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“Jabberwocky” Worksheet
Real Vocabulary
These are real words that you will see in the poem “Jabberwocky” on your poem & song sheet.
Look them up in the dictionary or your sheet, then fill in the information below.
word
part of
speech
definition
‘twas
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gyre
verb
spin in a circle or move in a spiral
beware
verb
be careful of something dangerous
jaws
noun
the parts of the face that hold your teeth
claws
noun
sharp nails on the hands and/or feet
shun
verb
avoid, keep away from
sought
verb
(past tense of “seek”) looked for / tried to find
flame
noun
fire
whiffling
verb
moving quickly through the air
burbled
verb
to make unclear sound with no meaning (like “babble”)
hast
verb
old word for “have”
thou
pronoun
old word for “you”
slain
verb
(past participle of “slay”) killed
chortled
verb
laughed, chuckled
it was
Work for Today
1. Fill in the tables of real and nonsense vocabulary on this sheet.
2. On Serviam paper, write sentences using 3 real vocabulary words.
3. Then write sentences using 3 nonsense vocabulary words.
4. Then draw 3 small pictures to show the meaning of any 3 vocabulary words (real or nonsense).
5. Then draw a picture illustrating any one scene from the poem. (For example, the boy killing the Jabberwock,
or the boy returning with the Jabberwock’s head, or the boy resting under the Tumtum tree.)
6. Hand in this sheet and your Serviam paper to me in our next class.
Nonsense Vocabulary
These are not real words.
Look at each sentence in the poem to guess the part of speech (noun/proper noun/verb/adjective), then use
your imagination to make up your own definitions.
word
part of
speech
definition
brillig
adjective or time
(up to you – probably something like “dark” or “cloudy”)
slithy
adjective
toves
noun
(up to you – probably some kind of animal)
gimble
verb
(up to you)
wabe
noun
(up to you – probably some kind of place)
mimsy
borogoves
adjective
noun
(up to you – probably something like “slimy” or “disgusting”)
(up to you)
(up to you – probably some kind of animal)
mome
adjective
raths
noun
(up to you – probably some kind of animal)
outgrabe
verb
(up to you – a past tense verb)
Jabberwock
noun
(up to you – probably some kind of monster)
frumious
Bandersnatch
adjective
noun
(up to you)
(up to you – probably something like “angry” or “scary”)
(up to you – probably some kind of monster)
vorpal
adjective
(up to you – probably something like “sharp” or “dangerous”)
manxome
adjective
(up to you – probably something like “dangerous” or “scary”)
Tumtum
noun
(up to you – probably some kind of tree)
uffish
adjective
(up to you – probably something like “serious” or “thoughtful”)
tulgey
adjective
(up to you – probably something like “thick” or “dark”)
snicker-snack
galumphing
sound
verb
(up to you – probably the sound of a sword cutting something)
(up to you – probably something like “running”)
beamish
adjective
(up to you – probably something like “happy”)
frabjous
adjective
(up to you – probably something like “wonderful” / “fabulous”)
Callooh! Callay!
sound
(up to you – probably something like “Hurray!”)