2. A Word a Day Grade 3 Week 12

3. DAY 1 Week 12 withdraw

4. Say the Word withdraw

5. verb When you withdraw something, you take it away or remove it.

6. withdraw I’m not allowed to withdraw money from my savings account at the bank. I can only add money to it.

7. Which words mean about the same as withdraw? draw enter pull out take out take over

8. Have you ever joined an activity or a game but then had to withdraw? Tell about what happened and why you decided to withdraw.

9. withdraw

10. DAY 2 Week 12 unfortunate

11. Say the Word unfortunate

12. adjective Something that is unfortunate is unlucky.

13. unfortunate It was unfortunate that Abby forgot to bring her swimsuit to the pool.

14. unfortunate Which of the following situations are unfortunate? getting a new puppy winning the school-wide spelling bee your house catching fire and burning arriving too late to get a good seat at the movies forgetting to turn in the homework that you worked so hard to complete

15. unfortunate

16. DAY 3 Week 12 banquet

17. Say the Word banquet

18. noun A banquet is a big, formal meal for many people on a special occasion.

19. banquet The chef prepared lots of food and a beautiful cake for the wedding banquet.

20. Which of the following might you see at a banquet ? beautiful china dishes fine silverware crystal goblets fast food paper cups

21. Have you ever been to a banquet ? How is a banquet different from dinner at your house?

22. banquet

23. DAY 4 Week 12 babble

24. Say the Word babble

25. verb When you babble you make sounds that don’t have any meaning.

26. babble When the baby started to babble, we knew it wouldn’t be long before she’d say her first real words.

27. Which ones might babble ? a television newscaster a teacher giving a spelling test a chimp that is mimicking a person a person pretending to speak another language someone who is so scared that he can barely speak

28. Tell about a time when you were so scared, nervous, or excited that you started to babble. Why is it hard to understand someone who babbles ?

29. babble

30. Day 5 Week 12: REVIEW withdraw unfortunate banquet babble

31. withdraw ~ unfortunate ~ banquet ~ babble One-year-old humans and monkeys do this. Many weddings include one of these. When a man takes money out of his bank account, he does this. You could use this word to describe someone with bad luck.

32. withdraw ~ unfortunate ~ banquet ~ babble Mom decided to ____ my sister from preschool. When the one-year-old twins ____ at each other, it almost sounds like real words. It is ____ that Pablo caught a bad cold right before our trip. The parents’ club held a ____ at a fancy restaurant to honor the graduating students.

33. withdraw ~ unfortunate ~ banquet ~ babble How lucky you were to break your arm! Mom needs $100 to buy work clothes. She will deposit that much from her bank account. I was so nervous about speaking in front of the class that I began to talk perfectly.

34. TRUE or FALSE withdraw ~ unfortunate ~ banquet ~ babble A banquet is the same as a snack. Most babies babble before they begin to say words. An accident is an unfortunate event. If you decide not to enter the talent contest, you withdraw your name.

35. ANY QUESTIONS??? You are now ready to take this week’s Word a Day quiz! Write your name on the top. Answer all questions. Write a complete sentence with a capital letter, period. Place your test in the white basket. Read your anthology book to practice accuracy and improve fluency.