1. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
vocabulary

2. satisfied having one's needs or desires fulfilled
I satisfied my urge for something sweet with a piece of german chocolate cake.

3. duty job or responsibility
It was Janie’s duty to get her math homework done.

4. council meeting called to find answers
The student council decided it would be fun to have a Hawaiian day in the spring.

5. mischief behavior that causes problems for others
My cat got into some mischief and I had a mess to clean up.

6. nonsense words or ideas that are foolish and have no real meaning
Dr. Seuss was famous for writing books full of nonsense words.

7. tidbit small piece of something
An appetizer is a tidbit of food you eat before the main course of a meal or at a party.

8. Dennis the Menace is always causing ________.
satisfied
duty
council
mischief
nonsense
tidbit

9. We named my chihuahua ______ because he is so small.
satisfied
duty
council
mischief
nonsense
tidbit

10. I worked on my painting until I was _________ with the result.
satisfied
duty
council
mischief
nonsense
tidbit

11. The city _______ held a meeting to decide if a new jail should be built.
satisfied
duty
council
mischief
nonsense
tidbit

12. The Lorax is one of Dr. Seuss’ ________ characters.
satisfied
duty
council
mischief
nonsense
tidbit

13. The soldiers were given guard ____.
satisfied
duty
council
mischief
nonsense
tidbit

14. er ir ur What’s going on here?
The /er/sound can be made with three letter combinations – ir, er, and ur.
How do you know which to use? You don’t! You have to remember how they are spelled.
Look at these words:
perfect
clerk
jerked
person
term
What letters are the same? What sound do they make?

15. What are these words? What letters are the same?
birth
thirty
firm
skirt
dirt
shirt
On the birthday I turned thirty, I came home with a firm idea there was too much dirt on my shirt and skirt.
curl
burned
church
purse
Grabbing her purse for church, Lori saw she had burned her curls with the curling iron.