Vocabulary

flippers

• small fins used like hands or feet

The baby penguin is flapping his flippers.

hatch

• to break out of an egg

The penguins are getting ready to hatch out of the eggs.

miserable

• very unhappy

The poor kitty was miserable when he had to have a bath.

slippery

• not sticky, causing sliding

The penguins loved to slide down the slippery hill.

waddled

• moved in a funny way, like a duck

The penguin waddled past my house.

horizon

• where the sky seems to meet the earth

The clouds are almost touching the horizon in this chilly Antarctic photo.

dinner

• the main meal of the day

We are having chicken, mashed potatoes and stir fried vegetables for dinner.

important

• having great meaning or influence

It is important to do your homework every night.

nothing

• not anything

The drive was boring because there was nothing to see.

seem

• to give the impression of being

Does Janie seem to be happy with her new kitten?

stay

• to stop going forward

Lucy and Mom decided to stay home and bake cookies.

The penguin sat on the egg so it would _____.

• flippers• hatch• miserable• slippery• waddled• horizon

The penguins use their ________ to move through

the water.

• flippers• hatch• miserable• slippery• waddled• horizon

The polar bear fell on the ________ ice.

• flippers• hatch• miserable• slippery• waddled• horizon

The big, bad wolf felt _________ when he

couldn’t catch the three little pigs.

• flippers• hatch• miserable• slippery• waddled• horizon

Look at the _______ to see the setting sun.

• flippers• hatch• miserable• slippery• waddled• horizon

A toddler pulled the toy duck and it _______.

• flippers• hatch• miserable• slippery• waddled• horizon

It is _________ to ask for help in school if you don’t

understand something.

• dinner• important• nothing• seem• stay

Does it ____ that Buddy misses his master?

• dinner• important• nothing• seem• stay

My family likes to eat ______ together.

• dinner• important• nothing• seem• stay

There was _______ left on my plate because I love

spaghetti.

• dinner• important• nothing• seem• stay

You need to ____ in your seat during learning time.

• dinner• important• nothing• seem• stay