in possession of it with our ears. Our

It takes good

When you jump, you

kneel

or it is a

characteristic of

ears give us a

sense of hearing.

coordination to

juggle.

go up and down.

When you kneel, your

knees are on the floor.

yours.

laugh

Sweaters and socks People laugh at

funny things, like

jokes.

learn

When you learn,

you find out

something new.

nod

When you move, you When you nod your head,

you move it up and down.

pull

When you pull

you are having fun. something, you

make it move by

tugging at it.

push

When you push

something, you

make it move by

pressing against it.

read

People read

newspapers, books,

magazines, the

Internet, and other

things.

ride

When you take a ride,

you travel on something

else, like a bicycle, a

horse, or other means of

transportation.

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knit

are made by

knitting.

move

are not still.

play

When you play,

run

Running is faster

than walking.

see

You can sew using a

When you eyes. Our eyes give

scream, you talk us a sense of sight. Clothes are made by

in a very loud,

emotional voice.

shower

When you shower, you

wash your body in a

stream of falling water.

shrug

When you shrug,

you raise your

shoulders in order

to show that you

don't know, aren't

interested in, or

have doubts about

sit

When you sit you

rest your legs.

ski

When you ski, you

glide over snow or

water.

sleep

We need to sleep

every night.

slip

If you lose your balance,

you can slip.

something.

splatter

smell

We smell odors with our

nose.

smile

People usually smile

when they're happy.

speak

People speak in many

different languages.

splash

When a liquid splashes, parts

of it scatter around. Children

like to splash around in a

When you splatter something,

parts of it are scattered around.

Paint can splatter when you are

doing art work.

pool.

split

When something is split,

it is divided into two

pieces.

stand

When you stand, you

are on your feet.

sweep

You can sweep the floor

swim

When you swim, you move

around in the water.

talk

People talk in many different

languages.

with a broom.

teach

When you teach someone,

they learn something.

think

You can think of

amazing things.

throw

When you throw

something, you use your

arm to send it through the

tickle

Tickling someone can make When two things touch, they are in

them laugh.

air.

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sew

scream We see with our

needle and thread.

sewing.

touch

physical contact with each other.

twist

When you twist

you pivot your

body.

understand

When you

understand

something, you

know it very well

or you know how

it works.

unzip

When you unzip

something, you

open a zipper.

use

When you use

something you do

something with it.

vote

When you vote, you are

expressing your choice

for something or

someone, along with

other people as part of a

group decision.

walk

To walk is to move

wave

This girl is

waving to her

friends.

weep wiggle

Sometimes people When you wiggle you

weep when they're

sad.

work

When you work, you do a

task.

on foot. Walking is

slower than

running.

write

When you write, yawn

you put words on Sometimes people

paper. yawn when

yell

When you yell, you

shout in a very loud

voice.

zip

When you zip

something up, you

close a zipper.

they're tired.

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twist and move all

over.

Weather-Related Words

centigrade

Centigrade is a

cloud

acid rain

Acid rain is

polluted and is

harmful to the

environment.

atmosphere

The atmosphere is the gas that

measure of Clouds are

temperature that white or gray A cyclone is a storm

is abbreviated C. object that floats of rapidly spinning

Water freezes at in the air and air that is very

0°C and boils at contains tiny dangerous.

100°C. water drops or

ice particles.

surrounds a planet.

fahrenheit

dust storm

A dust storm is a

very strong wind

that carries dust

across the land.

Dust storms occur

in dry areas, like

deserts

which a liquid goes into its

water vapor.

Fahrenheit is a

measure of

evaporation temperature that

212°F. hailstones.

A hurricane is a

strong storm with

the storm, called the

ice

Ice is frozen water.

Ice Age

An Ice Age is a time when the

Earth becomes very cold and

much of it is covered with ice

and glaciers. There have been

many Ice Ages on Earth; the

last one lasted from about 2

million to 10,000 years ago.