ANIMAL HOMES WORDS

“Nights of the Puffins”

Write the definitions next to each word. Then draw a picture of each word.

Cave: ____________________________________________________

Den: _____________________________________________________

Hive: _____________________________________________________

Lair: ______________________________________________________

Lodge: ____________________________________________________

Nest: _______________________________________________________

Pen: ________________________________________________________

Cave	Den	Hive	Lair
Lodge	Nest	Pen

“Nights of the Puffins” vocabulary: Write each word in a sentence.

Ashore: on or to the shore (from the water)

Burrows: holes or tunnels small animals use as underground nests

Instinctively: acting on an inner feeling; done without thinking

Launching: sending up in the air

Stranded: in a helpless or difficult position

Uninhabited: having no people living there

Venture: to set out to do something even though it might be dangerous

BABY ANIMAL WORDS

“Seal Surfer”

Write the definitions next to each word. Then add as many more baby animal words as you can think of.

Cub: ____________________________________________________

Fawn: _____________________________________________________

Piglet: _____________________________________________________

Calf: ______________________________________________________

Pup: ____________________________________________________

More Baby Animal Names

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“Seal Surfer” vocabulary: Create your own sentence for each word.

Basked: rested in pleasant warmth

Buffeted: struck against powerfully

Horizon: the line where the sky seems to meet the earth

Quay: a dock where ships are loaded and unloaded

Surf: to ride on waves, often on a surfboard

Swell: a long wave that moves along without breaking

Swooped: moved along with a sudden, sweeping motion

SOUND WORDS

“Two Days in May”

Write the definitions next to each word. Then write a sentence for each word that describes what might make that sound.

Roar: ____________________________________________________

Squeal: _____________________________________________________

Crunch: _____________________________________________________

Whoosh: _____________________________________________________

Rattle: ____________________________________________________

“Two Days in May” vocabulary: Create your own sentence for each word.

Appreciate: to enjoy and understand

Grazing: eating growing plants

Population: relating to the number of people or animals living in a certain place

Starve: to suffer or die from not having enough food

Surrounding: on all sides of

Territory: an area of land

Wander: to move from place to place without reason