On the Banks of Plum Creek

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Lesson Vocabulary and Word Analysis

Lesson Vocabulary

badger

NOUN (it’s a thing)

a burrowing, flesh-eating animal-related to otters and weasels

Lesson Vocabulary

bank

NOUN (it’s a thing)

the rising ground at the edge of a lake, river, or sea

Lesson Vocabulary

bristled

VERB (it’s an action)• has the -ed ending!

short, stiff hair

*(of hair or fur)to stand upright away from the skin, esp. in anger or fear.

Lesson Vocabularyjointed

ADJECTIVE • -ed endings aren’t always verbs• it describes something

a place where two things or parts are joined*made of parts that attach

Lesson Vocabularypatched

VERB (it’s an action)• has the -ed ending!

mended with a scrap of material

Lesson Vocabularyruffled

VERB (it’s an action)ADJECTIVE (it can describe something)

a strip of closely gathered material*frilled, to disturb the smoothness of

to pleat or gather into a ruffle

Lesson Vocabularyrushes

NOUN (it’s a thing)-es ending means plural

marsh plants with hollow stem-a marsh is a type of wetland

Word Analysis

• The word ending –ing has different functions (uses).

• It can be added to verbs to form nouns or adjectives.

Word Analysis: -ing endings

1. towering (adjective) -towering describes something that is very high

2. smiling (adjective) -smiling describes someone who has a smile

3. sewing (noun) -sewing is the work done with a needle and thread

1. tower (verb) -tower means “to rise high”

2. smile (verb) -smile means “to have or form a smile”

3. sew (verb) -sew means “to make repair or fasten by stitching with a needle and thread