Name: ______________________
Vocabulary from The Whisper by Pamela Zagarenski
Vocabulary Word
Anticipation
Scarcely
Promptly
Elaborate
Famished
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Vocabulary Words
Vocabulary
Word/Part of
Speech
(P.O.S)
Anticipation
P.O.S:
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Scarcely
P.O.S:
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Promptly
P.O.S:
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Elaborate
P.O.S:
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Famished
P.O.S:
__________
How it is used in the text
“The teacher gave her the
book, and with great
ANTICIPATION, the little
girl sprinted out the door
and ran all the way home.”
“By the time she arrived at
the very last page, she could
SCARCELY see, for her eyes
were filled with tears.”
“An owl perched in a tree to
our left asked, “HOO
WHO?” and we PROMPTLY
answered with the secret
password.”
“One night, a mysterious man
in an ELABORATE cloak
sailed into our harbor.”
“A FAMISHED fox saw some
clusters of ripe grapes
hanging from a vine. She
resorted to all her tricks to
get them.”
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. Anticipation -- _________________________________________
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2. Scarcely -- ___________________________________________
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3. Promptly-- ___________________________________________
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4. Elaborate-- ___________________________________________
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5. Famished-- ___________________________________________
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Vocabulary Pictures
For each word, draw a picture that will help you to remember the meaning of
the word.
Word
Anticipation
Scarcely
Promptly
Elaborate
Famished
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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