Wonder Vocabulary Part 1 Week 1

Wonder Vocabulary Part 1 Week 1

by Penny Rodgers

​Wonder - Week 1 Vocabulary Words

1. ​shelter

2. cruel

3. ​reaction

4. ​appearance

5. ​apprehensive

​Shelter

To protect

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​example sentences:

1. The shelter you live in keeps you safe.

2. Via shelters Auggie from bullies when they are in the park near their house.

​Cruel

To be mean, causing pain or suffering

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​example sentences:​

1. Julian was very cruel to Auggie when he asked him about his favorite Star Wars character.

2. ​The cashier was sad after the cruel customer left.

​reaction

an action that happens in response to something

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​example sentences:​

1. Julian said some mean things to Auggie to see what his reaction would be.

2. ​After falling down my first reaction was to cry.

​appearance

what something or someone looks like

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​example sentences:​

1. I looked in the mirror to check my appearance this morning.

2. Auggie's apperance is one of a kind.

​apprehensive

nervous, afraid, anxious

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​example sentences:​

1. Auggie was apprehensive to start fifth grade at public school, after being homeschooled for many years.

2. Virtual learning can cause many students to feel apprehensive.

​Now it's time to test your vocabulary understanding. You will have 3 minutes to answer each question.

Open Ended

Select one of your vocabulary words and write your own complete sentence below.

reaction, appearance, shelter, cruel, apprehensive

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word means to feel nervous, afraid, anxious?

• apprehensive

• shelter

• cruel

• reaction

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

It was very _______________ to laugh at the lady after she dropped her lunch.

• reaction

• appearance

• shelter

• cruel

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

Our home helps to _______________ us from bad weather.

• appearance

• shelter

• cruel

• apprehensive

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

You can look in the mirror to check your _______________________.

• cruel

• apprehensive

• cruel

• appearance

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

His first ______________  after falling was to cry.

• reaction

• cruel

• shelter

• apprehensive