The Lorax Vocabulary

“You won’t see the Once-ler. Don’t knock at his door. He stays in his Lerkim on top of his store.” What does the underlined word mean?

• A place to buy things

• A secret hiding place

• A club house

• A fancy hotel room

• A computer room

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

“Down slupps the Whisper-ma-Phone to your ear and the old Once-ler’s whispers are not very clear, since they have to come down through a snergelly hose.” What does the underlined word mean?

• clean and new

• shiny and fancy

• old and crooked

• skinny and straight

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

“My poor Bar-ba-loots are getting the crummies because they have gas and no food in their tummies." What does the underlined word mean?

• stomach ache

• runny nose

• cookie crumbs

• cough

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

“He sneezed and he snuffled. He snargled. He sniffed.”

• coughed

• yelled

• sang

• slept

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

“You’re glumping the pond where the humming fish hummed!”

• floating in

• cleaning

• polluting

• painting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

“’Once-ler, you’re making such smogulous smoke!’”

• thick and smelly

• clear and harmless

• appetizing

• colorful and pretty

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4