4 th Grade Island of the Blue Dolphins Vocabulary Ch Mrs. Thornburg’s version
Vocabulary Words in Ch RoostAbandoned PlanksSinged ForelegCrouching ShimmeringPerching StreakedScallops SuckersDyeing
What do we call long, flat pieces of wood?
Planks
What is a type of shellfish?
Scallops
What do we call the process of coloring fibers, yarn, or fabrics?
Dyeing
What do we call part of an animal used to suction on to an object?
Suckers
What do we call it when a bird comes to sit or rest on something?
Roost
What is another word for to burn slightly, to scorch?
Singed
What do we call one of the front legs of an animal?
Foreleg
What do we call bending close to the ground, as an animal preparing to attack?
Crouching
What is another word for sitting upright upon (as a bird would do)?
Perching
What is another word for to shine or reflect light?
Shimmering
What is another word for to run or go rapidly?
Streaked
What is another word for left behind or deserted?
Abandoned