Grade 5-6: Vocabulary Lesson for Monday, Week 6

This week's theme is: Bullying

Word List 6

1. continuous: going on and on without stopping
2. unruly: hard to control, disobedient
3. predicament: a situation that is difficult and unpleasant
4. provoke: to anger or annoy
5. intimidate: to make threats, to make others afraid
6. persecute: to treat people cruelly
7. hostile: hateful, angry

Monday Activities

1. Write the words and definitions in your vocabulary notebook.
2. Create your own sentence using each word and write this in your vocabulary notebook. We have provided samples below to get you started.
3. Use this dictionary link to check the pronunciation of each word. Type each word in the box on the left, then click the sound icon to listen.

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:

Continuous bullying should be reported to school officials.
He experienced continuous bullying from the gang.

She became unruly when the principal told her to stop.
The unruly student was told to stop bullying people.

If you are in this predicament, tell your parents.
This predicament will only get worse if no one else knows.

The boy tried to provoke his victim.
A bully will do whatever it takes to provoke others.

The bully hopes to intimidate others by staring at them.
The new girl was intimidated by the boy's words.

Bullies persecute their victims.
Do not let others persecute you.

She was very hostile to the new girl.
He acts hostile to everyone he meets.

 
 

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