VOLCANOES – Study Guide
SPELLING WORDS
Concept/Skill: wr, kn, mb, gn
thumb
gnaw
written
know
climb
design
wrist
crumb
assign
wrench
knot
wrinkle
lamb
knob
knit
wrestler
bologna
cologne
honeycomb
knickknack
VOCABULARY
beneath
chimney
trembles
earthquakes
force
buried
fireworks
volcanoes
in a lower place; under; below * You will most likely find your shoes beneath
your bed.
a tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a
fireplace or furnace * We could not build a fire because there was a bird’s
nest in our chimney.
moves with a quick shaking motion * The tiny dog trembles in the cold.
violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden
movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surface * My cousin lives in
California and has survived two earthquakes.
power; strength * There was not enough force to push the book off the table.
covered up; hidden * My homework was buried under all of my dirty clothes.
firecrackers and other things that make a loud noise or go up high in the air
and burst in a shower of stars and sparks * Each New Year we go to the park
to watch the fireworks.
hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth’s
crust * In Hawaii there are still active volcanoes.
OTHER WORDS TO KNOW
authorities
debris
evacuate
crevice
collide
lava
the officials in control * The authorities were called to check the building’s
safety before people could go back inside.
scattered pieces or bits of something that has been torn down or blown up *
When Prudy’s closet exploded there was debris all over her room.
to get everyone out of a dangerous place or situation * When the fire alarm
was pulled we had to evacuate the building.
a crack in Earth’s surface * After the earthquake there was a great crevice in
the building’s foundation.
to crash into one another * The two cars were about to collide on the road.
hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth *
The volcano had hot lava pouring out of it.