Unit 1 Week 1 Spelling and Vocabulary

box Container made of wood, cardboard, or metal, usually rectangular in shape Please put the toy back in the box.

wet Covered or soaked with water or some other liquid. She was dried off her wet hands with a towel.

flag A piece of cloth with a special design that is used as a symbol We salute our the American flag each day.

stand To be upright on the feet An item that holds up another item He was asked to stand.

run To move quickly in a way that both feet are off of the ground The dogs ran to chase after their ball.

jump To spring into the air “I love to jump for joy!” she shouted.

gear A toothed wheel that works with other gears to make a machine work They had to put oil on the gear.

colony A group of people who move to a new territory together but are still connected to their home country The colony moved away from England to a new land.

parachute Shaped piece of cloth used to help something float down safely from a high location His parachute helped him land on the ground safely.

citizen A member of a place who has all of the rights of that place We are all a citizen of earth.

fireproof Resistant of fire Difficult or impossible to burn The firemen wore fireproof gear.

terrain The things that make a piece of land look the way it looks It was a rocky terrain.