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July 28, 2008
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Congratulations, Kids! You've completed learning the next round of vocabulary words, and now it's time to review. | |
gongoozleWhich Means:To stare hard at something. As In:
Heads Up!A person who gongoozles is a 'gongoozler'. |
crateWhich Means:A large and strong box with wooden slats for the sides, used in shipping and storage. As In:
Heads Up!The word 'crate' can be used as a verb too: Crate the tomatoes! |
dangleWhich Means:Hang loosely and freely. As In:
Heads Up!Notice the 'g' dangles below the word! |
standardWhich Means:A level of quality or value. As In:
Heads Up!The standard of this word's spelling is high. Remember the two As and two Ds. |
banisterWhich Means:A handrail to guide walkers on stairways. As In:
Heads Up!Use the syllable pattern to help out with the spelling of this word: ban-is-ter. |
toweringWhich Means:Very tall, stretching into the sky. As In:
Heads Up!What is the noun found in 'towering'? |
collisionWhich Means:A crash of two objects. As In:
Heads Up!The two Ls in 'collision' collide! |
instinctWhich Means:A strong feeling or knowledge a person or animal is born with. As In:
Heads Up!Instinct has two Is and the rest are consonants: IN-STINCT. |
overflowingWhich Means:Pouring over the edge of a container because there is too much to be held. As In:
Heads Up!What other things overflow? Can emotions overflow? Think of some examples. |
fireballWhich Means:A round flaming object, often a shooting star or meteor. As In:
Heads Up!This is a compound word made up of FIRE and BALL. |
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Now that you have reviewed the words, challenge your memory! 
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Aren't you glad this man won't gongoozle you in person? 
Farmer Jones puts his tomatoes in crates and hauls them away in his wagon.
My dog's tongue will dangle out of his mouth when he knows food is coming! 
In order to graduate from school, you have to achieve a certain standard. Study hard!
Romeo looked over the banister into the living room.
We looked up at the towering skyscrapers that stood higher than the rest of the buildings in the city.
Even though the lake was huge, the two boats managed to get into a collision.
A bird has an instinct to build a nest.
The bag of popcorn at the movie theater was overflowing.
Did you see the fireball fly through the night sky?© 2004-2011 Lexiteria, LLC