Word of the DayWeek Two and Three
Vocabulary for the short story, The Stone by Lloyd Alexander
delved
• Verb
• (1) Dug• None of his tools delved as well as they had done.
• (2) Searched• The scientist delved for the answer to the mysterious
UFO sighting.
Which definition goes with each example?
• He took his shovel and delved in the soil.
• The girl delved into the math book for the right answer.
• The pirate delved for the treasure map lost on the ship.
• Once he found location of the treasure, he delved into the sand.
gaped• Verb
• To stare with the mouth open, as in wonder or surprise
• Mario gaped as the homerun baseball was caught by his little sister.
List three things that would cause you to gape. Why?
plight
• Noun
• A bad situation
• The diver found himself in a plight when a group of sharks began approaching him.
plight• What are some other situations that could Be considered a “plight”?
List as many as you can in thirty seconds….
obliged• Verb
• Forced; obligated; required
• As a teacher I am obliged to inform students that there are other uses and meanings for the word obliged.
• Do you know any other meanings?
Use Your Words
• Use our four words in a sentence or two.
• Delved• Gaped• Plight• Obliged
jubilation
• Noun
• Rejoicing; great joy
• Mrs. Schertzer was filled with jubilation when all of her students got A’s on the test.
Make a T-chart in you notebooks and list at least 3 synonyms and 3 antonyms for the work jubilation
SYNONYMS ANTONYMS
rue
• Verb
• To feel sorrow or regret for
• “Dorothy will rue the day she ever messed with me,” screeched the wicked witch.
Write on….
•Write about a time when you felt regret or sorrow for something….
mired
• Verb
• Sink or stuck, as if in mud
• The wagon wheel was mired in the ruts on the muddy road.
Which items could cause you to get mired?
• Soap Bubbles
• Quick sand
• Mud
• Cheese pizza
• Bubble gum
• Deep snow
fallow
• Adjective
• Left unplanted
• The fallow field was dusty and overgrown with weeds.
Describe what land would look like if it was not fallow.
Find a way to relate all of words from this week…
• Write a few sentences using all of our words from this week. Make sure they are all connected and make sense together.
• Jubilation• Rue• Mired• Fallow
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