Animal Word Study - The Medicine Bag

Animal Words in "The Medicine Bag"

in a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence.

Doggedly

of or resembling a horse.

​​Horsey

slow-moving or inactive

​​Sluggish

deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful.

​​Catty

Drag and Drop

He​

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refused to obey his mother's orders.

Harriet made a ​

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comment about Marsha's dress.

After eating a lot I always feel ​

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and like sleeping.

She had a ​

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face and her large teeth didn't help.

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doggedly

catty

sluggish

horsey

in an embarrassed manner due to shame or a lack of self-confidence.

Sheepishly

creating feelings of doubt or suspicion.

Fishy

(of a person) nervous, shy, or timid; lacking in presence or charisma.

Mousy

of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward

Elephantine

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I wish I had a(n)​

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memory, so I could do better in school.

The events surrounding the missing iPhone was ​

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.

The new kid is​

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with light brown hair and a nervous attitude.

When meeting her crush, she smiled ​ ​

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elephantine

fishy

mousy

sheepishly

Vocab from "TMB"

Look up the Following Words:

1. Wearily

2. Straggled

3. Fatigue

4. Frail

Once you look up the four words, move forward to the questions.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the definition for wearily?

• (v) grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way

• (adj) (of a person) weak and delicate

• (adv) with extreme tiredness

• (n) extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the definition for straggled?

• (v) grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way

• (adj) (of a person) weak and delicate

• (adv) with extreme tiredness

• (n) extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the definition for fatigue?

• (v) grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way

• (adj) (of a person) weak and delicate

• (adv) with extreme tiredness

• (n) extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the definition for frail?

• (v) grow, spread, or be laid out in an irregular, untidy way

• (adj) (of a person) weak and delicate

• (adv) with extreme tiredness

• (n) extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the word "wearily" correctly.

• The dog was so happy to see his owner that his tail wagged wearily.

• After a long, tiring day at the amusement park, Timmy wearily trudged up the stairs.

• Meg is a morning person, and each day she smiles and wearily jumps out of bed.

• The playful cat pounces wearily on the jingling toy.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the word "straggled" correctly?

• Zach straggled to complete his homework.

• Tommy straggled up the tree trunk.

• Branches straggled out and blocked the path.

• The baby straggled about, looking for his favorite rattle.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses the word "fatigue" correctly?

• Freya used focus and fatigue to ace her chemistry final.

• A construction worker collapsed due to fatigue after twelve hours of working in the sun.

• It's customary to greet new neighbors with fatigue and cornbread.

• Sally's gleeful eyes were open wide and darted from exhibit to exhibit as she explored the fatigue art museum.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the word "frail" correctly.

• The thirteen ton dump truck demonstrated just how frail it was as it lifted and emptied the full dumpster

• The hippopotamus is considered one of the most frail animals at the zoo.

• As Susie rides down the zipline, her arms and legs frail as if independent from her body.

• As Gertrude approached her 100th birthday, she looked small and frail.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses the word "sheepishly" correctly.

• The homecoming queen cheered for her victory sheepishly.

• The boy announced himself, yelling sheepishly as he burst around the corner.

• Maria glanced sheepishly at Lucas after opening his Valentine's gift.

• The bride and groom smiled sheepishly as they skipped down the aisle.