1. James and The Giant Peach Vocabulary
Fifth Grade
Novel Study

2. Fifth Grade Novel Study
Chapter 8 – 11 Vocabulary
Fifth Grade
Novel Study

3. Words to Know tunnel greedy soggy trembling gigantic bolt horror
glanced
recline
faint
famished

4. tunnel A hollow passageway greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic
horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
tunnel
A hollow passageway

5. horror Fear, afraid greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
horror
Fear, afraid

6. faint To pass out greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
faint
To pass out

7. bolt Leave fast greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror glanced
recline
famished
faint
bolt
Leave fast

8. soggy wet greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror glanced bolt
recline
famished
faint
soggy
wet

9. recline Tilt back greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
recline
Tilt back

10. Large, enormous gigantic greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
gigantic
Large, enormous

11. Very hungry famished greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
famished
Very hungry

12. Wanting more than you need
greedy
trembling
tunnel
soggy
gigantic
horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
greedy
Wanting more than you need

13. To shake trembling greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
glanced
bolt
recline
famished
faint
trembling
To shake

14. A quick look glanced greedy trembling tunnel soggy gigantic horror
bolt
recline
famished
faint
glanced
A quick look

15. Wanted more than they needed
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The aunt were greedy and wanted lots of money.
Wanted more than they needed
stupid

16. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The boy was trembling after seeing the ghost.
shaking
speaking

17. Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
We walked through the tunnel to the other side.
Hollow passage
bridge

18. Wet stormy Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
The grass was very soggy and there were mud puddles all over after the rain.
Wet
stormy

19. huge dark Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
Her house was gigantic and towered over my house.
huge
dark

20. happiness fear Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I felt the horror when we lost our sister for an hour at the amusement park.
happiness
fear

21. looked smelled Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
She glanced at me when I farted.
looked
smelled

22. Ran away quickly Came to the door
Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I bolted when I heard Dad’s car pull in the drive.
Ran away quickly
Came to the door

23. Sat back Watched tv Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I reclined in my Lazy Boy chair.
Sat back
Watched tv

24. starving tired Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
I was famished after football practice.
starving
tired

25. Get upset Pass out Which means the same thing as the underlined word?
He was about to faint after he saw the ghost.
Get upset
Pass out

26. You’ve got it!