Post on 28-Dec-2015
Synonyms:
feeling
a feeling related to one or more of the five senses
He felt that kind of spinning sensation inside his head that had made him dizzy on the way up.
sensation
Synonyms:rowdyboisterous
turbulent
violently shaken or stirred
Flying just below the level of turbulent air ___ good pilot that she was __ Lulu headed south.
having a very great value
precious
Synonyms:
pricelessrarevaluable
She told him a little bit about the lady___ a gift from the country of France, and it was very precious to America.
a resting place, especially one that is high up
perch
Lulu found a perch on the north side of it, so the wind from the south wouldn’t bother them.
something or someone that gets in the way; obstacle
hindrance
The wind, which had been a hindrance before, was a help now. Lulu coasted almost all the way back to Manhattan.
Synonyms:barrierdeterrent
going along with
accompanying
Accompanying him was his five-year-old
cousin, Charlotte May Pierstorff.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
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sensation turbulent precious
perch hindrance flabbergasted
Free AssociationWrite as many words as you can think of that go with each
of the vocabulary words.For example: The word is school:
1. learning 2. Science 3. pencils 4. Reading 5. Math 6. teachers 7. P.E. 8. educationAnd on and on and on
2. turbulent3. precious4. perch5. hindrance6. flabbergasted
1. sensation
Description: This city letter carrier posed for a humorous photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.
extremely surprised or amazed, astonished
flabbergasted
Grandma Mary was flabbergasted when
May appeared on her
doorstep.
Synonyms:stunnedshockedastounded
a person in charge of a local post office
postmaster
When the postmaster saw May and her small traveling bag, he thought Leonard was going to buy her a train ticket.
the money it costs to travel, such as on a bus, plane, or train
fare
May’s train fare would have cost $1.55, a lot of money in those days.
Synonyms:feecostcharge
a package delivery service offered by the post office
parcel post
Live animals were also forbidden, but the postmaster found that it was all right to send baby chicks by parcel post.
sorted, categorized, or grouped
classified
So he classified May as a baby chick, weighed her in at 48 pounds and attached 53 cents in postage to her bag.
Author : Michael O. Tunnell
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words!
Draw! Draw! Draw!
accompanying postmaster fare
parcel post classified flabbergasted
Free AssociationWrite as many words as you can think of that go with each
of the vocabulary words.For example: The word is school:
1. learning 2. Science 3. pencils 4. Reading 5. Math 6. teachers 7. P.E. 8. educationAnd on and on and on
2. postmaster3. fare4. parcel post5. classified6. flabbergasted
1. accompanying
ClassifyingPlace the following words in categories: sensation hindrance accompanying turbulent fluttered postmaster precious fare parcel post perch classified flabbergasted
• Decide the names of the categories.• Determine how many categories.• Determine which words go in which categories.• After classifying the words, write a paragraph explaining each of the categories and why certain words go in a particular category.
sensation; turbulent; precious; perch; hindrance; fluttered; accompanying; postmaster; fare; parcel post; classified; flabbergasted
Can You Find the Context Clues?
1. The ________ made sure all of the mail carriers had the right packages and letters.
2. _____________ the students on their field trip were several parents and teachers.
3. The birds __________ on the branches of the tree outside our window.
4. Grandpa Joe was _________ that Charlie had found a golden wrapper.
5. Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles and alligators are all ________ as reptiles.
6. Fooling around and being loud in class is a _________ to other students’ learning.
7. The cold weather gave me a _______ of numbness in my fingers and toes.
8. The __________ for the bus is two dollars for an all day pass.9. The flag snapped and ________ in the brisk wind.10. It is not safe to send live animals by __________.11.The plane went through ___________ motion because of the storm.12.Katy’s new baby brother is so _______ and cute.
Synonym SearchMatch the vocabulary words on the left to the correct synonyms on the right. Some vocabulary words have more than one synonym. Ready, set, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a. accompanying
f. perch k. flabbergasted
b. sensation g. postmaster l. parcel post
c. fare h. turbulent
d. precious i. fluttered
e. classified hindrance
companion
hover
shipment
dearest
astonished
choppy
arrange
charge
balance mail
awareness barrier
Word Association Game1. Which word goes with sitting on a sofa and watching television?
Word Bankaccompanying perch flabbergasted sensationpostmaster fare turbulent preciousfluttered classified hindrance parcel post
2. Which word goes with going to the fair, movie, or the circus?3. Which word goes with envelopes and boxes?4. Which word goes with seeing an alligator in your backyard?5. Which word goes with giving your mother flowers?6. Which word goes with helicopter? Why?
8. Which word goes with not studying?
9. Which word goes with riding a roller coaster?10. Which word goes with a spider crawling on your leg?
Some words can be used more than once. Can you figure out which ones?
7. Which word goes with walking your dog in the neighborhood?
11. Which word goes with collecting coins? 12. Which word goes with carrying something?
1. Describe the sensation of stumping your toe.
2. List situations when a fare is charged.
3. Explain a turbulent time in your life.
4. Describe a time when your words were precious.
5. Turbulent and hindrance are similar because____________________ _______________________________________________________.6. Identify objects and living things that flutter.
7. Describe situations when you were flabbergasted.
8. How do you classify concepts in science?
9. Explain different ways people accompany one another.