Name: ______________________
Vocabulary from Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant & Lisa Desimini
Vocabulary Word
Homebodies
Serene
Vast
Ominous
Stand (noun)
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heard this word
before
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word, but do not
know the
definition of it
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Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary
Word/Part of
Speech
(P.O.S)
Homebodies
P.O.S:
__________
Serene
P.O.S:
__________
How it is used in the text
“When I was a boy, I didn’t
see much of America. My
parents were
HOMEBODIES, so I stayed
home.”
“Farms like castles in a
fairyland, SERENE in the
morning fog.”
Vast
P.O.S:
__________
“The skies in Nebraska. They
are everything. They are
VAST and dark and low and
OMINOUS.”
Ominous
P.O.S:
__________
Stand
P.O.S:
__________
“You drive between a
STAND of firs and you
think: no ocean.”
What it means
Vocabulary Sentences
In the space below, use each of your vocabulary words to write a sentence.
Put enough information into each sentence so that someone could tell what
the vocabulary word means just from the sentence you write.
1. Homebodies -- _________________________________________
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2. Serene-- _____________________________________________
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3. Vast -- ______________________________________________
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4. Ominous -- ____________________________________________
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5. Stand -- _____________________________________________
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Vocabulary Pictures
For each word, draw a picture that will help you to remember the meaning of
the word.
Word
Homebodies
Serene
Vast
Ominous
Stand
Picture
Synonyms and Antonyms
Remember: Synonyms are words that have the SAME meaning
Antonyms are words that have the OPPOSITE meaning
Remember: Synonyms and antonyms must be the SAME PART OF SPEECH as
the original vocabulary word.
Choose one of your vocabulary words that you can think of FIVE synonyms
for.
Word: ________________________
FIVE SYNONYMS: ____________________________
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Choose on of your vocabulary words that you can think of FIVE antonyms
for.
Word: __________________________
FIVE ANTONYMS: ____________________________
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