SAY THE WORD WILTING

WILTING When a plant doesn’t get enough water, its leaves start to droop because they are wilting.

WILTING The plant was wilting from the hot sun.

WILTING If someone wilts from being outside in the heat, how does that person feel?

SAY THE WORD FLITTED

FLITTED If something moved quickly from place to place without stopping for long, it flitted.

FLITTED The butterfly flitted from plant to plant.

FLITTED Would you be more likely to flit about a toy store or a doctor’s office? Why?

SAY THE WORD SWIRLING

SWIRLING If something is swirling, it is moving round and round quickly.

SWIRLING The leaves were swirling in the wind.

SWIRLING When does water swirl in a bathtub-when it’s being added or when it’s being drained out?

SAY THE WORD TRANCE

TRANCE When someone is in a trance, he or she seems to be asleep, but his or her eyes are open.

TRANCE My friend acted like she was in a trance when I told her the story.

TRANCE If you were watching a movie as if you were in a trance, would you be enjoying the movie?

SAY THE WORD ROUTE

ROUTE When you follow the same route to school or to the store every day, you are going the same way each time.

ROUTE The student retraced his route to the classroom.

ROUTE What route did you take to get to school today?

SAY THE WORD SEMBLANCE

SEMBLANCE When you make a drawing that looks a lot like someone, it is a good semblance of that person.

SEMBLANCE A twin might be a good semblance of someone.

SEMBLANCE Why could a doll be a semblance of a person?

SAY THE WORD DISTRAUGHT

DISTRAUGHT When someone is distraught, that person is very, very unhappy.

DISTRAUGHT When someone is distraught, they are not smiling.

DISTRAUGHT What kinds of events might make a person distraught?

SAY THE WORD IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE If you improvise a song or a story, then you make it up as you sing the song or tell the story.

IMPROVISE A cook might improvise a special dish.

IMPROVISE If you are following very closely to the directions of how to play a game, are you improvising?