Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears vocabulary

satisfied having one's needs or desires fulfilled I satisfied my urge for something sweet with a piece of german chocolate cake.

duty job or responsibility It was Janie’s duty to get her math homework done.

council meeting called to find answers The student council decided it would be fun to have a Hawaiian day in the spring.

mischief behavior that causes problems for others My cat got into some mischief and I had a mess to clean up.

nonsense words or ideas that are foolish and have no real meaning Dr. Seuss was famous for writing books full of nonsense words.

tidbit small piece of something An appetizer is a tidbit of food you eat before the main course of a meal or at a party.

Dennis the Menace is always causing ________. satisfied duty council mischief nonsense tidbit

We named my chihuahua ______ because he is so small. satisfied duty council mischief nonsense tidbit

I worked on my painting until I was _________ with the result. satisfied duty council mischief nonsense tidbit

The city _______ held a meeting to decide if a new jail should be built. satisfied duty council mischief nonsense tidbit

The Lorax is one of Dr. Seuss’ ________ characters. satisfied duty council mischief nonsense tidbit

The soldiers were given guard ____. satisfied duty council mischief nonsense tidbit

er ir ur What’s going on here? The /er/sound can be made with three letter combinations – ir, er, and ur. How do you know which to use? You don’t! You have to remember how they are spelled. Look at these words: perfect clerk jerked person term What letters are the same? What sound do they make?

What are these words? What letters are the same? birth thirty firm skirt dirt shirt On the birthday I turned thirty, I came home with a firm idea there was too much dirt on my shirt and skirt. curl burned church purse Grabbing her purse for church, Lori saw she had burned her curls with the curling iron.