Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend By, Ann Cameron

Vocabulary Words teasecollection lonelystiff seriouslyprobably

tease 1. If you have a girl for a friend, people find out and tease you. Sometimes my brother and sister tease me when I am trying to work.

tease: tease: to annoy continuously

lonely 2. I was walking down the street feeling lonely. I thought the new student looked lonely at the lunch table, so I sat down across from her to talk.

lonely: lonely: sad from being alone

seriously 3. But she just looked at me very seriously and said, “It takes practice,” and then I liked her. Grandmother seriously thought about my question before she answered it, because she wanted to be sure she gave me the right answer.

seriously: seriously: thoughtfully, sincerely

collection 4. I showed her my rock collection. I am going to add this new stamp to my collection.

collection: collection: similar things gathered together to study or to show to others

stiff 5. My neck got stiff from looking at the kite. The ice on the flowers made them so stiff they were not moveable.

stiff: stiff: something not easily bent; not flexible

probably 6. Probably they were still flying higher in the wind. It is cloudy and the sky is getting darker, so it will probably rain today.

probably: most likely to happen