1. SAY THE WORD
BRISK

2. BRISK
When you walk in a quick and lively way, you have a brisk walk.

3. I took a brisk walk.

4. Would a brisk walk make you tired? Why or why not?

5. SAY THE WORD
STRUTTED

6. STRUTTED
If you strutted across a room, you walked like you were the most important person in the world.

7. A rooster strutted across the classroom.

8. When would an actor have strutted across a stage?

9. SAY THE WORD
GOBBLED

10. GOBBLED
If you gobbled up your dinner, you quickly gulped your food.

11. I gobbled down my favorite snack.

12. If you gobbled your food at every meal, what might happen to you?

13. SAY THE WORD
PACED

14. PACED
If someone walked back and forth in a small area, he or she paced.

15. I paced around the classroom.

16. How would you probably be feeling if you were pacing?

17. SAY THE WORD
REQUEST

18. REQUEST
When you request something, you ask for it.

19. I request lasagna for dinner.

20. What flavor juice would you request at snack time?

21. SAY THE WORD
NEGOTIATE

22. NEGOTIATE
When you negotiate, you talk, and offer to give up one thing in exchange for another, in hopes of reaching an agreement.

23. I would like to negotiate a later bedtime.

24. If you see a skunk in your path, is it better to negotiate or run?

25. SAY THE WORD
COMPROMISE

26. COMPROMISE
When each side in an argument gives up part of what it wants, the sides have made a compromise.

27. I made a compromise to have a longer recess.

28. In a compromise, does only one person get what he or she wants?

29. SAY THE WORD
IMPROVE

30. IMPROVE
When you make something better, you improve it.

31. I would improve the look of an old fence by painting it.

32. What would you like to improve about our school?