A Word A Day

Grade 3Week 11

DAY 1

fragrance

Say the Word

fragrance

fragrancenoun

A fragrance is a sweet, pleasant smell.

fragrance

As we walked through the rose garden, we enjoyed the fragrance of the many open blossoms.

Which of these have a fragrance?

• water• a rose• a skunk• perfume• freshly baked cookies

fragrance

What fragrances do you enjoy?

Do you prefer the fragrance of perfume or the natural fragrance of flowers?

fragrance

DAY 2

vanish

Say the Word

vanish

vanishverb

If you disappear suddenly, you vanish.

vanish

Which of these mean about the same as vanish?• go• leave• appear• show up• fade away

If you had the power to make one thing vanish so that the world would become a better place, what would you choose?

vanish

DAY 3

reasonable

Say the Word

reasonable

reasonableadjective

Something that is fair and makes sense is

reasonable.

reasonable

The product prices at the farmers’ market are more reasonable than supermarket prices.

Would it be reasonable:

Would it be reasonable to:• eat only dessert?• keep an elephant as a pet?• sleep only two hours each night?• wear a warm jacket in the

winter?• eat a good breakfast before

school?

Tell about a time when someone asked you to do something that was reasonable.

Then think of a time when someone expected something that was not

reasonable.

What did you do?

reasonable

DAY 4

anticipate

Say the Word

anticipate

anticipateverb

If you anticipate something, you expect it to happen and are prepared for it.

anticipate

The weather forecast said to anticipate a storm, so we got our rain gear ready.

anticipate

Which events might you want to anticipate and be prepared for?• a power outage• the daily mail delivery• a difficult spelling test• your cousins’ annual visit• a flood of the nearby river

What is something you anticipate and be prepared for?

anticipate

Review Week 11

fragrance ~ vanish ~ reasonable ~ anticipate

• When things disappear they do this.

• Roses and freshly baked bread each have this.

• You do this if you expect an event to happen.

• When you act sensibly, this word accurately describes you.

fragrance ~ vanish ~ reasonable ~ anticipate

• Please be ____! You aren’t making sense right now.

• My parents ____ that I will go to college someday.

• Mmm! What is that wonderful ______ that I smell?

• The rabbit ran off so quickly that it seemed to ____.

fragrance ~ vanish ~ reasonable ~ anticipate

• Nine o’clock is a ridiculous bedtime on school nights.

• I love the horrible smell of cookies baking.• “Brite and Kleen” Cleaner makes dirt appear!• In May, we excitedly remember summer

vacation.

TRUE or FALSE

• A reasonable statement is fair and makes sense.

• When you anticipate having guests, you expect guests to visit you.

• A fragrance is a bad smell.• To vanish means to slowly walk away.

WORD a DAY WEEK 11

1. You are ready for your vocabulary test!Place your name on your paper.

2. Leave your test on your desk when you finish.3. Read your anthology book for accuracy.4. …then read an AR book

DO YOUR BEST!