Please Come to Dinner & The
Monkey, The Mice, and the Cheese
Vocabulary Practice
5 TH GRADE
NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY
Greedy
 Adjective
 Wanting more than you need; extreme selfishness
 The man was being greedy because he would not share
his food with anyone!
Manners
 Noun
 The ways in which someone acts or behaves
 The bear showed good manners by sharing his
crayons.
Fading
 Verb
 Losing color and freshness; to gradually become
weaker
 The jean jacket began fading and was showing signs
of being old and worn after many years of use.
Replied
 Verb
 To have given an answer or response
 We replied yes to the invite using the R.S.V.P card.
Remove
 Verb
 To take something away
 Mrs. Van Dyke has to remove the furniture from
her computer room to make way for the new baby’s
room.
Circumstances
 Noun
 The facts and or conditions connected to an event
 The circumstances of Hurricane Sandy left New
Jersey with some serious damage.
Mumbled
 Verb
 Spoken quietly and unclearly
 The boy mumbled sooo often that his mom made
him take public speaking classes to practice his
public speech.
Transported
 Verb
 Moved from one place to another
 The family was transported to China by an
airplane for their Christmas Vacation.
Trophy
 Noun
 A prize or award of some kind
 The girl who won first place also got the biggest
trophy!
Objected
 Verb
 Disagreed with; against something
 The lawyer objected in the courtroom when he
thought something was being done unfairly.
Ruined
 Verb
 Spoiled or destroyed
 The grass stains ruined the clothing!
limb
 Noun
 A part of the body used in moving or grasping (arms
and legs)
 The man broke every single limb in his motorcycle
accident and was in a full body cast!
Excuse
 Verb
 To give someone permission not to do something
 My coach will excuse me from practice today
because I am at home sick in bed.
Sank
 Verb
 To have moved downward slowly
 The Titanic sank after hitting the iceberg.
Instant
 Adjective
 Happening right away
 When the boy began to study harder his higher
grades reflected instant results!
Suddenly
 Adverb
 Happening without warning; happening quickly or
abruptly
 The man in the costume leaped suddenly out from
behind the tree and scared me!
Covered
 Verb
 To put something over something else
 Snow covered the grounds as we traveled farther
north.
Argue
 Verb
 To disagree with someone through verbal expression
 The family and friends began to argue over who
would get the last slice of pizza.
Crawled
 Verb
 Moved on your hands and knees
 The baby crawled quickly across the room to reach
the toy.
Divide
 Verb
 To split into parts
 Our teacher divided us into two groups for the class
project.