1. Annie’s Gifts
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha Lee
January 2009

2. If you have traveled on a long trip, then you have journeyed.

3. journeyed
Mrs. Lee and her family journeyed from Florida to Michigan last summer.
Would you have journeyed
a long distance if you drove
across your town or your state?

4. journeyed * Name some places you have journeyed to.
* What experiences might a spider have if she journeyed through a school?

5. Frail means you are very weak.

6. frail My grandmother became frail as she got older.
Would you feel frail after having the flu or after a good night’s sleep?

7. frail * Name some activities that frail people might do.
* Are you frail if you can
ride a bike up a steep hill?
* Tell about a time when you felt frail.

8. If you stomped, then you used your feet to make heavy, pounding steps.

9. stomped Mia was so mad that she quit playing and stomped
off the soccer field.
I stomped out of the
room because my brother
got to stay up later than me.

10. stomped * Name some times when you have stomped your feet.
* True or False:
People stomp their feet when they want to be really quiet.

11. a very small sip of something.
sipped
Sipped means you took
a very small sip of something.

12. sipped My mother sipped her hot coffee. My daughter sipped her
milk during lunch.
Would you sip a cup of syrup?

13. * Would you like it if a stranger sipped from your cup?
* If you had been really thirsty, would you have sipped some water or would you have gulped it?
* Would you like it if a stranger sipped from your cup?

14. entertain When you entertain an audience, you
do something, such as acting or singing,
that you think people will enjoy.

15. entertain Tristan entertained her friends by playing the piano.
The children were entertained
by the magician.
The audience was entertained
by the singing of Miley Cirus.

16. entertain * What would you do to entertain a two-year old?
* What could you do
to entertain yourself if
you had to be silent?

17. except Everyone played football except him.
When you talk about everything except one, then you mean all but one.
Everyone played football except him.

18. I put everything in my book bag except my lunch box.
Mrs. Clark knows how to
play every instrument
except the trumpet.

19. except * Where might you live if you never ate any food except fish?
* What might you wear if everything except your feet felt cold?

20. A carefree person does not worry about problems.

21. Do you feel more carefree at school or at home?
The children at the
party felt carefree.
Do you feel more carefree at school or at home?

22. carefree * What time at school makes you feel the most carefree?
* Would you be carefree if you were late to the movies?

23. screeching If you hear a screeching noise,
then you hear a loud, high sound
that can hurt your ears.

24. screeching I heard my neighbor’s car make a screeching sound as
he backed out of his driveway.
Is a person whispering an example of a screeching sound?

25. screeching * When does a screeching noise signal danger?
* What animals make
a screeching sound?
* Would a screeching noise
help you fall asleep?

26. Horrendous means you see or hear something horrible or frightening.

27. horrendous Annie makes horrendous sounds on the cello.
Would you hum along or cover your ears if you heard a horrendous sound?
I saw a horrendous fire on
the news last night.

28. A small kitten is horrendous.
* Name some sounds
that are horrendous.
* True or False:
A small kitten is horrendous.

29. melodious
If you hear musical sounds that are pleasant to listen to, then you are hearing something melodious.

30. melodious Annie’s sister makes melodious sounds on the piano.
When you hear melodious music, do you frown or smile?

31. * Name some classroom sounds
melodious
* Name some classroom sounds
that are melodious.
* What creatures make
melodious sounds?
* Name some songs that
sound melodious to you.

32. My younger brother ______ some lemonade out of his new cup.
A. stomped
B. journeyed
C. entertained
D. sipped

33. I ______ away after the disagreement
I had with my father.
A. horrendous
B. stomped
C. journeyed
D. screeched

34. Santa Claus _________ back to the North Pole after he
delivered all the presents.
A. melodious
B. entertained
C. journeyed
D. sipped

35. Listening to nails on a chalkboard is an example of a ________ sound.
A. screeching
B. carefree
C. frail
D. melodious

36. The Easter Bunny is not _________.
A. frail
B. stomped
C. horrendous
D. sipped

37. That elderly person
looks very _______.
A. stomped
B. melodious
C. entertained
D. frail

38. I can’t wait to see
the clown _____ us.
A. entertain
B. journeyed
C. carefree
D. stomped

39. My uncle loves listening to the ______ sounds of jazz music.
A. frail
B. entertain
C. screeching
D. melodious

40. I added all the ingredients ______ for the chocolate chips.
A. horrendous
B. except
C. screeching
D. carefree

41. I felt _______ during my vacation to a tropical island. A. sipped
B. journeyed
C. melodious
D. carefree

42. Can you read these words?
1. journeyed
2. frail
3. stomped
4. sipped
5. entertain
6. except
7. carefree
8. screeching
9. horrendous
10. melodious

43. Can you read these words?
1. disturb
2. underneath
3. cozy
4. enchanting
5. instead
6. thrilled
7. review
8. celebrate
9. procrastinate
10. diversion