The Screech Owl Who Liked Television

Vocabulary

Utter verb

When you utter something, you are talking or speaking.

Utter

“I have something important to tell you,” the girl uttered to her friend.

Utter

The mom loudly utters, “Clean up this room right now!”

Utter verb Utterance noun

When children first begin to make sounds, parents are excited to hear what word their child will utter first. Parents remember the first utterance for years to come and are anxious to share it with anyone who will listen.

Utter

Utter is a multiple meaning word. It can also mean total, as in the sentence When the lights went out the city was in utter darkness.

Pounced past tense verb

If an animal pounces, it jumps on something.

Pounced

The wolf pounced on its prey so it would have something to eat.

Pounced

The black kitten is about to pounce on the gray one. He is ready to play.

Hastened past tense verb

When you hasten to do something, you hurry to get it done.

Hastened

Before a big hurricane, people hasten to protect their homes and stores.

Hastened

The man realized he was running late so he hastened to get to work on time.

Hastened

Have you ever hastened to do something or get someplace?

Turn and tell your partner.

Start by saying: “Once I hastened to…”

Hastened verb Haste noun

Hastening verb

The girl was hastening to get home from school. In her haste to leave in the morning, she forgot to grab a jacket. Fortunately, she remembered her umbrella. She hastened home quickly in order to keep from getting very wet.

Incident noun

An incident is something that happens. Usually it refers to something bad, frightening, or embarrassing.

Incident

Meteorologists are fascinated by Hurricane Sandy. Its occurrence is a once-in-a-lifetime incident.

Incident

This soccer player hopes no one remembers this embarrassing incident.

Incident

Have you ever had an embarrassing or frightening incident?

Turn and tell your partner.

Start by saying: “One frightening incident…”OR “One embarrassing incident…”

Presence noun

Your presence refers to being in a place.

Presence

Your presence at school every day is important for your success in school.

Presence

There is no real evidence of the presence of aliens here on earth.

Presence

The antonym of presence is absence. The top picture shows what this famous painting looks like with the presence of color. The bottom picture shows what it looks like with the absence of color.

Presence

A word that sounds like presence is presents. They are homonyms. Can you use each word correctly to describe the pictures above?

Biological adjective

Biological has to do with living things

Biological

Rest is a basic biological need of all animals.

Biological

All babies have a biological need to be touched and cared for.

Biological adj. Biology noun

Biologist noun

Biology is the science of studying about life. A wildlife biologist studies how animals live and survive in the wild. By studying animals, these scientists learn about the biological needs of different animals.

Arrangement noun

In this story, an arrangement is a plan.

Arrangement

In our house, my husband and I have an arrangement about who cooks dinner each night. I cook three nights and he cooks three nights. This arrangement works for both of us.

Arrangement

Some people make arrangements to take turns driving to work. This kind of arrangement saves gas and money.

Arrangement

Arrangement can also refer to how things are put together. The top picture shows a flower arrangement. The bottom picture shows the arrangement of the furniture in the room.

Endeared past tense verb

When you endear yourself to someone, you are loved or admired by them. They think of you in a positive way.

Endeared

Baby animals often endear themselves to their owners because they are so cute and lovable.

Endeared

This woman has endeared herself to the nursing home residents by visiting them every week.

Endeared

Who has endeared themselves to you? It can be a person, or an animal.

Turn and tell your partner.

Start by saying: “One person/animal that has endeared him/herself to me is_____”

Tempted past tense verb

If you are tempted to do something, you really want to do it, even if you know you shouldn’t.

Tempted

People are often tempted to eat a candy bar in the middle of the afternoon.

Tempted

On weekends, I am often tempted to do nothing and just relax.

Tempted

What is something that is tempting to you?

Turn and tell your partner.

Start by saying: “One thing that I am tempted by is…”.

Tempted verb Tempting verb

Temptation noun Many teen-agers are tempted by their friends to smoke cigarettes. Though it may seem tempting to try it, it is not a good idea. It is important to resist temptation by remembering that smoking is an unhealthy habit.

Disbelief noun

Use the sentence below to figure out the meaning of disbelief.

The girl stared in disbelief at the 7 foot tall man. She couldn’t believe her eyes.

What do you think it means?

Disbelief means you are not sure if something is true.

Disbelief

The man looked in disbelief at the flying saucer in his backyard.

Disbelief

The man watched in disbelief as the Huskers fumbled for the third time!

Disbelief

What might cause you to have a look of disbelief?

Turn and tell your partner.

Start by saying: “I would look with disbelief if I saw…”

Review time

You can find signs of my granddaughter’s ______ all over her room. Don’t be _____ to pet wild animals just because they look cute.Being in a car accident can be a scary ______.Cats like to _____ on balls of yarn.My students _____ themselves to me when they follow directions the first time.

Please make an ______ to be picked up after school.Do you know the first word that you ______?If you hear a tornado siren, you should _____ to a safe place.If I ever saw a two headed cow, I would have a look of _____ on my face.All humans have a _____ need for food and rest.