Grade 3-4: Vocabulary Lesson for Thursday, Week 13

This week's theme is: American Idol

Word List 13

1. ability: Being able to do something, an acquired or natural skill.
2. ambition: Having a strong longing to succeed.
3. struggle: A hard effort to give the best you can.
4. fierce: A strong effort to win.
5. perform: To present a song or a play for an audience.

Thursday Activities

1. Worksheet Creator - Type your vocabulary words in the left column and the definitions in the right column. There is room on this worksheet for 10 words. Think of other words you know and type the words and definitions in the blank lines to complete the list. Click on "Generate Worksheet" at the bottom. Your worksheet will be created. Print out your worksheet, then after completing, insert it in your vocabulary notebook.
2. Feed your Frog - Click the correct fly to feed your frog
3. Word Scrambler - Click on the link and create your own word scrambler with your vocabulary words. Type in the number of words you wish to scramble and press the "next" button. You will see a sheet that has the answers for you. Press next again and print out the page. Complete it and put it in your notebook.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

Being nervous could affect your ability to do your best.
He was confident in his ability to sing.

She has the ambition to go far with her talent.
Seeing others succeed makes his ambition stronger.

Sometimes you must struggle to learn the new skill.
Even though she has taken dance for years, she still struggles to learn difficult steps.

There is always fierce competition.
She has the fierce determination to win.

She knew she would have to perform her best to win.
Sometimes he is nervous when he performs.

 
 

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