Vocabulary Unit 1 - Week 1

crunch

• something to help you walk

• crush with the teeth making a loud sound

• riding on a boat

trick words

• words that do not follow the rules of the language

• words that are easy to spell

• words you use to make a riddle

stretch

• capable of being made longer without breaking

• to lift your hand just a little bit

• to run a mile

know

• to have a little bit of knowledge of something

• negative response to a question

• to understand completely

write

• the opposite of left

• something that is correct

• create words or letters on paper with a pen or pencil

trigraph

• 3 consonants, 1 sound

• 2 consonants, 1 sound

• 2 or 3 consonants, each keeps its own sound

cram

• to neatly put the right amount inside of something

• to stuff something into a space that is a little too small

• to leave quickly

stun

• to shine brightly

• to take a risk doing a trick

• to shock or surprise

closed syllable

• syllable with only 1 vowel, closed in by a consonant and has a short vowel sound

• part of a word that can be pushed out in one breath

• syllable with only 1 vowel, with a consonant next to it and has a long vowel sound

digraph blend

• 3 consonants, 1 sound

• digraph blended with another consonant

• combination of 2 consonants and a vowel blended together