1. Henry & Mudge *Robust Vocabulary* Created by: Agatha Lee

2. blockades If something prevents you from getting into a place, then it is a blockade.

3. blockades The parents set up blockades so their baby wouldn’t crawl around the house. Would blockades be used to keep cars safe from danger? Would blockades be used to keep your pencils safe?

4. blockades * What might a blockade be made of? * What might a blockade be used for? * When would you NOT want to use a blockade?

5. soaked When a cloth takes in water and becomes wet, it has soaked up the water. This dog got soaked!

6. soaked My clothes got soaked when I played in the rain. I soaked up spilled milk with a towel. Would water or sand be soaked up by a sponge?

7. soaked * After soaking up a spill with a napkin, what would you do with the napkin? * What food could you use to soak up gravy on your plate? * If a plant soaks up all the water in its pot, then what does this tell you?

8. misplaced When something is in the wrong place, it is misplaced.

9. misplaced My sister helped me find my misplaced homework folder. What is more likely to be misplaced, your backpack or your mom’s car? My teacher misplaced her book.

10. misplaced * Can you think of an item that you misplaced and then found? * If you found a misplaced library book, what would you do with it? * Where do children look for misplaced things at school?

11. principles The things you believe about what is right and what is wrong are your principles.

12. principles I admire my parent’s principles. Do you think criminals have good principles?

13. principles * Would it bother you if someone had different principles from you? * Would a person with strong principles ask to use a pencil or just take it?

14. deny When you don’t give someone something that they’ve asked for, then you deny them what they want.

15. deny Henry’s parents deny his request for a brother. Which might get denied, a request for a new puppy or a request for help?

16. deny * What food might you deny a dog? * What food should you deny yourself? * What toy would you deny a baby?

17. consider When you think very carefully about an idea, then you consider it.

18. consider Henry’s parents consider letting him get a dog. My mom told me she would consider buying me a new toy.

19. consider * Why is important to consider the weather before taking a trip? * What information do you consider at a restaurant? * Would you consider the idea of shaving your head bald?

20. opinionated When you have strong ideas about something, then you are opinionated.

21. opinionated Henry is opinionated about the kind of dog he wants. I’m opinionated about littering. Are you more opinionated about doing homework or your bedtime?

22. opinionated * In what ways can you tell someone is opinionated? * Can an animal be opinionated? Why or why not? * Are you an opinionated person?

23. bulk When you talk about the size and weight of a large object, then you are talking about its bulk.

24. bulk Mudge’s bulk makes him too big to carry. Which has more bulk, a puppy or a bed? Do semi-trucks carry bulk?

25. bulk * What item in your home has the greatest bulk? * What animals at the zoo have the greatest bulk?

26. The ________ speaker told us exactly how he felt. A. soaked B. bulk C. misplaced D. opinionated

27. The police put up ________ around the flooded road. A. principles B. blockades C. deny D. bulk

28. Based on his ________, the coach removed Mary from the team. A. deny B. soaked C. misplaced D. principles

29. The crate’s ________ made it hard to move. A. bulk B. consider C. opinionated D. blockades

30. Jacob got ________ when he jumped in the pool. A. misplaced B. principles C. soaked D. opinionated

31. Would your mom _______ you a bag of chips before dinner? A. principles B. deny C. bulk D. consider

32. He ________ his baseball glove and therefore was not able to play. A. deny B. principles C. misplaced D. blockades

33. Would you ________ moving to Alaska? A. consider B. deny C. opinionated D. principles

34. Let’s Review!!! Do you remember what these words mean? 1. ventured 2. described 3. edge 4. hesitate 5. anonymous 6. unselfish 7. satisfied 8. neighborly

35. Let’s Review!!! Do you remember what these words mean? 1. ignore 2. proficient 3. dangerous 4. heed 5. passion 6. style 7. challenge 8. underestimate