Vocabulary

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• Vocabulary

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flippers

• small fins used like hands or feet

The baby penguin is flapping his flippers.
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hatch

• to break out of an egg

The penguins are getting ready to hatch out of
the eggs.
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miserable

• very unhappy

The poor kitty was miserable when he had to have
a bath.
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slippery

• not sticky, causing sliding

The penguins loved to slide down the slippery
hill.
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waddled

• moved in a funny way, like a duck

The penguin waddled past my house.
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horizon

• where the sky seems to meet the earth

The clouds are almost touching the horizon in
this chilly Antarctic photo.
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dinner

• the main meal of the day

We are having chicken, mashed potatoes and stir
fried vegetables for dinner.
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important

• having great meaning or influence

It is important to do your homework every night.
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nothing

• not anything

The drive was boring because there was nothing to
see.
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seem

• to give the impression of being

Does Janie seem to be happy with her new kitten?
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stay

• to stop going forward

Lucy and Mom decided to stay home and bake
cookies.
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The penguin sat on the egg so it would _____.

• flippers
• hatch
• miserable
• slippery
• waddled
• horizon

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The penguins use their ________ to move through
the water.

• flippers
• hatch
• miserable
• slippery
• waddled
• horizon

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The polar bear fell on the ________ ice.

• flippers
• hatch
• miserable
• slippery
• waddled
• horizon

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The big, bad wolf felt _________ when he couldnt
catch the three little pigs.

• flippers
• hatch
• miserable
• slippery
• waddled
• horizon

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Look at the _______ to see the setting sun.

• flippers
• hatch
• miserable
• slippery
• waddled
• horizon

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A toddler pulled the toy duck and it _______.

• flippers
• hatch
• miserable
• slippery
• waddled
• horizon

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It is _________ to ask for help in school if you
dont understand something.

• dinner
• important
• nothing
• seem
• stay

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Does it ____ that Buddy misses his master?

• dinner
• important
• nothing
• seem
• stay

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My family likes to eat ______ together.

• dinner
• important
• nothing
• seem
• stay

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There was _______ left on my plate because I love
spaghetti.

• dinner
• important
• nothing
• seem
• stay

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You need to ____ in your seat during learning
time.

• dinner
• important
• nothing
• seem
• stay