Unit 2 Lesson 3 Vocabulary

covered with fuzzy hair or soft feathers

Example: The baby duckling had ________ feathers that helped warm its small body.

• ancestry

• blustery

• aerial

• downy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

not often

Example: Jim was a loner and _________ ate lunch with his co-workers.

• indifferent

• seldom

• downy

• scurrying

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

characterized by violent winds

Example: The ________ gale almost overturned the ship.

• blustery

• scurrying

• ancestry

• seldom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

more than is normal or expected

Example: It was an ___________ hot summer this year, with temperatures hitting record highs.

• lurched

• blustery

• exceptionally

• aerial

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

moving quickly with small steps

Example: The cat saw the mouse's __________ movement and pounced.

• ancestry

• scurrying

• indifferent

• downy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.5.6

moved forward in a sudden and unsteady manner

Example: The train ________ forward as it began to move down the track.

• seldom

• specialized

• lurched

• emerging

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

changed direction

Example: The sled ______ off course as it descended the snowy mountain

• veered

• blustery

• specialized

• scurrying

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RL.5.4

characterized by a lack of concern or interest

Example: The mayor seemed _______ to the plight of the townspeople suffering with no running water.

• blustery

• exceptionally

• functions

• indifferent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

plants

Example: Thick _______ surrounded the base of the big oak tree.

• emerging

• downy

• vegetation

• functions

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

actions that must occur for something to work

Example: The computer program cannot __________ unless the code is inputted correctly.

• lurched

• function

• veered

• aerial

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4