Wordly Wise
Lesson 6
apparel (n.)
The things that are worn by a person;
clothing
Party goers dressed in their finest
apparel for New Year’s Eve.
What did the party goers wear for New Year’s
Eve?
What do you think apparel means?
Describe the appropriate
apparel for the situation.
The appropriate apparel for ______ is ____________.
Playing in the snow
Working out in the gym
Playing a soccer game
appreciate (v.)
To see the worth or quality of.
I appreciate handmade lace edgings
on pillowcases.
How does handmade lace edgings
on pillowcases make people feel?
What do you think appreciate means?
Which of the following do you
appreciate?
teacher
friends
ballet
I appreciate (my/the/your)
________because____________.
opinion
continuous- (adj.)
Going on without stopping.
The continuous flow of traffic makes it
impossible to cross the street here.
What do you think continuous
means?
How can each of the following pictures
be described as continuous?
(A/The) _________ is continuous
because________________.
dissolve (v.)
To make or become liquid.
Sugar dissolves easily in warm water.
What do you think dissolve means?
Which of the following can be dissolved?
salt
sugar
a partnership
water
___________ can be dissolved by ___________.
domesticate (v.)
To tame; to bring plants or animals under human control.
Some people claim that they can domesticate
skunks, and that they make good pets.
What do some people feel they can do to skunks?
What do you think domesticate means?
Say “domesticate” if the plant or animal described
is tamed by humans.
Dogs
Wild lions
Cows
Corn
Chickens
Sharks
Horses
*Name another plant or animal that can be domesticated
A ______ is a domesticated (plant/animal)
because____________
emerge (v.)
1. To come into view: to appear.
2. To become known.
The large brown bear emerged from
the cave.
What do you think emerge means?
Say “emerge”, if the situation described is an
example of emerge.
Coming out of hiding
A shark jumping out
of the water
Staying in your
house
A football player
becoming a star
Evidence in a trial
________________ emerged
from ______.
fiber (n.)
1.
2.
3.
A thin, threadlike part of animal hair or plant tissue; also, an
artificial thread that resembles this.
An arrangement of body cells that form s muscles and nerves.
A food substance that provides bulk but is not digested.
Rayon fiber
Cotton fiber
Wool fiber
Cotton, wool, and rayon fibers can all be
spun into yarn to make cloth.
What makes cloth?
What do you think fiber means?
Which of the following is made out of fiber?
ice cube
rope
coconut
A ________ is made
out of fiber.
muscle
function (v.)
To serve a purpose.
function (n.)
The special purpose
something is used for.
This couch also functions as a bed.
What do you think function means?
How are the following functions of television?
advertisement
instruction
entertainment
______ is a function of the television
because_________.
hatch (n.)
To come or to bring forth from an egg.
A little yellow chick hatched last night.
What did the yellow chick do last night?
What does hatched mean?
Which of the following can be
hatched?
egg
plot
potato
opening
Can you name some other things that hatch?
A(n)___________ hatches by ___________.
inhibit (n.)
To prevent from doing something
or to prevent from happening.
inhibit (adj.)
Held back because of shyness.
Oil inhibits the formation of rust on
metal.
What do you think inhibit means?
Which of these can inhibit?
Cage
Smoking
Flu shot
Face lotion
________ inhibits_______
because __________
minute (adj.)
Very small; tiny.
A minute speck of dust in one’s
eye can be very annoying.
What do you think minute means?
Say “minute”, if it fits the situation described.
A speck of dust
A grain of sand
A house
A second
A one celled animal
A country
Shopping Mall
A silk worm egg
motion (n.)
1.Movement.
2. A suggestion on which members
at a meeting must vote
The motion of the train almost put me
to sleep.
What almost put me to sleep?
What do you think motion means?
motion (v.)
To signal.
Which if the following could cause
motion?
A ship in the ocean
A student raising their hand
A person standing still
An animal chasing it’s prey
A person dancing
A(n) _______ is/isn’t in motion because__________.
sheathe (v.)
To cover with something that protects.
Metal workers will sheathe the ship’s
bottom with copper plates.
What will the metal workers do to the
bottom with copper plates ?
What do you think sheathe means?
shed (v.)
To lose; to give up.
Dogs shed their hair in the summer.
What do you think shed means?
Which of the following can shed?
A snake losing its skin
Light
Water
Tears
Blood
A metal building in the backyard
transfer (n.)
To move, carry, send or change from one
person or place to another.
Transfer your notes to a fresh notebook.
What did they do get their notes
into the fresh notebook ?
What do you think transfer means?
Say “transfer”, if describes the following
situation:
Copying the teacher’s notes from the
board
Buying a car
Changing schools
Staying in one place and not moving
Walking on to a boat
Wordly Wise Words Lesson 6
apparel
appreciate
continuous
dissolve
domesticate
emerge
fiber
function
hatch
inhibit
minute
motion
sheathe
shed
transfer