U1W5 Vocab and Skills

peer

• a person of the same age, the same social position, or having the same abilities as other people in a group

• a type of animal that lives in water

• a person who is older and more experienced

• to look intensely at something; visible

whisked

• take or move (someone or something) in a particular direction suddenly and quickly

• to mix ingredients together vigorously

• to remove something quickly

• to travel in a straight line

perplexed

• confused; uncertain

• certain; clear

• happy; joyful

• angry; frustrated

complete predicate

• the subject of a sentence

• the verb and all its modifiers in a sentence

• the main idea of a paragraph

• a phrase that describes the setting

simple predicate

• the main verb in a sentence

• a type of subject

• a complete thought

• a phrase with no verb

dreary

• exciting and vibrant

• dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing

• bright and cheerful

• colorful and lively

declarative sentence

• a sentence that makes a statement

• a sentence that asks a question

• a sentence that gives a command

• a sentence that expresses strong emotion

simple subject

• the main noun or pronoun in a sentence

• a type of verb that shows action

• a phrase that describes an action

• the subject of a question

narrative writing

• writing that tells a story

• a type of poetry

• a form of technical writing

• a style of persuasive writing

adverbs

• words that modify nouns

• words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

• words that describe a subject

• words that connect clauses