Serious Farm *Robust Vocabulary* Created By: Agatha Lee March 2009.

Serious Farm

*Robust Vocabulary*

Created By: Agatha LeeMarch 2009

acquiredIf you own or buy something,then you have acquired it.

My daughter acquireda new backpack

before school started.

I acquired my senseof humor from my mother.

acquired

* What is something that we acquired recently for the

classroom?

* What questions would you ask ifa friend told you he or she had

acquired a new pet?

acquired

assumed

If you assumed something,then you believed something

without thinking about it.

A long time ago, people assumed

the earth was flat.

My teacher assumed I completed my homework last

night.

Would you have assumed that you would have breakfast or lunch when you woke up this

morning?

assumed

* Tell about something that you assumed about second grade when you were in first grade.

* Name some things youassumed would happen when we celebrated Valentine’s Day.

assumed

absurdIf something is absurd,then it is crazy or silly.

It is absurd for a cowto act like a rooster.

My dog looked absurdwhen my sister dressedhim in doll clothes andwheeled him in a baby

carriage.

absurd

* Is it absurd to eatdesert after dinner?

*Do absurd things everhappen in our classroom?

* Is it absurd to see your friendfly across the classroom?

absurd

attempt

If you attempt to

do something, then you try

to do it.

The animals attempt tomake Farmer Fred laugh by dressing up in his clothes.

My friend wanted to attemptto break a record for jumping rope longer than anyone else.

attempt

* What would you have todo before you could attempt

to walk on the moon?

* Would you want to attemptto do fifth grade work while

in second grade?

attempt

seriousSerious means something is

important and not at all funny.

A severe thunderstormis very serious.

Air pollution isa serious matter.

serious

* True or False:A clown is always

serious.

* Tell about a time whenyou had to be serious.

serious

extremely

Something that is extremely a certain way is

very much that way.

A cheetah canrun extremely fast.

I was extremely tiredbecause I stayed

awake the entire night.

extremely

* Tell about something that you tried

to do that was extremely hard.

* Name a sound that is extremely loud.

* Name a sound that is extremely soft.

extremely

admit

When you admit something,then you agree that it is true even

though you might not want to.

I admit that I am the one who put a sticker on my

chair.

I admit that I shouldhave asked before

eating the rest of the cake.

admit

* If you broke something inyour house and nobody knewabout it, would you keep it a

secret or would you admit it?

* What might someone sayif they were going to admitthat they made a mistake?

admit

barelyWhen you can barely do

something, then you almost can’t do it all.

Please speak louder because

I can barely hear you.

My younger sister canbarely reach the counter.

barely

* True or False:You can barely seein foggy weather.

* Would someone who is barely sick have to go to the

hospital?

barely

hilariousHilarious means something

is very, very funny.

I thought it was hilarious when my teacher dressed up as a

baseball.

That comedian is hilarious because

he tells very funny jokes.

hilarious

* How can you tell if peoplethink a movie is hilarious?

* True or False:If I watch somebody take a

spelling test, then it is hilarious.

hilarious

wittyIf you are witty, then you saythings in a clever and funny

way.

My uncle toldme a witty joke.

I think my friend alwayssays witty things.

witty

* Can your teacher be witty?

* Would you rather be friends with someone who is witty or someone who is

serious?

witty

The teacher was very _____ during the fire drill.

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Mrs. Smith was ______ happy with the behavior of her

students.

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Seth _____ to be the goalie for the first time.

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The _______ child told a funny joke.

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Charlie ______ many new toys on his birthday.

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She could ______ go across the monkey bars without

falling.

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Jack _____ there was no homework on Friday night.

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Devon made a _______ face that made everyone laugh.

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“I _____ that I took his toy,” Jazz confessed.

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It would be an ______ idea for the students to go out to recess without a teacher.

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Can you read these words?

1. acquired2. assumed3. absurd4. attempt5. serious

6. extremely7. admit8. barely

9. hilarious10. witty

Can you read these words?

1. allowance2. rosy

3. thrifty4. industrious

5. bargain6. spoiled

7. comfortable8. boost

9. exchanged10. delivered