Lesson 21
Study Guide
A Chair for My Mother
Reading Skill: Plot
Reading Strategy: Story Structure
Grammar Skill: Adjectives
Story Genre: Realistic Fiction
~High Frequency Words~
everything prove guess short though exercise
already police short lose half care
~Robust Vocabulary Words and Definitions~
bargain- to not have to pay very much; a good deal
spoiled- damaged or ruined
boost- to lift up to reach something
exchanged- to give something for something in return
delivered- to take from one place to another
allowance- money you receive for doing a job or chores
rosy- to look pink or reddish
thrifty- to be careful about spending money
industrious- to be hard-working
comfortable- feeling good just the way you are now