Serious Farm *Robust Vocabulary* Created By: Agatha Lee March 2009

acquired If you own or buy something, then you have acquired it.

acquired My daughter acquired a new backpack before school started. I acquired my sense of humor from my mother.

acquired * What is something that we acquired recently for the classroom? * What questions would you ask if a friend told you he or she had acquired a new pet?

assumed If you assumed something, then you believed something without thinking about it. A long time ago, people assumed the earth was flat.

My teacher assumed I completed my homework last night. Would you have assumed that you would have breakfast or lunch when you woke up this morning?

assumed would happen when we celebrated Valentine’s Day. * Tell about something that you assumed about second grade when you were in first grade. * Name some things you assumed would happen when we celebrated Valentine’s Day.

then it is crazy or silly. absurd If something is absurd, then it is crazy or silly.

wheeled him in a baby carriage. absurd It is absurd for a cow to act like a rooster. My dog looked absurd when my sister dressed him in doll clothes and wheeled him in a baby carriage.

absurd * Is it absurd to eat desert after dinner? *Do absurd things ever happen in our classroom? * Is it absurd to see your friend fly across the classroom?

If you attempt to do something, then you try to do it.

attempt The animals attempt to make Farmer Fred laugh by dressing up in his clothes. My friend wanted to attempt to break a record for jumping rope longer than anyone else.

attempt * What would you have to do before you could attempt to walk on the moon? * Would you want to attempt to do fifth grade work while in second grade?

serious Serious means something is important and not at all funny.

serious A severe thunderstorm is very serious. Air pollution is a serious matter.

A clown is always serious. * True or False: A clown is always serious. * Tell about a time when you had to be serious.

Something that is extremely a certain way is very much that way.

extremely A cheetah can run extremely fast. I was extremely tired because I stayed awake the entire night.

extremely * Tell about something that you tried to do that was extremely hard. * Name a sound that is extremely loud. * Name a sound that is extremely soft.

admit When you admit something, then you agree that it is true even though you might not want to.

admit I admit that I am the one who put a sticker on my chair. I admit that I should have asked before eating the rest of the cake.

admit * If you broke something in your house and nobody knew about it, would you keep it a secret or would you admit it? * What might someone say if they were going to admit that they made a mistake?

When you can barely do something, then you almost can’t do it all.

barely Please speak louder because I can barely hear you. My younger sister can barely reach the counter.

* Would someone who is barely sick have to go to the hospital? * True or False: You can barely see in foggy weather. * Would someone who is barely sick have to go to the hospital?

Hilarious means something is very, very funny.

hilarious I thought it was hilarious when my teacher dressed up as a baseball. That comedian is hilarious because he tells very funny jokes.

hilarious * How can you tell if people think a movie is hilarious? * True or False: If I watch somebody take a spelling test, then it is hilarious.

witty If you are witty, then you say things in a clever and funny way.

I think my friend always witty My uncle told me a witty joke. I think my friend always says witty things.

* Can your teacher be witty? * Would you rather be friends with someone who is witty or someone who is serious?

________ during the fire drill. The teacher was very ________ during the fire drill. A. serious B. extremely C. hilarious D. witty serious

Mrs. Waldner was ____________ happy with the behavior of her students. extremely Mrs. Waldner was ____________ happy with the behavior of her students. A. admit B. assumed C. extremely D. acquired

attempted Seth ____________ to be the goalie for the first time. A. assumed B. barely C. absurd D. attempted

witty The __________ child told a funny joke. A. acquired B. extremely C. witty D. absurd

Charlie ____________ many new toys on his birthday. acquired Charlie ____________ many new toys on his birthday. A. attempted B. acquired C. serious D. admitted

She could _______ go across the monkey bars without falling. barely She could _______ go across the monkey bars without falling. A. hilarious B. extremely C. barely D. assumed

Jazlynn ___________ there was no homework on Friday night. assumed Jazlynn ___________ there was no homework on Friday night. A. assumed B. acquired C. attempted D. witty

hilarious Devon made a _________ face that made everyone laugh. A. extremely B. hilarious C. serious D. acquired

admit “I _______ that I took his toy,” Jolynne confessed. A. attempted B. absurd C. admit D. assumed

absurd A. serious B. barely C. extremely D. absurd It would be an _________ idea for the students to go out to recess without a teacher. A. serious B. barely C. extremely D. absurd

Can you read these words? 1. acquired 2. assumed 3. absurd 4. attempt 5. serious 6. extremely 7. admit 8. barely 9. hilarious 10. witty

Can you read these words? 1. allowance 2. rosy 3. thrifty 4. industrious 5. bargain 6. spoiled 7. comfortable 8. boost 9. exchanged 10. delivered