3.  be: present tense of been  I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

4. Does: Does your family like to cook together??

5.  Food: what you eat.  My favorite food is pizza.  What’s yours?

6.  Grow: to get bigger.  Grow: If I drink my milk, I will grow bigger.

7.  Live: what you call home.  Live: Some snakes live in the desert.

8.  Many : several  How many sisters do you have?

9.  mud: dirt that is mixed with water.  mud: Pigs really like mud!!!!

10.  Plant: to put in the ground, add water and it will grow.  Plant: I water my plant every day.

11. Is: a helping verb Is: My Grandmother is coming to visit.

13. If you claimed something, you say it is yours. All the plants and animals in the garden claimed it was theirs.

14.  Saying that you dine is a fancy way of talking about eating.  The rabbit in the garden will dine on the carrots and other foods that grow in the garden.

15.  A person who groans makes a deep sound that shows unhappiness.  The mole in the story groaned that the garden belonged to him because he made holes in it.

16.  When you classify something, you put it into a group with other things like it.  Would you classify a dog as a pet? Why or why not?

17.  Something’s function is its use. The function of your eye is to see things.  The function of a cup is to hold water. Is the function of a fork to hold water or to hold food?

18.  When something is nutritious, it is healthful to eat.  Which is more nutritious, an apple or a candy bar?

20.  Us: more than one person.  When Grandma comes to see us, we like to make cookies.

21.  bus: A way of transportation that carries a lot of people.  Do you ride the bus to school?

22.  Must: have to do something.  You must take a bath every day!!

23.  Out: opposite of in.  Out: We will have to go out in the field to pick a pumpkin.

24.  Club: a group or organization of people with same interests.  Club: My mom belongs to a book club.

25.  Can I go to the grocery store with you ?

26.  Don’t: contraction for the words do not.  Don’t run with scissors!!!

27.  Says: to speak words.  Says: Mom says to always brush your teeth!!!

28.  Cub: a baby bear.  Cub: I saw a bear cub up in a tree.