Vocabulary Unit 2, Lesson 6 - Bat Loves the Night

Vocabulary Unit 2, Lesson 6 - Bat Loves the Night

twitch

To twitch means to move suddenly

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences. Try the word twitch in each blank space. Which sentence makes sense.

• Lions' tails ______ when insects come too close.

• The mountains ______tall against the sky.

• From tall trees, bats ______down to scoop up moths.

swoops

When something swoops, it drops down suddenly.

Multiple Select

Think about things a bat swoops down to catch. Choose any of the options that a bat might swoop for....

• mosquitos

• trees

• large snakes

• flies

• fruit

squeak

A squeak is a short high sound.

Multiple Select

Select which ones might make a squeak.

• a mouse

• a lion

• a door

• a bell

• a rubber toy

echoes

Echoes are repeating sounds when sound waves bounce off a surface.

Multiple Select

Select the phrases that describe things you might do to hear echoes.

• shout hello

• be very quiet

• laugh out loud

• cover your mouth

• call out your name

detail

A detail is one small part of a whole.

Open Ended

Look closely at the picture of the moth. What is a detail you notice?

slithers

Slithers means slides down, on, or through something.

Open Ended

What is another animal besides a snake that slithers?

snuggles

When something snuggles, it lies close to another thing.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences. Which sentence makes sense with the word snuggles in the blank.

• The spider _______ a web on a tree branch.

• The kitten _______ with its mother to keep warm.

• The worm _______into its hole.

dozes

Dozes means sleeps lightly or naps.

Open Ended

What would your teacher do if someone dozes in class?