Onward Vocabulary

What does the word twitches mean in the sentence below?

His nose twitches when he smells the apple pie in the oven.

• gets itchy

• starts hurting

• becomes stuffy

• moves suddenly

What does the word slithers mean in the sentence below?

The snake slithers away.

• bounces

• slides

• turns

• walks

What does the word swoop mean in the sentence below?

The birds swoop and land on a branch.

• look quickly

• turn around

• find food

• fly down

What does the word dozes mean in the sentence below?

The baby dozes, but starts to cry when she hears a noise.

• gets dirty

• rolls over

• sleeps lightly

• looks around

What does the word snuggle mean in the sentence below?

The mice snuggle in their nest.

• lie closely against each other

• keep each other safe

• make loud noises

• fall down

What does the word squeak mean in the sentence below?

Hamsters and mice sometimes makes a squeak.

• an animal twitching its nose

• a rubber toy

• a high short sound

• someone who hears

What does the word echoes mean in the sentence below?

The hiker's footstep echoes when she walks through the large cave.

• the sound a bat makes

• repeating sounds when sound waves bounce off a surface

• to slip while walking

• to be very quiet

What does the word detail mean in the sentence below?

You can describe a moth by telling about each different detail of its appearance.

• one small part of a whole

• the tail of an animal

• the color and shape of an object

• a fraction