Week 1 Vocabulary Practice for George Washington's Socks

Week 1 Vocabulary for George Washington's Socks

by Mrs. Rodgers

​Week 1 Vocabulary Words

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1. ​reluctant

2. ​coaxing

3. ​emphatically

4. ​ominous

5. ​transfixed

​reluctant

​hesitant, not willing or enthusiastic

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​Example Sentence: Tiger was reluctant to come down from the tree since there were many dogs barking at the bottom.

​coaxing

​to get someone to do something by gentle urging

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​Example Sentence: She needs a bit

of gentle coaxing to feel confident

enough to share her opinion with

her classmates.

​emphatically

​forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action

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​Example Sentence: The coach emphatically told his team to take a time out and regroup.

​ominous

​giving a sign of future trouble or evil

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​Example Sentence: The sky was ominous, and it felt like a storm was moving in.

​transfixed

​to fix in place or hold motionless by horror, wonder or astonishment

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​Example Sentence: I transfixed my eyes

on the screen, because I could not

believe I had just beaten the

video game.

Multiple Choice

hesitant, not willing or enthusiastic

• reluctant

• coaxing

• emphatically

• ominous

Multiple Choice

forceful, determined, or insistent in speech or action

• coaxing

• emphatically

• ominous

• transfixed

Multiple Choice

to get someone to do something by gentle urging

• ominous

• reluctant

• coaxing

• transfixed

Multiple Choice

to fix in place or hold motionless by horror, wonder or astonishment

• reluctant

• coaxing

• ominous

• transfixed

Multiple Choice

giving a sign of future trouble or evil

• ominous

• transfixed

• coaxing

• emphatically

Fill in the Blanks

The trainer was having a hard time

the horse into the trailer.

Fill in the Blanks

The child was

to try a new food for the first time, because they were scared it would be disgusting.

Fill in the Blanks

The coach

yelled at the team to run faster.

Fill in the Blanks

The movie was so interesting that everyone was

.

Fill in the Blanks

The weather remained

with dark clouds rolling in quickly.

Open Ended

Select one of your vocabulary words and use it in your own sentence.

ominous, transfixed, emphatically, reluctant, or coaxing